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What is a CRM model?

Zendesk Sell

It’s important to note that a CRM model and a CRM tool are two different things. Yes, this can be confusing, but a CRM tool is software that’s designed to store and manage your customer data. A CRM tool can be used to support your CRM model. This is where CRM software comes in. How it works: [ Source ].

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Happy Birthday SugarCRM!

SugarCRM

I like building, creating, shaping…new ideas, new software, new businesses. Earlier in my career, my focus was on building awesome software. When we started Sugar in 2004, our vision was simple: make the world’s best CRM software available to every company around the world. I admit it. I have my head in the clouds often.

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Drive Budget Planning with the “IT Hierarchy of Needs”

The ROI Guy

Comparing IT spending versus revenue, we see that since 2004, IT spending as a percentage of revenue has been declining. IDC IT Spending Growth As part of this latest downturn, IT has been asked, more than most business groups, to do-more-with-less. This hierarchical nature of IT though is not apparent to budget holders.

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Technology Sales & Marketing - Party Like its 1999?

The ROI Guy

in 2006, with annual growth in software sales leading the way at 7.0%. For historical perspective, in 2005 technology marketing spending was up 6.4%, in 2004 spending was up 5.8%, while in 2003, tech marketing spending was down 1.7%. percent of their revenue on marketing, with software vendors spending the most, at 6.5