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Ability to build quotations with various equipment
accessories and services |
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Ability to download corporate pricing & have the
purchase order ready for entry into corporate ordering system. |
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Ability to have all of the components of the quote in
one place. |
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Ability to list products and options in a way that
customers and prospects can understand. |
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Ability to quickly create a quote and either fax, email
or print the quote. Also integration with GoldMine is a key feature. |
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Ability to readily assess the profit margin, ability to
present to the customer a discount or a markup -- whichever is most
appropriate, the ability to email a quote, and the ability to respond
rapidly -- email almost while you are on the phone with them.
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Ability to tracking quoting activity. |
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Access to contact data, product data, and attached
documents. |
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Act 2000 link features |
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ACT interface reduces having to type in data, The price
list allows us to immediately download product features, The DDE link
allows us to grab info from other Lytron software, We have written an
interface program which allows us to stream QuoteWerks orders directly
into our MRP system. |
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Act! interface and ability to track quoting activities.
Also the performance of our inside and outside sales people can be more
easily measured. |
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ACT!2000 integration, Multiple pricing levels |
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All the features in combination with GoldMine |
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As a description database and formatting tool, Use
Multiple currency features, and PDF creation |
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Auto generation of standardized quotes, and price
tracking. |
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Automatic contact info from ACT!, Price list database,
Ability E-mail PDF quotes |
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Automatic follow up scheduling for sales force in
contact manager. |
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Bundles and configurator |
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Bundles, DTF exporting for use of software at the
factory and salesmen in the field, Reporting |
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Bundles, ease of use, consistent output format to our
customers |
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Bundles, email features (PDF), the fact that you can
import into Peachtree, and its easy. |
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Bundles. I am able to configure products the way I want
to in great detail. |
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Capability to add our own products to a database |
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Centralized price lists which allow for products from
multiple vendors to be utilized in a proposal, Comparison of pricing for
the same products from multiple vendors, Uniform quotes templates. |
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Changes in price lists are made on a spreadsheet and
then I use the automatic import features. I keep three spreadsheets on
the different lines of products I sell and changes and additions are
easy to make. |
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Configurator & bundles, interface with Outlook. |
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Configurator, product db's easily upgraded, templates
and covers easily customized, built in PDF generator |
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Configurator, Quote to E-mail / Fax |
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Configurator, reports |
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Configurators, bundles and compare cost |
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Consistent pricing, currency conversion |
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Contact manager integration, less manual typing, price
modifier |
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Contact manager integration, product lookups, order
conversion |
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Creating nice, custom layout of information |
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Creating PO's from the quote. Linking to Maximizer.
Linking to Tech Data and Ingram Micro |
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Custom quote templates for each major category of
product we sell. |
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Custom Text Fields, Customer based Profile pricing |
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Customizable quotes and invoices, e-mail quotes,
reporting capabilities, linking to GoldMine. |
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Default mark-up; ability to add our own part numbers;
supplier database. |
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Direct Email capability, Auto line creation, nice
looking quote layout. |
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Direct link to our suppliers |
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Distributor databases |
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Downloading quotes into QuickBooks, eliminating retyping
quotes. Ability to import a parts list of 20,000 + parts in moments on a
monthly basis! |
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Ease and efficiently of creating quotes, especially
quotes similar to other previously done quotes. Easily tracks profit. |
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Ease and speed. |
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Ease of importing/maintaining quotes and pricing. |
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Ease of updating products, East of importing database
files. |
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Ease of use |
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Efficiency of price manipulation |
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Efficient and fast quoting, linking with ACT 2000 |
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Efficient- available to everyone in the sales and AM
group. The database makes all products available to everyone so we don't
have to look up part numbers every time. We have a pricing strategy that
is consistent and gives us confidence that our pricing is competitive
and profitable. One administrator handles all the updates. We have
linked to Tech Data and Ingram Micro databases so our purchaser can get
the best and current pricing. The database puts the information on the
quote and you can instantly see what the profit is and can give quantity
discounts or match a competitors price and still make money. The reports
help us track gross profits and number of quotes and sales we have each
month as well as the dollars of sales and $ of profits. Reports help us
track opportunities and purchase smarter. I love the fact that every
invoice is accessible to be reprinted anytime. I can track which brand
has the most sales and which rep has the most productivity. |
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Efficient e-mailing of quotes, conversion of quotes to
sales orders |
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Email or faxrush sent, techdata database link,
simplicity |
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E-mail quotes; easy access to the Access database to
fine tune to fit our needs |
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Email using PDF format. The product database comparison
