How to Assign a Territory to a Lead in Dynamics CRM

In today’s blog we’ll take a peek at an extremely powerful tool in Dynamics CRM 2011: workflows. In particular, let’s look at a scenario: Alpha Company would like to use CRM to automatically sort their lead records for their sales

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Out of the Box Report: Dynamics CRM User Summary

One of the important tasks for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 administrators is ensuring users have appropriate access to the system. One of the challenges of doing an efficient user audit is easily seeing a list of all the security roles

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Dynamics CRM / XRM Integration with GIS and PowerMap

Over the last several years, a new dimension has been added to reporting in Dynamics CRM: visualization. PowerObjects has taken visualization a step further by introducing maps into XRM solutions. It’s a little thing we call PowerMap—another inexpensive and great

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Upcoming Dynamics CRM Workshops & Webinars

Webinar: Extending PowerMailChimp to See What Contacts and Leads are Interested in on Your Website May 31, 2013, 10:00 – 10:30 am CDT The PowerMailChimp add-on for Dynamics CRM lets you build and send bulk email campaigns from within your

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How to Find the Date of an Email Activity Tracked in CRM

The Track in CRM feature with the Outlook client is one of the most used features in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. PowerObjects has numerous blogs already published on various tips and tricks on CRM and Outlook integration, but today we’ll focus

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11 Dynamics CRM Data Migration Tips

Data migrations can be complex. Whether you are migrating from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM or from another contact management solution, you will come across challenges with data. This blog will highlight 11 Dynamics CRM data migration tips that migration

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Update to Sharepoint & Issues with List Component in Dynamics CRM

If you have SharePoint integrated with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, you may have noticed a recent service update where you now experience the following: You cannot open a PowerPoint file by clicking its link in a document list. Instead, you

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Five Tips for Daily Work in Dynamics CRM

Using Dynamics CRM 2011 on a daily basis, we all have our own ways of navigating the system to get our work done. I like to encourage less clicks and more kicks in CRM, so here are five tips you

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The Upgrade to the Microsoft Portal Online for Office 365 Customers

More and more Dynamics CRM users are making the switch to Office 365. It integrates seamlessly with CRM, it’s easy to use and it gives users anywhere access to the tools and information they need to be productive. With the

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Dynamics CRM 2011 Customer Portal – Install Walkthrough

The Dynamics CRM Customer Portal can help organizations maximize their businesses ability while managing interactions within Dynamics CRM. This blog will walk you through the website installation of the Customer Portal for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Below are the steps

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