This paper examines the challenges salespeople face, the growing Web 2.0 trend in the enterprise, and the drivers for a new breed of social applications that complement traditional CRM systems to help sales users close more deals quickly. 

This study measures the effects of today's economy on sales organizations and found that the mainstream response to the challenge of selling through today's economy to be generally off target. 

As a salesforce.com customer, you understand gathering data is only the first step towards success. Reports from Salesforce still require a lot of hands-on manipulation to get to the level of insight you and your executives need to make effective decisions. 

Inexpensive, easy-to-deploy SaaS BI can help companies put easy-to-use data mining and reporting tools for smart decision making into the hands of more employees and uncover the real “geniuses” of decision making hidden in every department. 

Microsoft Dynamics CRM has enabled Jones Lang LaSalle to share customer and account information globally, while still offering functionality tailored to the unique processes of its many business units and more than 700 local offices. 

Watch this webcast to learn of the features and benefits in the new version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0. Microsoft Dynamics CRM offers you innovative ways to access this powerful relationship management solution to empower your employees to respond quickly to customer demands and increase customer satisfaction. 

Find out how you can get the sales solution of the future today. In this webcast, you learn how creating a connected, collaborative sales team can help you win new business, as well as keep the business you already have. 

With Crystal Reports® software from the SAP® BusinessObjects™ portfolio of solutions, you can empower end users to explore reports interactively, create compelling reports with stunning visualizations, and develop powerful data "mashups." 

As a sales manager, you may not have access to business analytics that may be telling a story about your team's performance. What analytics do you need in order to answer questions that may come down from upper management? In this session, you'll learn about what you need to see, report on, and summarize to manage your team's performance. 

Download the Oracle CRM White Paper, "Winning in Today's Environment: Six Imperatives for the Chief Sales Officer," to learn how you can deploy several best practices to achieve unparalleled sales success in your organization. 

This webcast discusses the latest advances in business intelligence solutions for medium-sized businesses. Watch this webcast to learn how your mid-sized company can make the most out of BI. 

The reasons driving standardization in BI and reporting are core to every company—cutting costs, boosting revenue, and increasing profits. IBM Cognos 8 BI lets business users move among capabilities in a guided way, get the answers they seek, and collaborate while giving IT complete control over the BI environment.