Friday, October 30, 2020

Modern Cloud

Optimize your cloud experience while lowering costs for your Windows Server desktops and apps. Don't miss out on all the amazing features Windows Virtual Desktop has to offer and subscribe now.

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Digital selling insights

Orchestrating data from multiple sources is important when compiling an accurate "big picture" to inform strategic action. This infographic offers 5 keys to provide insights and recommendations to your team.

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

4 Reasons Why Social Proof Is Essential to Building Your Brand

Social proof is the idea that people will follow the actions of others—that since so many other people behave in a certain way, it must be the correct behavior. In digital marketing, social proof is highly influenced by comments and reviews on your social platforms. Studies have shown that people are not only more likely to share their experiences about your product or service online, but they are also more likely to be influenced by what other people say and write about you. So yes, it's vital that customers are sharing positive reviews of doing business with you—customer service has never been more important than in the digital age. Maleeka T. Hollaway, in her article "4 Reasons Why Social Proof is Essential to Building Your Brand," states that your social proof demonstrates the degree in which you've helped your clients gain results. "When you can publicly share with your audience how your work or product has created transformations for those who do business with you, naturally, people are inclined to pay attention. Results speak for you whether you are present or not," writes Hollaway. Customers' excitement is often contagious, and you suddenly access the radar of people who might not have even known about your brand, according to Holloway. To read more in depth about social proof and the reasons it's essential to your business, read her entire article. Social proof has never been more important.

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Always-on customer engagement: It's not just omnichannel anymore

The evolution of the customer experience means that companies need to treat every engagement opportunity as essential to earning and maintaining customer loyalty. This article from Dynamics 365 Principal Technical Specialist Tom Depew explains how Microsoft approaches meeting this goal for end users with Always On service.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Driving digital transformation with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to create an integrated, growth-enabling workplace

After growing into one of the largest hotel chains in the U.S., the Red Lion Hotel Corporation (RLH) faced the challenge of combining its internal siloed legacy platforms into a unified system that enabled data-driven decision making. Leveraging the robust capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365, RLH obtained accurate performance data analysis, created a more efficient and productive workplace environment, and gained a revenue-increasing ecosystem that fosters integration and scalability. Watch the video to learn more about their success story, then contact Elite Business Solutions to learn how we can help your organization create its own success story.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

ESNEFT Customer Success Story - Microsoft Azure and Windows Virtual Desktop

Using Windows Virtual Desktop, the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust removed unnecessary stress and frustration with IT. This empowered them to devote more time providing excellent patient experiences and healthcare services. Listen to their experience and learn how you can apply these solutions to your business.

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ESNEFT Customer Success Story - Microsoft Azure and Windows Virtual Desktop

Using Windows Virtual Desktop, the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust removed unnecessary stress and frustration with IT. This empowered them to devote more time providing excellent patient experiences and healthcare services. Listen to their experience and learn how you can apply these solutions to your business.

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Sell smarter with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Office 365

In this video, you'll see how Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales and Office 365 go beyond sales force automation to leverage CRM, engagement data, and insights to help your enterprise break down silos, drive more efficient sales, and win more revenue.

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Sunday, October 25, 2020

How virtual agents transform the customer experience

Design a better, more positive customer experience and build customer engagement by leveraging intelligent chatbot technology when you enable Always On service. Read this blog post to learn how Dynamics 365 Virtual Agent for Customer Service offers best in class Microsoft AI-enabled chatbot and analytics technology for one, easy to implement customer service solution. 

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

Built-in Hybrid infographic

Microsoft is committed to enabling a seamless hybrid approach to cloud adoption. Azure was designed and built to natively support hybrid environments from its inception. This infographic introduces more about the hybrid value you can benefit from when you choose Azure.

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The power of relationship selling

In this report—a collaboration between Microsoft and Heinz Marketing—you'll find insights gleaned from over 200 in-depth surveys with top sales leaders. Learn how to achieve desired sales goals, maximize the effectiveness of customer data, and take more strategic steps toward building personal relationships using data-driven engagement tactics.

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Friday, October 23, 2020

Rolls-Royce and new digital capabilities

With over 13,000 commercial aircraft engines in operation around the globe, Rolls Royce offers comprehensive maintenance services to keep them at peak performance. The company uses the Microsoft Azure platform to manage its massive volume of data coming from multiple types of equipment—all to ensure safety and efficiency for its customers. Watch this video for insight on what Rolls-Royce achieved with a Microsoft solution for field service.

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Council Post: Creating An Effective Case Study: 12 Important Tips To Remember

Case studies are effective marketing tools when done correctly. Not only do you need to select which background details to include in your case study, but you also need to pack it carefully so that it demonstrates you are a problem solver and have desirable skills—without looking like you are merely promoting your business. It's a balance. This article offers 12 key elements—offered by 12 members of Forbes Agency Council—to keep in mind when creating cases studies. For example, Emily Porter's tip is #9 Let the Images Do the Work. Aside from ensuring a case study is focused on the solution to the problem, Porter writes that "nothing brings it to life more than imagery. In lieu of a long-form case study, consider a photo essay with solid captions narrating the case study" in order to keep the audiences truly engaged while illustrating your product's value.

