The future of bots is already here. As discussed in the previous two posts in this series, bots for productive collaboration and CRM teams are changing the way we communicate and work. In this final post, we’ll focus on the key areas of task automation and improved workplace collaboration, in the context of chatbots and slash commands.

 The Dark Social

 Dark social channels include messaging apps, email, and private browsing. If Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp is any indication, instant messaging platforms are quickly replacing social media apps and present manifold implications for the chatbot ecosystem. Conversational chatbotsthat can automate and integrate t...

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Conditional Formatting in Pivots and Summary Views offers enhanced features like adding/formatting text and icons to highlight your condition in addition to the earlier formatting capabilities. Click to know more.

When important sales data began falling through the cracks in 2011, Universal Financial Consultants (UFC) knew they needed to find a new way to manage their sales pipeline.

“In order to continually improve, we measure the activity of our salespeople on a frequent basis and monitor the business that we are able to broker with our agents,” said Operations Director Natalie Vasacas. “Up until 2011 we were trying to keep track of this data with Google Docs and Excel spreadsheets, (but) we struggled because we had no viable way to update the most important information. We knew something had to change.”

So, UFC, based in Clearwater, Florida, and one of the largest brokerage general agencies in the country, explored the CRM options on the market. The...

Although critical for business operation, reporting can be challenging. Especially when the software solutions provider doesn’t have the expertise or resources to build an effective reporting tool internally.

When this is the case, businesses should think about opting for a ready made, re-brandable (or white-labeled) business intelligence (BI) solution to complement their existing product or service.

So let’s go ahead and look at some of the key advantages of integrating a white-labeled BI solution.