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Axonom has solutions to help businesses improve the customer buying experience. Forrester released its report, 2017 Predictions: Dynamics That Will Shape The Future In The Age Of The Customer, that pinpoints trends that could help you make or break profits in 2017.

For those preparing to evaluate quoting and ordering solutions, the task may be daunting. Here is a list of the most important evaluation questions to ask Product Configurator and Configure-Price-Quote CPQ software providers.

The linchpin to a successful interactive, drag-and-drop, visual product configurator is its rules-based attachment point feature. In a nutshell, attachment points are acceptable locations where two products can connect or join together. Think of it as snapping together two LEGO pieces – peg must fit into hole. So, as you can imagine, when it comes to attaching two or more products together, accuracy and precision are paramount to the final design.

Last week in Las Vegas, we exhibited Powertrak 3D Product Configurator and Virtual Reality to more than 1,400 managers and directors involved in leading the surgical suite at the OR Manager Conference.

The response from both exhibitors and attendees about our futuristic technology to visually design OR suites and then invite stakeholders to virtually explore the designed room was amazing!

Turn your printed catalog into a digital, on-demand selling solution by enabling customers to see, design, price, and buy any type of customizable apparel. With Powertrak, personalize a jacket by selecting the type of garment, applying color(s), adding accessories such as pockets/patches/lapels, and placing text or images, etc.

Now that the surgical suite (operating room) is configured with Powertrak 3D Product Configurator, how do you get management and/or stakeholders to approve, endorse, and move forward with the layout design.

Powertrak helps users to showcase the design in three ways: (1) Export in various image formats; (2) Interactively demonstrate in the Powertrak Configurator application; (3) Don a HTC Vive headset to provide a virtual reality experience.

CPQ software has become a widely used tool to help sales reps complete complex configurations, pricing, quoting and ordering tasks. If you’re a sales rep who’s trying to convince your company to invest in CPQ software, here’s (a light-hearted list of) what you need to be prepared for.

With hundreds of possible features and function decisions, configuring heavy equipment machinery in an order is a daunting task for most people, especially those new to the job or non-heavy equipment experts.

Don't rely on error-prone processes like Microsoft Excel or other basic programs to manage parts, pricing, quotes, and orders. Product Configurator's guide people through the design and ordering phase of the project. 

For anyone who has watched the hysterically funny movie “Office Space,” the main antagonist Bill Lumbergh is the boss we absolutely love to hate. He’s the ultimate micro-manager. Leering over your desk. Starting every sentence with an unwelcome, passive aggressive request and ending it with an “Mmmkay?”

While most sales reps would never want to work with a guy like Lumbergh, there is a tool out there that actually embody all his of qualities, wait for it, in a positive way. That tool is CPQ software

For businesses that sell customizable products, a product configurator is a CPQ solution is an absolute must for encouraging and growing sales. Product configurators empower customers to buy by giving them more power over the product and sales process. Here are five product configurator features that contribute to that customer empowerment...

Business leaders seeking configure-price-quote products at the inaugural Microsoft Envision conference are encouraged to visit Axonom's booth for 1:1 demonstrations of its Powertrak 3D Product Configurator for Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Today, the CRM Software Blog released its newest white paper: 17 Amazing Customer Experiences with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online. In this white paper, a number of Microsoft partners share real-life stories from organizations (across a number of industries) that are tapping into the power of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and Microsoft’s suite of cloud solutions.

A recent study by Bain & Company showed that a 5% increase in customer retention can increase profits between 25% and 95%. Learn how CPQ software can help you keep your customers happy and entice them to stick around.

One way to help your business grow is by making it easy for customers to interact with your company and your products. Here’s how a customer portal software helps customers to configure products, view pricing, log cases, and engage throughout the customer-vendor relationship.

Bull Outdoor Products selects Powertrak 3D Product Configurator for its ability to deliver an easy-to-use visual configuration solution for its dealers and retailers to work closely with customers and virtually guide them through the designing, quoting, and ordering process.

Does it feel harder to sell these days? In some ways it is. In 2007 it took an average of 3.68 cold call attempts to reach a prospect. Today it takes 8 attempts. Today’s sales teams work hard for their numbers. Thankfully, technology can help you sell more effectively. Some of these tools may not be marketed as sales products, but they have valuable functionality that supports the sales process.

Conference in Review: Many Microsoft Dynamics customers, partners, and prospects stopped by Axonom's booth at Convergence 2015 in search of CPQ solutions such as 3D product configurator, guided selling, and quote and order automation solutions.

This post covers the top CPQ vendors for Microsoft Dynamics and where to find them on the showroom floor at Convergence 2015. Find out why CPQ solutions are extremely popular in today's marketplace, and we will give a sneak peek into what Axonom has in store for the show.

Find Axonom in booth 1316 at the Expo Experience to received 1:1 instructional demonstrations on the only drag-and-drop, 3D Product Configurator solution 100% integrated into Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Software Advice, a resource for small businesses looking for a CRM solution, recently published a report examining what Customer Relationship Management (CRM) buyers’ most desire in applications, features and integrations, as well as their most common reasons for seeking new software.