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Is Social Media Damaging Your Brand?
Posted Jul 08 2013 by Ernan Roman
If you are not allocating time for brand reputation management, you will never fully know what your customers are saying to you–and more damaging, saying about you to others. The lesson for all businesses is ... Read More
What Is ERP? Business-Software.com Answers the Million-Dollar Question
Posted Jul 08 2013 by Kristin Crosier
For many software newbies, the acronyms that refer to specific software segments can seem puzzling, if not downright incomprehensible. And when it comes to three letters in particular -- ERP -- it seems as if ... Read More
Transform Your Data into Intelligence: Top 5 Cloud BI Solutions
Posted Jul 08 2013 by Miranda Limonczenko
When cloud BI began, vendors offered this solution to SMBs as a cheaper alternative to the enterprise-level, on-premise option. But with cloud's strength, whether you aim to use cloud BI for proof-of-concept projects or to ... Read More
Top 5 Manufacturing Platforms to Help Your Job Shop Best the Competitors
Posted Jul 05 2013 by Kristin Crosier
The key to selecting a job shop solution lies in knowing what to look for. Unfortunately, because job shop solutions are a niche segment of manufacturing software, it can be difficult to find helpful reviews ... Read More
House Renos and the Art of Customer Service
Posted Jul 05 2013 by Francis Moran
Customer service is based on what I have come to call my first law of competitive differentiation, the proposition that, in an age when almost any technological or cost advantage will rapidly and inevitably be ... Read More
The Hidden Risks of Simplistic Audit Trails in e-Signatures
Posted Jul 05 2013 by Emily Maxie
Many people are reluctant to use e-signature technology because they’re afraid that signatures created online aren’t legal. The truth is that e-signatures are just as legally binding as handwritten signatures. But that doesn’t mean that ... Read More
"Cloudy" Document Management Forecast for SMBs
Posted Jul 04 2013 by Jon Lincoln
While small businesses may not face the sheer volume of information as a typical enterprise, efficient document management is even more important because these companies do not have large staff members or the luxury of ... Read More
Are ERP Software Modifications Always a Bad Idea?
Posted Jul 04 2013 by Steven Phillips
As an inexperienced project leader back in the 1980’s, I once informed an executive at a large aerospace manufacturer we are going "vanilla" with our enterprise software implementation. Absolutely NO software modifications or enhancements allowed ... Read More
Visual Decision Tools Make for Intelligent Business Practices: Why Your Business Should Hop on the Bandwagon
Posted Jul 04 2013 by Kristin Crosier
Data visualizations, from graphs to decision trees, succinctly organize valuable information into images that offer up valuable insight into many facets of company operations. Visual decision tools have become an in-demand feature for BI solutions, ... Read More
The No-Cost Office, Part 2: Free Accounting Software Solutions for Savings that Add Up
Posted Jul 03 2013 by Ashley Dotterweich
Accounting software is an essential business tool, but it doesn’t have to be a burden for small businesses operating on tighter budgets. Check out our suggestions of top accounting solutions that will cost your small ... Read More