TimeLinx Talk Weekly Project and Service Newsletter – Edition 139

True Marketing Agility Leveraging PSM – For a marketing agency to have true marketing agility, a PSM tool is essential. But what is true marketing agility in today’s workplace? With the global pandemic forever changing what we knew as the “normal” workplace, the answer is not as straightforward as two short years ago. Agility is a business’s ability to work seamlessly, cohesively, and swiftly throughout all its departments to increase productivity and keep everyone in sync.Click the image to read the complete article…

12 Ways to Support Better Work-Life Balance for Your Employees – Live to work, or work to live? Many members of the modern workforce are asking themselves this work-life balance question. For many people, work finishes at the end of the working day, but for many more, it can eat into the evening and even the weekend. Some employees welcome this, but others abhor it. A good People Company – an organization which puts its people first over everything else – will understand its employees and their work-life needs.

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Reduced Overheads are a Benefit to Service Providers but do Customers Want Just a Cheaper Price – One of the key findings in our study run in partnership with a large CRM publisher looking at the rise of remote service delivery was that the for service providers the lower overheads of remote service is a big benefit. In this excerpt from the Beyond the Data report from this study we ask are lower costs appealing for customers as well though or is service excellence the key differentiator? Click the image to read the complete article…

Talking CRM: August 2021 Edition – Enjoy the monthly broadcast led by Sage Software’s very own Jeff Richards and David Beard, global product managers for Sage CRM. These monthly sessions keep Sage CRM customers, partners and 3rd party vendors informed of the latest news and information about the product. This particular edition highlights the release of the latest edition of the product- Sage CRM 2021 R2. Click the image to watch the video…

Infor Announces that Inforum 2021 Will be an Entirely Digital Experience – Early this year, Infor announced their plans for their annual conference to be held in person but did so with a commitment to keeping health and safety as their top priority . As of last week, an update from Infor was issued announcing that with the increase in COVID-19 challenges, they have chosen to move Inforum 2021 to a 100% digital event. Click the image to get all of the details…

Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned : Edition 43 – Becoming a seaplane pilot takes months of training and logging hundreds of hours of flight time to gain proficiency in this unique profession. The unpredictability of weather and water conditions increase the level of danger and risk for these pilots. Despite how much training and practice sometimes things just do not go as planned. Click the image and watch this video of a veteran pilot who took off in his float plane from a paved airstrip and attempted to land on a lake but forgot to lift up his landing gear…

Look Under the Hood of Customer Experience and You’ll find a Robust PSM Solution – In every business all over the world, the number one concept that will keep your clients coming back is customer service. Let’s face it, there is no such thing as a unique business offering so you will always have competitors. .So how do you persuade potential clients to come back to you over and over? Simply by offering a good customer experience. Great customer experience doesn’t just happen though. It’s not just theory – it’s not just leather seats. Click the image to read the complete article…

Conducting a Cost Benefit Analysis for Your ERP / Accounting System – Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an extremely attractive proposition for businesses looking to consolidate management information and disperse it throughout the company, but in order to integrate new technologies, an economic case has to be made to justify the investment. But before implementing ERP across their organization, business leaders need to establish an economic case for investment. Click the image to learn about how to conduct the analysis properly…

Field Service KPIs: Always Changing, Always the Same – In a Field Service News Research project exploring the core Key Performance Indicators used by field service organizations today, we see how on the surface things are evolving rapidly, essentially the fundamental aspects of measuring field service excellence remain the same. Click the image to read the complete story…

Keeping Your Business Assets in Shape – Do you have this feeling that the battery of your phone drains faster and faster? Internet forums are full of testimonials and resolutions for keeping your battery in tip-top shape. How does this apply to B2B products, equipment and assets? Can asset owners monitor the performance of the equipment, and what handles do they have to maintain output/ outcome at the nominal level promised at point of sale? Click the image to read the complete story for insight in to better managing your company’s assets…

TimeLinx PSM is being Added to the the Sage Africa and Middle East Marketplace – Earlier this year, TimeLinx Project and Service Management solution was added to the Sage Global Marketplaces in North America and the UK and then more recently Ireland. TimeLinx is now proud to announce it will soon be added to the Sage Africa and Middle East Marketplace as well. Sage clients across the continent with project and service business needs can now benefit from TimeLinx as well. Click the image to learn more…

COVI-19 Global Vaccine Tracker – As the world continues to pivot and adapt to life amidst a pandemic, the polarizing topic of vaccination has been a leading headline in the news everywhere on earth. With well over 200,000,000 cases of Corona Virus identified globally and more than 5,000,000,000 vaccines administered to date, a new Global Vaccine Tracker website has been created to illustrate the progress of each country’s administration of the vaccine. Click the l to view the results…

