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News and Information
We have created a collection of news and information
source links for our company, the business areas we work
in and relevant news about our clients.
News about us
- Gold Partner Status - On August 10, 2007 we achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status. This elite level in the Microsoft Partner Program recognizes our business and technology commitment and competency with the Microsoft Business Solutions Customer Relationship Management Platform.
- Marketing 24/7 - I was invited to write an article on marketing for small IT firms for the July issue of Channelpro Magazine. The theme of the article is 'If you're in business, you're already marketing. So you might as well give some thought as to how you're doing it.'
- Should You Jump into CRM? - That is the title of a Partner View article that appeared in the June 2007 issue of Redmond Channel Partner Magazine, a well read independent magazine for Microsoft Partners.
- Microsoft Partner Profile - In one of the leading publications for the Microsoft Partner Community - Redmond Channel Partner - we are featured in their lead article about the status of the Microsoft Small Business Specialist Community. View the complete article as a PDF.
- Small Business is Big Business To Us. Jerry Weinstock has passed the exam for the Small Business Specialist Certification from Microsoft. The certification documents our technical and business commitment to you - our customers. We understand your needs. The SBS certification now complements our Microsoft CRM Business Solutions competency.
- The Executive MBA Program at the Henry Bloch School of Business and Public Administration - On March 19, 2005 we conducted a workshop for twenty Executive MBA students on the "Effective Use of Technology by Marketers". We covered the subject of Website best practices and Email Marketing as elements of an overall corporate Internet Strategy.
- Kansas City Chief Marketing Officer Group - As a result of my experience serving on the American Marketing Association - KC Board of Directors I launched a new professional group that would serve the interests of the top marketing officers in KC companies. The purpose of the group is to share best practices and build a peer network amongst the CMOs at KC based companies of all sizes. Monthly workshops are held on topics determined by the group. iBizInitiatives sponsors the ad-hoc group until such time as it becomes a formal organization.
- American Marketing Association - I have now completed my term as the President of the KC Chapter and I will be serving as the VP for Interactive Services in 2004-2005.
- MailFrontier - We are now providing our clients with a solution to block Spam, email-borne viruses and fraudulent email (phishing) at their perimeter using the MailFrontier Enterprise Gateway.
- A local Overland
Park Business Newspaper chronicles the adventures of iBizInitiatives in our pursuit of spammers for fun and profit.
- ABCNews.com (PDF version) - As part of
the background research for a recent ABC News 20/20
segment the online entity interviewed Jerry Weinstock
on the subject of Spam and our efforts to fight back.
- Real Businesses
Send Spam Too! - We authored this
succinct article that appeared in the June issue of
the Business to Business Marketer,
the Business Marketing Association's monthly publication.
The article addresses 3 ways in which real businesses
can inadvertently end up being categorized as Spammers.
- Missouri Research and Education Network - On December 7, 2004 we made a presentation to conference attendees from Missouri state government, law enforcement, community information networks, public libraries, higher education and K-12 schools at the MOREnet Advanced Technical Security Symposium. The subject was "Email Fraud and Preventing Phishing Attacks.
- High
Technology Crimes Investigative Association -
On June 13, 2003, we made a presentation to the Kansas
City Chapter on the subject of - Fighting Spam -
One Victory at a Time
- Microsoft CRM - Our firm has become a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner and is now fully certified
to sell, implement and support this product into the
small and medium size business market. Our firm brings
considerable insight into moving past the technology
to enhance the acceptance and success of CRM implementations.
News about our clients
- Suhor Industries - We have been working with Suhor Industries to train their users to more effectively utilize their Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 software.
- Centennial Management Company is now listed #1 at Google and Yahoo for the search term - homes association management. Pretty good considering their are over
- Natural Rhythms Photography - Steve Eginoire launches his stock photo and adventure sports photography website. iBiz designed the site with the objective of creating a user manageable platform from which Steve can manage the photo database online, add and edit new body copy and fully support an eCommerce system for the stock photos. A business technology plan was created first which served as the foundation for building an Internet Strategy for this business.
- Jules Borel & Company - we have developed several
new solutions for their company.
News in the business areas within which
we work
- iBizInitiatives is quoted in CRN article about CRM Online.
- Forrester Wave ranks Microsoft Dynamics CRM as the Market Leader - Microsoft has shotgunned from a middle-of-the-pack offering
in Forrester’s 2005 midmarket SFA evaluation to a market leader in the 2007 CRM suites
evaluation. In addition to leveraging the strong Microsoft brand name, Dynamics CRM also
excels at leveraging a range of Microsoft products to enhance CRM capabilities. Dynamics
CRM’s UI is modeled after Microsoft’s popular Outlook email client, meaning a familiar user
experience, shorter training time, and higher adoption rates. Dynamics CRM also leverages
Microsoft tools like SharePoint and SQL Server Analysis Services to deliver additional value.
- Spammers Convicted; first felony case - Good triumphs over evil!
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