By Victoria Dyke on Mon 06 October 2014
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CRM
I’ll be the first to admit I have a love hate relationship with excel spreadsheets. My experience with most businesses is that their data and customer information are often stored across multiple spreadsheets, filing cabinets and ERP systems – which all have their limitations when it comes to managing data.
By Victoria Dyke on Thu 02 October 2014
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Web & eCommerce
B2B selling is very different to B2C. Which is why I am so often surprised at companies trying to make B2C online selling ideas work for their B2B customers.
By Victoria Dyke on Mon 01 September 2014
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Topical
John Lewis have just announced a 31.4% year on year increase in online orders, the success of which has been largely put down to their in-store digital terminals.
By Fiona Ness on Thu 28 August 2014
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Web & eCommerce
Selling online is so common that you would expect everyone to be doing it, whether it’s personal selling on eBay or running business sales online.
By Victoria Dyke on Thu 28 August 2014
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Web & eCommerce
It is currently reported that 93% of B2B customers conduct their research on the internet and 88% of which would actually prefer to buy online.
By Victoria Dyke on Mon 18 August 2014
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CRM
24% of small businesses admit they do not have enough customer information to hand during a sale.
By Fiona Ness on Mon 18 August 2014
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CRM
24% of businesses admit that their sales teams do not have the right information to hand during a sale. Not only can this make you seem unprofessional but it’s frustrating for both you and your customers.
By Victoria Dyke on Mon 04 August 2014
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CRM
Shockingly 1 in 5 SMEs will admit forgetting to invoice for goods and services – and the majority will put this down to the amount of admin involved when processing an order.
By Fiona Ness on Tue 22 July 2014
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Topical
Earlier this year Marks and Spencer launched their new website. Whilst this should be a good thing, and whilst M&S are convinced everything has gone to plan, some are referring to the new site as a nightmare. An opinion reflected by the 8.1% fall in online sales.
By Victoria Dyke on Tue 22 July 2014
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CRM
As I began to research the ‘struggles of a sales rep’, a few typical problems quickly became clear.