Sometimes Things Just Do Not Go As Planned – The majority of the TimeLinx team are based in Arizona and when people refer to the state, seldom does anyone associate it with severe weather conditions including torrential downpours and life threatening flash floods. The excessive heat in Arizona generates a weather pattern called “the monsoon” and depending on the level of moisture, rainfall can be catastrophic and create flashfloods. Click the image to watch the power of these storms t in 2021…

Sage CRM 2021 R2 is Now Available – Sage CRM 2021 R2 has been released as of Wednesday, 11th August 2021. The software has passed its QA process and has been issued as ‘GA’ to each of the Sage teams globally. Each Sage region is responsible for scheduling the release of the software in their territory because of the need to take different accounting integrations into account. As a consequence, the local release date of the software is down to each local Sage team. Contact for complete details or click the image for release notes…

TimeLinx PSM to be Added to the Sage Ireland Marketplace – Earlier this year, TimeLinx Project and Service Management solution was added to the Sage Global Marketplaces in North America and the UK and pleased to announce it will be added to the Sage Ireland Cloud Marketplace as well. Sage clients in Ireland with project and service business needs can now benefit from TimeLinx also. Check out the Sage Ireland 3rd Party Marketplace in the days to come to learn how it all works. Click the image to get all of the details…

World Health Organization Realtime COVID-19 Dashboard – Unfortunately, with the variant, the number of cases of COVID-19 are on the rise again with fall right around the corner. The World Health Organization has published a real-time dashboard providing up to date data from around the world. Hover over any country in the world and review the latest stats and official information related to COVID-19. Click the image to review the dashboard…

Infor’s “Come Back Clean” Reinstatement Program – Have you been a long-time Infor customer but let your maintenance & support programs lapse only to realize the reinstatement fees are simply too expensive to justify? Well, we have an answer for you! From now until August 31st, 2021 you can literally save tens of thousands while protecting your software investment by taking advantage of the “Come Back Clean Program”. Click the image to get all of the details about the program…

TimeLinx FREE ROI Calculator – Want to know how quickly you can obtain a return on your investment using TimeLinx? Download this simple ROI Calculator, input your applicable data-points, include a minimum of 30 (%) in efficiencies across your organization and the calculator will quickly illustrate how much money you will save per day and per year. Click the image for complete details…

TimeLinx – Project and Service Management Software Buying Guide –
The way business is done has changed dramatically, and if you’re considering this buyer’s guide, it’s because you’re seeking a software solution to streamline your business processes, increase productivity and efficiency, and reduce costly data entry errors…Click the image to download the Buyers Guide…

The Basics of Partnering with TimeLinx During Uncertain Times – The TimeLinx Partner Advantage Program is a perfect complement for mid-market resellers, business partners and technology consulting firms supporting businesses in the project and service industry. The Partner Advantage Program includes some of the best margins, support, training and administration offerings in software publishing…

TimeLinx Investor Information Center – Regardless of the impacts of the Corona Virus, TimeLinx is reporting some the strongest financial results in the company’s history and seeking outside investment to expedite the time to market in the re-launch of the new platform agnostic version of TimeLinx including all modules. Interested parties should click the image and download the complete market analysis and investor presentation…

With Uncertain Times, the Experience of Your Technology Provider is More Important than Ever. Please Take the Opportunity to Meet the TimeLinx Leadership Team – The executive team at TimeLinx sets the strategic direction for the company, supports a passion for continual innovation and a drive to meet the unmet needs of customers and business partners. The team brings together over 80 years of diverse, yet complimentary experience with the goal of providing industry leading technology solutions to the market. Click the image and meet the team…

In the Midst of the Global Pandemic, TimeLinx is Able to Offer Financing for All Purchases Across North and South America – TimeLinx is proud to partner with Dimension Funding and as a result of some recent announcements, technology financing is now available across all of North and South America. Click the image to learn about the benefits of technology financing…

Like, Share and Follow – TimeLinx has always recognized the importance of social media but understand it is more important than ever. As more and more people are getting their news from the likes of Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn we have begun to expand our investment in these channels. Our volume and frequency of information has increased but we can still use your help by liking, sharing and following us and it is as easy clicking the image…

TimeLinx Content Archive – With dozens of newsletters, hundreds of blog posts, more than 300 industry related stories, 12,000 downloads and readership asking for a complete archive and an easy way to reference all of the great content published in the last 14 months…we’ve delivered. If you have an interest in news related to Sage, Infor or the Project and Field Service Management Industry, just click the image for a complete catalog…