Although ERP software may be more commonly associated with the manufacturing and process industries, the platform plays a critical role in many vertical sectors as well, particularly in the healthcare community. […]
A recent study conducted by IBM’s Institute for Business Value on CRM’s viability in the retail sector offers food for thought for both the left-and-right-sides of the brain: the former represents our “rational” sphere, while the latter serves up our emotional side. […]
Today’s healthcare providers grapple with the challenge of not only providing outstanding patient care, but also meeting a host of regulatory and compliance requirements. These demands, if not met, can bring on a host of undesirable outcomes, the least of which is poor patient relations. […]
The term, internet of things (IoT) defines the overreaching connectivity in most every aspect of our daily lives. In fact, by the year 2020 the world should ‘see’ 25 billion ‘things’ in use, noted Gartner in a recent study.For 2015, Gartner’s forecast predicts “4.9 billion connected things” in place—up 30 percent from just 2013. […]
Today, the requirements for compliance and privacy underscores most every interaction with clients. Surprisingly, these same parameters are a critical part of non-profit organizations as well. In fact, when it comes to the 501(c)3 there are equally as stringent requirements. Consequently, using non-integrated programs, like Excel or Outlook, may fall woefully short in tracking the organization’s fulfillment of these obligations; this, because of the reliance on so many separate files kept on numerous PCs scattered here-and-there. Worse, is the huge amount of wasted time to search these isolated silos. […]
Obviously, in today’s digital climate, productivity is no longer tied to desktop PCs: sales teams, for example, close deals faster, project managers access information in real-time and company stakeholders make decisions based on relevant data. […]
It’s a startling prediction, but one that bodes well for companies focused on achieving across-the-board efficiencies in their operations: PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) predicts that the jump to investments in SaaS production tools will more than double by 2016. […]
The buying process for ERP software should include familiarity with how specific platforms are ranked by industry gurus. […]
Business owners eyeing NetSuite software to handle financial management tasks may not realize how easily the suite provides an integrated CRM platform. As such, users need not worry about working within two separate end products, but benefit with non-stand alone capabilities in both ERP and CRM software. […]
Truth be told, a lot of businesses, may push back on purchasing CRM/ERP software because their afraid a lot of it capabilities would simply go unused—much like our untapped brain power! […]
