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Huge news for CRM users! Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 is now live, worldwide! We are very excited about the newest version of Dynamics CRM because Microsoft has enhanced the software in a number of ways that reflect their ongoing goal of providing the perfect business software. Below are some of the new Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 enhancements we are excited about:
The New User Experience-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 has been designed with an intuitive new interface that redefines the word “productivity”. Designed to be easy to understand and navigate, the layout keeps everything clean and clutter-free, while maintaining easy access to all the tools and capabilities that users need in a timely manner. Drop down boxes at the top of the screen allow constant access to the different areas of Dynamics CRM, making it easy to quickly perform tasks on the fly. Additionally a Quick Create button has been added to allow the creation of records from anywhere within Dynamics CRM!
New Social Capabilities-
The modern world of marketing keeps introducing interesting trends such as the use of social media for optimizing marketing efforts. Dynamics CRM is a leader in this innovation, as it is one of the first CRM applications to integrate with social media tools like Yammer, MarketingPilot and NetBreeze.
Yammer is a social network for enterprises that allows businesses to collaborate and communicate with people inside and outside of their organization. Microsoft has acquired Yammer and integrated it into Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013, creating a powerful collaboration advantage for users. Access to Yammer feeds within the context of Dynamics CRM allows companies to communicate and collaborate across their entire ecosystem in a way that’s fast, relevant, and available to them when they’re working. Partners, suppliers, etc., can remain up-to-date with each other’s news, activities, insights, and ideas in a collective manner that keeps all parties on the same page.
MarketingPilot is an impressively powerful, tightly integrated marketing solution that was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. It gives you up-to-date tools for marketing resource management, campaign management, media planning & buying, budgeting, and more. The integration of MarketingPilot with Dynamics CRM 2013 gives businesses a complete integrated marketing management (IMM) solution that provides insight into campaign ROI’s and performance like they’ve never seen.
NetBreeze was recently acquired by Microsoft to help businesses analyze and act on market intelligence from social conversations. With NetBreeze, users can monitor sentiment and analyze trends to focus their communications and drive sales. The integration of NetBreeze with Dynamics CRM 2013 gives users the ability to monitor information from a wide array of social media channels such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, as well as 6,000 online news websites, 18 million blogs, and 500,000 message boards, all from within the context of the software they use to work.
Guided Processes-
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 contains an amazing new feature that visually guides users through business processes so they can easily see what has been completed, where they are in the process, and what still needs to be done. Predefined and configurable processes help drive employee effectiveness as each stage is clearly outlined, with recommended steps to complete the process. As users move backwards or forwards through the process, they will be presented with a new list of suggested steps accordingly.
Processes within Dynamics CRM are highly configurable. Role-specific process assignments means when a user is assigned a process, they can switch from the default process to a process customized to better fit their role. Companies can customize their software processes to perfectly match the actual business processes they have in place. They can also easily package, export, and import the processes between systems.
Mobility-
A huge trend in CRM, and business applications in general, is the ability to access them from anywhere, anytime, via a mobile device. This trend isn’t going anywhere, which is great news for Dynamics CRM 2013 users, as Microsoft will be releasing a mobile app that is designed specifically for ease-of-use with mobile devices.
Mobile access to your system means you can arrive prepared for any appointment, and allows you to update your notes, records, and tasks while they are fresh in your mind. Using Dynamics CRM on your iPad or Windows 8 tablet, you’ll notice a seamless experience that is consistent across all your devices, driving productivity regardless of what device you’re using.
Phone applications for Dynamics CRM 2013 will be released in the near future that are touch-screen-optimized, so you can visually access all the areas of Dynamics CRM without losing the powerful capabilities that you need.
We are very impressed with Microsoft’s ability to deliver, time and time again, new versions of their software that address all the best areas of improvement with relevant on-point enhancements. In fact, their commitment to software development, innovation, and improvement is something unmatched by competitors, and, in my opinion, a contributing factor in the huge success of their applications.
We think you’ll like what Microsoft has been up to, and we highly encourage you to see for yourself. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 is a beacon of forward-looking innovations, and we have complete faith in its ability to add value to your business.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our FREE “Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 can do for your company, please contact us today to set up a Free Discovery Call or Trial at 636-237-2280 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 636-237-2280 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.
By Brad Vorbeck & Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 has a new user experience that allows you to view everything you need, where you need it. This new experience is fast, fluid and relevant to what you are currently working on. The intuitive layout makes it easy to get in, get done, and focus on what is most important—your customers.
It’s simple:
Working across multiple accounts and opportunities can get complex. So Microsoft designed Dynamics CRM 2013 with simple features like new data entry capabilities. You can now:
•Easily create any record with Quick Create. This option will help capture key data points for the record being created, and allows users to create records from any point while in Dynamics CRM.