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Emailing quotes or orders directly from QuoteWerks,
integration with GoldMine, product folders to keep products organized. |
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Everything - I love this product |
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Export to QuickBooks, Link to Goldmine |
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Faxing & e-mail from the computer. Importing
manufacturer's price lists to generate quotes. The look-up features,
networking, converting to PO's, customizing features to allow assigning
customer line numbers, follow-up, merging with ACT!, documenting lost
sales for future pricing, inserting different ship-to from customer,
changing screens to fax / e-mail quotes to other offices, generate
request for quotes...etc. |
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Forced us to develop standards for implementation
pricing and simplify quoting. Integrates with e-mail in GoldMine and
faxing with FaxRush. |
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Format, profit margin calculations. |
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Goldmine interface, ability to store product info and
pricing |
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Good Looking quotes, quickly and in an organized
fashion. |
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Grouped Bundles, Volume pricing, Document attachments (eg.term
& conditions of sale), email, Goldmine integration. |
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Having the ability to link to GM and having a 'formal'
quote issued, rather than an email sent to a potential customer. |
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I like the product inventory. It is easily applied to an
invoice. I can then give a discount if the customer is buying a large
enough 'qualifying' order. The Quotes and Invoices look great. It works
well with our Goldmine system. |
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Importing supplier's price lists and comparing them when
quoting, Using pre-defined templates, one click insertion for items
including description, item codes, cost price, list price etc., e-mail
facilities |
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Integrate with ACT, database of products, reporting,
copy old quote, all forms look same for all salespersons. |
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Integrated email, PDF file layouts |
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Integration with ACT! and most of other features. |
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Integration with GoldMine |
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Integration with Goldmine, Ease of use, Flexibility. |
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Integration with GoldMine, FaxRush and QuickBooks sure
makes life easy! |
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Integration with Goldmine, the configurator is a big
bonus, it prevents vital pieces from being forgotten |
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Integration with Maximizer. E-mail interface. |
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Integration with the Ingram Micro database. A HUGE
timesaver for us!!! |
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Interface to Goldmine and fast effective method of
producing quotes |
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Interface w/ ACT!2000 |
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Interface with ACT; ability to analyze profit per quote
and line item; having common database of products saves quote
preparation time. |
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Intuitive interface, Goldmine interaction. |
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It's flexibility and user definable aspects. |
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Less mistakes on quote/orders, consistent price list,
shared software, integration with ACT. |
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Link to ACT |
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Link to Goldmine to track open quotes. Neat format
easier to read and reduces errors. |
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Link to QuickBooks, Ingram Micro, TechData. And the
configuration wizards are great. The custom docs that I can add to each
quote when I email them has been a big timesaver. |
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Link with Techdata and Ingram. |
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Linked spec sheets, markups and ease of use. |
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Linking between quotes, PO and sales order and invoice |
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Links to goldmine, outlook, etc. Easily customized.
Importing of Databases. |
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Links to major distributors, Integration with Goldmine,
Works on Terminal Server |
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Links to Tech Data and Ingram Micro databases. |
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Links to Tech Data, Ingram Micro, QuickBooks. |
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Links to Tech Data, Ingram, Goldmine and Peachtree. |
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Margin analysis, standard templates, backend
manufacturer documentation support. |
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Margin visibility, Ease of creating professional quotes
in minutes. |
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Multi currency; ease of use; difficult to make a mess,
unless you try. |
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Multiple databases, multiple report formats, ease of
quote creation. |
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Multiple databases, Email capability, custom layouts,
pricing options, changing line items to comments (for system pricing),
quick creation, etc. |
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Order Tracking, and as a accounts receivable reconciling
tool. |
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Part number/description/pricing, discounts/multipliers
on multiple fields, emailing PDF quotes to customers |
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Part numbers and continuity of appearance. |
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PDF export is top feature |
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PDF generator to e-mail quotes and order
acknowledgements. |
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Point and click from product databases, address and
contact information |
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Preparing professional and easy to read quotes and most
important tracking the quotes |
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Price List Management, Customized Quote Templates, email
Quote, Reporting, etc. |
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pricing and description database, ability to manipulate
markups/discounts |
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pricing help us be more consistent and I control the
discounts automatically. |
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Product book, pricing structures, link with goldmine
with forecasting |
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Product catalog, easy to customize reports |
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Product Catalogs, Configurator, The DATABASE for
retrieval old quotes (is easy) |
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Product database |
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Product database and link to contacts |
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Product database, exchange rate maintenance, link to
GoldMine, profitability calculations |
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Product list w/ tree view. Volume pricing discount.
