Case Study - G Suite
Case Study - Implementation of sales and event management processes for a MICE agency using G Suite and Insightly CRM
Client:
A MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Events) agency in Marrakesh, Morocco
Problem:
Did not know how to configure Insightly CRM to work for its business needs, or how to integrate it with existing systems
Solution:
Analysis of the company's business followed by the design and implementation of both the sales and event management processes within Insightly, requiring no further investment
Stage 1 - Understand the business
The agency provides several MICE services to corporate clients in Morocco and agencies across Europe. The first phase of the project was to understand the agency's business and processes before finding the optimal solution
Stage 2 - Understand the technology
Like most CRM systems, Insightly supports the conversion of Leads into Organizations and Contacts, whereas Opportunities are identified as sales opportunities.
Unlike other CRM systems, Insightly also supports the delivery of the Project - i.e., once an Opportunity is won (the sale has been made), Insightly converts all Opportunity data into a Project. For the agency, the Project represents the service delivery process.
Insightly also offers native integrations with G Suite for email integration and document management; Quickbooks for accounts integration; and PandaDoc for the easy creation of content-rich proposals.
Stage 3 - Configuration
After understanding the requirements and technology, the next phase was to configure Insightly. Like other CRMs, you can create customised 'pipelines' in Insightly - a pipeline is a set of steps or phases, as you move down a process. The Opportunity pipeline support percentages, representing the likelihood of closing the sale.
Insightly also supports customised Project pipelines - these can be configured for any industry, as required. For the agency, the project pipeline represents the different steps it performs in delivering its MICE services.
Stage 4 - Operations
Integration with Gmail allows for emails to be sent or recorded within the contact record in Insightly. Additionally, customised email templates can be created for any recipient, and at any phase during the events lifecycle.
Stage 5 - Analysis
Insightly supports different project pipelines for different types of services (or events). You can then select the pipeline and view the status of all ongoing Projects, either in a list view or a Kanban view. This view lets you move Projects along the pipeline, as well as give you a view of the financial state of all ongoing Projects (and/or Opportunities).
The Benefits
The agency now has:
a single system that can be used to support all its sales and event / project delivery activities
preset processes for all event planners to follow, driving efficiency and compliance, yet the flexibility to use different pipelines for different event types
a standard process on how to separate and tag suppliers, prospects and customers
a solution integrated with its Gmail email client and Drive document management systems
a system that allows it to access accounting information directly from within the CRM
an easy way of creating proposals without having to use multiple systems
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