February 8, 2022

Ep. 13 - Why You Should Look at an Alternative to Salesforce

Ok so you’re looking for a CRM. It doesn’t matter who you talk to, at some point Salesforce is going to come up. So should you be looking at them for your CRM? Or should you be looking at an alternative? Love them or hate them, Salesforce is the biggest name in the CRM space, there’s no getting around it. So why is Salesforce the biggest name in CRM? Well the answer to that is actually pretty simple - for a long time they were the only credible player in the game of SaaS based CRM platforms. Before they came around, we were relegated to platforms like ACT and Goldmine, both of which had to be installed on your computer and offered limited, if any, data sharing capabilities. At the time there were other online CRMs, but they hardly had any real functionality - and they barely even worked as a contact management system. And there was NO security to them. Salesforce, when they came around, were actually investing in their platform to develop something that would stand the test of time. And obviously it worked. Those of us in the CRM world, actually owe Salesforce a lot because they were the one group that was able to make online CRM platforms a feasible option for just about any business looking for a CRM. But, as I’ve been reminded time and again in my career, just because they were first, it doesn’t mean they’re the best. And just because they’re the biggest ones out there, it certainly doesn’t mean they’re the right ones for your business. This video isn’t intended to knock Salesforce or speak poorly of my competition. But, in a lot of my conversations about CRM, I’m asked why people should look at an alternative to Salesforce while choosing their CRM. Whatever platform you decide on, Salesforce, Mission Suite, or anything else, my goal here is to simply help you dial in on some of the challenges that I’ve seen other people experience with Salesforce so, if you do choose them as your CRM, you’ll go into it eyes wide open. LEARN MORE ABOUT MISSION SUITE:   https://www.themissionsuite.com/ REGISTER FOR A MISSION SUITE DEMO: https://www.themissionsuite.com/resources/demo-webinars/ CHECK OUT THE REFERRAL BENCH PODCAST On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-referral-bench/id1547811027   On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HrK6drnLN6hGhPVXf3ZsI   On Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NmEyZDJiYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== GET SOCIAL: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/missionsuite   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/missionsuite   Instagram: http://instagram.com/missionsuite

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