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Improve sales productivity and remote selling with Sales accelerator 

  • By Jigisha DebSr. Product Marketing Manager, Dynamics 365 Sales
Sales leaders face an unprecedented challenge to meet increasingly demanding buyer needs, all while managing the limitations of a world restricted by COVID-19. According to Gartner, “Before the pandemic, about 46 percent of a B2B sales rep’s time was spent either with a customer or at that customer’s work premises.” While the responsibilities of sales...Read more
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Sales enablement partnerships enhance personalization for Dynamics 365 

  • By Jigisha DebSr. Product Marketing Manager, Dynamics 365 Sales
Implementing a modern sales enablement toolset can generate over 650 percent ROI, according to Forrester; a finding that underscores the opportunity cost of not addressing the challenges many sales organizations face. Using outdated systems and fragmented data can create a disconnected view of buyer journeys and touch points. Costly time is often spent tracking down...Read more
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Microsoft is a customers’ choice in CRM lead management 

  • By Lori LamkinGeneral Manager, Dynamics 365 Marketing Product
  • Dina ApostolouSr. Director, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Product Marketing
In another era, people will talk was a warning. Today, it’s a distinction. Gartner’s most recent Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: CRM Lead Management, names Microsoft as a 2020 Customers’ Choice for CRM Lead Management. This recognition comes from the opinions and evaluations gathered under the Gartner Peer Insights program, which gathers opinions...Read more
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How predictable is your sales forecast? 

  • By Jigisha DebSr. Product Marketing Manager, Dynamics 365 Sales
Sales forecasts are wrong more than half the time, according to CSO Insights. That’s just slightly worse than a 10-day weather prediction! It turns out that sales forecasting in practice is less science and more guesswork, depending heavily on gut feel and spreadsheets for most organizations. The process is prone to bias and error and...Read more
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How your growing businesses can compete and win on the customer experience 

  • By Jigisha DebSr. Product Marketing Manager, Dynamics 365 Sales
Can you imagine losing customers everyday? That’s what could happen after a bad experience with your organization. According to a recent report by PWC, 32 percent of customers will walk away after just one bad experience. As digital native companies continue to elevate customer expectations for personalized sales and always-on support, growing organizations need to...Read more
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Turn prospects into engaged customers with intelligent sales and marketing 

The selling landscape is undergoing fundamental changes, many of them driven by the effects of B2B customers’ experience as everyday consumers. Many retailers have created personalized, nearly immersive, online experiences for each customer. Consumers shopping for goods and services continually experience fresh and delightful interactions, from highly customized offers and recommendations to frictionless channels to...Read more
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4 ways sales teams can close deals faster with AI-powered insights 

In this two-part series, we’ll explore how AI capabilities in Dynamics 365 Sales Insights helps sales teams sell proactively and managers lead proactively. If you’re attending the Gartner  CSO & Sales Leader Conference 2019, be sure to attend our session, How Microsoft Unlocks Success with Insight-Drive Selling this Wednesday, September 18th, from 3-3:45 PM. The...Read more
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How leading companies use CRM to power personalization 

  • By Shruti ShuklaSr. Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Dynamics 365
Organizations must tailor consumer experiences to the individual needs and desires of current and prospective customers. Personalizing the customer journey, however, can be time intensive and expensive. Fortunately, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, makes this process efficient and affordable. One organization dependent on personalized experiences is AAA Northeast. Their...Read more
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Weekly Webinars for the Business Applications Community for September 2019! 

Didn’t you wish there was some expert that would just explain how to use Dynamics 365 and Power Platform technologies? Purvin Patel brings his firehose of information to the community every Monday at 10am (Pacific) as part of a weekly webinar series.  You should expect deep dives, special guests, MVPs talking about cool things they...Read more
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Conversation intelligence is now available in Dynamics 365 Sales Insights 

  • By Oren RynglerHead of Product - Dynamics 365 Sales and Sales Insights
Today we’re excited to announce the next evolution of Dynamics 365 Sales Insights, making our Sales Insights application generally available. Our vision for Dynamics 365 Sales Insights is to augment every customer interaction, sales activity, and business decision with intelligence. This empowers sellers and managers closest to the problem by leveraging AI as a core...Read more
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Dynamics 365 Sales Insights app (with conversation intelligence) generally available 

Sales organizations are looking for ways to harness the power of AI and transform their business. Every time sellers interact with customers, data is getting created in various systems and organizations are left seeking ways to generate value from the data assets that are created. Customer conversations are a critical part of the sales cycle,...Read more
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Extending Dynamics 365 to accelerate partner revenue 

  • By Oren RynglerHead of Product - Dynamics 365 Sales and Sales Insights
If you’re a partner led organization that depends on indirect channels as one of the primary business growth drivers, choosing the right partner engagement relationship management solution is the key to drive scale. The average partner program contains a number of distinct components. With partner solutions such as partner relationship management (PRM) and Ecosystem Cloud,...Read more
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