February 20, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper explains how financial services firms across the industry and around the globe can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of their client base and gain insight into new areas of opportunity.
January 26, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper discusses seven tips for leveraging customer relationship management (CRM) processes to turbocharge sales operation during lean economic times.
June 10, 2009 - (Free Research) When the economy turns around, as it will, how will your organization be poised to take advantage of the next expansion? Read the latest white paper written by Steve Diamond, Sr. Director, Product Marketing at Oracle, to learn six areas your organization can focus on to improve business results.
June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) A CRM system can help drive sales performance, so the decision of which CRM provider is right for your sales organization is very important. This paper discusses the benefits of having SugarCRM® as your CRM provider and how it is based on commercial open source software, which gives the product a variety of benefits over other CRM providers.
June 02, 2009 - (Free Research) Watch this demonstration of SugarCRM to learn the many benefits SugarCRM has to offer you and your company, from automated lead notification to track and share sales contacts and much more. This demonstration will show just how easy SugarCRM is to use and how it can benefit your company.
June 10, 2009 - (Free Research) Selling in a recession is tough. And simply doing more of the same is not the way to survive, much less thrive, in a recession. There are important dos and don'ts in times like these. This eBook is your industry-specific roadmap out of the economic slump.
April 09, 2009 - (Free Research) Sales departments are under increased pressure during these difficult times, as
converting leads, moving sales along the pipeline and meeting sales quotas will
be challenging this year. What's more, many companies will be raising quotas for
their sales teams in 2009, according to recent research from the sales consultancy firm CSO Insights.
April 24, 2009 - (Free Research) Even when times are good, sales force effectiveness commands management attention: after all, the success of the sales force is integral to profitable growth. But in a tough economy, retaining customers and reducing costs become paramount, and thus sales force effectiveness truly takes center stage.
February 25, 2009 - (Free Research) Encumbered by paper-based work orders and instructions relayed verbally, Cable TV company Videotron needed a solution that helped manage service requests in a way that cut costs and service call mistakes. They chose a wireless solution from Blackberry that automates all administrative steps involved in handling a service call.
May 07, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper examines an area that holds real promise for optimizing the performance of almost any sales force-providing salespeople with "proactive" access to sales intelligence. Read on to learn how proactive sales intelligence can benefit your sales force and sales effectiveness almost immediately.
May 2006 - (Free Research) In regards to Enterprise Resource Planning, customer-supplier relationships are more important for small-to-medium manufacturers than large ones, because small-to-medium manufacturers tend to have few IT resources, and rely more on the software supplier.
February 2009 - (Free Research) J.J. Barnicke's sales people needed instant access to corporate property information to better serve clients and speed up sales cycles. They also needed wireless access to CRM data This case study explains how J.J. Barnicke is using BlackBerry and the sales force solution to access CRM information about clients.
June 2009 - (Free Research) Watch this webcast to learn about SugarCRM's out-of-the-box collaboration capabilities and how Asterisk can help companies of all sizes implement a best-in-class telephony system. This webcast will also show how Geeks on the Way is becoming one of the fastest-growing businesses in western Canada due to the combination of SugarCRM and Asterisk apps.
September 2008 - (Free Research) This paper examines the challenges salespeople face, the growing Web 2.0 trend in the enterprise, and the drivers for a new breed of social applications that complement traditional CRM systems to help sales users close more deals quickly.
June 2009 - (Free Research) When chosen wisely and used appropriately, technology can have a positive impact on both the sales process management and the results of managing the sales effort more efficiently. SugarCRM can remedy the gap in four crucial areas. And it does so very economically, avoiding a fifth mistake, spending more money than you have to in order to improve.
May 2009 - (Free Research) Cloud computing is dramatically changing the cost and time equation for enterprise applications and custom application development. This report from Nucleus Research highlights the advantages of Force.com that allow ISVs, on average, 4.9 times faster application development than traditional .NET or JAVA environments.
February 2009 - (Free Research) Sales Partnerships needed a way to coordinate the activities of the outsourced sales force services it offers. They wanted a solution that would help maximize the productivity of the sales force by tracking sales activities, handling territory management, and creating a high level of accountability for the sales representatives working...
September 2008 - (Free Research) This paper explores how the right mobile CRM application, one designed with the sales staff in mind, can lead to greater sales productivity, reduced costs, shortened sales cycles and increased revenue.
June 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper will expand on what Oracle defines as Complete CRM - how businesses can better engage customers and users, manage customer transactions, and analyze results to adapt and take advantage of changing business and economic circumstances to realize greater value from CRM.
June 2009 - (Free Research) During the economic downturn, it is important to manage sales in a way that ensures sales success. In this webcast SugarCRM customer Bright House Networks and Levementum discuss lessons learned from past economic downturns and how to protect your sales operation during the recession and beyond with open source enterprise applications.
February 2008 - (Free Research) This Yankee Group white paper explores what companies must do beyond software as a service (SaaS) solutions to improve sales effectiveness, increase customer satisfaction and provide a differentiated customer experience.
May 2009 - (Free Research) Watch this video to learn how US Food Service, the second largest food service provider, implemented Afaria from Sybase to streamline order entry and information management between their mobile sales force, distribution centers and the corporate office.
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