As a manager, would you agree that maximizing employee productivity, increasing efficiency and reducing costs are topics that are frequently on your mind? Even if your business is running like a well-oiled machine, you may still be encountering pain points in certain business departments (your business processes may be more cumbersome than needed, or they take longer than absolutely necessary). This blog article highlights 4 ways you can address pain-points at your business. (Ready to make those pain-points history?). Let's take a look at the suggestions now: Be willing to look at everything from a fresh perspective. Walk through … [Read more...]
The One Report Your Company Needs To Be Running (And Probably Isn’t)
The Flash Report The purpose of a flash report is to provide your management team with quick, concise information about your company’s liquidity, profitability and productivity. This report is usually only a page long and displays Key Performance Indicator (KPI) information for your business. Why is the Flash Report so important? Most reports give detailed information for a specific area of the business. The detailed reports allow you to make sure that you are profitable for a specific item, that certain customers are paying their bills, etc. But the Flash Report quickly assesses how your business is doing overall at any given … [Read more...]
What You Need to Know About Data Integrity in Sage 300
Data integrity in Sage 300 is a lot like getting your teeth cleaned every six months. Nobody wants to do it, but just like regular dental visits help prevent cavities and root canals, maintaining data integrity will help you avoid expensive disasters in the future. Why Is Data Integrity in Sage 300 Important? Fix Problems While They Are Small - If you run data integrity on a regular basis, you can find and fix problems while they are still small and manageable so you avoid a data crash. Note: Sometimes the smallest error in data integrity can be caused by something big happening (e.g. server communication issues, running out of space on … [Read more...]
How to Perform a Data Dump in Sage 300?
What is a Sage 300 Data Dump? Database Dump is a Sage 300 utility that exports data for a company or a system database to a folder that you specify. Only a user that has been assigned the rights to Database Dump under the Administrative Services module or the ADMIN can use the utility. When is a Data Dump Used? The most common reason to use the Database Dump utility is to back up data before making any changes on a large scale (such as year-end procedures, item and pricing changes) or before using any of the account code change tools. Here are the steps to do a Data Dump in Sage 300: Login as a user with admin privileges – Log into … [Read more...]
What Is Business Management Software? – Part 2
What is Business Management Software? Continued... In the first part of the blog series: ‘What is Business Management Software?, we looked at Operations Management Software. Now let’s take a look at the remaining three components of business management software - CRM software, Accounting software and Business Intelligence software. Business Management Software: What is CRM Software? “CRM“ is an acronym for “Customer Relationship Management”. Core CRM software functions include Contact Management, Sales Process automation, Customer Service automation (including call center automation) and Marketing Campaign automation (including direct … [Read more...]
What is Business Management Software?
To best understand business management software lets break it down into four different software categories. Namely, operations management software, CRM software, accounting software and business intelligence software. In part 1 of this business management software blog series, we will take a look at operations management software. In part 2 of this blog series we will take a more in-depth look at accounting software, CRM software and business intelligence software. Business Management Software Explained: What is Operations Management Software? Unlike CRM systems and accounting systems which are horizontal business management software … [Read more...]
Marketing Strategy: Make a Great Impression Every Time You Communicate with Your Leads and Clients using Sage CRM.
Use Sage CRM to get up to speed fast and to put your best foot forward every time Most marketing and sales gurus say that generating recurring business from existing clients is easier and cheaper than pursuing new business from new clients. While engaging in both these activities is important, do you know your ROI on your client retention and client acquisition activities? Here’s what the experts are saying: Companies focus on acquisition more than customer retention, even though it can cost 7x more to acquire new customers. Kissmetrics Blog Article. According to Bain and Co., a 5% increase in customer retention can increase … [Read more...]
Why Do I Need to Upgrade My Sage 300 (Accpac) ERP System?
Ensure that Your Information is Secure Upgrade to the latest version of Sage 300 to safeguard your business data. Get access to all the product updates and make sure your software investment is safe and the system is working smoothly. Stay On the Latest Technology Gain a technological edge over your competitors. Ensure that your software is compatible with the latest operating systems and newest releases of Windows, Microsoft Office, Java etc. and easily integrates with other business software applications. Get Access to Several New and Improved Features When you upgrade your Sage 300 (Accpac) system, you will get access to many new and … [Read more...]
How Does Sage CRM Software Perform Against the Top 5 CRM Trends for 2016?
What is CRM? CRM stands for client relationship management. It includes all the strategies, tools, and processes of a business that are utilized to manage client relationships. A CRM system allows you to electronically file and keep track of all your important client communications so that your clients become the core of your business. We recently came across an article outlining the top 5 CRM trends for 2016. After reviewing the 2016 CRM trends, we decided to put Sage CRM to the test. Here is what we discovered: First Trend: Content The article highlights that consumers’ demands for in-depth information is ever-increasing, while their … [Read more...]
How to Make Sure All Your Warehouse Workers Are Equally Pulling Their Weight When Picking, Packing and Shipping Orders
How are you picking, packing and shipping your customer orders? For one whole goods distributor equalizing warehouse labor statistics meant: Warehouse workers couldn’t cherry pick select orders All the difficult or easy orders wouldn’t be filled by just one person Developing simple picking, packing and shipping processes, so warehouse workers (with no prior training) could easily start picking orders. How Did Front Line Systems Help? We mounted a monitor above the picking table with the list of orders that needed to be picked. The list of orders was also queued up on the warehouse workers’ handhelds. Everyone in … [Read more...]
