December 14, 2018
7 Vendors to Consider for Predictive Dialing Software
Building a call center in the 1990s was a huge undertaking: in addition to hiring your callers and finding lists, you’d need phone lines for each of those callers. Add in...
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December 6, 2018
6 Infusionsoft Alternatives for Automated Smarketing Bliss
Infusionsoft combines CRM, marketing automation, e-commerce, and sales automation into a single platform. It does have its limitations, however, from lack of shipping...
November 28, 2018
Top 10 Fleet Management Software Vendors
Building and maintaining a mobile fleet can be stressful and time-consuming. You take a risk when you give your workers control over an expensive asset like a vehicle. This...
November 27, 2018
9 Microsoft Project Alternatives for Professional Project Planners
Microsoft Project holds a front-running position for project portfolio management software and has for many years. There are a couple of reasons behind Microsoft Project’s...
November 23, 2018
9 of the Best Email Tracking Software Tools
Sales departments rely on data and analytics to increase productivity and revenue. If your department plans to grow, it’s going to need to track and analyze data. There...
November 21, 2018
8 Zapier Alternatives for Seamless Data Connections
Integration software is important for any company that has a lot of dispersed data (every company) and finds itself duplicating connections or data across lots of systems....
November 14, 2018
8 Sales Mapping Software Tools for Your Dispersed Team
Sales mapping software is a fairly new addition to the tech world, but integrating sales data with geolocation and mapping is quickly becoming a best practice for outside...
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November 10, 2018
7 Eloqua Alternatives for Your Marketing Automation Needs
Eloqua targets midsize companies and enterprises whose marketing departments consist of more than 10 marketing automation users or who engage in cross-channel marketing...
November 1, 2018
6 Asset Tracking Software Tools That Outmode Spreadsheets
Modern IT isn’t just about building networks and repairing computers; it's about using technology to support business goals. Without the proper asset tracking software, an...
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October 23, 2018
CPQ software: Top 6 Solutions and a Case Study
Configure, price, quote (CPQ) software helps sales teams build and standardize quotes across a company. To use CPQ software, your team will basically upload your entire...
October 2, 2018
7 Dropbox Alternatives for Business Cloud Storage
Whether you're a small startup or enterprise, everyone in your business should have secure access to necessary documents and files from wherever they work. In many cases, that...
September 1, 2018
9 GitHub Alternatives for Source Code and Version Control
According to a 2016 GitLab survey, 98 percent of developers use open source tools, and 92 percent of developers prefer Git as their version control language. Despite the...
August 24, 2018
6 Skype Alternatives for Modern Business Conferencing
When I was in high school in the late 90s (we still watched laserdisc videos in some classes, and everyone rushed home from school to sign in to AOL via dial-up modem), I...
August 22, 2018
6 TrueCrypt Alternatives for Reliable Data Encryption
TrueCrypt, a free data encryption tool, was abandoned by its makers in 2014 amidst rumors of security threats. This left users scrambling to find good TrueCrypt alternatives ...
August 15, 2018
Knowledge Management for SMB: How to Retain Expertise During Turnover
Your sales manager gives you her 2-weeks notice. She ran your sales department, helped the whole sales team train on the CRM you implemented last year, brought on some of your...