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Timberline Consultants CIS Consulting Group Expand Construction Offerings to Denver Colorado

September 26, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

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Timberline Software services are now offered in Denver Colorado by CIS Consulting Group out of their newly established local office.

Timberline is software for the construction industry and includes modules for accounting, estimating, procurement, production management, project management, real estate management and service management.

A blog post on Friday announced that Sage North America awarded the territory to CIS Consulting Group who also offers Sage Masterbuilder, Sage MAS 500,

According to Richard Rudolph, Vice President Sales & Services, ”We are pleased to announce that CIS Consulting Group will be expanding their geographic presence to include Denver. Chuck Elyea and Jim Campbell have successfully recruited Robin Harris to head the office of CIS Consulting Group in Denver, Colorado.

We are confident the expertise CIS brings combined with Robin’s local knowledge will provide solid support to the MIS customers located there and ultimately lead to significant new customer acquisition. This will be effective October 1, 2009.”

CIS Consulting Group was formed in 1987 by Chuck Elyea with the mission to provide accounting software systems and value-added services to the construction industry. Chuck had been chief financial officer for a construction company for several years.

CIS became a Sage Timberline Office authorized partner in 1993 and subsequently joined the Sage Timberline Office president’s club in 1995 as one of the top resellers in the country. In 1997, CIS obtained the Sage Timberline Office summit club level, placing CIS in the top 5% of authorized partners nationwide. In 2001, CIS became the #1 Sage Timberline Office authorized partner in the world and has consistently been a top Sage Timberline Office authorized partner ever since. In 2005, Jim Campbell left his post as Vice President of Sales and Consulting at Timberline to become the President of CIS.

CIS has grown beyond its roots in construction accounting to offer accounting, operations, technology and HR solutions for contractors, commercial and residential builders, specialty and subcontractors, real estate developers and managers.

Filed Under: Sage software Tagged With: cis consulting group, construction, sage business partner, timberline

Sage MAS 90 Service Updates Now Quarterly

September 7, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

The last service update for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 version 4.3 was issued 6/29/09. According to several consultants who have contacted us – Sage has told them that service updates will be issued on a quarterly basis instead of monthly.

Service updates for Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 are released for the most current version of the software only (currently 4.3) and contain a bundle of fixes which are self-installing and correct noted issues.

Users of older supported versions of MAS 90 (prior to the current level) will still need to load program fixes individually as the service update bundles will continue to only be released for the current levels.

Please consult with a competent Sage Business Partner prior to installing any service updates. These fixes contain program changes which could cause any enhancements (including Sage’s Extended Solutions) to stop working.

In general we recommend loading service updates for MAS 90 only if you (or your Sage Business Partner) are in the process of logging a support case with Sage or see that a program patch or service update fixes a specific issue that you are experiencing.

In all instances, we recommend you contact your Sage Business Partner for advise on when and how to load any service updates before trying to install them yourself.

Sage Service Updates – MAS 90 and MAS 200 Version 4.3

Filed Under: Sage 100 ERP, Sage software, schulz consulting Tagged With: ct mas90, mas200 4.3, mas90 4.3, sage, sage business partner, service update, Wayne Schulz

Sage Insights 2009 Tip: You Do Have A Better Web Strategy Than THIS – Right?

April 23, 2009 by Wayne Schulz

Is buying expensive Google Adwords  your only web strategy?

I probably should keep my mouth shut and let the competition keep wasting their money.

It’s sad to see companies  so lost in a lack of any web strategy that their only apparent online plan is  to finance a bunch of random Google AdWords hoping that a big lead randomly lands in their lap.

If you’ve ever tried to sell to a raw Web lead then you know they are almost always using you for a discount, third bid or free advice can be some of the least qualified (and most expensive) types of potential customers.

Of course, done right, a web lead doesn’t have to be difficult to close. Many of them can  turn into a $50,000 project. The key is to know the right way to market on the web so as to attract the quality leads – and repel the discount seekers, quick question askers and tire kickers.

Let me ask you this first  – because maybe I’m making some incorrect assumptions…

You do have a better strategy than buying Google AdWords – or waiting for someone like a software publisher to deliver free leads to you. Right?

There’s nothing wrong with Google Adwords. They’re a great way to supplement an online strategy.

There’s also nothing wrong with free leads from a software publisher (assuming you can get them). These supplement any marketing strategy quite well.

Notice I’ve used the  word “supplement”. It means “in addition to”

What’s your  strategy  online?

Have you developed any of the new tactics that people are talking about?

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Friendfeed
  • Social Media Sites
  • Blogging

Or are you still talking with those in your office about how you “don’t get” some of these new tools?

How most of these new uncomfortable marketing tactics are huge wastes of time. You haven’t tried any of them for more than a day – but you’re pretty sure that they’re a waste of time.

Here’s another question.

How are  TRADITIONAL marketing efforts such as: Direct Mail, Telemarketing, Lead Buying (Findaccountingsoftware, et al) working for you?

If you have not become involved in other methods of marketing (many of them free) and you are located in the Connecticut area – then I advise and hope that you stay home from the Insights 2009 conference. Insights is expensive and there’s no big announcements expected. The economy is crappy. Stay home and plug away at a more productive marketing activity like telemarketing because if you just put more effort (and a lot more money) into these old school tactics you’ll surely turn better results. If that doesn’t work just buy AdWords against my company name on Google.

For those NOT in Connecticut – the choice is yours.

If you’re interested in some of the new marketing methods (many totally free) that people are using to get business – be sure to attend Beyond The Hype – Social Media Marketing for B2B on Wednesday May 13 from 1:30 to 3:oo pm.

Here’s the Agenda:

The way to reach business decision makers is migrating from traditional marketing efforts to the Web. More and more consumers are researching their next purchases online using search engines and social media sites. This session will explore how you can use social media to grow traffic to your Web site, make real connections, and join the conversations already happening on social networking sites. Find out which social media sites work best for business, how to develop a strategy for success, how to measure your campaign’s effectiveness, and where this rapidly evolving medium may be taking us next.

I’m planning on attending to answer questions that may come up during the session from a Sage Business Partner point of view. Note that I’m not leading this session – but after it’s over I plan to stick around and answer any questions. Unless of course you’re from Connecticut.

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