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8 Shopify App Integrations to Optimize Your Ecommerce Store - Defined Ventures, Inc.
Shopify is one of the most popular e-commerce setups around; that’s why so many ERP providers embed it in their systems. As a plugin, it does a lot of the technical heavy lifting for businesses so marketers can focus on more important tasks. But Shopify’s strengths also include an incredible selection of additional apps to...
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Nurturing Customer Relationships Is the New Marketing Funnel - Defined Ventures, Inc.
The marketing funnel isn’t a brand new concept in the marketing world, but it’s also not an extensively discussed topic commonly floating around in front-line sales. Instead, it’s a high-concept idea used by marketers to describe the overall process of converting a potential buyer into a consumer. But why exactly is it a “funnel,” instead...
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Tools Your Startup Should Be Using (and Why) - Defined Ventures, Inc.
Starting a new company is easier now than it was just 10 or 20 years ago. Everyone has unprecedented access to information, contacts, and resources to make the startup process easier and expand reach quickly. Technological advances can unfortunately come with trade-offs, though, including feeling a bit lost in the wealth of information and options...
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For Distributors Overwhelmed By New Software, Here's What Really Matters | Defined Ventures, Inc.
The last 12 to 24 months have been an incredible whirlwind of technological advances in the distribution industry. Developers are coming up with incredibly innovative solutions to some of the stickiest problems distributors face, including how we sell, where we sell, and how we cater to our customers. No matter what the goal you’re trying...
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Real Estate CRM Software, Because Lead-Gen Intelligence Is Valuable | Defined Ventures, Inc.
The world of real estate moves at a rapid pace. As an agent or broker, you are constantly looking for homes to sell and for people to buy them. The proper categorization of your leads is critical to your ability to find the ones you need quickly and easily at a moment’s notice. The days...
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5 Tools for Better Inventory Management | Defined Ventures, Inc.
Inventory control is one of the most critical parts of a successful retail or manufacturing business. You need to have the right items in store, in the right quantities, when they’re needed and where they’re needed. And it isn’t only about having the right items in the right place; how you manage your inventory needs...
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7 Shocking Sales CRM Software Adoption Stats - Defined Ventures, Inc.
Will 2018 be the year your business finally adopts a CRM? If you haven’t quite decided whether a CRM is right for you just yet, we want to share some important insider information that might help you make your decision. The statistics below go beyond surface level information to identify how, when, and where CRMs...
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In a Sea of SaaS, How and Which Do You Choose? | Defined Ventures, Inc.
Currently going through your first review to judge whether a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform is right for your business? Feeling unsure of exactly what qualifies as SaaS or how it integrates with your current setup? You’re experiencing many of the same feelings everyday businesses experience when they try to narrow down their choices. Over the past...
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Core Competencies of Effective Business Management Consulting | Defined Ventures, Inc.
The art of business management consulting is a more nuanced and subjective process than some may realize at first glance. There are plenty of standard practices that industry veterans continue to use, but most consulting firms view and define them differently. Each consultation job is a different case, and there’s no single process that works...
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