MSP – Managed Service Pretenders

Does anyone have bad experiences with their Managed Service Provider? Here is an old joke, which I’ll post since it’s April Fool’s Day: There once was a Managed Service Provider Salesman that had a product demos that could do all your CRM, Help Desk, and ERP solutions for a low monthly cost. Customizing and configuring [...]

Business Card Scanning Service – and More

I own one of the first card scanners made by CardScan. I guess I’m a visual person where I like the contact info from a business card, but it is the logo that triggers my memory to the company and then the person. It just goes to show you the importance of branding, and a [...]

Canada’s “Geeks on the Way” Wins 2009 Stevie Award for Sales & Customer Service

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 [...]

CRM in the Eye of Adversary Economic Climate

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 [...]

drugstore.com Customizes Online Shopping Experience with Beauty Chat Using RightNow On Demand CRM

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, with more and [...]

InteQ Joins IT Service Management Professionals in Las Vegas to Promote SaaS Solutions

InteQ to attend the IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition in Las Vegas this month to showcase InfraDesk, On Demand Service Desk Solution, and ITIL Training Programs BEDFORD, MA – InteQ is a Silver Sponsor of the 13th Annual International IT Service Management Conference & Exhibition hosted by PINK Elephant. The company will be exhibiting [...]

Why CRM and Social Media is More Important in a Recession

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 [...]

Helpstream Announces Winter 2009 Release

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 [...]

Salesforce.com Kicks Off the Year of Cloud Computing With Salesforce CRM Spring 09

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 [...]

IBM and iEnterprises Offer CRM Software as a Service to Help Smaller Companies Compete With Larger Rivals

ARMONK, NY – IBM and iEnterprises, are working with small and mid-sized construction companies to help them run their businesses more intelligently by reconfiguring their customer relationship management (CRM) systems via Software as a Service (SaaS). Hosted on IBM technology, iEnterprises provides CRM software — tailored to industries including construction, pharmaceutical, legal and others — [...]

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