CRM doesn’t exist in a vacuum. There are lots of well-known and well-loved business apps that work with the cloud and on-premise CRM solutions available to you.

When you combine this super-charged CRM with your existing ERP system, you create a business management platform that gets your teams aligned and focused on putting customers at the center of your business.

Social Media Apps – The ability to access social media accounts and view social media posts and updates from within CRM brings sales and service teams powerful information to create deeper customer relationships. Keeping an eye on what customers are reviewing, posting, and “liking” socially is a great way to understand their needs and motivations, preparing you to offer them products and services that meet their needs where they are. SageCRM and SugarCRM integrate with social media apps such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to bring the power of social data to your business.

Sales Apps – Keeping salespeople happy and productive is at the heart of CRM. Having collaboration tools like WebEx and GoToMeeting entwined with CRM means they have fewer steps to staying productive. Access to integrated mapping tools like Google Maps means they can instantly find customers or coordinate customer visits more effectively. Customer intelligence apps such as InsideView give salespeople the social and customer data they need to determine a more direct path to the decision-maker and lay the groundwork for warm introductions and better conversations with prospects.

Marketing Apps – Marketers have a huge array of tools today to help them meet their goals and create data-driven campaigns and initiatives to drive new business. CRM works with these tools to bring campaign activity and results to other teams in the business, creating better responsiveness and personalization of sales and service. SageCRM and SugarCRM work with Hubspot, Mailchimp, Pardot, Swiftpage, Marketo, and other marketing automation solutions.

Productivity Apps - It only  makes sense that your CRM system should work with your email solution, and leading solutions work with Microsoft Exchange and Google’s apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. Cloud file storage is a relatively new expectations, but CRM works with Dropbox to streamline document management.

Today’s CRM systems serve as the core of your business and complement what you already use in your company. Get a closer look here, or get a closer look today at Sage CRM and SugarCRM today.

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Take advantage of these SalesLogix promotions when you act by June 21, 2013. Get in touch with your Blytheco Regional Account Manager today for details and a quote.

• Trade in SalesLogix on-premises for SalesLogix cloud and receive a 2-year $20 credit per user per month toward the cloud.
• Get a discount when you add SalesLogix Advanced Analytics.
• Upgrade from ACT! to SalesLogix and 50% of your ACT! license is applied to the SalesLogix purchase.
• Non-profit and education organizations get a special discount when they purchase SalesLogix cloud.
• Switch from other CRM platforms to SalesLogix  and get big discounts for either on-premises (get 60% off the price) or SalesLogix cloud (get special pricing of $45 per user per month). Included platforms are: Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Goldmine, Maximizer.
• Off-plan SalesLogix customers get a 33% upgrade credit with their business partner.

Give us a call at 800.425.9843, extension 2500, or shoot us an email with any questions.

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Sage customers – take advantage of these offers to enhance your system – contact your Blytheco Regional Account Manager soon for more details.

• Financing - 0% financing on 2-3 year Sage ERP, CRM, and Sage HRMS software purchases through September 30, 2013.
• Migration – Customers using Sage DacEasy, Sage 50, Sage 100, or Sage 500 who migrate to Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, or Sage ERP X3 receive a 20% migration discount through September 30, 2013.
• In the Family – Customers using Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, or Sage ERP X3 who purchase Sage HRMS, Sage HRMS Payroll, or Sage Employee Self-Service  receive a 20% migration discount through September 30, 2013.
• Trade-In – Customers using BusinessWorks, Sage 500, or or Sage Pro will receive trade-in credit toward a new Sage ERP purchase.
• Off-plan offer 1 – Customers who are off support or maintenance plans receive special discounted pricing to renew plans and get the current version of their software through June 30, 2013.
• Off-plan offer 2 – Customers who are off support or maintenance plans get late fees reduced dollar for dollar (up to 100%) when they purchase: Sage Intelligence, Sage CRM (5 users minimum), Sage Fixed Assets, Sage HRMS, Sage Inventory Advisor, or any Sage Endorsed Solutions through September 30, 2013.
• Off-plan offer 3 – Customers who are off support or maintenance plans get late fees waived 100% when they purchase a Gold Support Plan or Sage Payment Solutions through September 30, 2013.
• Buy-users, Get one free – For every three full-use users purchased (module-based and user-based), existing customers will receive an additional user at no additional product cost. Promotion applies to Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP, Sage CRM through June 30, 2013.

Contact us via email or phone at 800.425.9843, extension 2500 to get your price quote today!

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We talk about how integrating CRM with your existing ERP system can create a efficient, super-charged platform for improving effectiveness across all areas of your business. Let’s take a closer look at the specific areas that can be enhanced by an integrated system.

CRM integrated with ERP enables a 360-degree view of your business

For the Top 13 Benefits to your Sales Team – and Your Bottom Line – of Integrating CRM with Accounting, check out the full list.

1. Sales:

2. Operations:

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So many of our clients are asking us about Cloud deployment in some form or fashion. We are finding a lot of variations in terminology, with some vendors calling one solution “hosted” while another says “cloud” or “Saas”.

In an effort to help clarify some of the terminology, we put together a handy chart that highlights some of the most common delivery models for technology today.

Want to challenge our definitions, pros and cons? We’d love your feedback!

For details about comparing ERP systems side-by-side, including not only deployment options, but also functionality, demographic, and pricing, check out our “ERP Comparison Guide“.

