Posts by Iain Wicks
ClickDimensions Online Survey Tool – new feature!
Everyone knows that here, at Rocket CRM, we are big fans of ClickDimensions and we couldn’t be more excited to test drive the new ClickDimensions online survey tool that forms part of the ClickDimensions digital marketing platform or Dynamics 365 and the power platform. The brand new survey tool is in beta right now, so…
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How charities can create savings with low cost CRM
The Current Situation for charities The Covid 19 Pandemic has had a devastating effect on the whole world’s economy and the charity sector is no exception. However, in this particular situation, charities are a bit of an anomaly. While the not for profit sector has been hit massively by a vastly depleted income stream, it…
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3 things that Membership Organisations need to do now in order to stay relevant
Membership organisations that want to continue to exist need to listen to and adapt to the evolving needs of their audiences. Membership organisations that don’t innovate will inevitably meet the same fate as a slowly sinking ship. We all know that there are difficult times ahead, as we attempt to start kickstart our normal lives…
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Power Apps for the SMB Sector: The new CRM
The biggest change to how we run our business over the past year has been in the Power Apps for the SMB sector. It used to be that, if you wanted a CRM system you would buy a CRM product like Dynamics 365 Sales or Dynamics 365 Customer service. Both of which are fully formed,…
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We recommend that you use Recommendations in Dynamics 365
This week we’re unpacking another cool, yet, little known feature on Microsoft Dynamics 365. It’s called Recommendations and it’s very easy to set up and use. Even more importantly…it will make you look great as the CRM administrator! Using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Recommendations it’s possible to make suggestions based on various criteria on a record. …
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Forms Pro: The free survey tool for Dynamics 365
In times of uncertainty we could all use a helping hand. Here’s a great tip if you’re already using Dynamics 365 and you have a need to create forms, quizzes or surveys. Did you know that you also have free access to use Forms Pro? … Well, you’re not the only one, it seems a…
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Remote Team Productivity: MS Teams with Dynamics 365 and Power Apps
Different combinations of crisis have been pushing survival questions of not only businesses, but also the human race. None more so than the Coronavirus crisis situation, the phenomenon that will always be remembered as the catalyst that changed the way we live and work forever. In terms of business, this new world calls for a…
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How to track sales performance vs quotas in Dynamics 365
It’s been a long time coming but a nice alternative to using goals to track sales trends and performance has finally arrived for the Dynamics 365 community. For those poor souls that ever had to experience the clunky, non intuitive setting up of goals in Dynamics 365, you’ll understand the elation that this news brings…
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Dynamics 365 Team Member License Update Feb 2020
We, at Rocket CRM love Microsoft (well…it is Valentines day, at the time of writing this update!). Although,we do sometimes get frustrated by their inconsistencies and constant changing of the goalposts, especially around the Dynamics 365 Team Member License. We previously wrote an article about Dynamics 365 Team Member licenses which got a lot of…
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Four reasons I wouldn’t use Dynamics 365 Marketing’s “send now” feature in a production environment.
Microsoft recently released a much needed and requested feature for the Dynamics 365 Marketing product called Send Now. With this feature, marketing users can “instantly” send a marketing email to one or more individuals. Dynamics 365 CRM users can do this without requiring knowledge of how to create a customer segments and customer journeys and…
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