Ilan Gross 
How you can successfully migrate from a spreadsheet to Zoho Projects management If you are considering a Zoho Projects implementation, it means you are already managing some projects. In many cases, you’ll be transitioning from a spreadsheet, in some cases a timesheet, to Zoho Projects. So, what are some of the adjustments we’ve discovered and will … Read more
What is Zoho Projects? Zoho Projects, is a project management software application which allows you to plan your projects, track work efficiently, and collaborate with your team, wherever they are. Key Features and why you should choose Zoho Projects as a project management software Task management Resources management Time tracking and timesheet Team collaboration Sub contractors collaboration … Read more
To ensure a successful project management software implementation with Zoho Projects, we reviewed some implementation failures. Over time we began to see an interesting pattern. Although there are many reasons for a failed project management software implementation, there were two reasons we thought it’s important to share. The first indicator is: Too Much Effort The main symptom was … Read more
One of the challenges facing religious people in businesses today is how to conduct their business and stay true to their faith. In Lumen, we teach Value Sales for our B2B customers. In the past few years, we’ve taught four businesses where people were religious and to our surprise, after we got to know each … Read more
There are 3 main CRM modules you will use in your dealership Email marketing, Leads management Onboarding cars management What is the difference between Zoho CRM for Car Dealerships and other purpose built Car Dealership CRMs? Zoho is a powerful all-purpose CRM which can be used by almost any industry in New Zealand. It is … Read more
Why is key account management training important? It is common to find sales people who feel comfortable when they are face-to-face with prospects, but are unable to effectively manage multiple accounts. This problem can be even worse when staff try to develop new initiatives based on sales data. We find this phenomena leads to salespeople … Read more
Why is Advanced Sales Training important? Great sales people are not born, they are trained. Most sales people operate with an unconscious competence. They have a familiarity with the product or service they sell, and with their standard customers, but many have never really developed the perspective to analyse their current methods and therefore to … Read more
In New Zealand, we have a bit of an anomaly: an unusually high number of Amazon Connect, Zoho SalesIQ (chat bot) and Zoho CRM have been installed. What is so significant about that combination of Amazon Connect, Zoho SalesIQ and Zoho CRM? In the beginning of 2020, we noticed some of our customers were paying … Read more
Over the years we have seen that, when companies launch new products, some of those products end up unsuccessful. The question becomes: “What makes a successful product or an unsuccessful product?”. We start by defining what is a successful new product. Most companies go with a objective definition of ROI by measuring sales volume, margin, … Read more
Unlike any other software implementation, a CRM implementation can fail structurally if not done correctly. It can also fail to live up to expectations if not utilised properly. At Lumen, we spend countless hours thinking about how to rectify these failures for our customers. One of the biggest questions we think people need to ask … Read more
