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April 13, 2011

Christine Korda selected a best answer for

What are the best online tools for project management?

Information Technology

Operations

Program Management

Project Management

March 29, 2011

marcus stronen and 2 other people answered this question

If you had to implement CRM all over again, what would you differently this time?

After implementing CRM, businesses often realize they need project management tools, billing tools, support tools, etc. By the time you pick up all of these different systems - you end up with an unintegrated mess of systems that cost a ton.
Going with an application ... more

Feb. 18, 2011

marcus stronen and 14 other people answered this question

What other CRM systems are available besides Salesforce.com for small companies?

WORKetc is a small business CRM specifically designed for 1-100 people. It actually combines CRM with other tools to help manage all aspects of a business, and CRM benefits a ton from this because contacts are basically the center of the program. You also have ... more

Feb. 9, 2011

marcus stronen answered this question

What are the most interesting project management products and vendors on the scene today?

WORKetc is getting a lot more steam in the market as of late; their software is quite unique.
Businesses tend to purchase a whole load of different applications that often don't integrate and this only results in high monthly costs and a lack of efficiency. ... more

Information Technology

Operations

Project Management

Feb. 9, 2011

marcus stronen answered this question

What is the best CRM solution recommended for an online retailer?

As an online retailer, you could manage all contacts, leads, products, invoices, bills, tasks, to-dos, events, and business information using one application: WORKetc.
As an online retailer it's safe to assume your scale of operations is smaller, and as a small business if you manage yourself ... more

Information Technology

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen answered this question

How do you increase the Speed of Trust with your prospects?

while naturally we have a safeguard from keeping us from ''trusting'' individuals so quickly (esp. sales people) by sharing information about yourself, you're saying i want to get to know you, i am open and transparent in my motives, etc. more

Sales

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen and 2 other people answered this question

How do I choose the best web hosting service provider?

Start with web hosting forums, what you need depends on a variety of factors, I.E. traffic, uptime, etc. more

Design

Design Applications

Design Management

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen and 15 other people answered this question

What should I do with my industry-specific blog now that I want to create different content?

Perhaps outsource? You may watch it continue to grow on autopilot while keeping the content to a minimum, then come back to it, and bam! goldmine.
:) more

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen and 11 other people answered this question

What are good CRM systems for a one person company?

As a freelancer, you would probably benefit from consolidating. Small time operations save a lot of time by combining multiple aspects of business management into one system.
Think of managing your clients, leads, projects, support cases, and finances (invoices/expenses) in one place. All business data ... more

Crm Services

Crm Software

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen and 14 other people answered this question

Has anyone dropped salesforce.com and migrated to another CRM platform? If so, to who and why?

Salesforce is a great application, depending on your business type/size, but it's incredibly expensive, the contracts are misleading, and it lacks integration into other aspects of business management.
Leaving will save you a lot of money, and time - if you migrate to the right software. ... more

Sales

CRM

Salesforce.com

Feb. 3, 2011

marcus stronen and 4 other people answered this question

What are the top CRM features that help build customer loyalty?

I think in today's technology based relationship age, software plays a vital role in maintaining positive relationships with customers. Having a proper CRM application is the first step, though.
As the CRM market keeps changing, and new applications keep popping up all over the place, some ... more

Jan. 27, 2011