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5 Zoho Features Everyone Uses

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5 Zoho Features Everyone UsesAre you thinking about investing in a CRM system, such as Zoho? Are you already using Zoho, but not quite sure where to begin? The following are five Zoho features that most Zoho users take advantage of, so if you aren’t already using some of these key features, there’s no better time than now to start.

Shared history and notes

From emails to phone calls to meetings, people throughout your team are constantly taking notes and documenting details of important events. Keeping track of these notes can be difficult, but with a CRM system like Zoho, users have the option of sharing history and notes. This way, it’s easy to retrieve specific details of a phone call or meeting from several months ago.

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The 5 Zoho CRM Reports Every Sales Manager Should Be Using

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The 5 Zoho CRM Reports Every Sales Manager Should Be UsingMany sales managers these days get a lot from using Zoho CRM, but alas, there are also many who do not. In order to succeed with Zoho CRM and allow it to help you run your business more efficiently, it’s crucial to get useful data out of it. This is done through Zoho CRM reports. The following are five Zoho CRM reports every sales manager should be using:

The Sales Activity Report

Sales managers spend a lot of their time supervising others, and may spend more time concentrating on those salespersons who are not performing well. This Zoho CRM report will usually show what each salesperson was doing the previous week and what their upcoming plans are. This can allow sales managers to see what exactly their underperforming staff members are up to, including who they’re scheduled to meet with and who they’ll be calling. This gives the sales manager a good opportunity for offering advice and providing other feedback beforehand.

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Zoho Workflow: Getting More Value From Zoho CRM

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Zoho Workflow: Getting More Value From Zoho CRMYou may be getting a lot of use out of Zoho CRM, but are you truly using it to its fullest potential? Those users who are really maximizing the value of their investment are using Zoho workflow features.

By learning how to set up workflows in Zoho, you can have it run at its most productive level. This can automate certain tasks and guarantee that these things are always being completed, regardless of whether you forget to do them yourself. They are essential to getting the most out of Zoho CRM and ensuring your business is running as efficiently as possible. If you are ready to set up workflows, but not sure where to begin, these are the top three we recommend that users start with:

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Warning: Multi-Lookup Fields Not Supported in Zoho Mobile App

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Multi-Lookup Fields Not Supported in Zoho Mobile AppZoho recently added the multi-lookup type field to Zoho CRM, which allows you to create an N to N relationship between two modules by adding just one field.

Previously, users had to use a custom module. On the surface this seems great; however, if your users prefer the Zoho mobile app, be warned that this field type is not supported in the Zoho mobile app.

A multi-lookup field in the desktop app has a lookup icon that opens a search box.  In the screenshot below, a custom module, Touch Events, has a multi-lookup field called Event Participants that links to the Contacts module.

You can see the lookup icon to the right of the field. When the icon is clicked, a multi-select search box opens, where users can then select multiple contacts to connect to the record.

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Removing Tags in Zoho CRM

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Removing tags in Zoho CRMZoho CRM has so many useful features, and they’re always adding new features to help improve efficiency. The tag feature was initially added to Zoho CRM about two years ago. Tags are a quick and dirty way to slap a record with an open-text entered category, and subsequently be able to pull a list of records with the same tag. Tags are displayed just under the record name at the top of the record for a super convenient reference.

When it comes to adding a tag in Zoho CRM, it’s a fairly straightforward process. But do you know how to remove a tag in Zoho CRM? It can be a little tricky, especially for those new to Zoho CRM. But in our latest blog, we provide simple step-by-step instructions (along with a visual) to help Zoho CRM users easily understand how they can remove tags at any time.

How to remove tags in Zoho CRM

First, you can display a list of records in the module with the same tag, by opening a record and clicking on the tag. To remove a tag from a record, or group of records, you simply select the record(s) from the list and then selectd “Remove Tags” from the drop down “Tags” button.  You can also use this same process to mass add tags to records.

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What is Zoho CRM?

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What is Zoho CRM?Customer relationship management, otherwise known as a CRM, is one of the most helpful tools that any business could use. So, what is CRM software and what is Zoho CRM?  Some people refer to a CRM system as a rolodex on steroids. It’s a one-stop shop where you can keep all of you client’s contact information, organize your business deals, track marketing campaigns, and so much more. Zoho released their CRM software in 2005, and since then has been improving and updating to truly focus on the “relationship” part of customer relationship management. Zoho CRM is widely used across the world due to its low cost, and different software programs that are easily integrated into the main CRM.

 

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4 Must-Have Zoho App Integrations

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Must-have Zoho app integrationsA cloud-based CRM system, like Zoho, allows for users to integrate some of their favorite third party tools and apps. Whether you’ve just signed up for Zoho or you’re thinking about signing up, you may be wondering what add-ins will help enhance your CRM system the most. We recommend the following as must-have Zoho app integrations:

Data Integration

There are various tools out there that Zoho users can use to automatically read their system’s tables, which can then allow users to write and read information in and out of both systems. With the data integration tools that exist nowadays, you can accomplish almost anything.
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CRM and Zoho Reporting: 4 Must-Have Reports

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How to use Zoho reportingTo put it simply, a CRM, such as Zoho, is nothing more than a database. With that being said, CRMs have powerful features that can improve sales, service, and marketing effectiveness. But it’s important to take advantage of the reports that are offered through Zoho CRM and other CRM systems. The following are four must-have reports if you’re looking to get the most out of Zoho CRM:

Zoho Issue Reports

Identifying problems is the first step to getting them resolved, which is why these Zoho issue reports are so popular. The problems displayed on these reports could be internal (i.e. a server went down) or external (perhaps there was a customer complaint). Regardless of the details of any issues, it’s important to be aware of them. They are simple reports that provide vital details, such as the type of problem, who’s working on resolving it, notes on any progress, and so on. You can also close out individual issues once they are resolved.

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Using Zoho Connections to Invoke the API

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Using Zoho Connections to Invoke the APIWhen writing custom functions in Zoho CRM, there are times that, when we add or update a record in the custom function, we need to trigger existing workflow. The only way to do this is to use the Zoho API within the custom function when adding/updating the record and set the trigger to workflow.

With the new API 2.0, this can be a tad more cumbersome to first set up the client, get the refresh token, and then copy and paste all the long strings into every custom function where you use the API.  Enter connections:  It is fairly simple to set up a “connection” for the CRM API, and then refer to that connection when invoking the URL. Here’s how:

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