Simple Social CRM Plugin for Gmail: Rapportive


Gmail users now have an option for a social CRM tool right within their inbox with the Rapportive plugin. The UK startup’s new Gmail plugin for Chrome and Firefox pulls in your contacts and gives you a preview of their profile, complete with picture and bio, as well as links to other social profiles. In addition, notes can be added for each contact to help keep them all straight or to add insights to each one. Read more

SageCRM 7.0 Features

Sage CRM 7.0 Linked Data Gadgets

Here is some of what’s coming in SageCRM 7.0, which is currently in Development Partner beta. Read more

Salesforce.com for Small Businesses

Salesforce.com is now promoting a suite of editions for small business, with the launch of the small business page.  The three, offered editions provide an easy way for small businesses to get started with the world’s leading CRM solution.  While the small business editions have feature limitations compared to the higher end, Enterprise Edition, users can still benefit from solid, core functionality and from all of the of the Force.com platform’s physical security, application security controls, and high availability. Read more

Email Interview with Jesus Hoyos

Name: Jesus Hoyos
Company/Title: Managing Partner, Solvis Consulting, LLC
Company: www.solvisconsulting.com
Blog about CRM in Latin America (Spanish): www.jesushoyos.com
Twitter:  www.twitter.com/jesus_hoyos
LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/jesushoyos Read more

Email Interview with Brent Leary

Name: Brent Leary
Company/Title: CRM Essentials, Partner
Website: http://crm-essentials.com
Blog: http://brentleary.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/brentleary
Book: Co-author of Barack 2.0 Read more

3 Things New Grads Can Learn From CRM

With graduation right on the horizon, new grads can use all of the advice they can get.  I think about CRM and social media a lot, and I realized that a lot of the lessons I’ve learned from them carry over into real life. Read more

Our Favorite Sources for CRM News

We’re always reading about the latest trends in CRM, and wanted to share with you the sources that we find the most interesting: Read more

How to Use CRM as a Collection Tool in an Economic Downturn

Most salespeople recognize the value in keeping in touch with and reaching out to clients, leads and prospects with a well-utilized CRM tool. In tough economic times, CRM can be especially useful to the collection process, too. Read more

Email Interview with Guido Oswald

Name: Guido Oswald
Company/Title: Progress Software, Switzerland / Sr. Solution Engineer
Blog: http://crm2-0.blogspot.com
Website: http://GuidoOswald.de
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GuidoOswald Read more

Email Interview with Paul Greenberg

This post is part of our new series of email interviews with CRM, email marketing and inbound marketing luminaries.

Name: Paul Greenberg
Company/Title: The 56 Group, President
Latest Book: CRM at the Speed of Light, 4th Edition
ZDNet Blog: http://blogs.zdnet.com/crm
PGreenblog: http://the56group.typepad.com
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pgreenbe Read more