The technology adoption life cycle is a sociological model, originally developed by Joe M. Bohlen and George M. Beal in 1957 at Iowa State College. Its purpose was to track the purchase patterns of hybrid seed corn by farmers. Approximately six years later Everett Rogers broadened the use of this model in his book, Diffusion of Innovations. The...
No one likes confusing business jargon. But sometimes, when you are new to something (particularly with business software), it is inevitable. Understanding CRM terminology is easy if you work with CRM software every day, but many clients and businesses are new to CRM systems so it can quickly get overwhelming and confusing. So here at...
Choosing the right CRM for your business can be a tricky task. There are several things to consider, including the features you’ll need, how much it will cost, whether it will work with your existing software, and much more. When it comes to CRM, there are too many options to choose from and too many variables to account for. Don’t lose hope...
At BigContacts, we’re constantly working to create a better user experience and offer more useful tools to our customers. Today we’re excited to announce the release of a new dashboard. This new dashboard contains two distinct views and offers a great deal of flexibly as to the team members and time-frame you can choose. Visual Pipeline...
There is a simple resource we’d all love to have more of: time. Especially in business environments, it’s a precious commodity that can be a difference maker in making sure that you can run your business, attract customers, and keep your employees engaged. Naturally, saving time is among the single most important considerations...
Today, we’re happy to announce that through our partnership with Piesync we now offer two-contact synchronization between BigContacts and Office 365 Outlook.com. This connector will enable all BigContacts users to keep your contacts up-to-date in real-time. Below is an excerpt from a press release that outlines some of the benefits from this new...
For any healthcare professional, patient relationships are absolutely paramount. Not only do you likely rely in large part on positive word of mouth to gain new patients, but you also interact and socialize with your current patients to ensure long-lasting relationships. Individuals who seek your business rely on you both to honor their privacy...
We now offer two-way synchronization between BigContacts and FreshBooks – one of the industry’s leading small business accounting platforms. We offer this synchronization through a partnership we have with a company by the name of PieSync. PieSync offers two-synchronization platform that will enable two-way synchronization between...
Through our partnership with PieSync, we now offer two-way synchronization with another popular email marketing platform – Campaign Monitor. Today Campaign Monitor serves more than 150,000 companies. Amazing companies of all shapes and sizes rely on Campaign Monitor to manage their email marketing. Their elegantly simple email marketing...