Just a quick shout out to Paul Greenberg, who writes in his latest (and fast becoming my favorite) ZDnet blog about the seeming dearth of CRM apps built for the Mac platform. Thankfully Paul did note that SugarCRM runs fine on the Mac (and any platform at that). The great thing about truly web-architected applications … Continue reading »
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And You Thought Your Touch Screen Was Annoying…
I had to share this hilarious video clip from those satire geniuses The Onion. With a perfect pitch stab at the Macworld event going on right now, the piece makes a great statement about how marketing has trumped actual usefulness in some cases when it comes to hip new gadgets… Sad thing is, I could … Continue reading »
Mobile Vs. Offline CRM
We are still seeing huge interest and uptake of Sugar 5.1 thanks in part to the very cool updated mobile capabilities. With the growing acceptance of the mobile web browser as the de facto interface for mobile business apps, coupled with the iPhone becoming increasingly “enterprise ready” the SugarCRM mobile story is complete and rolling … Continue reading »
A Few Thoughts on Bean Counting…
Apple continues to amaze me for so many reasons, both in the manner in which they drive market innovation with their products and services and also through their keen sense of advertising. The sheer volume of demand they’re able to generate is awesome, and their App Store is proof of that. But it’s also their … Continue reading »
Android and CRM…Some Thoughts.
A lot of my more gadget-happy friends are more than excited about the G1 phone…they have been waiting, and waiting…and waiting some more for an actual consumer product based on Android. I think most of the hype or anticipation has been because for some, seeing Apple “fail” or get bested is something they want to … Continue reading »
IPhone App Store Proves – “No Software” Makes No Sense
Some very interesting numbers released around the iPhone App Stores first month of operation. 60 Million Downloads. Wow… Apple amazes me for so many reasons. The sheer volume of demand they are able to generate is mind boggling, and they get things done. I can think of another “App Store” that was announced years ago … Continue reading »
Apple Bucks the Open Cellular Trend with New iPhone
The other day I made a post about how Apple (and consumer technology for the most part) are great at selling the notion of rip and replace as a positive thing. Now, it seems that people are starting to see that Apple is not only good at getting people to dump their iPod for the … Continue reading »
Apple – A Lesson in Product Marketing Wizardry?
Only Apple can make people who paid upwards of $600 for their first iPhone stoked about shelling out another $200 for the 3G iPhone. In this economy, you have to marvel in Apple’s ability to make people consume. But it does make me think about product marketing and the upgrade mentality. In the consumer world, … Continue reading »
The Cult of Mac – Now 30% More Ridiculous
Ok, I get that Mac users LOVE their Macs. And I get that Macworld always winds up spitting out some gimmicky amalgamation of hipster geekdom. But this is too much… After Steve Jobs pulled the Macbook Air out of a manila envelope, these Mac enthusiasts and amateur designers created a fleece laptop holder that looks … Continue reading »
The Election, CRM and Word of Mouth Marketing
I’m seeing a lot of buzz about how social networking sites like MySpace are going to affect voter turnout in the coming presidential election. Basically, the ability for candidates and special interest groups to enter into more of a dialog with young voters thanks to web 2.0 should ideally equal higher turnout. But who knows… … Continue reading »
