Very Expensive + Affordable = Still Very Expensive

Very Expensive + Affordable = Still Very Expensive

Interesting post from Zoho on the integration of Salesforce.com with Google Apps. I am using Zoho CRM and am very pleased with it and in my mind, just as importantly, I am very pleased with being part of a developing and responsive project, one where you actually get the opportunity to mould the software to your own needs and are not just presented with a 'finished' application.

"Salesforce spends nearly 8 times on sales/marketing as it spends on R&D. Sounds to me a text book definition of “business model bloat”. If you are a customer of Salesforce, it makes you feel really happy that the company spends 8x on selling to you as in writing the code, right?"

Interesting judgement on a business model and I'm not sure what my thoughts actually are... I mean in sponsorship it is important to spend more on the marketing (activation) than on the acquisition of the rights. As a Marketer I think it is all very well having a good product but if nobody knows about it then you will just enjoy it on your own.

[Follow up] Nice comparison document of Zoho CRM with Salesforce

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Jewellers in Bucks

I'm currently working on a website for Bourne End Jewellers, a jewellers in Bucks.

A family owned business with a jewellery shop in Bourne End and a jewellery shop in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, they are looking to move from a brochure website about the jewellery shop to an ecommerce website, an online jewellery shop to sell the same stock as in the jewellery shops but with a larger number of items in each product line

Olympic Flame Snuffed out - Don't Panic!

The Olympic Torch was 'switched off' two or three times today in Paris showing that although us Brits think we are good at protesting, the French have had much more practice

But it's o.k., the torch is actually lit from the the lantern (see Flickr photo below) The lantern stays alight even on the plane etc so that's why there was no real panic over the fact the French Police/Officials had to extinguish the flame

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property snake - find falling house prices in your area

Another bad sign for the housing market:

property snake -- home -- find falling house prices in your area


A website which shows how much individual houses have dropped their prices by!

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Sport Event Calendar

SportBusiness has launched an online Sport Event Calendar listing all Sporting Events worldwide. If you want to add your event to the calendar you can call +44 (0) 207 954 3478

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