Difference between revisions of "Relationship Management"

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Revision as of 18:17, 27 May 2013

Requirements

  • Always updated contact management intelligently synced with all of my apps and devices. In particular, it should work well with Google Apps, my different social networking apps, and mailing list software (currently MailChimp).
  • Track interactions. Ideally would be able to integrate all interactions (e.g. mailing list interactions, social networking interactions, task-oriented emails, phone calls / meetings, business transactions, etc.) in a centralized database.
  • Segment relationships in useful, flexible ways.

Tools

In the past, I've used some combination of homegrown tools, CiviCRM, Salesforce, and Batchbook. I'm revisiting Salesforce, but I'm looking most closely at Capsule and Pipedrive.

Salesforce Capsule Pipedrive
UI Ugh. Zero improvement over the years.
  • Clean and simple.
  • When adding new contacts, only basic information available in initial screen. Can add additional information from full contact screen. Potentially slows down batch entering lots of information because it adds multiple clicks.
Ccing emails Does not automatically create contact if not in CRM. Process for doing so is convoluted. Automatically creates task for confirming association. Works as expected. Automatically creates task for confirming association.
Google Apps One-way sync only with Google Contacts. I originally thought this was a problem, but maybe this is a feature?! Less bugs, more predictability. It would offer a way to keep my eekim.com contacts segmented between personal and professional. I'd have to change my workflow to update contact information in CRM first, with expectation that it would sync with Google Contacts. Two-way sync with Google Contacts.
Custom fields Uses Batchbook's notion of associating custom fields with tags. More cleanly implemented than Batchbook.
Tracking relationships
  • Cannot affiliate with multiple organizations
  • No fields for associating people or entities with each other (a la Batchbook)
Segmenting contacts
Pipeline
Social network integration Suggests social network linkages and integrates photos.
Form integration
Importing data
Other Free trial does not require credit card.
  • Free trial requires credit card
  • Support desk functionality (dubbed "Cases")
Free trial does not require credit card.