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SugarCRM is a hugely popular cloud-based, open source CRM application. Sage MAS 100 ERP is the backbone of thousands of companies’ accounting and operations functions.

bly:Connector brings them together with a tight yet simple integration by sending data bi-directionally between the applications. bly:Connector makes it easy for teams in the business to get the data they need from the system they “live” in quickly.

What does this integration do for you?

• Stops manual data entry. New customers from Sage 100 flow into SugarCRM seamlessly.
• Gives salespeople customer sales history, so they can easily identify cross-sell/up-sell opportunities.
• Keeps inventory lists from Sage 100 automatically updated in SugarCRM so sales quotes are always accurate.
• Flows closed quotes from SugarCRM into Sage 100 so you don’t have to re-enter new orders.

What components are impacted by CRM-ERP integration?

You can read more about bly:Connector or watch a brief video of integration in action on our website.

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Do you feel like your company is missing something? Is something  just not right when it comes to the flow of things? You might be missing 80% of your business software.   How is that affecting your bottom-line?  What if there was a way to gain a new perspective on the way your company operates?  What if that ‘way’ required only a minimal investment if any? We have seen many companies struggle with this and that is why we have come up with a service to help businesses, like yours, gain better value from their systems.  We call this service bly:Optimize.

We believe so strongly in the bly:Optimize process, that we offer a ‘LITE” version FREE to our clients.  We also stand behind each one of our bly:Optimize ‘LIMITED’ and ‘FULL’ services with a money-back guarantee.  If you are not happy with the results, we will give you your money back.

What does this ‘LITE’ version include?  A bly:Optimize consultant will meet with key stakeholders of your organization for up to 2 hours on-site.  During this interview, they will uncover high-level client business objectives, investigate how ERP, CRM or HRMS systems are being or not being leveraged, and develop a top 10 request list.   Once the interview is finished, our consultant will sit down with you and review their findings with you verbally.  Consider it a check-up of sorts.  We visit doctors regularly to make sure we are running optimally.  Why not our businesses too?   And hey, bly:Optimize ‘doctors’ make house calls!

So what are you waiting for?  Click Here and get started today.  Hurry, slots fill up fast!

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It’s true!  If your Sage SalesLogix maintenance & support plan has lapsed, Sage will will reinstate you for FREE!  This could save you 10′s of thousands of dollars!  Users must be off plan for at least 6 months.

If you were looking for a way to upgrade to the new, robust SalesLogix version 8 but were behind on your support plan, now is the time to act!  This offer expires on March 22nd – so hurry!

Here are some great reasons to get current and upgrade to the new Version 8:

• Enhanced User Interface
• Mobile Enhancements-Productivity on the go!
• Planning Tools with New Calendar
• Efficiency Tools that boost productivity
• New Security Options
• New customization tools

So, if you would like to get the ball rolling, contact Blytheco today and we will walk you through everything to get you reinstated!

Call us at 800.425.9843, extension 2500 or email solutions@blytheco.com  Tell them “I want a V8″ 

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Sage customers – take advantage of these offers to enhance your system – contact your Blytheco Regional Account Manager soon for more details.

• Intelligence Reporting - Sage Intelligence offers a reporting bundle which includes the Report Manager, Connector and Report Designer modules for the bundled price of $2,000 through March 31, 2013.
• Financing - 0% financing on 2-3 year Sage ERP, CRM, and Sage HRMS software purchases through March 31, 2013.
• Migration – Customers using Sage DacEasy, Sage 50, Sage 100, or Sage 500 who migrate to Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, or Sage ERP X3 receive a 20% migration discount through June 30, 2013.
• In the Family – Customers using Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, or Sage ERP X3 who purchase Sage HRMS, Sage HRMS Payroll, or Sage Employee Self-Service  receive a 20% migration discount through June 30, 2013.
• Trade-In – Customers using BusinessWorks, Sage 500, or or Sage Pro will receive trade-in credit toward a new Sage ERP purchase.
• Off-plan offer – Customers who are off support or maintenance plans receive special discounted pricing to renew plans and get the current version of their software through March 31, 2013.
• Buy-users, Get one free – For every three full-use users purchased (module-based and user-based), existing customers will receive an additional user at no additional product cost. Promotion applies to Sage 100 ERP, Sage 300 ERP, Sage 500 ERP, Sage CRM through June 30, 2013.
• Sage Payment Solutions - When you enroll and transact with Sage Payment Solutions, you receive a free Sage ERP Payment Processing module and a credit toward merchant fees through March 31, 2013.

Contact us via email or phone at 800.425.9843, extension 2500 to get your price quote today!

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With the threat of the “fiscal cliff” and uncertainty around the debt ceiling – there’s a lot of talk about what’s going to happen with our business and personal taxes in the very near future.

One thing is for certain, however: you will want to remember to leverage the Section 179 deductions and bonus depreciation tax incentives that expire at the end of the year.

What are Section 179 benefits?

• If you buy or lease equipment or software by the end of this year, you can deduct up to $139,000 from your gross income.
• If you purchase more than $139,000 (up to $560,000), you can deduct an additional 50% of the overage in addition to the standard depreciation deduction.
• That means, in some situations, the tax savings is actually GREATER than the lease cost for the first year.
• Want more details? Click here.

Shhhh…don’t tell the IRS.

But DO talk to your accountant and your Regional Sales or Account Manager at Blytheco. We’ll find a solution that fits your goals, hook you up with our buds at Dimension Funding to get a great lease, and we’ll all be happy and ready to WIN in 2013.

Deal?

Call us at 800.425.9843, extension 2500, or email us for more info.

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