First off I agree with Kevin, Visual cut works 80% of the time for a solution to the problem. In the cases it doesn't SA&W serves a purpose. That said the interface on the current version is beyond horrible. With the new interface it will be an easier sell for sure. Being able to access it from a workstation in the browser is a very big selling point for the clients that currently have the product. I'm hoping they will also update and fix some of the oddities with setup of things like email accounts, or at least provide better documentation. I'm curious about this release and will happily add it to the bag of tricks if the new web ui is truly functional.
With both SA&W and SageCRM experience is value, having experience with both products with a large number of installs makes selling our services (knowledge) so much easier as other individuals don't want to take the time. So if you are looking for turnkey solution they are not, if you are looking for solution with services behind it they are great.
Just my two cents...
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Chris Mengerink
Director
DWD Technology Group
Fort Wayne IN
260-399-8653
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-06-2019 10:14
From: Kevin Moyes
Subject: Sage Alerts & Workflow set for 20% price increase on December 1, 2019
Full featured Visual Cut costs $360, does about 95% of what SA&W does (and more!), plus it is so much easier to use / support.
Does that 5% (New / Modified records based alerts) warrant a 2000%+ price premium?
/SMH
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Kevin Moyes
Technical Systems Analyst
Munjal White Consulting Co.
Toronto ON
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Original Message:
Sent: 11-05-2019 22:18
From: Wayne Schulz
Subject: Sage Alerts & Workflow set for 20% price increase on December 1, 2019
Anything requiring a PHD and certification to casually resell is no good IMO.
See also Sage CRM.
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Wayne Schulz - Schulz Consulting - 860-516-8990
Original Message:
Sent: 11-05-2019
From: John Hoyt
Subject: RE: Sage Alerts & Workflow set for 20% price increase on December 1, 2019
There is definitely value and proven ROI with Sage Alerts, but it does not sell as well as it should. They are finally releasing their "new technology" version, but does that warrant a price increase? I question the wisdom of the increase, but I hope the new technology will help the product and sales.
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John Hoyt, Co-Founder
Next Level Manufacturing Consulting Group
johnh@nextlevelMCG.com