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Customer Service Trends

Customers' expectations for the service your organization delivers is evolving as rapidly as the technology to deliver it. This infographic highlights some of the key standards Microsoft can help you achieve.

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Modernize digital processes to improve profitability and ensure data security​

Improve profitability and ensure data security by modernizing digital processes with Microsoft.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Solution overview video

This video highlights the benefits of using Activate Digital Selling solutions from Microsoft. Make the digital buying experience rich, personal, and efficient with predictive AI and unified customer data.

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Microsoft Partner Network podcast: Partner Marketing Pros- Episode Nine (Part Two)

This week's guest is Gerry Murry, a Research Director with IDC's Marketing and Sales Technology service. Marketing technology and related solutions are his specialty and he's got a great pulse on marketing budgets and trends. He confirms that we've seen an increase in social, content and digital marketing and that the significant upsurge in digital marketing is because it's "way less expensive for the reach that you get." Yet he also advises to pay close attention to the privacy and data collection trends that continue to be on the rise. Marketers must be respectful and create positive relationships centered around customer privacy—a priority pillar in this digital business world. Listen to the entire podcast for more insight into marketing budgets and investments!

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Church and Dwight move Windows Server licenses to Azure for cost optimization

Why run Windows Server on Azure? Find out from Church and Dwight, the major American manufacturer of household products. In this video, learn about the benefits of running their Windows Servers on Azure, the saving on costs by leveraging Azure Hybrid Benefit, and their short and long-term strategic goals.

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Big Red Cloud: Targeting pain points

Chief Executive Marc O'Dwyer shares that he started Big Red Cloud, an online cloud accounting software company, because as a business owner of a different company, he experienced problems with his own accounting systems and believed there had to be a better way. Because of these prior pains, he focuses on supporting customers and claims it is the primary reason for the company's success. Watch this video for examples of how Big Red Cloud prioritizes customer service and enjoys a 55% conversion rate from lead to closed sale.

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

4 Keys to Satisfying 21st Century Customers

American Express data shows that nearly 60 percent of customers try a new brand or a company just to find better customer service. In fact, 89 percent of customers often swap to a company's direct competitor after bad service. These findings easily transport customer service from the category of business afterthought to the category of business priority. Read this article to discover four tips to building customer loyalty, and contact Elite Business Solutions to learn how Microsoft solutions like Dynamics 365 for Field Service can support your efforts.

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Friday, October 16, 2020

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Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': CRM Lead Management

Gartner Peer Insights compares vendors' customer relationship management (CRM) systems, which can then be used to determine best practices for your own business. This study in statistics provides insight on the best ways to capture and manage leads.

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

Create customers for life | Dynamics 365 Customer Service

This video showcases how Microsoft Dynamics 365 streamlines the process to delivering a complete and fulfilling customer service interaction with fast, personalized, intelligent support.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

A New Generation of Intelligent Chatbots Will Transform the Way Services Are Delivered

Chatbots are already used by many organizations, but their flexibility, functionality and value can vary widely. As you consider the adoption of virtual agent technology in your own enterprise, you need to be sure you've done your homework at the front end to understand what problems you want to solve and what business results you hope to achieve. This article from Forbes examines best practices for implementing virtual agents in your organization.

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App migration to Azure

In this video, look at strategies to migrate to Microsoft Azure spanning zero to higher levels of coding and when to use which. From rehosting your apps by lifting and shifting them to Azure to choosing to refactor your apps for greater efficiency, Azure offers you possibilities. You can also rearchitect your apps to be able to quickly add new capabilities or take a cloud-native approach by rebuilding them from scratch. This video also addresses Azure's new secure options in the wake of the end-of-support for Windows Server 2008 R2 or SQL Server 2008.

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Buying is a journey

Go beyond transactions and interactions to give your buyers unique experiences that build trust. Transform the sales experience with Dynamics 365 Sales. Features include enabling smarter selling with contextual AI, increasing sales profitably with advanced insights, and improving coaching and sales performance.

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Four Ways To Boost Customer Experience (And Thus Hold Onto Your Clients)

Customer satisfaction needs to be THE priority in every area of your business. Each interaction a customer has with you will either positively or negatively influence your brand, the customer's lifetime value, and the impact on future customers and therefore your revenue. The customer experience is everything in today's market. Ryanne Van Der Eijk is the Chief Customer Experience Officer at RAKEZ and knows how to create a customer-centric workplace. She shares her best advice for providing the right experience to customers in her article, "Four Ways to Boost Customer Experience (and Thus Hold onto Your Clients)." One of her tips is to build customer-centricity as part of your company culture. Start by defining your company's philosophy on customer service—that's the easy part—and then work on ways to share it via the workflow, the hiring process and the staff training. Read her entire article for more ideas for developing a culture focused on customers and her other tips to boost overall customer experience.

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