The Entrepreneurs Everest: Getting It All Done

Follow us on Twitter In this email: 1. The Entrepreneur’s Everest: Getting It All Done 2. Call Center Outsourcing: Customer Service Vendors Integrate CRM Data with Success 3. Third-Party Logistics Services: What Companies Should Consider 4. Five Web Design Tips for Site Owners The Entrepreneur’s Everest: Getting It All Done One glance at the Hierarchy of Digital Distraction is enough to illustrate how hard it can be to focus on one task at a time. We’re here to help you find services for your business, so let us do the heavy lifting—at least for the time it takes you to read this newsletter. And if you want to learn more about how organizations use CRM software to retain customers, check out this blog. Call Center Outsourcing: Customer Service Vendors Integrate CRM Data with Success Companies across industries are searching for ways to break the mundane connotations of average customer service. How are they accomplishing such a lofty goal? Theyre leaving it in the hands of experts. Call center outsourcing is big and getting bigger. With the addition of customer relationship management (CRM) to the strategic quiver, both businesses and prospects are hitting the mark with customer service outsourcing. Businesses are finding necessary to reduce costs and provide better service in a down economy--two things that might seem mutually exclusive; not so, thanks to customer service outsourcing services. Prospects enjoy a feeling of importance as problem resolutions and new offers are tailor-made to their consumer preferences. Read the full article >> Third-Party Logistics Services: What Companies Should Consider As any business with multiple stock keeping units (SKUs) and multiple orders per day knows, logistics is more complex than just putting up some shelving and making a few trips to the post office. From the local tee-shirt company to the multi-billion dollar pharmaceutical company and companies of all sizes in between, managing inventory is a major business challenge. Long before the current economic situation, smart businesses looked for ways to streamline operations and keep costs under control. To that end, many companies have outsourced as much infrastructure as possible in an attempt to focus on core competencies. Outsourced logistics, or third party logistics (3PL), as it is often called, has grown as an industry because of its ability to offer ever more finely tuned supply chain solutions. Read the full article >> Five Web Design Tips for Site Owners Companies miss out on potential revenue because they do not understand how to attract and maintain the attention of Web users. Many businesses make the mistake of assuming it is enough to host a Web site, and they do not invest the time in learning how to improve upon their Web design. Here are five tips to help businesses improve the allure and usability of their Web sites. Web Design Tip Number 1: Legible Pages Legibility is one of the most important traits regarding Web design. Web designers pay careful attention to particular features of each page. A pages text and background colors need to complement each another, or the reader may have a difficult time deciphering the text. Applying dark text to a light background is encouraged by Web designers. Read the full article >> Get more buyer advice Do you provide business services? Become a Vendor Are you an expert in your field? Write an article © VendorSeek, 1051 East Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 800, Foster City, CA 94404