Comments on: Highrise CRM…Close, But No Cigar! http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/ Genuine Chris Johnson on Freelancing, CRM, Liberty & Marketing, Sex & Money Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daylite CRM Review: How To Use Daylite — GenuineChris.com http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/comment-page-1/#comment-1772 Daylite CRM Review: How To Use Daylite — GenuineChris.com Thu, 14 May 2009 15:27:28 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/2008/02/09/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/#comment-1772 [...] Heap Reviewed and Highrise CRM Reviewed. [...] [...] Heap Reviewed and Highrise CRM Reviewed. [...]

]]> By: chris http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/comment-page-1/#comment-268 chris Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:38:23 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/2008/02/09/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/#comment-268 Shane » Shane- Very cool. I'll give it a whirl; I want something with the ethos of a rails solution; if you could combine Highrise and Basecamp, I'd be a happy guy. I want sales tracking + some sort of iterated activity manager. ACT is simple enough, but it is really stupid to share. Shane » Shane- Very cool. I’ll give it a whirl; I want something with the ethos of a rails solution; if you could combine Highrise and Basecamp, I’d be a happy guy. I want sales tracking + some sort of iterated activity manager. ACT is simple enough, but it is really stupid to share.

]]> By: Shane http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Shane Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:37:07 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/2008/02/09/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/#comment-267 It can be a difficult balance between including too many features, making it more complicated and more difficult to use and oversimplifying it, as you say. There are a number of tools available in the CRM marketspace that tackle each in their own narrow focus, but depends on what you ultimately want to do. If you want a tool that does everything, then maybe Salesforce or SugarCRM? Our group has developed a Simple CRM tool which is specific to sales tracking, http://www.simplesalestracking.com It can be a difficult balance between including too many features, making it more complicated and more difficult to use and oversimplifying it, as you say.

There are a number of tools available in the CRM marketspace that tackle each in their own narrow focus, but depends on what you ultimately want to do. If you want a tool that does everything, then maybe Salesforce or SugarCRM?

Our group has developed a Simple CRM tool which is specific to sales tracking, http://www.simplesalestracking.com

]]> By: chris http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/comment-page-1/#comment-259 chris Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:10:35 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/2008/02/09/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/#comment-259 marlowe » So is there a calendaring function--or not so much? Welcome, edison guy. marlowe » So is there a calendaring function–or not so much? Welcome, edison guy.

]]> By: marlowe http://genuinechris.com/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/comment-page-1/#comment-258 marlowe Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:48:41 +0000 http://genuinechris.com/2008/02/09/highrise-crmclose-but-no-cigar/#comment-258 I use 37 signals products--Basecamp, specifically. Basecamp does just about everything you want, except for the "Case" tracking function; BC allows for extensive to dos (with templates), calendaring, milestones, client intranet support, etc. All with that dummy proof interface. Problem: What HighRise does, Basecamp doesn't, and the two don't really talk to each other. This is a result, I think, of 37 Signals' operating philosophy, which is "not one more line of code than necessary." They keep threatening to "integrate" the two, but the closest I've seen them come is using OpenID for signal sign-on, so you can go back and forth between them. I use 37 signals products–Basecamp, specifically. Basecamp does just about everything you want, except for the “Case” tracking function; BC allows for extensive to dos (with templates), calendaring, milestones, client intranet support, etc. All with that dummy proof interface. Problem: What HighRise does, Basecamp doesn’t, and the two don’t really talk to each other. This is a result, I think, of 37 Signals’ operating philosophy, which is “not one more line of code than necessary.” They keep threatening to “integrate” the two, but the closest I’ve seen them come is using OpenID for signal sign-on, so you can go back and forth between them.

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