Since ERP systems are software products, and online outlets in particular are the best and most viable means of delivering software and related customer/technical assistance services to potential buyers because they can download them directly from the website, it makes sense for erp vendors and businesses seeking ERP solutions (especially if intended for penetration into multiple foreign markets on a global scale), to rely on the numerous applications of these online networking outlets and forums for either global or local ERP implementation and deployment, in order to lower their erp cost, and maximize revenue in the process by capitalizing on the characteristics and central functions of ERP software systems, which focus on reducing time constraints with online and real-time interaction via a shared and connected database network accessible by all company levels and external business partners or affiliates, including the company’s customer base.

Further Strategies for Minimizing Erp Cost (Part I)

Why Online Store Outlets Affiliated or Partnered with the Social Media Networks Are the Best Avenue for Companies That Want to Sell a Software Product and Lower Erp Cost

Social Media Applications and Content Embedding Options That Can Be Used in Conjunction with the Subscriber’s E-mail Account to Increase Promotion Potential   
Another invaluable application used by Youtube in particular- and which can be employed by any business for reducing erp cost associated with local or global ERP implementation and/or deployment for external market operations, is an automatic function that connects Youtube to the user’s e-mail account. This feature embeds any related Youtube content into an e-mail message. This tool can be used to facilitate the promotion and sale of a specific product, provided that the user is subscribed to Youtube with that specific user e-mail account, which is normally the case when people open up an account with Youtube and they must provide a valid user name (the user’s e-mail address).  

Anything that a subscriber uploads to Youtube is automatically added to the content of any e-mail which mentions the product/ service or related keywords. A further advantage provided by this function is that the Youtube video concerning the product or service, is actually added to the top of the e-mail itself, before the text.

Naturally, in order to ensure the potential for maximum visibility for a company and its products, the interested subscriber should make sure to use their primary e-mail account (or that of their own company) to sign up, instead of a secondary one. The main reason is due to the fact that by connecting to the user’s e-mail, facebook and youtube can also be employed to receive important updates, as well as a weekly digest of account activity via e-mail. Secondly, through this e-mail linking option the user can also invite all the contacts in their e-mail to be friends on their social network site (or, if the company’s e-mail contacts are already subscribed to these social media services, that makes the process even easier).

Thirdly, the company’s contacts can also be informed of recent upgrades or updates through the “sharing” option which can also be used in conjunction w/ their e-mail account. Furthermore, it is simply because this facilitates the use of all the erp applications provided by the social media site’s software program, and minimizes any erp cost associated with implementing and running an erp software solution with all its basic and sometimes expensive- but essential - applications.

Written by :

Amy Cruz