I have discussed in my previous post how Microsoft Dynamics CRM help with sales force automation, customer service automation, and non-for-profit organizations. Now let me tell you how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help with marketing automation to improve customer acquisition. As we all know, most of
Read the full article hereIn a recent interview Software Advice conducted with the General Manager of Microsoft Dynamics CRM in Redmond, Brad Wilson was asked “What is the State of the CRM Software Industry?” Brad has been in this industry for over 15 years and has witnessed some significant trend changes. In this post I wil
Read the full article hereIn a recent interview Software Advice conducted with the General Manager of Microsoft Dynamics CRM in Redmond, Brad Wilson was asked “What is the State of the CRM Software Industry?” Brad has been in this industry for over 15 years and has witnessed some significant trend changes. In this post I wil
Read the full article hereIn my previous post on Creating an Article in Dynamics CRM 2011, I showed how you can create an Article, and I showed the default article templates, and what they are used for. In this post I will be showing how you can create your own Article Templates, and even edit the default ones. To create or
Read the full article hereThe grid view in Dynamics CRM 4.0 provides a nice way to view your companies CRM data. The grid view allows you to sort by columns, resize columns, search for records based on data stored in any attribute, and open up related records. The grid view can also be customized to add/remove fields, config
Read the full article hereIn my last blog post about Articles, I described The Lifecycle of an Article in Dynamics CRM 2011, showing the different stages an Article goes through to get Published, and how to submit and approve an article. In this blog post I will be showing the steps required to create an Article in Dynamics
Read the full article hereAfter the creation of a case you then need to assign it to a user to resolve it. Cases can be assigned to a user or queue (located under workplace). After a case has been assigned to a queue, a user who is a part of the queue can accept the case to work on. Or rather than assigning to a queue for ju
Read the full article hereAs you may or may not know, Dynamics CRM 2011 now includes a ribbon on entity forms and views, much like the ones you are used to seeing in newer versions of your favourite Microsoft Office products. The ribbon in Dynamics CRM 2011 gives a whole new definition to usability and flexibility within the
Read the full article hereIn my previous posts, I’ve talked about how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help you with Sales Force Automation and Customer Service Automation. Now I’ll be discussing to you what Microsoft Dynamics CRM can offer with regards to other fields, mainly to Non-For-Profit Organizations and Non-Governmental O
Read the full article hereWhether you are a Product based company or a Service based company, or both like us, there are various factors to consider when it comes to the software you use. In one of my previous blog posts I debated the software Build vs. Buy scenario. Here I discussed your options to either work with a Produc
Read the full article hereWhether you are a Product based company or a Service based company, or both like us, there are various factors to consider when it comes to the software you use. In one of my previous blog posts I debated the software Build vs. Buy scenario. Here I discussed your options to either work with a Produc
Read the full article hereIn my blog post last week about Articles in Dynamics CRM 2011, I explained how ‘The Knowledge Base’ from Dynamics CRM 4.0 is now just referred to as ‘Articles’ in Dynamics CRM 2011. Though they are fairly similar in both Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Dynamics CRM 2011, I thought I would still show the lifecy
Read the full article hereAs a salesperson, you expect your system to be able to manage any type of pricing scenarios that may occur as you do business with your customers. Some examples include the ability to price in different currencies, as well as handle scenarios in which you need to credit a customer if they decide to
Read the full article hereIn Dynamics CRM 4.0 the Knowledge Base (KB as we like to say for short) is a place where you can create articles, whether it is a Procedure, Question & Answer, Solution to a Problem, or a Standard KB Article. You can also view which articles are Drafts, Unapproved, or Published. Then under work
Read the full article hereWhen in the process of resolving a problem that your customer may have you could find that you need to store some further information about the problem and/or the resolution of the case. Since there is no description field on the case form itself the only place left to store any information is in th
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