We recently engaged the services of a top marketing firm, BottomLine Marketing, to help us get our marketing activities into sharper focus. Our self-image had worked well for us for over a decade, but had become dated, and was no longer in complete alignment with our products, services and our…
Wiki Definition: Project accounting (sometimes referred to as job cost accounting) is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects, which can then be used by managers to aid project management. Other famously used BUZZ words for project accounting are: Construction In Progress accounting (CIP), CAR, Planning, etc. Typically, people…
DSD Business Systems will be hosting its 2013 Software Conference at the beautiful Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines on September 19th. This user conference has been designed to be of great value to all Sage 100, Sage 300 and Sage 500 ERP end-users. Being a Hero One of my favorite…
Many business factors drive ERP software adoption, not the least of which are the desire to control costs, to make better and more up-to-date information available to decision-makers, and to provide world-class customer service. But a new and important driver has surfaced in the past decade – the necessity to be in compliance with increased…
Part of my job as a front line sales person is to answer questions regarding DSD Business Systems. I take multiple calls a week from potential customers “interviewing” DSD Business Systems and evaluating us for software and consulting services. In response to these customer inquiries, I’ve compiled the top three…
In Part One of this blog, we talked about your general approach to a cloud vs. on-premises evaluation, based on your business environment. In Part Two, we listed some of the software costs that play a part in such an evaluation. In Part Three, we continue listing those factors, beginning with…
In Part One of this blog, we talked about your general approach to a cloud vs. on-premises evaluation, based on your business environment. In Part Two, we’ll discuss many of the factors that play a part in such an evaluation. Those factors are listed below but don’t stop there. Try…
That’s a tough question to answer. Of course, it’s a lot of things. It’s how you treat your customers, how you treat your staff, whether you make your community a better place to live, whether you’re profitable, etc. But, is there one quality, more than any other, that best defines…
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software is customer-centric, and allows you to communicate effectively and consistently with your customers and prospects. An ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system allows you to handle your financial affairs, your inventory and billings, and even to manage and track your manufacturing processes. So, should these systems…
Rob Preston, VP and Editor in Chief of InformationWeek, recently posted the commentary “Sorry, But Outsourcing Isn’t Evil”. To read the full article CLICK HERE. I have objections to his commentary, some based on the content and some based on the style. First, my style objections. Mr. Preston said that…
