Geoffrey Mobisson

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Name: Geoffrey Mobisson
Date registered: January 12, 2009
URL: http://www.levementum.com
Jabber / Google Talk: gmobisson
Yahoo! IM: gmobisson

Latest posts

  1. A Review of SugarCRM Web Services – from a Business Value Perspective — December 23, 2011
  2. Jive – a passionate and disruptive slant on Social CRM (retort – part 2) — December 5, 2011
  3. SugarCRM Demonstration Videos on Levementum.com — August 31, 2011
  4. Industry analysis on SugarCRM as an alternative to Salesforce.com — July 12, 2011
  5. eBay buys Magento…what does it mean? — June 6, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Open Source Notes from the Left Bank: OSS Adoption in Europe — 7 comments
  2. Top 10 Reasons to Pick SugarCRM over Salesforce.com: #9 Core Code Customization — 3 comments
  3. Open Source CRM, ERP and Wireless – Mission Impossible? — 2 comments
  4. Growing Commercial Open Source through Cross-Pollination — 2 comments
  5. Global OSS: Expanding to Australia…why Levementum did it. — 2 comments

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Dec
23

A Review of SugarCRM Web Services – from a Business Value Perspective

by Geoffrey Mobisson

ComplexOps

In this review, you will learn how and why the SugarCRM Web Services Platform is a reliable, scalable, and cost-effective method of integrating to your SugarCRM application, regardless of the selection of an On-Demand or On-Premise infrastructure.

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Dec
05

Jive – a passionate and disruptive slant on Social CRM (retort – part 2)

by Geoffrey Mobisson

CRM isn’t SRM (Sales Relationship Management)…its “x”-RM, which covers customer support, highly transactional operational models, team collaboration, oversight, and varied vertical applications

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Aug
31

SugarCRM Demonstration Videos on Levementum.com

by Geoffrey Mobisson

Levementum just added a host of SugarCRM demonstration videos to their sites.  Thes include Sales, Marketing, Support, Adminstrative and MObile demos…take a look:  http://www.levementum.com/technology/sugarcrm/sugarcrm-demonstration-videos

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Jul
12

Industry analysis on SugarCRM as an alternative to Salesforce.com

by Geoffrey Mobisson

We are seeing the erosion of Salesforce.com’s first mover advantage, as players like SugarCRM are delivering higher value across multiple dimensions.

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Jun
06

eBay buys Magento…what does it mean?

by Geoffrey Mobisson

magento

As most of you know, eBay bought out Magento last week, picking up the 51% of the company it didn’t own.  While I have no idea what they paid for it, we do know that its initial purchase of Magento (the 49%) valued the company at 45 million.  I would bet the farm that the …

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Apr
06

Notes fom SugarCON 2011: Mindtouch’s Product Help session….DO NOT MISS THIS!

by Geoffrey Mobisson

So  – I just got a preview of Aaron Fukerson’s presentation at SugarCON.   I will not steal his thunder before his session – but holy toledo, was I impressed by it! So….without any spoilers, here is the 30,000 ft summary:   …We all know how hard it is to take the tweets, blogs, forums, threads, likes, …

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Apr
06

Notes from SugarCON 2011: In the world of Marketing…Pardot is a winner.

by Geoffrey Mobisson

pardot

So SugarCON 2011 is in its 2nd day….and its hard to believe that its over in 2 hours.  You will not find a more intense 48 hours of organized conference chaos anywhere else in Silicon Valley. So…IBM and its pragmatic play with SugarCRM and LotusLive, definitely real, definitely NOT vapor, and definitely a winner. Another …

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Apr
05

Notes from SugarCON2011: SugarCRM and LotusLive?….it’s the real deal

by Geoffrey Mobisson

lotuslive and sugarcrm

Day 1 at SugarCON 2011….and at any software conference or exposition, its easy to get carried away with the hyperbole and “vapor” of new product releases, new alliances, the latest “foo”-CRM idea. There is one solution offering though, that appears to be the real deal, and I am betting is going to get traction…fast….and its …

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Mar
28

Top 10 Reasons to Pick SugarCRM Over Salesforce #4: Money

by Geoffrey Mobisson

cost

The goal of a CRM solution is to drive growth (i.e. revenue) and maximize efficiencies (i.e. profit) in business practices, processes, and relationship management (sales).  Should you have to pay a premium and be restricted on how you do this?  SugarCRM says NO!  This is why they are an open source product, why they allow …

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Mar
25

Top 10 Reasons to Pick SugarCRM Over Salesforce #5: Powerful Entry Commercial Offering

by Geoffrey Mobisson

Professional Level Chart

SugarCRM’s Professional offering is equivalent to the Enterprise offering of Salesforce.  Salesforce’s “Professional” offering lacks basic sales force automation features which a professional CRM should have.  Who wants to pay for a “professional”  CRM solution that won’t support  a professional sales force appropriately? SugarCRM wants their customers to get the most out of their CRM …

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