Social collaboration and Social CRM to improve competitive edge

19. June 2014 Alistair 2011, 2013, Blog, Business, Cloud, CRM, Customer (0)
I recently picked this article up from mobile marketing watch and it does highlight some great points as the business world moves to social media for leads prospects and growth. Businesses that are not using social media to manage relationships with their customers are really missing out. Those familiar with customer relationship management, or CRM, may not be privy to the fact that social CRM exists.  This is unfortunate because social CRM is an absolute must in today’s highly competitive marketplace.  Business owners should bear in mind that even if they aren’t using social outlets like Twitter and Facebook, chances are their customers are. It is important to know ... [More]

Bad customer data management means bad customer experience

19. May 2014 Alistair 2011, 2013, Blog, Business, Cloud, CRM, Managed Service, Solution (0)
I recently came across this article and it brought back some thoughts of CRM implementation that had gone astray or where customer needed help in moving the right solution forward. So Today, we are looking at data and how it can be used effectively as there seems to be so much talk about big data that many business owners are starting to think it’s a passing fad, but the truth is that it is something that is here to stay. Just think about CRM – customer relationship management – and how it helps to determine what customers are doing and how to upsell them.  What many managers fail to consider is what this actually means to the customers who are sharing their personal... [More]

Mid-Week MyCRM News and Article Round Up.

14. May 2014 Alistair 2011, 2013, Blog, Business, Cloud, CRM, Customer, Managed Service (0)
Welcome to this week round up of some of the great CRM news and business articles of the week. I’ve had the opportunity to summarise some of theses but the links are included and always.  It’s been quite a busy week this week at MyCRM as we have been working on the release of some of our new Social Integration tools along with a number of new platforms and solutions This week we have 4 great articles that are all CRM related, so let us know what you think in the comments below   CRM best practices Even companies that have had CRM systems and practices in place for years can benefit from some reminders about techniques that can turbo-charge their CRM initiative. Hav... [More]