Today, SugarCRM was part of an announcement with DataSync to now offer SMBs an integrated suite of small business applications, delivering Sugar Professional, Quickbooks, Zimbra and Drupal via a cloud-based Web portal. Here you have the ability for a small biz to get an integrated suite for email management, contact, accounting, Website management and sales, … Continue reading »
Posted in October 2009 …
Social Marketing Success Story: Zombieland
I am not in the movie business, obviously. But even I know that releasing a new film in October usually means that your film is not of the “summer blockbuster” caliber, or even the “Christmas Holiday alternative” genre that sometimes leads to a decent Box Office. But it was surprising to see that the movie … Continue reading »
Vendor Lock-In – Now Coming to Social Media?
I was made hip to an interesting strategy that Google has started around its Orkut social networking property. Given that Facebook is alluring nearly everyone on to its site, Google has decided to protect its network by blocking the export of contacts and other data as people try to migrate their online personas from Orkut … Continue reading »
Is Social Media a Fad…I Think Not
This video has been circulating around a number of social mediums…I came across it on Twitter…and looks to answer the question via a multitude of comparative facts and figures surrounding the adoption rates and growth explosion of social media. Whether you agree of disagree that social media is a fad, I think you’ll enjoy what … Continue reading »
SugarCRM and Google Wave – My Take
Below, Colin makes some great points about the new Google Wave technology, and what it can mean in terms of augmenting common CRM processes. One thing I instantly thought about is how well the Sugar platform is poised to meld this type of technology. Yeah, I know, would I honestly blog about this if Sugar … Continue reading »
The Next Wave of CRM? (Pun Intended)
I’ve been reading a lot this morning about Google’s latest announcement: the release of Google Wave to 100,000 developers for testing. I’ve always considered Google something of a dark horse in the world of IT, as they don’t compete directly with enterprise application providers but whose tools are always complementing the business processes providers like … Continue reading »