•Quickly add/edit Product Line items with inline editable grids. You can input Product details such as price, quantity and discount directly in the grid on the form.
•Track and manage key people. The inline lookup and editing makes it easy to view who is connected to the record and what that person’s role is. You can even create “New” records inline from within the lookup screen.
It’s efficient:
Productivity was a key focus when designing the new user experience. Dynamics CRM 2013 is organized in a clean, consistent and easy to access manner, which helps prevent distractions and clutter by giving you the information you need in a format that’s easy to understand and navigate.
•The streamlined navigation experience allows access to drop down menus from the top of the screen, making access to any record just one touch away.
Bottom line: Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 has a simple and immersive interface that salespeople love to use and can be personalized with efficient and familiar experiences. Microsoft’s business expertise provides insight and intuition which they implement into their software. Their ongoing commitment to provide consistent software improvements, combined with their experience in business processes, paves the way for the ultimate user experience.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 can do for your company, please contact us today to set up a “Free Discovery Call” or “Trial” at 636-237-2280 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 636-237-2280 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.
By Stephanie Manning & Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
When using any type of data-housing software, it is common to eventually run out of storage space. When a company relies on a program to store all of their past, present and future documentation, the need for more storage space is inevitable. Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online makes that easy!
You automatically get 5GB of storage space when you sign up for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. For some companies that is enough, but in order for larger companies to remain under 5GB they would have to keep their stored documents to a minimum and delete old files that may be needed in the future. Luckily, with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online you can purchase more storage space from your subscription management page. You will never have to worry about deleting files or running out of storage again!
Another good thing about Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online is that when you reach 80% of your allowed storage they will send you daily notifications informing you that you are nearing your limit. You can check your current storage space or purchase more by going to:
Settings > Administration > Resources in Use (or Subscription Management).
If you don’t wish to purchase more storage space, there are multiple ways to reduce the amount of storage usage you use. You can check out the blog that the Microsoft Dynamics CRM Team wrote here for useful tips and tricks on managing your storage space.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 can do for your company, please contact us today to set up a “Free Discovery Call” or “Trial” at 636-237-2280 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 636-237-2280 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
By Stephanie Manning & Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
Many companies invested in traditional CRM software, unaware of the additional benefits that can be gained with alternative CRM solutions. Perhaps your company, like many others, is trying to make do with its old CRM software in an attempt to justify an unfortunate investment decision. If this sounds familiar, then you’ve come to the right blog.
Turnkey Technologies has created a Trade-In program designed to help companies unchain the shackles of their outdated CRM investment. Rather than continuing to sink money into a dead-end solution, companies like yours can now put those resources toward a new, cutting edge CRM solution that will grow with your business as a life-long asset. This program can reverse your outgoing cash flows by providing a system that generates more revenue than costs, showing your company a true return on its new investment.
There are a number of factors that make Dynamics CRM a better choice than other solutions:
•Deep integration between sales, marketing, and customer service provide your team with the tools they need to close more sales and bring in maximum revenue.
•Campaign tracking helps identify the most effective marketing practices.
•360 degree view of your customers and their history of interactions with your company gives users the complete set of information they need to form personal, meaningful relationships with customers.
•Lead and Opportunity management help your team focus on the most revenue-generating prospects.
•New integrations with social media tools such as Yammer, Netbreeze, and MarketingPilot provide deep insight into customers, their interests, and product trends.
The advanced features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM help improve the three factors that drive nearly any business:
1.Attracting new customers
2.Retaining customers
3.Building deep customer relationships that will ensure future revenue growth.
If this advanced CRM solution sounds like something that could help your company, please take advantage of this trade-in opportunity to get Microsoft Dynamics CRM at a reduced price.
For more information on Microsoft Dynamics CRM and how to participate in our CRM Trade-In Program, click here or give us a call at 636-237-2280 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 636-237-2280 end_of_the_skype_highlighting .
Written by Brad Vorbeck at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
Most businesses can benefit from using Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, but a select few can take it a step further by taking advantage of Microsoft Dynamics CRM On-premise, which supports CRM projects that are more technical and intricate. There are five key questions you can use to evaluate your organization’s best option for a CRM implementation.
Microsoft stays ahead of the game by providing new releases that have been adding additional functionality to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. These enhancements support greater organizational complexity – more users, departments, countries, and lines of businesses. These changes come with greater platform support as well.
Answering these five questions below will give you a great starting point in determining your needs and which type of implementation, On-premise or Online, will work best for your organization.
How many individuals in your organization will need access to CRM?
Will Microsoft Dynamics CRM be used by one department, or companywide?
Does your current business processes map well to “out of the box” functionality, or will you need to customize the solution?
