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ERP Software Selection: Beware of Bolt-On Applications
Posted Mar 05 2014 by Steven Phillips
As an alternative to developing additional functionality within their base ERP offering, many software vendors purchase third-party applications (from another vendor), and sell the software as a "bolt-on" module. ERP history has shown that vendors often push bolt-ons ... Read More
Payroll: Is it Time to Start Using Payroll Software Instead of by Hand?
Posted Mar 04 2014 by Stephanie Elsen
Many businesses start out by paying employees by hand. As a business grows, so does the number of employees, and along with those employees comes a growing variety of payroll needs. Managing earnings like paid ... Read More
Calendars in Asana: Much Needed and Long Overdue
Posted Mar 03 2014 by Mark Aspillera
There were times we thought it might never happen, but task management and collaboration tool Asana finally added a calendar view function called, unsurprisingly, Calendars in Asana. While the default List view that you first ... Read More
From the Community: Alternatives to QuickBooks Accounting
Posted Feb 28 2014 by Kristin Crosier
Every company knows the importance of investing in an accounting system, but the different types of accounting software available aren’t quite as easily understood. And, considering QuickBooks’ decade-plus hold on the industry, you may not ... Read More
The Best-Value Web Conferencing Software
Posted Feb 27 2014 by Mark Aspillera
In this week’s Best Value we’re taking a look at web conferencing tools. In contrast to some of the other segments we’ve covered in past installments like Marketing Software and Nonprofit Management, web conferencing can ... Read More
Let's Talk Nuiku: Behind the Software with Co-Founder Sean Thompson
Posted Feb 26 2014 by Kiri Picone
Though made possible by previous tech advances, Nuiku has positioned itself at the heart of upcoming industry trends and is here to stay. We spoke with CEO Sean Thompson about how Nuiku is changing the ... Read More
3 Tips for Mobile Email Marketing
Posted Feb 25 2014 by Levelwing
Better get those mobile-optimized email templates fired up, because according to a recent statistic from email analytics provider Litmus, nearly half of all email sent gets opened on a mobile device! Read More
Let's Talk Tango Card: Behind the Software with CEO David Leeds
Posted Feb 24 2014 by Miranda Limonczenko
The gift card industry is transitioning to a new kind of gift card -- one that is digital and redeemable in a variety of ways. We chatted with the man on the forefront of this ... Read More
From the Community: Where to Find an SAP ERP Look-Alike
Posted Feb 21 2014 by Miranda Limonczenko
This week’s question comes from Guy R who asks “I’m looking for alternatives to NetSuite and SAP that provide an integrated package including billing and stock control.” In order to answer this question appropriately, let’s ... Read More
3 Ways to Be a Bad Sales Manager
Posted Feb 20 2014 by Daniel Enthoven
There are a lot of implications about how companies should think about promoting sales managers. But one critical question is what they should do to help the managers they have develop skills beyond the sales ... Read More