Comments on: Does anyone use Goldmine anymore? http://www.funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/ a blog for those of us who live and work at the top end of the b2b funnel: Demand Generation, Lead Generation, Online Media, B2B Sales and Marketing, Marketing Automation, DRIP, Lead Nurturing, and Fun. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:33:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: B2BMarketingROI.com http://www.funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-157 B2BMarketingROI.com Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:40:31 +0000 http://funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-157 It has gotten to the point where there is very little downside to using an on-demand platform such as salesforce.com. The solution works quite well out of the box and there are a lot of affordable packages, particularly for SMBs. If salesforce.com is too much for you, SugarCRM, an open source rival is literally free if you install and maintain it on your own. Otherwise you could pay a hosting provider about $10/month and receive unlimited seats. With salesforce.com, SugarCRM, NetSuite, and Microsoft (soon) all having strong offerings in hosted CRM, I really don't see smaller installed solutions lasting for long. It has gotten to the point where there is very little downside to using an on-demand platform such as salesforce.com. The solution works quite well out of the box and there are a lot of affordable packages, particularly for SMBs.

If salesforce.com is too much for you, SugarCRM, an open source rival is literally free if you install and maintain it on your own. Otherwise you could pay a hosting provider about $10/month and receive unlimited seats.

With salesforce.com, SugarCRM, NetSuite, and Microsoft (soon) all having strong offerings in hosted CRM, I really don’t see smaller installed solutions lasting for long.

]]> By: lefthanded http://www.funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-8 lefthanded Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:30:36 +0000 http://funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-8 For burton: What industry are you in? that can make a difference. I still use Goldmine and still like it. I looked at some of the new ones but didn't like the cost. I am in mortgage and like it for what we are doing. By buddy is in software and likes it too. For burton:

What industry are you in? that can make a difference.

I still use Goldmine and still like it. I looked at some of the new ones but didn’t like the cost. I am in mortgage and like it for what we are doing. By buddy is in software and likes it too.

]]> By: CRMguru http://www.funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-7 CRMguru Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:12:04 +0000 http://funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-7 It seems the the Salesforce.com generation is here. And i say that not because EvERYONe has Salesfrce.com but because it has has spawned a whole new generation of how Sales and contact management is handled. Anyway, i hear more people leaving Goldmine than getting new licenses. It seems the the Salesforce.com generation is here. And i say that not because EvERYONe has Salesfrce.com but because it has has spawned a whole new generation of how Sales and contact management is handled. Anyway, i hear more people leaving Goldmine than getting new licenses.

]]> By: crosenberg http://www.funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-6 crosenberg Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:18:00 +0000 http://funnelholic.com/2007/02/20/does-anyone-use-goldmine-anymore/#comment-6 I have actually never run into Maximizer....I would be interested in learning more about them. I agree, re-reading the blog post I do imply that Goldmine is antiquated...but I would certainly be persuaded if heard more about modern-day applications of it. You just hear less and less of Goldmine and more and more of Salesforce.com and SugarCRM. I threw the question out there...Ill ask around on Maximizer. I have actually never run into Maximizer….I would be interested in learning more about them. I agree, re-reading the blog post I do imply that Goldmine is antiquated…but I would certainly be persuaded if heard more about modern-day applications of it. You just hear less and less of Goldmine and more and more of Salesforce.com and SugarCRM. I threw the question out there…Ill ask around on Maximizer.

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