{"id":388900,"date":"2010-03-04T12:47:08","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T17:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html"},"modified":"2010-03-04T12:47:08","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T17:47:08","slug":"crm-tool-for-gmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/388900","title":{"rendered":"CRM Tool For Gmail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Contact relationship management (CRM) is a very important part of any business. Google does offer it&#8217;s own Contact interface for Gmail, but it leaves a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<p>However, a browser add-on called Rapportive is set to fill in that void of having a full-fledged CRM for Gmail users. Rapportive is somewhat similar to Xobni for Outlook, or you could also say the Social features built into <a title=\"Everything related to Office 2010\" rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/office-2010\/\" >Office 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you install the Rapportive extension, it will gel into the Gmail interface and display extensive information about a contact based on their email address and social networking profile.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: 0px;\" title=\"Rapportive CRM for Gmail\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/postimg\/CRMToolForGmail_B039\/rapportive_crm_gmail_profile_3.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Rapportive CRM for Gmail\" width=\"305\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rapportive will will look up the sender&#8217;s email address and display information about them in the sidebar, including their image, profile and social networking stream. Users will have to provide access to Rapportive through the Google Data API, before they can begin seeing data.<\/p>\n<p>Overall this looks like a pretty decent tool and will definitely add more value to Gmail. Also considering that Google is on a acquisition drive, Rapportive would definitely be a good choice to buy out, as it could give both Gmail and Google Apps a definitive edge over other webmail providers.<\/p>\n<p>Rapportive is currently available for download as a <a title=\"Articles Related to Google Chrome\" rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/google-chrome\" >Google Chrome<\/a> <a title=\"Find the best Google Chrome Extensions\" rel=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/google-chrome-extensions\" >Extension<\/a> and as a Firefox add-on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rapportive.com\/#\/\" >Download Rapportive<\/a> [via <a href=\"http:\/\/thenextweb.com\/apps\/2010\/03\/04\/gmail-slick-social-crm-tool\/?awesm=tnw.to_15lhp&amp;utm_medium=tnw.to-other&amp;utm_source=direct-tnw.to&amp;utm_content=twitter-publisher-other\" >The Next Web<\/a>]<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Ffeatured%2Fcrm-tool-for-gmail.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Ffeatured%2Fcrm-tool-for-gmail.html\" height=\"61\" width=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\">\n<strong>Share:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html#commentrespond\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Comment on This Post<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?source=techiebuzz&#038;status=CRM%20Tool%20For%20Gmail%20http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FcBKiiw%20via%20@techiebuzzer\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Tweet This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Share on Facebook<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html&#038;title=CRM%20Tool%20For%20Gmail\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Save to Delicious<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Stumble This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html&#038;title=CRM%20Tool%20For%20Gmail\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Digg This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html&#038;title=CRM%20Tool%20For%20Gmail\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Reddit This<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size:11px;\">TAGS:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/crm\" rel=\"tag\">CRM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/crm-tools\" rel=\"tag\">CRM Tools<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/firefox-add-ons\" rel=\"tag\">Firefox Add-ons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/gmail\" rel=\"tag\">Gmail<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/google-chrome-extensions\" rel=\"tag\">Google Chrome Extensions<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/rapportive\" rel=\"tag\">Rapportive<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/small><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#E1E1E1; border: dotted 1px; padding:5px; margin-top:5px;font-size:11px\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/featured\/crm-tool-for-gmail.html\" title=\"CRM Tool For Gmail\">CRM Tool For Gmail<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\" title=\"Techie Buzz\">Techie Buzz<\/a> written by Keith Dsouza on Thursday 4th March 2010 12:47:08 PM. 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