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 [...]
drugstore.com Customizes Online Shopping Experience with Beauty Chat Using RightNow On Demand CRM
February 18, 2009 by Jimson Lee
If you don’t think social media and IM or on-line chat isn’t important, think again. Read this press release from RightNow On Demand CRM. With the recession is full swing, you need to capture every client and convert as many sales as possible. Customer service is on a decline now in America, [...]
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 [...]
Five9 Brings Cloud Computing to Call Centers
January 24, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Five9 Announces the New Release of Virtual Call Center Suite 7.1 On-Demand Call Center Software
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Five9, the leader in on-demand call center software announced today the general availability of its Virtual Call Center Suite 7.1. The new release includes a new workforce management offering, and a wealth of additional features focused on call [...]
FrontRange Launches HEAT Service & Support 9.0
January 20, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
FrontRange Launches HEAT® Service & Support™ 9.0 to Help Organizations Increase IT Effectiveness in Challenging Economic Times
PLEASANTON, Calif. – FrontRange Solutions, a leading developer of IT Service Management solutions, has today announced the launch of HEAT 9.0, the latest release of the company’s award-winning Help Desk software. HEAT 9.0 introduces a wealth of features designed [...]
SmartTurn Lowers Entry Barrier for Enterprise-class Warehouse and Inventory Management Software
January 16, 2009 by CRM Help Desk
Runaway success of company’s SaaS WMS and financial growth spur expansion into new San Francisco headquarters
SAN FRANCISCO — 2008 marked a major milestone for SmartTurn as the leading On-Demand Inventory and Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider experienced wide adoption with 3PLs, wholesale distributors, and manufacturers among others. SmartTurn’s on-demand WMS has rapidly become the solution [...]
Salesforce.com Releases Service Cloud, the Next-Generation Solution for Customer Service
January 15, 2009 by Jimson Lee
Salesforce.com releases Service Cloud, the next-generation solution for customer service
Salesforce.com rolled out its next-generation solution for customer service. The Service Cloud is built on their existing Force.com platform and leverages the benefits of cloud computing, something SFDC has been tooting their horns for the last 10 years.
How can this help Customer Service?
Traditionally, the Customer Service [...]



