Canada’s “Geeks on the Way” Wins 2009 Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service
February 20, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Geeks on the Way Recognized for CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program of the Year
LAS VEGAS–Geeks on the Way was named the winner of the CRM Implementation & User Adoption Program category in the third annual 2009 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service.
“Winning a Stevie Award for Sales and Customer Service in the category [...]
CRM in the Eye of Adversary Economic Climate
February 19, 2009 by Vera Lang
CRM in the Eye of Adversary Economic Climate
In the current global economic recession, the market strategy of choice is customer retention, and customer service is a core ingredient in this pursuit.
Indeed, Gartner reported mid 2008 that for the third year in a row, customer experience and customer service are cited by CIOs as key business [...]
Forums, Blogs and Wikis can Help Businesses Save Costs and Optimize Processes
February 16, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
United Planet implements Web 2.0 technologies as part of its Enterprise Portal to help businesses increase efficiency during the current economic climate
London – United Planet (www.unitedplanet.com), one of the leading developers of Enterprise Portal software in Europe, has highlighted the importance of efficient information management and sound internal communications for all small to medium sized [...]
Informatica Acquires Applimation
February 12, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Expands Data Integration Platform Leadership by Incorporating Information Lifecycle Management (ILM)
REDWOOD CITY, CA — Informatica Corporation, the leading independent provider of data integration software, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Applimation, the market leader in application Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). The acquisition is expected to close within a matter of [...]
NetSuite Extends ‘Business ByNetSuite’ Program for SAP Customers Eager to Embrace the SaaS Revolution
February 11, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Leading On-Demand ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Suite for Mid-Market Companies Helps Large SAP Customers Cut Costs and Relieves Them from Hefty Maintenance Fees and Upgrade Hassles
Customers Deploying NetSuite to Replace or Complement SAP Realize Major Cost Savings and Productivity Gains
SAN MATEO, Calif., — NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business software suites that [...]
Why CRM and Social Media is More Important in a Recession
February 11, 2009 by Jimson Lee
The Recession is producing a cut-throat approach to sales.
In the past, SaaS companies used to go after customers using a traditional hosted or shrink-wrapped software.
Now SaaS is going after it’s own kind.
I’ve read so many press releases and seen so many ads on how you can switch your CRM companies at a fraction of the [...]
Helpstream Announces Winter 2009 Release
February 10, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
New Release Offers Ground Breaking Community-Driven Service Functionality and Tight Integrations with Oracle® CRM On Demand and Salesforce.com
Mountain View, CA — Helpstream®, the world’s first truly social customer service and relationship management system, today announced general availability of the Winter 2009 release containing over 40 powerful enhancements to help service organizations drive higher customer satisfaction [...]
Salesforce.com Kicks Off the Year of Cloud Computing With Salesforce CRM Spring 09
February 10, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
28th generation release allows companies to more effectively grow their business without growing capital expense or headcount
The Service Cloud transforms the quality and lowers the cost of service by leveraging expertise gained from conversations taking place in the cloud
The Sales Cloud defines the next generation of collaboration, transforming the relationship between sales, marketing and customers
SAN [...]
Confirmit Launches First Fully On-Demand, Multi-Channel Platform for Customer and Employee Feedback
February 4, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
New York, NY and Oslo, Norway –- Confirmit announces the launch of Confirmit Horizons, the first fully on-demand, multi-channel platform for Customer Feedback, Employee Feedback, and market research applications.
Confirmit Horizons enables businesses to conduct multi-channel feedback programs both on and offline, using the Web, telephone, paper, IVR, mobile and other data collection methods.
Businesses can use [...]
SugarCRM Announces Sugar Authorized Learning Program to Provide CRM Best Practices
February 3, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Levementum, Plus Consulting, Redpill-Linpro, Bhea Knowledge Technologies and iZeno Among Certified Partner Providers in North America, Europe and Asia
CUPERTINO, Calif. – SugarCRM Inc., the world’s leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, today announced the Sugar Authorized Learning Program to accelerate the adoption of CRM best practices across its global customer [...]



