Comments for CRM Switch http://www.crmswitch.com CRM Data Conversion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on CRM Market Share 2012 by Ray Stoeckicht http://www.crmswitch.com/crm/crm-market-share-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 Ray Stoeckicht Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:51:31 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2853#comment-4479 Is there any research to indicate what the Open Source CRM marketplace might look like in 2018? Everyone knows SugarCRM is the market leader, but does any research indicate they will remain the leader in 6 years? With the rise of so many solid open source CRM applications such as Zurmo (http://zurmo.org), I wonder if there will be anyone to challenge Sugar's top spot. Thanks, Ray Is there any research to indicate what the Open Source CRM marketplace might look like in 2018? Everyone knows SugarCRM is the market leader, but does any research indicate they will remain the leader in 6 years? With the rise of so many solid open source CRM applications such as Zurmo (http://zurmo.org), I wonder if there will be anyone to challenge Sugar’s top spot.
Thanks,
Ray

]]> Comment on CRM Market Share 2012 by CRM Market Share predictions for 2018 - Hosk's Dynamic CRM 2011 Blog - CRM Technical Blogs - Microsoft Dynamics Community http://www.crmswitch.com/crm/crm-market-share-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4460 CRM Market Share predictions for 2018 - Hosk's Dynamic CRM 2011 Blog - CRM Technical Blogs - Microsoft Dynamics Community Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:46:33 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2853#comment-4460 [...] full market share article can be read here I have just copied the image below and here are the interesting stats • Salesforce - is the [...] [...] full market share article can be read here I have just copied the image below and here are the interesting stats • Salesforce - is the [...]

]]> Comment on CRM Market Share 2012 by CRM Market Share predictions for 2018 « Hosk's Dynamic CRM 2011 Blog http://www.crmswitch.com/crm/crm-market-share-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-4459 CRM Market Share predictions for 2018 « Hosk's Dynamic CRM 2011 Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:04:17 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2853#comment-4459 [...] full market share article can be read here I have just copied the image below and here are the interesting stats • Salesforce - is the [...] [...] full market share article can be read here I have just copied the image below and here are the interesting stats • Salesforce - is the [...]

]]> Comment on 11 CRM Vendor FUD Factors to Carefully Consider by Steve Chipman http://www.crmswitch.com/buying-crm/eleven-crm-vendor-fud-factors-carefully-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-4215 Steve Chipman Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:25:22 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2570#comment-4215 Thanks a lot for the feedback, Elena! I'm glad this was helpful to you. Steve Thanks a lot for the feedback, Elena! I’m glad this was helpful to you.

Steve

]]> Comment on 11 CRM Vendor FUD Factors to Carefully Consider by Elena Newton http://www.crmswitch.com/buying-crm/eleven-crm-vendor-fud-factors-carefully-consider/comment-page-1/#comment-4211 Elena Newton Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:30:14 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2570#comment-4211 Fabulous document - thank you for presenting information in a non-biased, open manner. It makes the decision making so much easier when you take the names out of it! Keep up the great work! Cheers, Elena Fabulous document – thank you for presenting information in a non-biased, open manner. It makes the decision making so much easier when you take the names out of it!

Keep up the great work!

Cheers, Elena

]]> Comment on Five Ways to Sell Your CEO on a New CRM System by Cloudup 1-6-2012 | Force Architects: Delivered Innovation Blog http://www.crmswitch.com/buying-crm/five-ways-sell-your-boss-new-crm-system/comment-page-1/#comment-3997 Cloudup 1-6-2012 | Force Architects: Delivered Innovation Blog Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=2519#comment-3997 [...] 5 Ways to Sell Your CEO on a New CRM System [...] [...] 5 Ways to Sell Your CEO on a New CRM System [...]

]]> Comment on Salesforce vs. Microsoft CRM by Kim Luu http://www.crmswitch.com/buying-crm/salesforce-versus-ms-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-3219 Kim Luu Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:15:53 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=1372#comment-3219 Too bad I didn't see this blog article earlier. You pointed out some of the key issues that I ran into when I evaluated Salesforce vs. Microsoft CRM. Once the issues are clear, the base price becomes meaningless in the comparison. It would have saved me time that I spent testing and talking to both companies. It's a case of price becoming meaningless when adoption is nonexistent due to drawbacks. Too bad I didn’t see this blog article earlier. You pointed out some of the key issues that I ran into when I evaluated Salesforce vs. Microsoft CRM. Once the issues are clear, the base price becomes meaningless in the comparison. It would have saved me time that I spent testing and talking to both companies.

It’s a case of price becoming meaningless when adoption is nonexistent due to drawbacks.

]]> Comment on ACT! Data Conversion Questions by Steve Chipman http://www.crmswitch.com/data-migration/convert-act-data-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3213 Steve Chipman Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:58:06 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=1177#comment-3213 @GLComputing - thanks for pointing all these areas out! This also reinforces the fact that data migration is often a non-trivial process. @GLComputing – thanks for pointing all these areas out! This also reinforces the fact that data migration is often a non-trivial process.

]]> Comment on ACT! Data Conversion Questions by GLComputing http://www.crmswitch.com/data-migration/convert-act-data-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-3212 GLComputing Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:44:36 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=1177#comment-3212 This is similar to the questions we ask when converting to ACT! ... a couple of things you've left out: 1. With Activities - are they using custom types and/or priorities 2. With Opportunities - do they also need Products or the master product list 3. With Groups - have they used Sub Groups 4. You left out Companies (and Divisions) 5. Have they created custom tables - if so, do they link to parent objects or independent (yes, Sage ACT! has allowed creation of custom related and independent lists since 10.02) 6. With all records and fields - are they using field or record security. If using security, should Private or Limited Access data be converted This is similar to the questions we ask when converting to ACT! … a couple of things you’ve left out:
1. With Activities – are they using custom types and/or priorities
2. With Opportunities – do they also need Products or the master product list
3. With Groups – have they used Sub Groups
4. You left out Companies (and Divisions)
5. Have they created custom tables – if so, do they link to parent objects or independent (yes, Sage ACT! has allowed creation of custom related and independent lists since 10.02)
6. With all records and fields – are they using field or record security. If using security, should Private or Limited Access data be converted

]]> Comment on The Current State of Android CRM Solutions by Steve Chipman http://www.crmswitch.com/crm-access/android-crm-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Steve Chipman Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:46:46 +0000 http://www.crmswitch.com/?p=1941#comment-2742 Thanks, Jason. I did see a demo of touch.salesforce.com on the giant iPad, but missed the mention of Android support. I have updated the post. Thanks, Jason. I did see a demo of touch.salesforce.com on the giant iPad, but missed the mention of Android support. I have updated the post.

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