CRM Update – Mar 28 : 1:12 pm

Microsoft is serious about gesture-based interface control. Just a few months after releasing the first Kinect for Windows, the company is preparing an update that will extend the capabilities of the operating system/motion control interface marriage.
Kinect for Xbox 360 is a multi-million-unit selling success for Microsoft, so it’s only natural that the Redmond company would want to extend the capabilities to the desktop. Traditional Kinect, though, works when users are sitting some distance away from the Kinect sensors and cameras…

Dan chose Enterprise to rent a van for his spring break vacation because the company offered the lowest price. What they couldn’t offer him was a van. Somewhat naively, he thought that using Enterprise’s online reservation system to reserve a vehicle would result in an actual vehicle being rented to him. No such luck. Now he’s left scrambling for a vehicle large enough to accommodate everyone on his trip.

I’ve been dealt a severe beating by Enterprise, and I’m staggering, but still in the fight…

These must-have apps for your new iPad (or even your old one) can help you outsell your competition.The days are long gone when sales productivity software meant installing a customer relationship management (CRM) system. Here are 10 useful, highly rated apps for the new iPad that make short work of common sales tasks. Most are free or extremely cheap–and none depend on having a CRM system running in the background.–Geoffrey JamesExpect Success is like having a motivational speaker and a sales trainer hidden in your briefcase…

“And here, at City Hall, you can see we’ve got a little Occupy movement going on.”
Kip Katsarelis gestures at the giant flatscreen, where a rowdy bunch of Sims have gathered to wave signs in front of his mayoral office. Their main beef? Unemployment under Katsarelis has hit a whopping 66%.
While some of the protesters want him to build more parks, that’s not going to help hiring. But the offer from a coal executive to build his corporate HQ over one of those parks — for a mere 1,000 simoleons — just might…

Sometimes your wants, needs and motivations are in conflict when you’re selling your business. Setting priorities will help you focus on what’s most important.Everyone has their own motivations for selling a business. But which of those issues are most important and which can be sacrificed? Asking yourself a few simple questions can help you prioritize your motivations and find the best route for selling your business. These steps will guide you through the process:Step 1. State your sale motivations…

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories.
Nokia Launches Lumia 800c in China
Nokia Lumia and China Telecom have launched the first CDMA Windows Phone in China, Nokia Lumia 800c. The device is very similar to Nokia Lumia 800, hardware and design-wise, but it will come with a special suite of apps tailored for the Chinese market…

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Computers and Electronics

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Do you know where your customers and prospects spend time online?Marketers have long relied on market research to determine where to spend their advertising dollars on television, radio and print advertisements.In the last few years, research organizations have begun providing intelligence on how consumers behave on social networks.The following article is based on new social media research studies.These findings will help you better strategize your company’s social efforts to match your customers’ behaviors…

Already among the most socially adept sports entertainment brands around, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is pumping up its digital emphasis more than ever for its signature WrestleMania event this year.
The pay-per-view broadcast’s half-hour pre-show will be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook and WWE.com before the actual event begins Sunday evening at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. A press conference Wednesday afternoon will include stars answering questions submitted by fans via Twitter…

In a nod to internet rage over the Motion Picture Association of America having slapped an R rating on the documentary Bully — a move the Weinstein Company has responded to by opting to release the movie as unrated — AMC Theatres is letting it be known that it will buck the rules and allow kids to see the film.

Minors will have to provide a note or put the ticket seller on the phone with a parent in order to prove they have permission. Normally, theaters require kids to be accompanied by a parent or guardian to get into an R-rated movie…

The highest achievers are strict disciplinarians. Use these three easy steps to boost your odds of success.I am not ashamed to admit this: I am über Type A. I believe in “going hard or going home,” as they say, and pushing to the very end.As an entrepreneur, I suspect, we all share this persistence: You don’t start something without the hunger to follow through. You don’t execute on that business plan without having an extra dose of guts and stick-to-it-ness.But true Type A’s are not only persistent but disciplined as well…

When it comes to optimizing your online survey, it’s important to consider the question formatting you’re going to use. While it might seem like a small detail, without using the correct format for your specific audience, you risk having your participants stop half way through, or abandon it half way through due to the complexity.
Multiple Choice (Select One)
The multiple choice selection is used for a one choice answer. This format is highly effective in terms of having your customer complete the survey, as it doesn’t require any form of additional answer…

Normally, Danielle wouldn’t have pulled her Kotex tampon out of the applicator for inspection before using it. I mean, who does that? One happened to fall out of the applicator, though, and that’s when she saw them. The splotches of blackish mold. “Makes you wonder how many times things like this happen to tampons and we don’t have a clue,” she wrote. Um, yes.

She posted photos on her blog, along with the response that she received from a Kimberly-Clark representative when she e-mailed in the same photos…