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  NEWS Death of Alan Bryant – long time Sage ISV and VP – co-founder of Macabe Associates with his sister Tina Ingallis. Sage releases attendance estimates for Sage Summit Tour – a total estimate of about 17,000 people expected at the 9 events. https://www.sage.com/sage-summit/en-uk/pdfs/Final_Sage_Summit_Tour_London_Prospectus.pdf Intuit Inc., the maker of TurboTax and QuickBooks, on Wednesday […] The post 009: Where and How to Find Great Customers (plus Technology News) appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  NEWS Oracle gives notice that 450  employees in its Santa Clara hardware systems division would be laid off. The article quotes Oracle as saying ” The Santa Clara facility is not closing as part of this reduction in force,” the company wrote Wednesday. “Rather, Oracle is refocusing its Hardware Systems business, and for that […] The post 008: Tips for Maximizing Your Conference Experience (plus Technology News) appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  NEWS 6 Signs you should sell Microsoft stock: 1. High Valuation relative to growth 2. Weak revenue growth 3. Expensive growth strategies (giving away Windows) 4. The belly flop of mobile 5. Azure lags Amazon 6. No insider buying Source: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/6-signs-you-should-sell-microsoft-corporation-stock-cm727701 Sage VP Product Management Mike Ritchie departs for another position – reportedly with […] The post 007: Take Advantage of These Top Pricing Strategies (plus Technology News) appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  NEWS Microsoft folds Envision into Microsoft Ignite – September 25-29, 2017 Orlando, FL – the event had been introduced by CMO Chris Capossela in a January 13, 2016 blog post as a replacement to Convergence and was held in New Orleans April 4-6, 2016. Envision was for CxOs and their senior department and functional […] The post 006: Why Verticals Are Hot – and How You Can Get Started (plus Technology News) appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  NEWS Sage reports full yearnings generally meeting their forecasted 6% growth / 27% profit Sage One – 313,000 subs // KPI – 1,000,000 (July 2015 Capital Markets – https://goo.gl/Ceh1l6) Sage Live – 600 subs // KPI – 40,000 (July 2015 Capital Markets https://goo.gl/Ceh1l6) X3 – A little over 4,000 customers (claimed 5k at July […] The post 005: Dumb Advice on … Awesome Tools for Virtual Offices plus Sage Year End Results and Other Tech News! appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

NEWS     Microsoft adds Outlook Customer Manager to Office 365 SMB plan – Microsoft is adding a new customer relationship management tool that is accessible via Outlook to its Office 365 Business Premium plan for no additional cost for subscribers.    https://blogs.office.com/2016/11/14/introducing-outlook-customer-manager-relationships-made-easy-for-small-businesses/    Introducing Outlook Customer Manager    Microsoft Bundling Access With Office 365 for SMBs – presently […] The post 004: Dumb Advice on … Dumb Mistakes When Switching to Fixed Pricing (and Tips on Improving) plus Current Technology News and Events! appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  NEWS     Infor up for sale?     In 2012, Golden Gate and Summit invested in New York-based Infor in a 2012 deal that was completed alongside a merger with Lawson Software that valued the combined company at $1.8 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Golden Gate has held a stake in previous incarnations […] The post 003: Dumb Advice on … How to Make Money in the Near Future plus Current Technology News and Events! appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.

  AGENDA Microsoft Dynamics 365 – starts rolling out on November 1, 2016 Sage CRM – no more new sales Salesforce.com M&A Memo Link Facebook Workplace Collaboration Tool Upcoming Events (see below for details) Topic of the day – “Death of the Sales Funnel”   SHOW NOTES   NEWS AND TECHNOLOGY Microsoft Dynamics 365 to […] The post 002: Dumb Advice on … What Does the Death of the Sales Funnel Mean to Me? Plus the Hottest Technology News! appeared first on SMB Jumpstreet.