We all have the chores we just hate to do but that are essential to our home and quality of life. Finding the right CRM software can also be a chore, but one that’s essential to the sustainability of your business. It was only a few years back when CRM software wasn’t as widespread and companies [...]
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CRM Software: Go Vertical, Customize, or Build Your Own?
Fellow blogger Lauren Carlson from Software Advice website wrote an interesting article (CRM: Go Vertical, Customize, or Integrate?) outlining three directions a company could choose when selecting CRM Software. The options she discussed were 1) Go vertical 2) Customize or 3) Build Your Own. A brief summary of the pros and cons: Go vertical: Most [...]
continue reading...5 Ways to Save Money on CRM Software
In today’s fast-paced business world, it is virtually impossible to function effectively without a decent CRM (customer relationship management) software system. Just as computers eventually eclipsed typewriters, CRM software has eclipsed cruder makeshift methods, such as a spreadsheet combined with an Outlook contact list. But CRM software can be an expensive prospect. Here are five [...]
continue reading...Get Ahead of the Curve in 2012: ReadySetGO for Do It Yourself Deployment of Microsoft Dynamics CRM
In the first part of this blog, we shared five tips to help minimize CRM implementation issues and you can do it yourself by taking advantage of ReadySetGO for Microsoft Dynamics® CRM. Our ReadySetGO for Microsoft Dynamics CRM keeps implementations simple, costs manageable and reduces the risk of a failed implementation. This is basically a [...]
continue reading...Get Ahead of the Curve in 2012: 5 Tips for a Successful CRM Implementation
As businesses delve head first into exciting and ambitious goals of another New Year, it’s crucial to start off on the right foot. Enhancing customer relationship management, sales, and marketing plays a key role to ensure your company has a great 2012. We here at The TM Group have five tips to help you optimize [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs. SugarCRM: How To Know Which Option is Best for You?
If you are on the never ending search for a new CRM solution, you may be going to site after site and end up being more confused than when you started. Well here you will learn the important features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SugarCRM to help you make your decision. If you are also [...]
continue reading...Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 vs. Contact Managers (Outlook, Business Contact Manager, ACT!, etc.)
With a strong background in ACT!, I am often asked to compare the functionalities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM with a contact manager. My response is always the same, I reply with a simple automobile analogy that compares two well-known vehicles. When comparing a Contact Manager to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, think of it as the Toyota [...]
continue reading...Integrate Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Dynamics ERP!
If you are a current Microsoft Dynamics ERP customer (Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV or Dynamics SL), you can now extend your solution with the Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 connector. This allows you to combine relational and transactional data in a simple and effective way. With ten out-of-the-box mappings, you can easily integrate [...]
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