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The Evolution of CRM

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These are generally focused on sales activities, but also encompass other critical business functions such as customer service, marketing and technical support. A CRM system can create, record and effectively manage order fulfillment data such as transaction documents, sales orders, invoices, purchase orders and credit notes.

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Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business

The Small Business Blog

Don’t purchase containers to store more documents and files – throw away as much of your old stuff as possible instead. Be ruthless with your filing. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Digistar Solutions The Customer Is Always Right! Use a specific business calendar to keep a reminder of your schedule.

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. Getting a better price is especially easy to do right now, since suppliers are tripping over themselves to get business. Get better payment terms by negotiation.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. If you have close links with customers that have a standardised training routine already in place, consider working with them to train your employees also. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Turbocharge Your Sales

The Small Business Blog

The recent downturn has made companies think twice about who they are dealing with and has made them potentially more likely to switch suppliers. Don’t give up on your bottom 80% The rule of thumb has generally been that top 20% of your customers generate 80% of your revenues. Perhaps to your firm? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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What's Your Business Personality? | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

I, for one, have encountered a rude, curt or abrupt salesperson and gone out of my way to not purchase something from them. WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Digistar Solutions » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 7:30 am and is filed under Customer Service , Development , How to.

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Top 5 Biz-to-Biz Sales Tips

The Small Business Blog

If they are unhappy with their purchases, work hard to repair the relationship between businesses. « WinWeb Pitch of the Week -Environmentally Friendly Solutions Be Positive and Be Successful » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 7:00 am and is filed under Business Checklists.

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