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The 9Billion #CRM Debacle

SBI

According to Gartner Group, Total Worldwide CRM Software revenue in 2012 was $18 Billion. But get ready to shake your head and drop your jaw; the same report reminds us that CRM adoption is less than 50% (poor adoption is around 74%). That means that $9 Billion worth of CRM investments in 2012 alone face a questionable return.

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Sales Tech Game Changers: How to Drive Effective Relationship Management

SBI

This week I interview Lyamen Savy , VP of Marketing at PipelineDeals. Lyamen: PipelineDeals was founded in 2006 with the mission to give any business the power to build game-changing relationships. PipelineDeals was created with the salesperson in mind, how they function, what they need, and what will help them to succeed.

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Solving the CRM Problem

Understanding the Sales Force

Understanding the Sales Force by Dave Kurlan Yesterday I wrote about solving the Sales Performance Problem and today I'll write about solving the CRM problem. CRM is very much a problem, not because there aren't choices, but more because companies make bad decisions. Company has archaic CRM. CRM is too slow to respond.

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