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In 2015, two configure, price, quote products were bought by enterprise companies, making it five major acquisitions in two years. So, what's driving up the value in automated sales solutions, making quote-to-cash products one of the most highly sought after and attractive pieces to ones portfolio?

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.

Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics are once again named the leaders in the sales force automation marketplace, according to Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant. Find out why:

Embarking on a search to identify the best product configurator software can easily become a daunting task. With dozens of seemingly wonderful product configurators on the market to choose from, it’s important to do your homework in order to make the best decision for your business.

LinkedIn has more than 332 million users around the world and is the largest professional network on the Internet. Although you might think of LinkedIn in terms of professional networking, it's also invaluable for sales. Savvy sales professionals know how to use LinkedIn to find and connect with thousands of potential leads.

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.

Microsoft has a CRM Price Comparison Calculator giving shoppers a tool to plug in numbers and see which CRM is most cost effective for their business.

In this post, we celebrate the memorable moments, milestones, highlights, and achievements that happened this year. Here is a list of the most notable Powertrak Product Configurator (CPQ) moments of 2014.

When you run your sales meeting, do you sometimes feel like you’re in the movie “Groundhog Day?” If you have a sense of déjà vu as you discuss how to boost sales and increase productivity it’s time to get out of your repetitive routine. Make your next sales meeting more powerful by incorporating “how to” sales videos that teach best practices or videos that help motivate your team.

Software Advice surveyed a random sample of 1,940 salespeople who use mobile CRM in order to understand how it benefits their companies. Discover how many sales professionals use CRM on mobile devices today? What types of benefits they are receiving from accessing CRM on tablets and smartphones? Find out the what sales professionals say are the top requirements for the mobile CRM system.

Racks and enclosures manufacturer, Middle Atlantic Products', selects a drag-and-drop, 2D product configurator to improve the ordering and buying experience for its channel partners and customers.

We’re excited to join Middle Atlantic Products as the company unveils its new, interactive 2D Rack Configurator at CEDIA EXPO in Denver, CO. Visit us in Middle Atlantic Products’ booth (330) today to witness the unveiling of its new product quoting and ordering solution, powered by Powertrak 2D Product Configurator.

We continue to hear from our customers that an interactive, engaging, and educational quoting and ordering experience for distribution partners and end-customers is becoming strategic to their business. Powertrak CPQ does more than guided selling, it’s a platform for customers and partners to interactively configure 2D or 3D product designs. Kudos to our developers for building this cool, innovative, game-changing product feature!

This post answers the most frequently asked questions about Powertrak’s advanced product configuration feature called Interactive 2D/3D Designer. Continue reading to discover who’s the best candidate to use 2D or 3D Product Configurator, what are the art and product data requirements, acceptable image file formats, or where to obtain art assets, and integration questions.

How are those 2014 New Year’s Resolutions coming along? If you’re anything like our sales team you probably made some sales related resolutions this year. Well, unlike those daily trips to the gym – don’t let your sales and revenue aspiration fall by the wayside.

The root benefit of a sales configurator is that it guides buyers and sales professionals through a quick, simple, and easy process to create a quote or order to complete a sale. At its core, a sales configurator simplifies the complexity of selling multiple products or services.

When it comes to choosing the right web portal for sales, service and support, many businesses select Powertrak. This post covers the top 10 reasons why CIO/CTO/VPs select Axonom to be its customer or partner portal vendor.

If you’ve kept up with the news lately, several configure-price-quote (CPQ) products with ties to Salesforce.com had recently been acquired by Oracle, Infor, and now (soon-to-be) PROS.

A short while ago, Axonom (we) announced that our Powertrak Product Configurator and Partner Portal sales rocketed 350% in Q1 2013, leading to our best financial quarter in company history. The 2013 first quarter sales were driven by strong demand for cloud-based Powertrak Product Configurator and Partner Portal solutions.