How much data will be migrated from legacy systems?
Do you have any 3rd party applications that will need to integrate with Microsoft Dynamics CRM?
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 can do for your company, please contact us today to set up a “Free Discovery Call” or “Trial” at 636-237-2280 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 636-237-2280 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
By Stephanie Manning & Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
“In embracing change, entrepreneurs ensure social and economic stability.” – George Gilder
Microsoft recently made an announcement that they will be launching new pricing options for CRM online that will be released fall 2013. The new release will help people connect with customers in a way that is “personal” said Bob Stutz, the corporate Vice President. This release will deliver more personal experiences to sales, marketing and customer care professionals. It gives employees the ability to access client information on a variety of devices; introduces a fast and fluid user experience that enables employees to access job-related information; and delivers richer, contextual information that provides people with deeper insights into customers and their needs. Microsoft Dynamics CRM also offers enhanced social collaboration capabilities, so users can connect with the right people, and the right resources, at the right time.
Microsoft will now offer three online licensing options that customers can mix and match to obtain the best possible solution for their unique organizations and not be forced to fit every user into the same license. These options are:
Professional is for the majority of users, who need the full capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM including sales force automation, marketing and customer care functionality. Professional will be available in the US for $65 per user per month.
Basic is best suited for sales, service and marketing users who need to manage accounts, contacts, leads, cases and access custom applications. It’s also ideal for business analysts who require reporting capabilities. Basic will be available in the US for $30 per user per month.
Essential is for those users who only need to access custom applications developed in house or by a Dynamics CRM partner like Turnkey Technologies, Inc. Essential will be available in the US for $15 per user per month.
The prices above do not include other fees that may apply for add-on services such as additional storage, testing and production instances or for procuring Internet connectivity.
In addition to making the licensing of Dynamics CRM Online more personal, Microsoft is also adding flexible support options, so that users can further personalize their Dynamics CRM experience.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 can do for your company, please contact us today to set up a “Free Discovery Call” or “Trial” at 636-237-2280 or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.
By Stephanie Manning & Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
“In embracing change, entrepreneurs ensure social and economic stability.” – George Gilder
It is no secret that businesses are becoming more social. Today’s customers have more choices and access to more product information, placing greater demands on companies to remain competitive. Social media marketing offers a way to gain better visibility into these changing demands. In the journey towards increased social capabilities, Microsoft is helping companies become more socially-oriented through its acquisition of companies like Yammer, Netbreeze, and MarketingPilot. Microsoft Dynamics CRM improved social capabilities can help your company:
Listen. Uncover trends by listening in on what your customers are saying.
Engage. Directly participate in important conversations with shareholders.
Collaborate. Work with people quickly and easily to create desired outcomes.
Amplify. Spread your message and create awareness.
Solve. Connect with customers and the community to harness collective knowledge.
Innovate. Benefit from ideas and opportunities that can be learned from your audience.
Analyze. Get real-time feedback and monitor buzz to emphasize effective practices.
Yammer allows greater connectivity throughout an organization and its people. By fully integrating Yammer’s social feeds into Microsoft Dynamics CRM, users can easily connect with people both inside and outside of the organization to produce better results through collaboration, all from the comfort of their CRM dashboard. Yammer allows CRM users to access documents, stay up-to-date on records, or connect with any area of the organization quickly and easily to make information more accessible.
Microsoft’s enhanced social media capabilities can help your company drive sales and optimize marketing campaigns with its recent integration with Netbreeze. Netbreeze allows users to monitor and analyze social marketing efforts. Point out the most effective topics to discuss and strategies for your company. Netbreeze will be directly embedded into Microsoft Dynamics CRM at no additional charge to organizations.
Microsoft’s recent acquisition of MarketingPilot brings a whole new level of marketing functionality to the CRM marketing module. MarketingPilot is an Integrated Marketing Management Tool with four main components:
• marketing resource management
• campaign management
• budgeting
• media buying and planning
MarketingPilot allows marketers to generate more revenue and monitor the results of their marketing efforts by offering greater insight into managing resources, improving team effectiveness and sales alignment, reducing spending errors, forecasting more accurately, and choosing the best method to deliver your message. MarketingPilot seamlessly connects to Dynamics CRM to offer an integrated, familiar look and feel.
If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM can do for your organization, please contact us today to setup a “Free Discovery Call”. Call 636-237-2280 or email me at mramatowski@turnkeytec.com .
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
By Michael Ramatowski & Brad Vorbeck at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
“He who walks in the middle of the road gets hit from both sides.” – George P. Schultz
Do you ever have those times when you are out of the office and run into a situation where you wish you had your office with you? Have you had a customer ask you a specific question and you couldn’t answer it right away, just because you didn’t have your notes and past calls on hand?
