Cloud speak is everywhere but what does all this really mean in practical application for your business and technology planning? In order to help determine which Cloud options will innovate your business processes, we will be outlining the Cloud’s 7 key areas of business focus. This RevITup™ TechEd Blog Series will break down each component and wrap up with a 4-Step Action Plan for getting you started.

Part 4: Focus on Direct Customer Engagement

On-demand delivery has revolutionized the affordably and complexity of customer relationship management (CRM) software making it easier to find customers and respond to them faster.

Seven success tips for on-demand CRM projects:
By Brent Leary, CRM Essentials

1. Set clear goals and objectives so that you can measure results.
2. Take the opportunity to review and update your existing processes.
3. Don’t just follow the crowd, make sure you choose a vendor that fits your needs and culture.
4. Check over your data and get it scrubbed before you load it into the new system.
5. Get a cross-section of stakeholders engaged in the project.
6. Make sure your business is culturally ready for change.
7. Prepare to make the most of the application – train on best practices and invest in smooth implementation of features.

Check out PipeJump, as a Cloud based CRM. Pipejump is a new sales cycle management startup with drag and drop features aimed at small company sales people and freelancers. It’s best described as Basecamp meets Salesforce.

To learn more about the Cloud download Part 3 of our RevITup TechEd™ Cloud series webinars,”Riding the Cloud: 10 Ways to Harness Cloud Power for your Business.”

For more information, please contact Megan Meisner at mmeisner@launchpadonline.com or 813 920 0788 x210.

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