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Stock out counts and other inventory balances

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A client recently asked why their measure for Zero Inventory Counts (stock out counts) was running long, and you’d think getting a list of times you didn’t have inventory would be easy. Except, it depends on how you are figuring that out.…
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Identifying Product Line Profitability through Landed Cost Analysis

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Edit: The webinar is closed for registration (February 5th 2013) Establishing landed costs for the products that a company handles can be a tricky business. There are freight costs, but they are not generally by SKU. There is trade promotional…
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SQL Server 2012 SP1 is out!

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To all Business Impact Clients: Microsoft released on the 19th November, the first Service Pack (SP1) for SQL Server 2012. One can find the list of fixes in their support article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2674319 and read more about…
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GreatVines National Account Authorizations and Mandates

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Welcome to the first in a new series of website posts dedicated to cutting-edge new features of GreatVines and Force.com in 2012. Hopefully by now you are already aware of and utilizing our new “Account Call” capability, affectionately…
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CBA and Craft Business Daily [Beer]

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We are thrilled to be highlighted by one of our craft beer suppliers today in the Craft Business Daily email newsletter! Thanks to Marty, Andy and Jenn for the love. One Winner on 2012 Execution December 5, 2011 Dear…
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How Your Business Can Become A Social Enterprise

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Chatter is changing the way employees collaborate with one another. New, young sales reps grew up on the internet. This is how they communicate. This is how the world communicates. Now available for your business. Contact GreatVines to…
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GreatVines Selects GoodData to Power Advanced Analytics

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Force.com Native App brings visibility by the case to beverage alcohol industry GreatVines today announced that it has selected GoodData to power the analytics for its innovative beverage selling solution. For GreatVines, dashboards…
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Direct to Consumer CRM vs Trade CRM for Wineries

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We were recently interviewed and asked about the differences between Direct to Consumer CRM and Trade CRM, particularly for wine producers.  Wine producers are unique in the Alcoholic Beverage space in that they are allowed to sell directly…
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Using Technology to Sell More Cases

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When you are in sales, time is money.  The more time you spend selling, versus other administrative activities, the more you will sell.  So, what are the 3 things sales reps absolutely need at their fingertips to make the best use of their…