With customer demands and all the new technology today, companies have made it much easier for customers to make a purchase online and have immediate access to it. For example buying books on amazon or music from iTunes, you receive confirmation within seconds and are able to download it to your tablet, iPhone, Kindle, etc. With all of these tech savvy ideas, companies can receive immediate access to all of this information and can take action as well.
What is Mobile CRM? It is CRM at your fingertips, “anytime, anywhere, and on any device that is untethered”. We now strive to impress our customers by grabbing their attention with this cool device we hold in our hands but most importantly with all the valuable content that is on it. We are now able to extend the top rated CRM software to those devices in real time. If your CRM Software is not mobile ready, look to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Software.
Download our new white paper, “Why Go Mobile? Six Strategic Objectives You Can Conquer With Mobile CRM”. In this white paper we will look at ways you can achieve these kinds of strategic goals, with real life examples. The kind of goals that put you ahead of the competition and put money in the bank.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
By Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies based in St. Louis, MO – Microsoft Gold Level Dynamics ERP, Silver Level Dynamics CRM and Hosting Partner servicing local, regional, national and international customers since 1994.
“Everything should be made as simple as possible…but not simpler.”
-Albert Einstein
We recently held a Microsoft Dynamics GP User Group Meeting in St. Louis, MO. Our feature speakers were the owners from Reporting-Central. One of their products that caught my attention was “The Validator”. This product helps Dynamics GP users eliminate manual validation and reconciliation processes to make Microsoft Dynamics GP a better business solution by continuously monitoring critical areas of their solution. Also, another major takeaway that I think many current users of Microsoft Dynamics GP would find very interesting are the most commonly overlooked Set-Up and On-Going Use issues in Dynamics GP. Here is a small list that Reporting-Central shared with us.
User Security Set To POWERUSER
Future Fiscal Periods Open
Maximum Account Length set too low
Posting Not Set To Create Journal Entry Per Transaction
Dex Lock
Interrupted Batch
Stuck Process
Account Maintenance Allows Account Entry on Control Account
Account Posting Level Set To Summary
Maintain Account History Not Checked
Retained Earnings Category Not Set to 27
Checkbook Allows Duplicate Check Numbers
Customer Accounts Receivable Control Account empty
Maintenance Customer Missing Salesperson
Maintenance Customer Missing Tax Schedule
Vendor 1099 Box Checked With No Tax Id
Old Open Purchase Orders
These are just a small sample of the issues that Reporting-Central’s software can monitor and alert Microsoft Dynamics GP users. If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about how “The Validator” could help your Microsoft Dynamics GP investment, please give me a call today at 636-237-2280 or send me an email at mramatowski@turnkeytec.com .
I would also invite you to download an upbeat and engaging new white paper, “25 Brilliant Ideas to Outsmart Your Competition with Microsoft Dynamics ERP”. This report includes 25 examples from real companies – from non-profits to distributors and many in between.
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics GP, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics GP Quick Quote Tool. It will give you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a solution like this.
By Michael Ramatowski, at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP and CRM Partner
“The superior man is modest in his speech, but excels in his actions.” – Confucius
Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help any sales organization improve results by better managing their sales funnel. I’m going to call the top of this sales funnel “Leads”. Every organization depends on a steady source of leads to generate sales for their business. What if you could improve your current “New Lead” tracking processes and expedite the sales process? What would that be worth to your company?
Here are a few screen shots of Microsoft Dynamics CRM New Lead Form:
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is highly customizable to your organization’s specific business processes and requirements. Please review the fields in these two screen shots because I’m going to give you three key tip for improving your “New Lead” tracking processes; which will result in better sales and marketing results in the following sections:
- General Section: Please make sure the “Topic” is a required field to be filled out. This will make it easier for everyone in the organization to scan and sort all of their leads faster and have greater visibility of the type of leads coming in. It really helps to have a very specific categories for labeling leads in your organization as well.
- Details Section: Always keep track of a lead’s origin by specifying a “Lead Source”. This will help you better plan your next sales and marketing activities because you will know where to focus your resources. Also, this drop-down window can be populated with the most common lead sources for your organization to save time for everyone entering this information.
- Preferences Section: “Source Campaign” needs to be filled out for every new lead that enters the sales funnel. This information will help you better track where you should be spending your future marketing and sales dollars because you will know which campaigns are producing the best results.
These are just three of my key tips for improving your “New Lead” tracking processes. If you have additional questions or would like to learn more about what Microsoft Dynamics CRM can do for your organization, please contact us today to setup a “Free Discovery Call”. Call 636-237-2280 or email me at mramatowski@turnkeytec.com .
For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. This tool gives you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a World Class CRM Business Solution.
By Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner
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