I discovered a new feature in Dynamics 365 for Sales–native click-to-dial functionality. Click-to-dial is an oft-requested feature among sales users, more so among the customer service users. For this blog,…
In the last few months, I have conducted several Sales related training sessions where the number one topic is Activities vs. Notes in Dynamics CRM. Many of my recent implementation projects have been for clients who have no CRM system today and have been using tools like Excel to track their touch points with their prospects and customers. (more…)
You try to ignore it. You try to work around it. You tell yourself it wasn’t your fault. You blame it on the previous admin. You blame it on the old system. You hope it doesn’t destroy your reports. You pray it doesn’t devour your storage. You hope that you can go one more day, one more month, one more year without having to face it. I’m asking you right now. Does your CRM data resemble the walking dead? If it didn’t get you today, it’ll get you tomorrow. YOU CAN’T ESCAPE ZOMBIE DATA!!!
Microsoft has done an amazing job integrating Dynamics CRM 2015 Online and Office 365 to create the total end-to-end productivity solution for sellers. Now with Office 365 and Dynamics CRM Online Update 1, there are a bunch of new synergies that take sales productivity to a whole new level.
In our series — Microsoft Dynamics CRM: Basics for Sales Professionals — we’ve covered CRM from the perspective of Sales Representatives responsible for closings sales. In this blog we’ll look at CRM basics for Sales Managers. Microsoft Dynamics CRM provides several ways to manage and help your Sales team get the results your organization needs. To keep things simple, let’s look at 4 CRM management basics that will help you direct your team more effectively:
This is part 3 in a a series of blogs designed to help Sales Professionals with fundamental concepts in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015. In my last blog we introduced CRM Activity records, what they are and how to use them to help organize and manage your sales-related activities. This blog extends that discussion to include how you’ll use Activity records to communicate with and collaborate with your fellow CRM users.
The phone call started like this—
Caller: “Hi Ken, I’m <her name is redacted to protect the innocent> and I’m your new account executive. Do you have a minute? I want to share with you all the great new stuff we have going on this year.”
Sound familiar? (more…)