| ugh it may look and sound complicated, calculating | | | | No downloads – the on demand CRM |
| the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for on | | | | platform ensures you are never burdened by |
| demand CRM is as simple as elementary | | | | continual downloads cluttering up your computer |
| subtraction. Or to go one step further, more | | | | and network while slowly eating up your memory. |
| money will be going into your business rather than | | | | No hosting fees – the on demand platform |
| the system that struggles to support it. The on | | | | is designed, built and maintained by an expert IT |
| demand model affords customers greater | | | | staff, hosted at an external secure location with |
| flexibility in accessibility and product, hassle free | | | | manned security personnel. Enabling you the user |
| hosting of information, upgrades year round and | | | | to focus solely on your business and only your |
| greater security of information, just to name a | | | | business. |
| few perks! | | | | Customizable platform – the on demand |
| For those not using on demand CRM allow me to | | | | SaaS platform is readily customizable by expert |
| break down its cost effectiveness versus out of | | | | developers and product engineers. No longer will |
| the box or custom built solutions: | | | | you have to fork over thousands of dollars to |
| For starters you can take your current IT costs | | | | mash stand alone legacy systems into a tedious |
| and subtract all your hours and dollars spent on | | | | and often bug ridden enterprise solution. |
| system maintenance, upgrades, integration and up | | | | Free upgrades – with the flexibility of the |
| keep. | | | | on demand CRM model, top CRM vendors can |
| Now further subtract the cost incurred for hosting | | | | offer continual and seamless updates and |
| your current network or CRM application. If it is in | | | | enhancements to their solution. |
| house then you can deduce server costs, power | | | | Security of Information – a common |
| costs etc... If you host via third party you can go | | | | misconception with the on demand platform is the |
| ahead and drop that cost all together. | | | | issue of information security. While many find |
| So things are starting to look a little brighter! | | | | comfort in having their information hosted on site, |
| For those who currently use an out of the box | | | | they are in fact more vulnerable to intruders or |
| CRM system, you can go ahead and knock off | | | | hackers, or disgruntled employees then they |
| the costs incurred for support, training, | | | | would be by using the ASP/on demand platform. |
| customization and yearly upgrades, and every | | | | A good CRM vendor out sources the hosting of |
| other hidden fee you incur. | | | | their servers to ISP providers, thus guaranteeing |
| I am sure that by now some of you are probably | | | | greater security and up time for their customers. |
| feeling a little skeptical; and I don’t blame | | | | There is no denying the aforementioned facts, on |
| you, the potential to save this much money | | | | demand CRM offers you greater bang for your |
| definitely warrants some initial second guessing. | | | | buck when compared to the conventional out of |
| But don’t let me convince you, see for | | | | the box offerings. On demand CRM removes the |
| yourself and put your worries to rest once and | | | | headaches of IT maintenance along with its hefty |
| for all. | | | | costs, it optimizes your employee work rate and |
| No upfront costs – with on demand CRM, | | | | in turn, allows you to bring in more money while |
| the software is already built and it is entirely | | | | spending less. Not to mention your company info |
| hosted online, all you have to do is subscribe and | | | | could not be more secure! |
| start using it. | | | | |