Sage
CRM SalesLogix has been meeting the needs of businesses
like yours for 10 years.
Think closely about that statement. Ahhh,
now you see its audacity – and why you should explore
this remarkable CRM tool. First, 10 years in the CRM business
is sort of like 30 Dog Years – a very long time. What’s
important to you is the reason for its long-term success
in this market: it meets your needs very well and at a
cost that makes economic sense for your organization.
Second, how can we say that Sage CRM SalesLogix
software “meets your company’s needs” without knowing
what you do? This is the true explanation of Sage CRM SalesLogix’s
longevity and current success: Sage CR SalesLogix’s out-of-the-box
functionality is designed to meet the practical needs
of smaller sales and service organizations, and yet it
is so easily customizable and scalable that large organizations
find its broad, deep functionality and its low Total Cost
of Ownership (“TCO”) very attractive.
So, most of Sage CRM SalesLogix customers have 20 to
100 users, but there are also many with 300 up to 3,000
active users (that’s different from “licenses purchased”
…), and most of the 20- to 50-user customers started with
only 10 users and grew into their final numbers over a
couple years.
We’ve said elsewhere on this web site that
CRM is a journey in change management. You must pay attention
to how you get people to use it productively. As a manager,
you know the only way to achieve this goal: make the CRM
tool as easy as possible while still delivering rich functionality,
and let users start simply, while adding functionality
as they adjust. That’s pretty much the only way you get
people to change: make the goal appealing, and let the
change occur over time at once.
Sage CRM SalesLogix was designed to meet this goal
ten years ago, and it’s gotten better every year. So,
no matter how large or small your organization, Sage CRM SalesLogix
will be a highly-productive CRM tool for you that can
be tightly tuned to meets your varied needs … without
breaking the bank.
Of course, all of the CRM solutions say this.
So, here is how Sage CRM SalesLogix software actually delivers
on the claim:
1) Fast start up
Strong, practical functionality means that
we generally don’t do any customization beyond some userfields
and picklists to get a pilot going. The installation process
uses special Sage CRM SalesLogix tools to simplify installation
of database and web servers, and all workstations and
remote laptops. Many of Sage CRM SalesLogix’s powerful features
can be “turned off” to start, so that users aren’t confused.
You then “turn it back on” as needed, and later add customizations.
So, start up is fast without compromising its ultimate
usefulness, and you gain fast payback on your initial
investment.
2) High user adoption rates
Study after study shows that sales people only use a corporate
CRM tool if they see What’s In It For Me. We at SmartBridge
Partners talk a lot about the WIIFM factor because it
is so important to your CRM success. Sage CRM SalesLogix has practical
functionality that makes salespeople more productive and
they jobs easier, and with an interface that is easy to
use without getting in your way once you know what you’re
doing.
3) Reliable user access
...anytime, from anywhere. Sage CRM SalesLogix is unique in the industry,
with its truly rock-solid remote synchronization for “untethered”
users (who need access on airplanes, cars and other places
where reliable broadband internet is not practical) and
remote offices that need more than simple web browser
applications. Sage CRM SalesLogix has a high-performance network
architecture that supports up to 2000 simultaneous users.
And its full-bodied support of Windows Mobile and Blackberry
devices will truly endear it to your remote users.
4) Functionality that makes
sense
...for real selling organizations.
The WIIFM factor again. Really strong contact management
– with strong Outlook Integration - so that everybody
who touches a prospect or customer can see what’s been
happening. Opportunity (pipeline) management that goes
beyond a “deal parking lot.” Flexible yet powerful e-mail
merge and marketing automation and integration that makes
the selling job easier.
5) Low-cost administration
We could go on and on here. This is the key to low TCO,
but nobody understands this until long after they’ve acquired
a CRM solution. Sage CRM SalesLogix has some extremely productive
administrative tools that do not require programmers or
database administrators. In fact, almost all of the Sage CRM SalesLogix
administration is generally done by sales or marketing
administrators, not by IT professionals. Ask us, and we’ll
show you how this happens and what it means.
6) Powerful customization
capabilities
First, there is
a large stable of third-party add-ins, including training
and seminar management, project management and tracking,
advanced configuration and quoting. Second, the Sage CRM SalesLogix
development environment is designed so that an experienced
Microsoft developer will have little trouble designing
extensive customizations, with less effort than for any
other platform, including Microsoft’s.
7) Business Intelligence
...tools to die for. Sage CRM SalesLogix has several reporting tools
for you, depending on your needs. The new Sage CRM SalesLogix Dashboards
are very useful, and, unlike “the other guys,” completely
customizable in ways you can’t even imagine (yet).
8) Integration
...with other parts of your organization. Of course Sage CRM SalesLogix
integrates with your accounting system (QuickBooks, Sage MAS
90, Sage MAS 500, Microsoft Dynamics GP and more). It’s data
migration, integration and customization tools means that
Sage CRM SalesLogix will interface just about any data application
your organization has, economically and reliably.
9) SmartBridge Partners
Don’t do CRM alone. Work with a partner who knows how
you can get the most out of the CRM solution. We’ve been
doing CRM implementations since 1996, and we have the
experience and perspective to help you be as successful
as you can be.
Get Sage CRM SalesLogix software from
SmartBridge Partners. We have Sage CRM SalesLogix software
to meet your needs.
