More info on the CRM we’re using for the company; I wrote up one of my association executive articles on the product. It’s absolutely fabulous!
Read the full article here.
by JimCarroll
More info on the CRM we’re using for the company; I wrote up one of my association executive articles on the product. It’s absolutely fabulous!
Read the full article here.
by JimCarroll
My new semi-regular online column in PROFIT’s X-Tra online edition debuts today. As I note, “One of the most challenging issues that you will face through the next decade will be an increasing inability to access the staff and skills
necessary to effectively run your business. Blame it on retiring babyboomers,
Generation Y and hyper-innovation.” [ link ] or [ PDF ]
by JimCarroll
GFOA invited Jim to address 3,000 members at their annual conference, with a focus on how to rethink the delivery of government services in an era of heightened expectations and reduced funding.
by JimCarroll
“Thought leaders and industry experts in both the business and leisure travel sectors will address major changes in traveling consumers, their behavior and travel patterns during the Fourth Annual HSMAI/NYU Industry Strategy Conference …. in New York on Sept. 23, 2004 at the New York Marriott Marquis …… Jim Carroll, a leading international futurist, trends and innovation expert, will deliver the keynote address at the opening lunch entitled: “What Comes Next with Business and Leisure Travel, and What Should You Do About It?” [link ]
by JimCarroll
I’ll be doing a keynote for SAP in Stockholm in September. Details here.
by JimCarroll
It’s a fairly complicated home office environment around here…and as things get busier, scheduling, managing communications, tracking research and all the other tasks that come with a busy professional practice have always been a challenge. For a long time, we’d been using Lotus Organizer to do our scheduling and contact management, but it just seemed so “90’s.”
I wanted a Web-based CRM that runs on Linux (given the preponderance of Linux systems around the house.)
And I have finally found the one I really like, and have integrated it into the office routine — BrowserCRM, from a company based in Wellington, NZ.
The software does it all – contact management, calendar management, a nifty little Intranet for notes, documents and other file exchange, full mail-merge capabilities, the ability to create online forums — you name it, and there are extremely useful office management tools in here!
I’ve set our system up on a 2.6ghz Celeron server next to my desk, and the system just flies. It’s resident there with Traction, our knowledge management/tracking tool. The result? It’s elegant, fast and an absolute joy to work with.
The cool thing about BrowserCRM is you can run it on your own server (Linux or Windows); or you can use it on a ‘service bureau’ basis, i.e. you simply visit this site, sign up for a few accounts, pay on a monthly basis, and you are in business. Personally, I think what they’ve done here blows other CRM systems such as SalesForce.com out of the water.
What is particularly impressive about the product are several key features : installation was an absolute breeze compared to some of the other CRM systems I used; the design is clean, functional, and absolutely pleasant to work within; and all of the modules are tightly integrated, so that your contacts flow directly into your calendar, for example. They’ve really thought through the design, which is quite brilliant.
BrowserCRM is gaining increasing attention in the CRM world, and rightly so. Having looked at dozens of systems, I simply found this one to be of a quality, design, and functionality that makes all the rest pale by comparison.
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