I write and speak a lot about the economy and although there have been plenty of economic challenges facing small businesses over the past few…
Gene MarksMay 2, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) While the mainstream public has been obsessed with ChatGPT, the conversational AI chatbot that’s been popular for making recipes,…
Gene MarksApril 19, 2023
If you’re researching a customer relationship management (CRM) system for your company you’ve probably already run into Bigin, the small business CRM application made by…
Gene MarksApril 18, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Pipedrive is a good CRM product. But unfortunately a recent press release from the company doesn’t help its credibility.…
Gene MarksMarch 20, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) CRM consultants can provide value, but they’re not required. Do you need an outside consultant to help you implement…
Gene MarksMarch 3, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. As a lifelong accountant, I have what may be surprising news…
Gene MarksMarch 2, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Earlier this month Salesforce, the undisputed leading customer relationship management software provider in the world, announced that it was…
Gene MarksJanuary 19, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Most software companies don’t have the budgets of Microsoft and Google to spread the awareness of their products and…
Gene MarksJanuary 3, 2023
(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Much has been written and discussed about ChatGPT this past week since its creator, a nonprofit organization called OpenAI,…
Gene MarksDecember 13, 2022