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Case Study: High Performance Tooling

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“Time is money. When we need technical support, dynaMACS response time is immediate. They solve our problem quickly so we can get back to selling.”

Pierce Ellis, Co-Owner
High Performance Tool

 

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High Performance Tooling is always in sales mode. The agency needs information on manufacturers and customers instantly. The fast-paced agency needed faster access to more in-depth information than RPMS software could deliver. Even more frustrating was trying to get technical support. “When we called, we always got voicemail. They called you back when they got a chance. It could be hours; it could be the next day,” says Pierce Ellis, co-owner of High Performance Group. “Time is money. We don’t have time to wait for a call-back for technical support.”

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Ellis came across dynaMACS at a trade show, and was impressed with the level of in-depth information the software provided. Data could be accessed instantly, and he could drill down to in-depth information with just a few mouse clicks. So the agency purchased dynaMACS, and the challenge of getting lightning-fast access to valuable information was solved.

But could dynaMACS live up to the agency’s need for fast technical support? Ellis says the dynaMACS support team has exceeded his expectations. “The dynaMACS response time is immediate. The support team solves our problem quickly so we can get back to selling. “We know we can call dynaMACS, talk to friendly and helpful support staff, get the issue resolved and continue with our day efficiently without waiting around.”

High Performance Group partners have dynaMACS Mobile, so they can take sales and commission data with them wherever they go – and still quickly call for technical support.

Ellis gives dynaMACS the highest recommendation: “We will never switch to different software. We love working with dynaMACS.”

Case Study : The Ranger Group

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“I would recommend dynaMACS to anyone.”

Bob Flint, Partner
The Ranger Group

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After being in business a little over a year, and with sales growing, it quickly became clear that The Ranger Group needed software for tracking commissions, analyzing sales and paying reps. “We were trying to use Excel spreadsheets, but it wasn’t providing the depth of information, or the flexibility we needed. Sales analysis was merely a by-product of accounting,” says Partner Bob Flint. In addition, sales reps did not have timely, reliable and in-depth data on customers and manufacturers, which was inhibiting sales and account management.

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Flint was introduced to dynaMACS at a trade show, where he saw a demo of the software and decided it was just what the agency needed.

Since purchasing dynaMACS, top sales reps at The Ranger Group are now equipped with dynaMACS Mobile, so they always have the most recent sales and commission data on the road with them. Rather than preparing individual reports for reps, dynaMACS mobile eliminates the work and automates the process.

In fact, dynaMACS Mobile is so beneficial, The Ranger Group purchased dynaMACS Mobile for three more of its sales reps. “It’s a big help to have up-to-date information before walking into a meeting with a customer,” Flint says.

Manual tracking processes and cumbersome spreadsheets are a thing of the past. The Ranger Group has easy access to higher levels of data intelligence, which enables them to serve manufacturers better.

“Rather than being rows in a spreadsheet, our sales and commission data is transformed into meaningful information. I would recommend dynaMACS to anyone. dynaMACS lets us communicate better with our manufacturers and customers, improving our value to both,” Flint says.

Tip #1301 – Power of eSi Mapping

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If you receive sales information from manufacturers electronically, you can replace hours of data entry by importing that information directly into dynaMACS using the optional Electronic Sales Input (eSi) module. eSi includes the Reformat Utility which translates the information from your manufacturer into a file that dynaMACS recognizes. Once you have shown dynaMACS how to translate a manufacturer’s file the first time, dynaMACS remembers the translation, or map, for any future sales information files received from that manufacturer. Below are just a couple of eSi features that show the power of eSi mapping.

Auto Duplicate Feature

The Advanced feature #11 says Auto Duplicate any fields in the import file if the row is blank. This will apply to all dynaMACS fields in Column 3 that have an “*” next to them.

Electronic Sales Information Mapping with the auto duplication field checked for importing manufacturer commission statements into dynaMACS Software

The spreadsheet example shown below is a primary example of where this can be used. Notice the first entry for each invoice has the permanent information but each subsequent row is left blank. By selecting the Auto Field Duplication option, the blank fields will be populated with the preceding data. This eliminates the need to manually modify the spreadsheet prior to processing it in dynaMACS.

 

Append Feature

With the Append feature you can combine two fields from your import file to map to a dynaMACS field. This is useful in identifying multiple Ship-to locations for a customer where the Ship-to location is in a different field from the Sold-to customer code. In the following example we will append the Code field with the Zip Code field.

  1. First highlight a field in box (2) Selected.
  2. Next highlight a field in box (1) Fields from the source file which will be appended to the field selected in step 1 and select the Append button.
  3. The field Code is now appended with the field Zip Code. The combined field is “mapped” to the Mfg’s Customer Code used to identify the correct customer.Electronic Sales Information Mapping with the results of appending 2 fields together for the importing manufacturer commission statements into dynaMACS Software

If you are interested in the dynaMACS eSi module and you currently do not have access to it, please contact the dynaMACS sales office @ 800-321-1788 to learn more.

