
To Build or to Buy? Weighing Solution Acquisition Strategies
Articles, Sales Execution
Since the beginning of the information age, organizations have been faced with the question of whether to build a custom solution or buy a commercial off-the-shelf packaged solution. Cloud computing ecosystems like…

4 Steps to Increase Depletions in 2017
Articles, Sales Execution
If you’re like us, it feels like each successive year comes around more quickly than the last. Whether it’s just a function of aging or because time is elastic, the phenomenon makes us focus on the fact that, if time…

GreatVines Helps Craft Producers Become Attractive Acquisition Targets
Articles, Retail Space Management, Sales Execution
Using automation tools for beverage selling in the 3-tier system helps suppliers/producers and distributors reach their sales and marketing goals. As we are keen on pointing out, the use of a platform like GreatVines is especially…

5 Reasons to Engage GreatVines for Beverage Selling Success
Articles, Sales Execution
“Nothing succeeds like success” says the old adage and we’re eager to demonstrate the extent to which the GreatVines platform for beverage selling is driving success for customers. So with that in mind, GreatVines polled its user base…
GreatVines Makes Promotion Optimization Institute’s 2016 Vendor Panorama
Articles, News, Sales Execution
The POI Analysis Evaluates Leading Software Solutions for Retail Execution
St. Helena, CA – Monday, July 7, 2016 – GreatVines was included in the Promotion Optimization Institute’s (POI) 2016 Retail Execution…

3 Ways To Improve Sales Execution With Social Media
Articles, Sales Execution
When our partner Salesforce.com first introduced “Chatter” and “Social Contacts” as part of their new Social Enterprise Platform in 2011, I was already hooked. In his Dreamforce keynote a year earlier, CEO Marc…

5 Ways to Stop “Heat Loss” in Your Sales Process
Articles, Sales Execution
Last summer I was doing some research for a speech I was giving about the role of technology in the “flavor experience.” I was fascinated by the latest advancements in commercial cooktops. With the old way of cooking, you…

What Makes up the Total Cost of BI?
Articles, Data Analytics, Sales Execution
If you’re currently in the market for a business intelligence solution, then it’s assumed that your organization is in the mind-state of growth. It’s likely that your business is growing at a pace that is getting difficult to handle…

Adding an “As Of” Date to TARGIT Reports
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Financial statements in TARGIT are often constructed with comparisons and calculations for more exact formatting. The comparisons can hold elements for current and previous years, quarters, months, or any combination of time you…