Customer Update: City College Plymouth
We recently revisited City College Plymouth to carry out some required updates to their Dynamics 365 Education system. They have had our product for about a year now, and as part of our Customer Success Programme, we made some system improvements to help them get the...
Successful CRM / IS implementation – Stage one: research and planning
Welcome to the first part of what I hope will become a useful checklist for organisations looking to buy, or who have recently bought a Dynamics 365 solution. We have many years’ experience developing and delivering MIS solutions for SMBs and we are acutely aware of...
Developing an employer engagement strategy in 4 easy steps
Employer engagement in further education covers a large area. From employer’s visits and job fairs to providing careers advice, to apprenticeships, traineeships and work placement. Employers can also provide valuable feedback on the current curriculum and what they...
GDPR: How to make compliance easier using Dynamics 365
The GDPR will be enforced on 25th May 2018. It seems like a long way away, but ensuring you have taken steps to compliance is something that should be well under way already. Here at Active we are working towards ensuring we will be compliant well before the...
Click Dimensions: Successful marketing from within your CRM
We are now able to offer our customers an award-winning marketing automation solution to be integrated with our Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM solutions. ClickDimensions creates completely unified marketing and sales processes, and does away with the need for third party...
Ten reasons why public-sector organisations should use the G-Cloud Digital Marketplace
Cost-effective, innovative and flexible. These top the list of requirements when procuring digital Cloud-based services. However, the options available are often limited to large-scale suppliers and expensive long-term contracts. The G-Cloud platform provides...
Using your CRM for social media engagement
In order for your business to succeed, it goes without saying that you need to understand where your customers are, and what they are saying about you and your competitors. As such, social media engagement has become a critical part of every marketer’s toolbox. A...