Mississauga vendor has a mobile CRM for sales reps

A Mississauga, Ont.-based vendor is throwing its hat into the mobile customer relationship management (CRM) ring. Front Row Solutions’ mobile CRM app is Front Row CRM and, according to CEO and founder Etien

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 23rd, 2013 Jeff Jedras

CRM market shifting sharply to mobile devices, Gartner says

With fewer PCs being sold, businesses are quickly shifting to mobile customer relationship management (CRM) apps and away from the traditional desktop software, Alex Williams reports on TechCrunch. Gartner Research is the Stamford,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 18th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Former Radian6 employees join ‘relationship capital’ mining startup

Several former Radian6 employees are now part of a new social startup based in New Brunswick, that promises to unlock more sales opportunities by mining a business' own employees. Described as a “relationship

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 13th, 2013 Brian Jackson

Social CRM firm Jugnoo lays off 14

Toronto-based Jugnoo Inc. has finished a round of layoffs that reduced its staff size from almost 100 to between 80 and 85 employees, according to the firm.Jugnoo, which offers a Web-based customer relations

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 4th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Internet consultant franchise inks deal with Web-based CRM

Two Toronto-area Internet firms announced a deal earlier this week that will see a Web-based customer relationships management (CRM) suite added to widely-used Internet marketing tools for small to medium-sized businesses.Concord, Ont.-based BlueCamroo

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 2nd, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

NexJ tops Profit 200 list of Canada’s fastest growing companies

Toronto-based NexJ Systems Inc. tops this year's Profit 200 list of Canada's fastest growing companies based on revenue growth.Although NexJ posted a first-quarter netloss of $4.5 million earlierthis month, the customer relationship management

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 4th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

How to pick a server for your small business

So, your business has grown large enough that you need your first server. Congratulations! Acquiring a server is a big decision, so some trepidation is understandable. This guide will explain the basic principles

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 22nd, 2012 Michael Brown

Enteprise social networks fall short of expectations: study

Enterprise social networking (ESN) software can improve communication and collaboration among employees, but most companies aren't implementing and using these products properly, leading to unmet goals, according to a new study.ESN software can

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 27th, 2012 Juan Carlos Perez

8 CRM trends to watch

Last year, the two hot customer relationship management trends to watch and adopt- were social CRM and mobile CRM. To find out whether they will continue to dominate the CRM landscape and what

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 2nd, 2012 Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

8 CRM trends to watch

Last year, the two hot customer relationship management trends to watch and adopt- were social CRM and mobile CRM. To find out whether they will continue to dominate the CRM landscape and what

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 2nd, 2012 Jennifer Lonoff Schiff

Vision Critical eyes a prime spot on CEM landscape

Vancouver-based Vision Critical is extending the reach of its market research roots by launching a customer experience management (CEM) platform.The platform automates the collection, analysis and sharing of data from customer surveys, transactional databases

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 27th, 2011 Christine Wong

Radian6 helps chart Salesforce.com’s social course

David Alston is listening, and he can hear you talking on the Web's social networks.The chief marketing officer at Radian6, the Fredericton, N.B.-based social media monitoring firm purchased in March by Salesforce.com for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 8th, 2011 Brian Jackson

Dell partners with Salesforces.com, Microsoft, Intuit for SMB offering

Just one day after Dell announced its first infrastructure-as-a-service offering, the company is jumping deeper into the cloud. Dell will offer a family of hosted software applications for small and midsized businesses, through

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 30th, 2011 James Niccolai

3 CRM policies you should never adopt

Too often ignored is the CRM data that's about your users: employees who log in and manipulate data every day.There are some user policies that are tempting, but have some nasty consequences. Here

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 23rd, 2011 David Taber