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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.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2013 Dash

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

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.

 

“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:

CRM lead general

 

CRM Lead Details

 

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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

“Men at some time are masters of their fates” – William Shakespeare

Turnkey Technologies, Inc. has enjoyed sharing great information and insights about Microsoft Dynamics CRM and CRM Software on the CRM SoftwareBlog.com in 2012. The main purpose has always been to inform the reader, give a unique point of view regarding Microsoft Dynamics CRM and to offer advice to those buying CRM Software. Here are the most viewed posts from 2012:

#1 Not Thinking about CRM Software for Your Business? Maybe You Should– April 25, 2012
#2 Mobile CRM Means Anywhere, Anytime, Any Device– May 31, 2012
#3 Why Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is a Better Fit than SalesForce.com?- June 29, 2012
#4 Why Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 is a Better Value than SalesForce.com- July 31, 2012
#5 3 Software Tools Every Sales Team Needs to Drive New Business Development– November 1, 2012
#6 My 3 Favorite Microsoft Dynamics CRM December 2012 Service Update Features– December 28, 2012

In 2013, we look forward to creating more thought-provoking blogs about Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 and CRM Software. We will also continue to share relevant, timely information to help reduce your risk while selecting the right CRM Software for your organization.

For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. It will give you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a project like this.

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 setup a “Free Discovery Call” at 636-777-4110 or email at sales@turnkeytec.com.

By Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner

“What is actual is actual only for one time, and only for one place.” – T. S. Eliot

 

Microsoft continues to make a significant investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM in three main areas of applications, experiences and platform.  The recent Microsoft Dynamics CRM December 2012 Service Updates has made the following enhancements:

  1. Updated User Experience
  2. Browser Flexibility
  3. Office 2013 Compatibility
  4. Yammer & Skype Connection
  5. Safari on Ipad for Sales Users
  6. Bing Maps
  7. Collaborative Selling
  8. Packaged Process Definitions
  9. Platform & Compliance

From this list of nine, I have three favorites that I want to go into a little more detail because I have a bias for sales and marketing.  Also, these three favorite features allow me to be more productive and get things done faster.  Here they are:

#1 Office 2013 Compatibility -Microsoft Dynamics CRM has seamless integration with my Outlook, Word and Excel.  I can be more efficient with routine communications, import and export data into Excel for reports and calendar appointments.

#2 Yammer & Skype Connections – I’m a social media enthusiast. Yammer – the social layer of Microsoft Dynamics CRM will allow me to follow any leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities or cases that interest me.  Just like if I’m following my friends post on Twitter or Facebook.  Skype capabilities are now embedded in Microsoft Dynamics CRM; I’m just one click away from having a face to face conversation with a co-worker, customer or prospect.

#3 Package Process Definitions – Microsoft Dynamics CRM now has pre-defined integrated sales and service process definitions for lead, opportunity and case management.  This gives my organization industry best practices for sales professionals throughout the sales process to close deals faster and create happier customers because of a consistent methodology to serve our clients.

These are my three favorite December 2012 Service Updates for Microsoft CRM.  If you would like more information about Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please go to our website www.turnkeytec.com or give us a call.

For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”. It will give you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a project like this.

By Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner

Entrepreneurs , in accepting risk, achieve security for all.  In embracing change, they ensure social and economic stability.” – George Gilder

 

You have all heard the buzz by now and may own or are thinking about investing in Microsoft Dynamics CRM to drive sales for your organization.  I’ll share 3 Great Tips to help your organization succeed in the future with Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Tip #1. You should buy the book “Precision Marketing” by co-authors Sandra Zoratti and Lee Gallagher to learn about precision marketing.  This book gives marketing professionals an easy six step framework to better capture and mine your customer and prospect data.  You can use these data insights to deliver the right message, to the key person at the best time via the right media.  This leads to better engagement with your customers and prospects.

Tip #2.  Use Google Analytics on your website.  Do you review your site traffic routinely for better insights on how your customers and prospects are finding you? Have you spotted any interesting or alarming trends yet?  I recommend spending time each week or month reviewing your stats to see which pages on your site are most relevant to your audience.  You may be surprised to find you need to refresh, revise or eliminate some pages on your site because they aren’t resonating with your customers or prospects.  Over time this process will help you write better content to engage with your customers and prospects longer.

Tip #3. Look to Click Dimensions to automate marketing campaigns into Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.  This email marketing and marketing automation solution is designed specifically for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.  Click Dimensions allows you to send emails, track web visitors, score prospects, conduct nurture marketing, and store web forms and surveys directly into Microsoft Dynamics CRM.  This will increase your odds of engaging with your customers and prospects in a more meaningful way because you’ll know more about what’s relevant to them.

These are three quick tips to help you use Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 to get a Higher ROI on your Marketing Dollars.  To learn more about Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please go to our website www.turnkeytec.com or give us a call.

For a high level estimate of your investment in Microsoft Dynamics CRM, please use our “FREE” Microsoft Dynamics CRM Quick Quote Tool”.  It will give you a great starting point for assessing your potential investment in a project like this.

By Michael Ramatowski at Turnkey Technologies, Inc. – Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Microsoft Dynamics CRM & Microsoft Gold Certified Dynamics GP Partner