Trends and Technologies In The CRM World
Not too many years ago, developers gave little thought to whether one application could share data with another. After all, most transactions and data input occurred on-site. If the location was a subsidiary, information on sales and expenses was transferred at period intervals. Once received at headquarters, the data often had to be keyed by hand into a completely different system. Clearly some advances needed to be made.
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When I consider ways to streamline the development of customized software solutions, I love the “Platform as a Service,” or PaaS, aspect of cloud computing. With Platform as a Service, the development environment is offsite in a place where you don’t have to worry about keeping the server updated, or installing latest versions of development software. The service handles those headaches so the development staff can focus on meeting the needs of the marketing department.
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Fund raising is an area where nonprofits can increase results by using a good customer relationship management (CRM) system to locate donors and improve recordkeeping. Customer relationship management applications that run in the cloud are the newest and most efficient ways to streamline your operations and make sure that all of your information about donors, past campaigns and future initiatives is accurate and up-to-the-minute.
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Custom application development is an area that can boost your office’s productivity while shaving expenses. You may already have an IT infrastructure in place, and you may not yet be willing to completely forego it in favor of the cloud—and that’s OK. For right now, let’s talk about how a cloud-based custom app can help your current infrastructure run more smoothly and productively.
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Cloud computing is a protocol that allows companies to run their applications without the use of an in-house server. The applications essentially operate on a “cloud” or the internet. Users simply log in, from any computer or Internet-enabled device such as a mobile phone, and begin customizing their applications for use.
The potential for this type of technology is far reaching.
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You may already be using social networking in your personal life to build and maintain relationships, but it is fast becoming vital to building and maintaining a substantial customer base and other professional relationships. It’s fairly easy to start using social media to build relationships—simply sign up for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, YouTube and other popular social media platforms. If your business is very small, that may be all you need to do. For larger companies, however, keeping track of these networks and integrating them into the rest of your business practices may require some help. That’s where CRM products come in—they help manage relationships once they have been established.
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Use the Cloud
The easiest and best way to develop applications for customer relationship management (CRM) purposes is to use a cloud-based provider. Storing and accessing data, software and infrastructure in the cloud can help drive down costs, while at the same time enabling faster customer response times, leveraged sales-force automation data, and real-time accessibility.
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