We’ve noticed something unusual. When a business first contacts us, they often ask a series of questions that are remarkably similar to to the questions we hear from other businesses, regardless of company size or industry vertical. How can they organize their business’s lead database? How can they compare sales across channels? How can they [...]
Social media has revolutionized our personal and business relationships. Leaving messages on landlines, dialing through a list of business cards, and writing hand written letters are things of the past; tweeting, poking, emailing, and reminding ourselves to follow up (with alerts on our smartphones) are the present reality, and will continue to evolve. The biggest [...]
The following post was put together by our friends at Webfusion, a UK-based web hosting provider and domain name registration company. Interesting stuff! ——— The public has their head in the clouds… Everyone in the IT industry knows how amazing cloud computing is – it can cut overheads, introduce flexibility and make previously unobtainable [...]
We hear it all the time. What CRM is the best? Google it and you’ll get a litany of responses, almost all in contradiction of one another. Some say Salesforce. Some say Zoho. Some say Capsule, some say Brightpearl. You get the idea. Thing is, they’re all wrong. See, there is no “best” CRM. It doesn’t exist. [...]
Software changes fast. So fast that sometimes it’s hard to see the trends and changes, the patterns that determine how tomorrow’s tools will work. Normally that’s no big deal – it’s exciting, right? – but in the world of business software, even subtle changes can carry implications. We test and implement new software systems all [...]
We review dozens of cloud-based CRMs every year. Some are great, some are… less great. Thing is, the great ones always seem familiar. They share common strengths. Based on our experience, here’s a list of 5 ways to tell great CRMs apart from the rest. 1. Intuitive navigation. Software is only as helpful as the [...]
Today we’re happy to share a post from Deney Dentel, CEO for Nordisk Systems, Inc. Nordisk Systems provides cloud computing infrastructure, available and accessible for businesses of all sizes and industries. Enjoy! ————— There are many reasons to make the switch to cloud services for you and your business. Not only does a cloud service provide a [...]
We don’t typically repost our own content, but the following is a gem from 2010 that still holds true. API integration is great but it has drawbacks too! Read on for our opinion, and leave yours in the comments below… ————————- Spend anytime among the cloud-computing crowd and you’ll soon find that API integration is [...]
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, conferences are a mainstay of any self-respecting industry, and cloud computing is no exception. 2013 promises some good shows, from the mainstays of Cloud Expo, to relative upstarts like ICNC. We’ve gathered information on nine of these conferences and summarized them below. Have a look, and see you there! International [...]
We’re always in the market for innovative software solutions, especially when they save time and headaches. That’s why we’re psyched to see When I Work, a slick, focused, easy to use employee scheduling solution. Last week we sat down with their founders and ran through the product, and this is what we found… Simple employee [...]