BigMachines Announces BigMachines 12 Software Release

Filed Under (BigMachines Company News, Configurator, Proposal Generator, Quoting Software) by Jill Adams on 01-17-2012

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BigMachines 12BigMachines recently announced the release BigMachines 12, the latest version of the company’s award-winning SaaS selling software.  BigMachines 12 delivers an enhanced user experience and ease of maintenance.

The new features delivered in BigMachines 12 are driven by customer input combined with extensive industry research.  BigMachines gathers product feedback by collaborating with customers on the My BigIdea innovation portal, regional Customer Success Forums and Cloud conferences in the United States and Europe.

“BigMachines 12 is the latest release in our long line of industry-leading SaaS software solutions.  Each new BigMachines product release improves upon the scalability, repeatability and predictability of the solution for our customers,” said John Pulling, Senior Vice President of Products, BigMachines.  “Customer feedback is crucial to the process and enables us to continue to deliver the features requested by our customers that will best drive their business productivity.”

The release notes are available to customers on the BigMachines Customer Support website.

Read the official BigMachines 12 Press Release: View Release

For additional information about BigMachines, please contact us:  www.bigmachines.com/contact.php

Press Ganey Launches B2B eCommerce Site Powered by BigMachines

Filed Under (B2B eCommerce, BigMachines Company News) by Michele Aymold on 01-12-2011

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This is a repost of a press release from BigMachines

Press GaneyBigMachines, Inc., the leader in product configuration, pricing and quoting, proposal generator and B2B ecommerce cloud computing, today announced that Press Ganey Associates, the largest provider of satisfaction surveys and quality improvement services for the health care industry, has launched a new b2b ecommerce site powered by BigMachines. The ecommerce site serves doctors, hospitals and healthcare clinics, providing the ability to purchase satisfaction surveys and related services online. Read the rest of this entry »

Dreamforce Survival Guide from BigMachines: Configure Your Self for Peak Performance

Filed Under (Configurator, Partners) by Will Wiegler on 12-03-2010

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Configure Your Self for Good HealthThe Cloud Computing Event of the Year is right around the corner and BigMachines wants you to be at your best during three days of practically non-stop networking, learning, partying and demos. Want to know our secret for fine tuning your biggest and most complex asset (you!) for Dreamforce and other conferences? Read the rest of this entry »

Preparing for Sales 3.0 – the Online Selling Platform by BigMachines

Filed Under (BigIdeas Conference, BigMachines Company News) by Michele Aymold on 10-28-2010

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This is a repost from SellingPower‘s blog by Gerhard Gschwandtner.

Yesterday morning I watched Godard Abel, CEO of BigMachines, present a glimpse into the future of selling. The company’s Big Ideas conference attracted more than 500 loyal customers and fans of the company.  Its revenues have grown 269 percent over the past three years, a clear indication that the company has hit a sweet spot in an underserved market. The mission: make selling easier and faster for customers. The killer app: a SaaS solution that streamlines product configuration and sales quotations for sales teams and channel partners. Last night I had the opportunity to test-drive the app and was able to create a complex quote based on a set of specifications (that were over my head) in less than three minutes. How could I do that? The software offers a system called “guided selling,” in which the user is asked questions that will guide him or her to the recommended options. It offers tools such as images to assist choices and presents alternatives based on common needs. Read the rest of this entry »

B2B Sales Need to Go Digital

Filed Under (B2B eCommerce, B2B Sales Success, Industry News) by Michele Aymold on 09-28-2010

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This is a re-post from Acquiring Minds

The digital world is bringing great change to how buyers wish to interact with B2B sales teams.

B2B buyers who are at ease in researching, communicating, collaborating and buying on the internet are choosing to do business differently. Read the rest of this entry »

Will You Check Your Email This Weekend? BigMachines B2B News

Filed Under (B2B Sales Success, Industry News) by Michele Aymold on 09-03-2010

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Checking Email By PhoneMashable, an online guide to social media, recently published results of new research from Xoni and Harris Interactive on email habits and attitudes. Read the rest of this entry »

BigMachines’ Timeline of Innovation

Filed Under (Configurator, Product Development, Proposal Generator, Quoting Software) by Tim Handorf on 08-31-2010

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BigMachines Timeline of InnovationTechnology, sales and business processes are constantly evolving. For BigMachines, changing processes and enhanced technologies mean we have to constantly stay one step ahead to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our customers. As a result, BigMachines has consistently added new features and enhanced capabilities to our products year after year. What follows is a high-level overview of some of the features and enhancements we have released since our founding in 2000. Read the rest of this entry »

BigMachines Announces Annual BigIdeas Chicago SaaS Conference Featuring Prominent Industry Thought Leaders

Filed Under (BigIdeas Conference, BigMachines Company News) by Jill Adams on 08-18-2010

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This is a repost of a press release from BigMachines

BigIdeas 2010 - the Largest SaaS event of its kind! BigMachines, Inc., the leader in sales configurator, pricing and quoting, proposal generator and B2B ecommerce software-as-a-service (SaaS), today announced the selection of featured speakers for its BigIdeas Chicago 2010 conference. BigIdeas Chicago is BigMachines’ annual customer and industry forum to be held October 24-26, 2010 at the Swissôtel Chicago. BigIdeas has become one of the largest SaaS innovation conferences where attendees discover best practices for deploying SaaS solutions to streamline their sales processes and enable B2B eCommerce. Read the rest of this entry »

B2B eCommerce (Finally) Realizes Its Potential

Filed Under (B2B eCommerce) by Godard Abel on 07-14-2010

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B2B eCommerce Shopping CartThis is a re-post of an article on DemandGenReport.

Over the past decade, BtoC eCommerce has changed the landscape of selling products as leaders like Amazon.com have brought eCommerce to the mainstream — and the numbers are growing.

A 2009 survey of online consumer behavior conducted by Harris Interactive found that 48% of US online adults say that they are now conducting more online transactions than they did in the past. In the UK, the number is even higher as 53% of online adults say they are making more purchases online, with the ability to compare products and prices cited by 74% of these as the main reason. Read the rest of this entry »

BigIdeas Chicago 2010 is coming!

Filed Under (BigIdeas Conference, BigMachines Company News) by Will Wiegler on 06-01-2010

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BigIdeas - Chicago 2010

Here at BigMachines Marketing headquarters, we are super busy planning the biggest BigIdeas conference in the history of BigMachines.

BigIdeas is our annual event for customers, prospects, partners and followers of SaaS, Cloud and Sales 2.0 trends and technologies. Read the rest of this entry »