Sales velocity is a crucial factor in today’s highly competitive business environment. The last thing a company needs to worry about is the sales force not being able to instantly save to or access data from CRM system, when needed. Hence a common concern about moving to a cloud CRM is the worry about poor ... Read Post

When considering a cloud CRM solution—or a move to the cloud in general—many companies still have a concern over security. A 2013 survey by 451 Research of enterprise IT professionals and decision makers revealed that security remains the primary concern relating to cloud-related activities. This is understandable, as exposure to the internet always carries some ... Read Post

As a sales manager, you have the challenging task of motivating a team of sales professionals (who often work remotely), to achieve individual and the wider business sales targets. To enable you to keep a grasp on performance, no doubt you rely on metrics. But as Jason Jordan, Co-author of “Cracking the Sales Management Code” ... Read Post

To take full advantage of your sales process, you need a management tool that will enable you to: Track the performance of your sales process Manage the sales staff that are responsible for using it Here are five reasons why: #1: Manage Your Sales Force Effectively and Fairly If you don’t have a sales management ... Read Post

With regard to a CRM solution, it is a question on the minds of many businesses these days: should we move to cloud CRM, or “stay on the ground?” What would be the benefits? What are the risks? Is it safe? Is it cost-effective? Will it impact our sales process and pipeline management? Read Post

For many years, a CRM software solution has been considered something separate from other vital sales tools—tools such as a sales process, email, web services and, lately, social media platforms. This prevalent consideration has been aptly illustrated by the fact that for salespeople, entering data into CRM was yet another cumbersome administrative task carefully designed ... Read Post

Let’s face it: the twenty-first century business environment is web-centric. If your enterprise isn’t operating on the web, it is certainly depending on the web for important aspects of business operations. Of course these aspects include email, online ordering, lead generation and prospecting. But in the course of a sales cycle, they could also include ... Read Post

Traditional CRM software usually misses the boat on the actual purpose of a CRM solution, which is to increase sales velocity. Instead of serving merely as a monitor for salespeople, it should actually empower sales reps to sell better and faster. The data entered into CRM should assist sales reps in moving their sales forward. Fortunately ... Read Post