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Novus CPQ Consulting, a Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) Research and Consulting Firm, released a Research Report for visual and virtual CPQ Solutions. The report provides an in-depth overview of the current visual (2D / 3D) and virtual (Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality) CPQ market.

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.

Working with Axonom, Middle Atlantic enhanced the 2D Product Configurator to allow for a more simplified method to design and quote credenzas. The visual furniture configurator walks the user through the selection of styles, materials, colors and accessories and makes it super easy for the customer to create a design, as well as Middle Atlantic's sales support personnel to create a design.

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

Powertrak 2D Visual Product Configurator customer, Middle Atlantic Products, unveils phase two of its 2D Rack Configurator after seeing rapid user adoption in year one of the launch.

Salsbury Industries announces its 4C Mailbox Configurator, powered by Powertrak 2D Product Configurator, is now available on the Mailboxes.com website.

The 4C Mailbox Configurator is a SHOW and SELL tool designed to visually showcase Salsbury's mailbox offering and also guide customers through the design-order process.

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...

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.

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.

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.

Powertrak is designed to help sales professionals create and send professional-looking sales quotes, orders, and invoices to partners or customers. Discover more added benefits it offers.

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.

Manufacturing is a crucial component of the U.S. economy, accounting for 12.5 percent of GDP, but 80 percent of manufacturers struggle to find enough workers with the necessary skills. While a sales team is already out giving tailored quotes with a product configurator, managers don’t want their pipeline to slow down because they’re lacking enough tool and die makers behind the scenes. Companies with employee shortages may end up facing longer lag times for product delivery and risk losing business to the competition.

Henry Ford once said, “The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.” As your sales team configures quotes for customers, you want them to remember Ford’s quote. Your team should focus on pinpointing solutions to customers’ problems as cost effectively as possible.

Now more than ever, I am hearing one common theme from businesses searching for or replacing Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) products. “We need to improve the online ordering experience for our buyers.”