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With this beastie it is possible to oversee anything from a small crack sales team for an army of door knockers. It’s all there and it’s ‘relatively’ easy to use. This watchable little video gives you a better, more succinct rundown of the functionality than I could anticipate to tap out here. And what ‘had me at hello’ about Sales Cloud 2 is it’s ‘Chatter’ feature…a Facebookish live chat system that will allow you to see what your sales team is up to instantly. A great way to measure the hubbub for the office at a speedy glance.

The info storage is user-friendly and uncomplicated and comprehensive enough, it might seem. Lots of appropriate fields to fill in and handy pull-down menus of options that assist you dodge repetitive data entry (allows a giant plus!). You can have an account launched and established pretty quickly.

It’s not all fun and games though!

But I have to help admit, I’m not just bubbling over with keenness here. Why? Sales Cloud 2 contains a cool name, and seems like it would be funky on first impression. But it’s not. It’s badly pragmatic. Austere even.

If you happen to don’t care about aesthetics or atmosphere in your workplace then no worries. If you do, then the sheer nuts and boltsy look might get to you. I’m a huge fan of the ‘make succeed fun’ movement and Sales Cloud 2 reeks involving seriousness. Sales is a people oriented business. It’s all about relationships and personality. Then why can’t the software have a certain amount of personality too? For case, off this is the visual impression from this ‘help’ gateway…

…it doesn’t bode well for the friendly, supportive vide with the help cavalry. They may be really cool, but I shouldn’t ought to give them the main benefit of the doubt. Their open door, ready to help attitude should smack me inside face from the outset! These guys need to take a leaf off Mail Chimp’s (chek out review) banana sapling.

So now, down to your nits and grits. How much coinage are planning to have to chuck into the pot for Sales Cloud 2?

That didn’t pain, did it? Sales Fog up is affordable, I’ll give them that. I’m not sure in the event the $5 contact management option is worth it as you’d oftimes be better off with a spreadsheet and something like Outlook or I-Cal. My impression is a Sales Cloud isn’t manufactured for the small operator. A three man sales team would barely scratch the finish of functionality here. But if you’ve got an army of door knockers to regulate, and you care truly jot for funky colors and friendly messages, then Sales Cloud 2 may be your ticket.

Is the Sum greating in comparison to the parts?

Were I to get up one day in change universe where I was a sales manager…I still probably wouldn’t pick Sales Cloud 2. It’s way too ‘beige cubicle’ for myself. But if you’re a substance over style types of guy or gal, then why not give it try?