Extra fields for tracking product & user info. |
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Product list, automatic markup calculations, profit
calculation per line and per quote, auto population of customer data. |
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Product list, forecasting, find, config., email quote. |
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Product lists with customer specific pricing levels
pulled from Goldmine. Profitability checks to make sure kits are priced
appropriately. Consistency is key. |
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Product lookup is used most often, along with the
ability to customize reports |
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Product price importing. |
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Product price lists and pricing features. |
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Products bar to add items, customized quote reports,
emailing quotes as PDF. |
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professionalism, consistency, profit margin |
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Profit margin! |
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Purchasing from the quotes when they become jobs. Using
the custom fields to calculate labor, engineering, and programming time
automatically. |
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Quickly create and transmit quotes. Being able to link
quotes to GoldMine records is a big help |
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Quote configurator, support for several product lines,
customization of 'reports', ability to quote while on the road,
professional appearance, etc. |
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Quote tracking, integration with GoldMine |
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Quotes can be called up in goldmine. |
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Reporting -- being able to examine quotes lost and the
reasons why. |
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Reporting based on details of goldmine contact records,
customized categories, etc. |
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Send quotes by e-mail |
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Sharing the info in the office. |
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Simple and easy to store and make changes to them. |
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Speed - instant PDF creation (nice and easy) |
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Speed in creating a quick quote |
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Speed of quote creation and delivery |
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Speed of quotes and turning them into orders, Full
database in one place |
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Speed of using the product database, and ability to call
up quotes very quickly by customer or quote #. |
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Speed. ability to change exch rates. ability to cut &
paste into ACCESS |
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Standard quote info, we have entered all products in the
products area and use them to create quotes |
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Submitting quotes by email and creating reports |
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Subtotal areas and visual product directories |
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Sync with ACT!, ability to input our entire product
assortment (1000s of products) into one database that can be easily
accessed and searched, customizable quotation templates. |
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Tech data links. e-mail, fax |
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Tech Data/Ingram Micro database support, one single
system for quotes |
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Templates and the ability to insert them into groups to
build single line items composed of various parts |
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Text formatting and editing capabilities. |
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The ability to bundle products |
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The ability to easily create quotes makes us more
efficient. |
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The ability to put our products and services into a well
organized database to choose from. The ability to modify the
descriptions and costs on the fly helps for modifications for special
circumstances with our prospective clients. The quote report writer is
excellent and it allows us to put out a neat detailed well organized
quote linking into goldmine and having the ability to save to an RTF/PDF
makes e-mailing a quote a breeze and for saving the quote for later
reference outside of Goldmine or QuoteWerks. |
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The ability to quickly apply different discount
structures, or apply discount structures based in information pulled
from Goldmine. |
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The ability to setup a template of a quote and email
quotes and greatly improved our efficiency in getting the quoting
process done. |
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The database integration to Ingram Micro & Tech Data is
a huge time saver. |
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The database of products with prices makes for a more
consistent and faster quoting procedure. The product bundles are great
too. |
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The ease of using the products tab to put together a
quote. |
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The interface with Goldmine. Product data base and ease
of use for customer service. |
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The link between ACT! and QW. In one process you create
the quote, the follow-up reminder and the sales opportunity. |
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The possibility to import different price list and have
them all available in one program. Custom quote template, fax and email
option. |
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The reports feature and I like to be able to change the
forms to fit my needs. |
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The total margin and line-item margin calculators are
fantastic. Customized Quotes look professional and are easy to change. |
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Tracks the quotes for us and keeps the prices
consistent. |
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Transfer to QuickBooks |
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Uniform control on pricing policy, monitor exchange rate
changes-we import products, notes on follow quotes and customer
database. |
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Use of local and foreign currencies, total use of the
reports |
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We are able to import our product database into
QuoteWerks. This eliminates double work when entering product numbers
and cost information. It is easy to create a quote and fax it directly
from the PC. |
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We implemented automation to import and maintain Ingram
database in Product database. So, this product database feature, is very
useful for us. Also, we can build reports easily. |
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We like the looks of the finished quote form and we can
now e-mail our quotes. Our ACT! templates didn't extend prices or add
totals for us! |
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We sell at several different price levels and QuoteWerks
accommodates us. |
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We use the Ingram Micro/Tech Data product links. |
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We use the linking ability it has to Goldmine forecasts.
Also the ability to track your margin in real time is awesome. |
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We use the quote as a sales tool. Each item quoted has
'Hot' Features and benefits. Competitors non-descriptive quotes are at a
disadvantage to ours. |
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Working from product database, Creation of RTF or PDF
files, Creation of purchase orders, Integration with Outlook |