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Are You Asking the Right Questions When Buying a CRM System?
By Amy Izzo | Dec 11 2012
As a B2B marketing consultant, I know that a well-maintained client and prospect database (or lack thereof) can make or break a marketing campaign. More importantly, the right CRM system allows marketers to measure the… Read More
Four Features of Highly Successful CRM Software
By Mark Aspillera | Nov 15 2012
For how ubiquitous CRM systems have become at most any sales or contact-oriented business, it's amazing how many ways the average system can (and does) fail. Read More
Avoid These 5 Mistakes When Buying Manufacturing Software
By N. Rowan | Nov 08 2012
Software selection is an important, time-consuming task that will have long-term effects for your company. Manufacturing software in particular needs experienced buyers who can accurately assess the needs of the company and compare them against… Read More
From the Community: Picking the Right Help Desk Software
By James Sullivan | Sep 26 2012
Join us for a detailed look at questions asked by members of the Business-Software.com Community. Today’s question comes from Simeon A., in Redwood City, CA, who says, “I’m looking for a Help Desk solution with… Read More
Behind the Jargon: Open Source Business Software Pt.2
By Mark Aspillera | Aug 22 2012
The first part of this feature was a brief history of Open Source as a trend that quickly grew into an entire philosophy of software programming. Alongside that we provided some tips to keep in… Read More
From the Community: Top Criteria for Evaluating Web CMS
By James Sullivan | Aug 01 2012
Join us for a detailed look at questions asked by members of the Business-Software.com Community. Today’s question comes from Tamilselvan M., in Duluth, MN, who asked, “What criteria should I use when evaluating Web CMS… Read More
The Search for a New CRM, Part 2: Researching Solutions
By Darlene Lin | Jul 18 2012
In this second installation of our “Search for a New CRM” series, we research and discuss possible alternatives to our current CRM system, Zoho. Our needs have been identified and desired solution features outlined; the… Read More
CRM for Macs
By John Harrison | Mar 03 2012
Although companies who utilize the Microsoft Windows operating system have countless solutions to choose from when it comes to customer relationship management (CRM), solution providers who offer CRM for Mac-based systems are quite hard to… Read More
Stick To The Basics When You Compare CRM Software
By Ronny Cheng | Feb 20 2012
What do you really need when it's time to compare CRM software? What you definitely don't need is a long list of vendors and applications that can complicate the process and cost you valuable time… Read More