Have you ever given yourself 30 days to finish something? How about burning off those last five pounds before swimsuit season? Polishing off that screenplay that’s been in your bottom desk drawer since 1995?  Breaking the Guinness World Record for most consecutive pogo stick jumps?

How about properly and efficiently implementing Salesforce CRM, Salesforce PRM, or Salesforce Service and Support across your entire business?

Apprivo Quick Starts let you do just that, getting your business up and running in less than 30 days.

But we don’t just turn it on and leave you hanging. We handle everything, from an initial review of your … Continue Reading

Building customer and partner portals in-house is a lot like that model airplane project you started with Dad—it seemed like a good idea at the time, but was ultimately a lot more work and less fun than either of you expected.

A recent IDC study, which you can read in full here, found that participants experienced five key benefits when building custom enterprise applications on the Force.com platform, compared to traditional in-house development. Continue Reading

Think fast! One of your sales reps or channel partners sends you a special pricing request at the eleventh hour. There’s no time to do any research into how this will impact your business, and this is a must-win deal. Time to go with your gut, right?

Well—don’t get me wrong. It isn’t that I doubt the abilities of your gut. In fact, I’m confident that your gut has made a lot of great decisions in the past. But there is a more reliable—not to mention defensible—solution that you might want to try.

Apprivo Special Pricing provides the transparency you … Continue Reading

Recently I was in a sales cycle with a prospect that had already made the decision to use Salesforce for their 20 sales people, but was unsure about which version of Salesforce they needed based on their business requirements.

They were trying to decide between the Professional and Enterprise Editions. They felt that their needs were basic and were therefore inclined towards the Professional Edition. At a high level they needed:
•    Basic lead and opportunity management
•    Account and contact management
•    Reporting and dashboards

They asked me as the implementation partner which factors they should consider in their selection.

My advice was to approach … Continue Reading

You’ve got to give credit where credit is due. A few years back, BLUEROADS did a good job of selling its standalone deal registration and channel lead management system to high-tech vendors.  But times are changing. Companies are looking for economies of scale and managing a system for indirect sales and another for direct just doesn’t … Continue Reading