Case Study: Head Contract Solutions, Inc.

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“We used our old software for a year and realized we had made a mistake. dynaMACS is much easier to use, and relevant information is easily accessible.”

Liz Head, Owner and Manager
Head Contract Solutions, LLC

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Head Contract Solutions was expanding, hiring new sales reps, and trying to use Excel for sales and commission data. The agency needed deeper information than Excel could provide. So a hunt for new software commenced. Although hindsight is 20/20, the agency based its software decision mostly on price. It turned out to be a case of “you get you pay for.” Liz Head, owner and manager of Head Contract Solutions, described the software as “grueling.” It was not easy to learn or to use and the agency still wasn’t getting the in-depth data they sought. Using the software was making the agency less productive, instead of more.




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And so a second software search began. This time, Head Contract asked colleagues at other sales agencies what software they used. One name came up time and again: dynaMACS.

Head said what the agency saw in dynaMACS was, “a fast, flexible and reliable way to manage all of our sales and commission data.”

Head says dynaMACS makes it easier to pay sales reps, and she finds being able to access a 5-year sales history with a few mouse clicks extremely useful.

One of the biggest benefits for Head is the ability to import manufacturer sales and commission reports without manual entry. “We’ve pretty much eliminated data entry. We receive manufacturers’ sales invoices and commission statements electronically. It literally saves hours. For just one manufacturer a month, there are up to 400 lines items to cover each brand and every dealer. Before dynaMACS, stacks of paper would arrive and all the information had to be inputted by hand.”

Head says dynaMACS lives up to its reputation of a powerful performance analysis tool. “Our productivity and accuracy has grown exponentially, and we have only scratched the surface of what dynaMACS can do.”

Tip #1212 – Using Dropbox simplifies the process of sending and receiving dynaMACS Mobile update files

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Dropbox helps you store files and access them any time wherever you are. Using Dropbox with dynaMACS will eliminate the need for sending and receiving your dynaMACS files via email. Dropbox creates a special folder on all your devices. Any time you need to save a file, drag it into the folder and at a blink of an eye it will appear in the same folder on all the other devices, be it laptops, PCs, mobile phones or tablets. For more information on obtaining a Dropbox account visit their website at www.dropbox.com.

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Setting up the dynaMACS Mobile Configuration for Dropbox Access

To save dynaMACS Mobile files to Dropbox you must set up each dynaMACS Mobile user configuration to save these files to a Dropbox folder.

  1. From the main dynaMACS screen select Other Functions>Administration>dynaMACS Mobile Configuration to open the dynaMACS Mobile Configuration screen.dynaMACS Main Screen
  2. With the configuration selected for the mobile user, select Copy Exported file To This Folder from the drop down box in Send/Copy Options
  3. Enter the path on your computer for the Dropbox Bin
  4. Select the Save button then the Exitbutton.Mobile Config

Accessing Agency Files from Dropbox

Since your agency file is sitting in a Dropbox folder, there is no longer a need to receive it via email and copy it to a folder on your computer before importing. You can go directly to the Dropbox folder during the Import Agency File process.

  1. From the Import Agency File screen select the Binoculars button to locate the agency (.DMF) file in the Dropbox folder and proceed with the import.Import Agency File

 

Case Study: Michel Sales Agency Inc.

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“Using ‘dynaMACS Mobile on the Cloud’, our sales reps have information at their fingertips whenever and wherever they need it.”

Rick Michel, Outside Sales
Michel Sales Agency Inc.

Michel_LogoClient Challenge

“Michel Sales Agency Inc. was struggling with its sales and commission software. “It was difficult to navigate, and we had trouble getting important sales information like year-to-date sales for customers, manufacturers and sales reps. As a result, reps weren’t using it effectively,” says Rick Michel, outside sales rep and unofficial software manager for the agency. “We don’t have an IT person, so easy-to-use software that requires little training is key for us,” he says.




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Michel saw dynaMACS at a trade show. He asked for a software demo. After seeing how easy it was to use and how the user could drill down to detailed information with a few mouse clicks, Michel “decided to pull the trigger.” The agency purchased dynaMACS and hasn’t looked back. Michel said dynaMACS support provided training, but little was needed, because dynaMACS is extremely intuitive. Now, the agency can sort data by customer, manufacturer, sales rep, territory, five-year history and much more, with complete control of how they want to analyze data. dynaMACS made it possible to convert raw data into meaningful information and easy-to-read reports.

Michel Sales Agency is using dynaMACS on the cloud, so they have real-time data. When the operator enters sales and commission information, it is updated instantly on the cloud. Sales reps access the most up-to-date information at any given moment – no downloading of files or updates needed. This enables them to be productive from any location – a feature the agency never dreamed was possible when they were using the former software.

Sales reps are equipped with dynaMACS Mobile, so they can access data from any device – laptop, iPad, etc. Reps often pull up data before sales calls, to see where sales are up or down. “Communication with manufacturers is key to our business. Now we have a way to share valuable information,” he says.