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, [...]
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 [...]
5 New Year Resolutions to Get Your Call Centre Fit for 2009
December 23, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The New Year is around the corner, and you know what that means: Top 10 lists, and top 10 lists for resolutions.
With the current state of the economy, Call centers and customer service are really treading on thin ice as it won’t take much for a customer to change brands or service from one [...]
Growing Companies Realize 100% to 300% Profit Increase Year over Year Using NetSuite
December 14, 2008 by CRM Help Desk
Growing Companies Realize 100% to 300% Profit Increase Year over Year Using NetSuite’s Unmatched Single Application for Ecommerce
SAN MATEO, Calif – NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for mid-market enterprises and divisions of large companies, today announced that its Ecommerce software editions have helped several Ecommerce customers grow their [...]
Epicor Expands Global Footprint for IT Service Management
November 11, 2008 by CRM Help Desk
Epicor ITSM to Offer Support for 14 Languages and Greater Business Integration Through Advanced Extensibility
IRVINE, Calif. — Epicor Software Corporation, a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, today announced its expanded world footprint for IT Service Management (ITSM) through Epicor ITSM, a complete service desk [...]
Need Support or Help Desk for Gmail? Slim and None
October 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Last August, I wrote about the massive Gmail outage that lasted several hours.
It’s no secret I am a big fan of Software-as-a-service, as well as cloud computing. Especially when the upfront and ongoing costs are slim or none.
You know the old joke when you buy a vacuum or encyclopedias from a door-to-door salesman? [...]
Redtail Selects Birst as Partner for Advanced Analytics
October 1, 2008 by CRM Help Desk
On-Demand BI Solution Uses Redtail Data to Deliver Fast, Flexible Analysis and Reporting to Redtail’s CRM Customers
SAN FRANCISCO–Redtail Technology, Inc., provider of web-based CRM, Email Archiving and Imaging solutions for the Financial Advisor community, today announced its selection of Birst™ as a partner for providing business intelligence solutions to its more than 4,000 offices and [...]
Salesforce.com Acquires InStranet
August 20, 2008 by CRM Help Desk
Salesforce.com Acquires InStranet, Bringing Industry-Leading Knowledge Base Technology to Salesforce CRM Customer Service & Support
SAN FRANCISCO, — Salesforce.com, the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced the acquisition of InStranet, the leading provider of knowledge management technology for business to consumer (B2C) call centers. The acquisition brings powerful knowledge base [...]
FrontRange Solutions Launches Next-Generation IT Service Management Solution
August 2, 2008 by CRM Help Desk
ITSM Version 6.1 Helps Organizations Accelerate ITIL® Adoption And Meet Governance and Compliance Challenges; Supports Microsoft .NET 3.0 and WPF
PLEASANTON, Calif.–FrontRange Solutions today announced the availability of FrontRange™ IT Service Management (ITSM) Version 6.1, a next-generation software application that gives mid-sized and enterprise IT and customer service organizations an innovative solution that improves the customer [...]



