By Jessica Nash on Fri 31 March 2023
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CRM

RFM was first introduced almost 30 years ago and, despite the concept being easy to understand, its implementation couldn’t be more onerous. In this blog, we explain why RFM’s potential is still untapped, and how product sellers can overlook its challenges to get straight to reaping its rewards.
By Olivia Smith on Thu 23 March 2023
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Data is the heart of all CRM systems and, when input correctly, can be utilised to heighten product, customer, and sales awareness. But data can be affected by a whole host of variables that can’t always be controlled by an automated system. So, how can CRM help when your data becomes faulty?
By Jessica Nash on Thu 16 March 2023
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Sales

Whether you send quotes first, just take incoming orders, or a bit of both, product businesses must enable their team to focus on helping customers and spend less time keying orders or rekeying quotations. In this article, we dive in to why defining and implementing an optimised quote-to-order workflow can help B2B product sellers take more orders, more quickly – every time.
By Imogen Lloyd on Tue 14 March 2023
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Wholesale & Distribution

System Integration Expert and Managing Director of Outserve, Philip Oakley, shared his specialist advice on how to get the most out of software for businesses in the food and beverage industry. From reporting to road mapping, here are some of our key takeaways from the online event in case you missed it…
By Jessica Nash on Thu 02 March 2023
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Blog

No matter how good your marketing, quoting and order-taking processes are, some customers will inevitably look elsewhere for other products and suppliers. But for B2B product sellers, spotting that is hard, and yet doing so quickly is essential for customer retention.
By Lucy Crossland on Tue 28 June 2022
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For a B2B Wholesaler, Manufacturer or Distributor, the needs of a CRM could not be more different to a service-based business. Beyond needing the “traditional” CRM requirements that most CRMs offer, they have unique and distinct differences that require a more specialised CRM that goes beyond just storing customer information and tracking sales enquiries.
By Olivia Mascarenhas on Thu 21 April 2022
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A great CRM system for a product business should mean your sales and services team are fully Stock-Aware. But there's the potential for small yet avoidable usage errors. To ensure you aren't falling into these mistakes, we've compiled a list of the top 5 most common CRM usage errors you should avoid.
By Jessica Heald on Mon 24 May 2021
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Cloud

Still using archaic, on-premise systems like Sage and Pegasus? In this blog, we dive into the top 5 pain points for businesses using them, and explain how Wholesalers, Distributors & Manufacturers can achieve growth by moving away from “locked-in” on-premise systems to “best-of-breed” cloud apps.
By Jessica Heald & Abigail Shevlin on Thu 16 January 2020
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As a B2B company, your unique processes need to be matched by a system that can provide that extra functionality you are looking for. Through a Stock-Aware CRM, take a look at how you can grow a profitable Wholesale, Distributor or Manufacturing business!
By Jess Heald & Abigail Shevlin on Fri 22 November 2019
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Wholesale & Distribution

4 reasons why SME Wholesalers, Distributors & Manufacturers should choose a "Best-of-Breed" CRM over a multi-purpose one.