Pythagoras reflects on the Technology for Marketing and Advertising Exhibition (TFM&A) 2010

Pythagoras' experts showcased Microsoft Dynamics CRM on February 23 and 24, attracting vast interest across all our vertical sectors. Visitors to our stand understood the benefits Microsoft Dynamics CRM can bring to their organisation along with the added value of Pythagoras’ customisation and industry expertise.

Visitors also realised the great advantages of Microsoft Dynamics CRM over their current systems with the clear efficiency and productivity gains evident from the various work flow and the seamless integration with Microsoft Office® being initial stand out features desired.

Our Microsoft CRM experts were also on hand throughout to answer questions and enlighten visitors with troubleshooting advice and tips on how to improve their Microsoft Dynamics CRM experience.

If you were unable to attend the TFM&A Exhibition this year our experts are available to discuss your individual requirements and to give demonstrations of the capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Furthermore, a brief outline of just some of the advantages Microsoft Dynamics CRM brings to the 8 verticals in which we showcased can be seen below:

Membership Software
• Highly configurable membership system for your individual business needs while also extending the reach of Outlook by turning it into a effective tool for customer relationship
• Membership software reporting and business intelligence has reached a new level of importance

NHS and Healthcare
• Improved Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM)
• Proactively manage patients, improving productivity

Not for Profit
• Improved targeting of areas and customers with full profiling and segmentation of data
• Full membership and fundraising features

Insurance
• Comprehensive organisation, contact, and deal tracking to enable you to see everything about your customer, improve relationships and ultimately customer retention.
• Workflow and Process automation that will automate key business processes in the business

Media
• Profile your audiences more effectively
• Develop deeper relationships with advertisers and track complex interactions with content licensees and content providers

Education
• Improves full student lifecycle management, from recruitment to alumni and beyond
• Improves communication across internal departments and externally, enhancing the ability to manage teacher progress and build consistent external relationships with key stakeholders

Manufacturing
• Gain insight and provide channel partners the information and tools they need to drive demand for your products
• Shorten the sales cycle by effectively managing and assessing opportunities in your sales pipeline

High Technology Organisations
-Drives innovation and success through accurate understanding of products and trends and enabling manufacturers to fully maximise internal and external communication channels between the likes of marketing teams, customers, suppliers and manufacturing departments.

Pythagoras has been a Microsoft Gold Partner since 2008 with over 60 staff on hand to help provide solutions and support for your individual needs. Based out of Maidenhead, Berkshire with offices located in central London near Trafalgar Square Pythagoras Communications has the enviable success and experience desired by those looking for a customisable CRM solution.

Microsoft CRM Dynamics Partner Relationship Management (PRM)

Leading Microsoft CRM Dynamics Partner Pythagoras to release new accelerator to its customers.



The Partner Relationship Management (PRM) Accelerator allows businesses to use Microsoft Dynamics CRM to distribute sales leads and centrally manage sales opportunities across channel partners. Using the PRM Accelerator, companies can jointly manage sales processes with key businesses partners using a centralised web portal as well as extend this integration to automate additional business processes using custom CRM entities and workflows.

The PRM accelerator requires the web interaction management accelerator to be installed before you commence deployment of PRM. In addition to the standard capabilities provided by the web interaction management accelerator, the PRM accelerator provides the following capabilities:

– Partner profiling and segmentation

– Partner skillset management

– Partner training and accreditation management

– Partner performance reporting

– Lead allocation

– Opportunity pool and bid management

– Joint opportunity management

– Sales literature downloads

– Knowledge base searches

– Online service scheduling

– Typical PRM process management workflows

Initially this accelerator will be provided for on-premise customers. However, source code is provided for customers who wish to utilise it with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. Future releases will provide information on how to deliver this accelerator via the Windows Azure™ Platform.

As with all CRM Accelerators, they are available at no additional cost to current Microsoft Dynamics CRM customers. These solutions can be deployed as packaged extensions to Microsoft Dynamics CRM or used to help develop new solutions allowing organisations to help improve the time-to-value in tailoring Microsoft Dynamics CRM to their business needs.

About Pythagoras
Pythagoras is a company that is confidently experienced in providing Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Accounts and integrated business solutions for businesses across a broad range of industries including Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Sage 200 and Sage CRM.