Comments on: Platform Agnostics

By: Robby Slaughter

Robby Slaughter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:39:16 +0000

The right tool is the one you actually use, not the one somebody else claims is useful.

The late Mark Weiser said it best. “The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it”

To get an idea for where we are supposed to be, read his seminal paper:

http://nano.xerox.com/hypertext/weiser/SciAmDraft3.html

By: John Uhri

John Uhri — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:42:25 +0000

As much as I wanted to push for paperless systems at the start of my career, I’ve found that I turn to paper again and again. I wrote my thoughts about Paper Platforms at the Red Bit Blue Bit blog: http://redbitbluebit.com/paper-platforms/

By: jeb

jeb — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:11:29 +0000

Thanks for the comment Jake.

I agree that CRMs are useful for follow up notifications.
Personally I use Google Calendar for that, just set notification when I want to follow up with someone in 6 months, etc. It works well for me. I have also keep lists, on paper for that but 6 months requires a different approach.

I think it’s all about scale. Clearly a large company with a lot of people working on thousands of potential leads needs a robust CRM. My argument here is really- use what works. Don’t feel that you have to use the latest technology just cause it’s there. Often I see companies using the metaphorical jackhammer when a regular one would do just fine.

By: Jake Anderson

Jake Anderson — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:06:15 +0000

I must confess that I too am a platform agnostic. My company recently moved to CRM software and I have a very hard time getting behind it. I did fine without it, and it adds another thing to my already busy schedule. There is one thing that I find extremely useful with CRM though. No prospect ever falls through the cracks. If soemone tells me to call them in 6 months. I will. If someone says no thanks I can still email them and check in with them every few months. It is amazing in that respect. I sure hate messing with it though. Users ARE selfish.