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Great example, Adrian! This is exactly where I was going.  Marketing's job is to help sales be more efficient and we solidify our reputation within the organization by delivering on this promise....

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Thank you everyone so much for your feedback.  My biggest takeaway and identified "need" is someone that could fill a sales ops role.  While we have good relationships with sales and even good use of...

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Do you know the exact point of inaccurate data entry? Maybe instead of having Sales enter this manually you use a data connector.  You can also use a company like Televerde to tele-verify before it...

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Yes, the inaccurate data always comes from manual sales entry.  They enter stuff like "Pres", "Prez", or "STREET", "Street", "ST", etc.  We're in talks with NetProspex and I like what they can do with...

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I would say it is the process and governance which needs to be looked. You need to build a process and then customize software around it, rather than take a software and build a process around it. 

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It might make sense to make them a Contact tied too Account Type = Prospect (as opposed to a contact tied to Account Type = Customer)?

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I have used multiple CRM products over the years, but am now am a SFDC disciple. I do think it is the best out there, but with that said the CRM is still only as good as the data in it and the...

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I think one of the key things to having any CRM project or implementation become successful is user adoption.  If sales people view CRM as a chore, with no value, you will always have adoption issues...

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John, Completely agree with you. My post right before yours may not sound like it. As I do believe you need to hold them accountable and go with the creed if it is not in SFDC it doesn't exist. But at...

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Required fields ensures mission critical data is captured. 

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