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Customer Experience for Sales: Oracle Sales Solutions by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 13, 2012 - (Free Research) The customer experience is playing a bigger role in the consumer market as well as the B2B buying process. Sales professionals need to provide a consistent and personalized experience from the very first interaction – but legacy sales strategies are fragmented. Read on to learn how to optimize your sales methods for the age of the customer.  (WHITE PAPER)

Defining the 21st Century salesperson by SAP America, Inc. May 15, 2012 - (Free Research) This expert white paper from Forrester Research discusses how the role of the sales person has changed in today's digital world and the four types of salespeople in the 21st century.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Innovators Use B2B Integration Software to Shrink Cycle Times and Cost by IBM February 24, 2011 - (Free Research) IDC conducted a study on behalf of Sterling Commerce, an IBM Company, to determine how Sterling Commerce customers were using B2B integration software innovatively to improve core processes. Continue reading this paper to learn the results of that study and find out how innovators use b2b integrations software to shrink cycle time and cost.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Evolution Vs. Revolution: Driving B2B Efficiencies Forward with People, Processes and Technology Tools by SEEBURGER October 2008 - (Free Research) B2B integration technology, offers powerful and complementary tools and services for seamless business integration and meeting the challenges of global collaboration.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Sales Executive Strategy Brief by Oracle Corporation August 2012 - (Free Research) In this executive strategy brief, we will explore customer experiences throughout the selling process, how sales must adapt in the age of the customer, and ways to improve sales performance that will positively impact the customer experience.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine Issue 2 by SearchCRM January 2012 - (Free Research) This second issue of Customer Experience Exchange highlights the contact center. Often an overlooked facet of customer relationship management (CRM), the contact center is usually the first way a customer reaches out to a company and thus should always be considered in CRM strategies.  (EZINE)

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Issue 3 by SearchCRM March 2012 - (Free Research) In this third edition of the Customer Experience Exchange e-zine, Chris Maxcer delves into world of incorporating team-building activities into contact center agents' schedules, Vangie Beal discusses Dell's six-year investment in social media and Anna Fiorentino writes about why customer loyalty has dipped nearly 10%.  (EZINE)

Who Are My Best Customers? by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters February 2009 - (Free Research) Who are my best customers? If you manage sales, marketing, or customer service, you want an answer to that. That's because implementing successful strategies for every customer segment is critical to increasing business profits. This paper describes just a few of the ways that you can use analytics to better understand your customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Mobile apps reach the busy customer by SearchCRM March 2013 - (Free Research) In this expert e-zine, discover two key areas of app development in today's mobile climate: delivering quality mobile customer service, and uniting front-end and back-end functionality. Also included is a case study of a mobile app that delivered user-oriented, ultra-simple service with outstanding results.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

How to Profit in a Downturn: 4 Customer-centric Strategies for Growth in a Challenging Market by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution February 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Using Social Media to Win Over Customers by SearchCRM March 2013 - (Free Research) While many businesses are eager to join their customers at the social media party, doing so without the proper internal processes in place could spell disaster. In this brief expert e-book, you can learn how to create a successful social CRM initiative (and valuable customer relations) through implementing the right processes and technologies.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

CRM in Financial Services: Best practices, trends and strategy for the new economy by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution November 2010 - (Free Research) Find out how financial services companies are leveraging CRM technology and best practices to improve service and operational efficiency. Read this e-book to learn more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Turning Customer Interactions into Money: Using Predictive Analytics to Achieve Stellar ROI by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters December 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper makes the case for using predictive analytics as a catalyst for a company's growth. It includes best practices from several global companies including: Cablecom, Royal & Sun Alliance, and T. Rowe Price. Ultimately, it is about maximizing the level of understanding that can be achieved with customer data.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Taking a swing at social CRM by SearchCRM May 2012 - (Free Research) This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments.  (EZINE)

B2B Collaboration: Assessing the ROI of Process Integration Business Value Research Series by Sterling Commerce Manufacturing Solutions March 2008 - (Free Research) Business and IT leaders are under increasing pressure to improve B2B collaboration and the electronic communication capabilities of their organizations. This report looks at the key drivers for B2B collaboration in both the purchase-to-pay and...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Web Lead Evaluation and Scoring Study by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) April 2006 - (Free Research) KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group conducted an in-depth analysis of 15,452 Web leads generated by KnowledgeStorm. The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of Web leads that maximize sales opportunities and to debunk myths around what makes a good sales lead.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IDC Whitepaper: SAP Customers Move to Managed Cloud Services to Cut Costs and Improve Efficiency of B2B Integration by SAP America, Inc. May 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper examines how SAP customers improved B2B integration by implementing a cloud-based solution - SAP Information Interchange OnDemand - and the reasons, challenges, and benefits behind doing so.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Value of Sterling Commerce Managed Services for B2B Integration by Sterling Commerce, An IBM Company September 2009 - (Free Research) Increasing cost controls and unpredictable cost increases are leading many enterprises to rethink how they support their business-to-business (B2B) operations. As a result, many enterprises are choosing to outsource B2B integration by partnering with a managed services provider.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SEEBURGER Supply Chain Management (SCM) Monitor for SAP Achieving Real-Time Supply Chain Visibility with New SAP Best Practices by SEEBURGER May 2012 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn how, centralizing and intelligently automating supply chain monitoring within SAP, you can extend real-time B2B supply chain insight and problem-solving beyond the IT department to your business departments.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Let Customer Feedback Do the Driving by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters May 2007 - (Free Research) As the second installment in The Customer Innovation Series, this paper describes why and how Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) is a critical component in solving the problem of enhancing customer-driven innovation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Increasing Competitiveness and Reducing Costs in Today's Economy by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd November 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, illustrates its relevance to small and midsized business customers, and provides the resources to help you evaluate how your business might benefit from the service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Podcast - Emerging Media Series: Online Video, Social Networks and Wikis by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) November 2006 - (Free Research) This podcast, the third in a series of studies examining the impact that emerging online media have on B2B technology marketing, shows how three mainstays of the Web 2.0 culture are evolving into B2B information delivery tools: Online video, Social networks and Wikis.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Emerging Media Series: Online Video, Social Networks and Wikis by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) November 2006 - (Free Research) This report, the third in a series of studies examining the impact that emerging online media have on B2B technology marketing, shows how three mainstays of the Web 2.0 culture are evolving into B2B information delivery tools: Online video, Social networks and Wikis.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Integrating and monitoring business-to-business (B2B) value chains by ComputerWeekly.com September 2012 - (Free Research) Analysts Clive Longbottom and Rob Bamforth offer advice on putting in place an effective, integrated, overall B2B solution.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

From Cold to Hot: Lead Nurturing Programs That Generate Sales by Vtrenz, Inc August 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the importance of lead nurturing–in the lead management process. It discusses best practices for nurturing leads in today's competitive business environment, and offers advice for implementing a lead-nurturing program.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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