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Why you should switch from Salesforce to Sugar
May 13, 2013
This past week we had an excellent web cast that discussed the differences between the Other Guys and SugarCRM. Check out our webcast which discusses why you want to switch from SugarCRM and save money. Why you should switch from Salesforce to Sugar from Eligeo on Vimeo. Read more →
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May 1, 2013
Welcome to May! It has been an incredibly exciting start to the year for us at Eligeo and we are thrilled to announce Switch To Sugar Month for the entire month of May. Whether you’re using a product like Salesforce or Dynamics, or if you’ve started out small with some of the more boutique type CRM products out there like Highrise or Batchbook, we want to show you why it makes sense to switch to Sugar! It’s easy to switch, and we will be offering promotions throughout the entire month to bring you over to the sweet side of CRM.... Read more →
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SugarCon Day 3: The Terry Jones Experience
April 11, 2013
Terry Jones, founder and former CEO of Travelocity.com, Chairman of Kayak.com and CIO of Sabre, Inc was without a doubt the highlight of the event for me. I really enjoy hearing from those that have been through the trenches and tackled a lot of the issues that businesses always face when they adopt technology in their organizations. Terry had an incredibly well done presentation that illustrated some of the key challenges that we all face and also gave a few pointers on how to tackle those. One of the things that stood out for me the most during his presentation... Read more →
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April 10, 2013
We had an excellent first day where customers, prospects and partners all came together for the first big day of SugarCon. There was a lot to be excited about including the unveiling of Sugar 7 and the high number of sessions that were available for everyone to attend. Sugar 7 is big, really big All I can say about Sugar 7 is wow. This is a huge leap forward for the product and it is going to blow the socks off everyone when it is released this summer. Sugar 7 has some really powerful social tools built in that allow... Read more →
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April 9, 2013
Our first day at SugarCon was a lot of fun and I had the opportunity to meet several people I’ve only known through the telephone. Unfortunately I missed half the day of the conference due to travel issues but I was able to catch up and meet with Sugar Partners from across the globe. One thing I really enjoy about the partners at Sugar is the fact that every single one of them is interested in seeing each other succeed or finding ways to work with each that can be mutually beneficial. I really enjoyed discussing ideas and ways to... Read more →
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April 5, 2013
It’s that time of year when conferences are happening for a lot of major vendors across the world and this upcoming week is no different with SugarCon, SugarCRM’s big annual event to showcase all that is new and great with the fastest growing CRM company in the world. I will be representing our team from Eligeo in New York City all of next week and I’m thrilled about a number of the opportunities to meet new people and interact with others to really find ways to make CRM that much more powerful in the hands of our clients throughout North... Read more →
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Why CRM Implementations Fail & How to Avoid It
March 27, 2013
This morning I thought I would write a blog about failure. The reality is that CRM implementations fail over 70% of the time due to a number of reasons which I will be going over today. As a CRM consultant I’ve come across a number of situations that could be completely avoidable and a lot of has to do with the prep work in advance of a CRM deployment. What most organizations forget to understand is that when you implement a robust CRM solution you’re not only just purchasing software but you’re also changing the way your organization works. This... Read more →
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Sugar PDF Manager Makes Proposals a Piece of Cake
March 26, 2013
If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure to register for our upcoming webcast on Thursday. We’re talking Quotes and Proposals, and this blog is a bit of a teaser. When you write a proposal, do you find yourself re-creating a new Word document each time? Maybe you’re copying and pasting from a previous proposal you sent out. You might even find yourself scrambling to find content for the proposal to really wow your prospect. You might also find that you’re spending countless hours re-creating the wheel each time you have a new prospect. Wouldn’t it be nice if we... Read more →
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3 Features You’re Not Using in SugarCRM That You Should be
March 25, 2013
I’ve been consulting for 15 years with businesses all across a variety of industries. Much of my consulting has been in relation to CRM and database deployments which meant finding ways to make businesses much more efficient than they are the day before. When we reviewed existing CRM deployments it always struck me how businesses didn’t take advantage of all of the tools available to them inside of their CRM databases. The sad truth is that many simply use the basic sales tracking and customer database features of a CRM rather than explore some of the powerful features that CRM’s... Read more →
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Check up reminder! Does your dentist do this?
March 22, 2013
We recently completed a great webcast on Email Campaigns in where we did a sample email campaign using SugarCRM. The demonstration we did was of an email campaign that automated an email for a dental check up! This stuff is simple and it is being used by even my dentist, who also takes advantage of text messaging amongst other things. This is all automated using a CRM system. If you are in the business of reminders or follow up’s, then you better have technology in place to really help drive engagement with your prospects and clients. This is why email... Read more →
