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Here at The CRM Business we are passionate about our work with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and have started this blog to provide you, our customer, with the latest news and information from our company.

Free Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online Support

So you’ve subscribed to CRM Online, but are now struggling a bit. Perhaps you can’t find a certain feature in the system or need help configuring CRM to match the way that your business works. We can help, and it won’t even cost you a penny. Yes, you read that right. We will support you for free.

What’s the catch?
There is none. Assuming that you aren’t already working with a Microsoft Partner, simply assign us as your Partner of Record for CRM Online (this is free too) and then give us a call on 0114 286 6335 and we will help with your support query for up to 1 hour, absolutely free of charge.

It sounds too good to be true!
It really isn’t. We hope that you will be so impressed with our assistance that you consider taking out one of our support contracts so that we can continue to assist you on an ongoing basis. We are keen to increase the number of CRM Online customers that we work with, and so are offering this service to give you the chance to try us for free before you decide to part with your hard-earned.

Give it a go

  1. Add us as your Partner of Record for CRM Online
  2. Call us on 0114 286 6335

Microsoft publishes case study on The CRM Business' recent Salesforce.com to Microsoft CRM migration

The CRM Business’ recent project to replace Eyeful Presentations’ Salesforce.com system with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online has been featured in a case study on the Microsoft website.

After experiencing 50 per cent growth in one year, Eyeful Presentations decided to look for a customer relationship management (CRM) solution to replace Salesforce.com. Working with The CRM Business, it migrated to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online with Microsoft Office 365, and provisioned its new office in hours rather than weeks.

Read the full case study on Microsoft’s site now: Consultancy opens new office in days rather than weeks with cloud-based CRM.

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 7 now available

Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Update Rollup 7 now available

On 22nd March 2012, Microsoft released Update Rollup 7 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011.

This latest scheduled update for Microsoft’s Customer Relationship Management solution contains updates and enhancements, resolving issues which have been identified and improving system performance. As with previous update rollups, this latest release is cumulative and also includes all of the fixes issued in rollups 1-6. To install Update Rollup 7, Microsoft Dynamics Update Rollup 6 must already be installed.

A new feature called Read Optimised Forms is introduced in Update Rollup 7. With the introduction of this new feature users can view a record in a format whereby the form loads quicker. Click on the following link to find out information about Read Optimised Forms: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/crm/archive/2012/03/22/read-optimized-forms.aspx?4

Update rollup 7 can be uninstalled from a Microsoft Dynamics Server, it’s highly recommended that your data is backed up before you uninstall rollup 7.

CRM 2011 on-premise customers can download and install update rollup 7 now. Update rollup 7 will be distributed to CRM 2011 Outlook clients via Windows Update commencing 10th April, 2012, however customers wishing to upgrade sooner can download CRM 2011 update rollup 7 today.

If you have any queries about CRM 2011 or this latest update please don’t hesitate to contact us at. The CRM Business: Microsoft CRM 2011 UK Partner.

CRM Podcast #4: Choosing Microsoft Dynamics CRM over Salesforce.com

This 4th and final podcast in our series focusses on Eyeful Presentations’ reasons for choosing to replace their Salesforce.com system with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 from The CRM Business. Hear how Microsoft CRM Online is helping Eyeful Presentations to communicate and collaborate effectively internally, providing a centralised resource that the whole company can rely on.

Replacing Salesforce.com with Microsoft CRM 2011

CRM Podcast #3: CRM demos with The CRM Business

Podcast number 3 this week focusses on The CRM Business’ approach to CRM software demonstrations. Hear from Simon Morton, Managing Director of Eyeful Presentations, how his decision to implement Microsoft CRM with The CRM Business was made easy by the informative demo day he attended.

Microsoft CRM demo events with The CRM Business

Microsoft CRM demo events with The CRM Business

Podcast #2: Dynamics CRM User Adoption

The second podcast in our series focusses on user adoption.  Hear how The CRM Business helped the team at Eyeful Presentations to transform their business by replacing their old Salesforce system with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, providing an easy-to-use tool that Sales and Marketing teams could rely on, all integrated seamlessly into Microsoft Outlook.

Microsoft CRM user adoption: the customer's perspective

Microsoft CRM user adoption: the customer's perspective

Podcast: About Microsoft CRM

The CRM Business are proud to announce our first ever podcast. Have a listen to learn all about Microsoft CRM and how it could help drive revenue for your business.

Microsoft CRM Overview Podcast

Microsoft CRM Overview Podcast

The CRM Business: Recommended Microsoft UK Cloud partner for CRM

Gordon Frazer, Managing Director, Microsoft UK has personally recommended The CRM Business as a Microsoft Cloud Accelerate partner in recognition of our proven skill and experience delivering Microsoft CRM Online projects.

The CRM Business has successfully deployed over 500 seats of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to customers across the UK. In a letter received this morning, Frazer stated “I am proud to recommend The CRM Business as a specialist Microsoft cloud services Accelerate partner organisation.”

MicrosoftCRMReferenceLetter

CRM Rollup 21 for CRM 4.0

Microsoft recently released Update Rollup 21 for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0.

This latest update for Microsoft’s Customer Relationship Management solution contains updates and enhancements and includes fixes for issues in Rollups 1 to 20, resolving issues which have been identified and improving system performance. As with previous update rollups, this latest release is cumulative, however Rollup 21 CRM Client and data Migration packages requires Update Rollup 7 to be previously installed.

You can uninstall the Rollup 21 update from a Microsoft Dynamics CRM server.  If doing so, you should back up your databases before uninstalling Rollup 21.

You can download CRM 4.0 rollup 21 today. For detailed information about this most recent update for CRM 4.0, visit the Microsoft Help and Support page.

If you have any queries about Microsoft Dynamics CR or this latest update please don’t hesitate to contact us at The CRM Business: Microsoft CRM UK Consultants.

CRM 2011 Cloud Delivery Pack

We are proud to announce our new CRM 2011 Cloud Delivery Pack.

When embarking upon a CRM project, many clients take advantage of our consultancy services to help shape the system to meet their business needs. Traditionally these consultancy services are carried out in face-to-face office meetings. We are now offering Cloud Service Delivery as an alternative for clients looking to maximise their benefit from our experts’ time. This innovative approach allows us to work remotely to deliver services including data migration, CRM system customisations, integration with existing systems, end-user and administrator training. This is a far more efficient method, giving the client more flexibility, lower costs and faster project delivery. With Cloud Service Delivery, remote sessions can be allocated as required ensuring that clients get the full benefit of every hour purchased.

Download our CRM 2011 Cloud Service Delivery pack brochure to learn more: http://www.thecrmbusiness.com/downloads/microsoft_crm_cloud_delivery_pack.pdf.

Many of our clients use our consultancy services to de-risk their CRM projects. Often this involves customising the CRM system to fit their exact needs, migrating data, integrating CRM with other systems, and user or administrator training.