https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for Commence. Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:22:19 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/32023 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:33:00 -0400 Founded in 1945, ISA (www.isa.org) is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other professionals solve difficult technical problems, while enhancing their leadership and personal career capabilities. Based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, ISA develops standards; certifies industry professionals; provides education and [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/32023 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/32022 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 07:31:00 -0400 Commence (www.commence.com) is the leading CRM system for manufacturing and distribution recently became a member of the Fluid Power Distributor Association. Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation, will be speaking on the subject of using CRM Technology to Optimize Sales Execution at the FPDA annual convention in New Mexico on May 2, 2007. FPDA is the Association serving motion solution providers who offer [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/32022 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/32015 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:16:00 -0500 Leading industrial organizations are looking outside their four walls to their customers for growth ideas. By leveraging the voice of the customer, these organizations achieve a competitive advantage in redefining sales and marketing, the all-important customer-facing portion of their operations. In an effort to help industrial distributors and manufacturers sell more, more effectively, Commence Corporation has [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/32015 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/26633 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:07:00 -0500 The CRM industry has been plagued by vendors offering overly complex solutions to solve basic business problems. This has resulted in a low adoption rate and failed customer expectations. The concern for most businesses today is not a lack of technology, but rather how they can leverage technology to improve their internal processes and ultimately their bottom line. According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/26633 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/24913 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:47:00 -0500 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./), “There is rarely one central database of customer information that can be accessed and shared among the people who need it to efficiently do their jobs. As a result, acting less like a team, these people act independently when conducting business and are far less effective." Caretsky, noted in the feature article that [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/24913 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/24464 Sat, 09 Dec 2006 08:46:00 -0500 Commence CRM On-Demand is delivered over the Internet at a fixed monthly fee per user and requires no upfront IT infrastructure cost. Commence CRM On-Demand is a web-based CRM solution that enables businesses to manage customer relationships in an organized and efficient manner. An intuitive set of ready to use applications automates the customer facing aspects of manufacturing that directly impacts sales execution and [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/24464 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/24157 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:50:00 -0500 Unique Manufacturing Platform Highlights: Enterprise Class Platform Encrypted Database Security Automated Processes One-to-Many Data Relationships Remote Synchronization Built-in Report Writer Multi-level Security Centralized File management Mail Merge with MS Office Web E-Mail Client Global Search On-Line Help and Knowledgebase Facility Support for Handheld Devices Project Tracking Group Calendar & Scheduling E-mail [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/24157 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/21979 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:09:00 -0500 The deployment of any CRM system takes proper planning. In order to assist customers during this process, Commence has developed S.T.E.P., (Strategic Targeted Execution Process). A proven methodology for the successful implementation of the Commence CRM solution. S.T.E.P is the result of more than a decade of experience in providing high quality business solutions to small and mid-size businesses. By working with [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/21979 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/20319 Sat, 21 Oct 2006 08:17:00 -0400 In an effort to help industrial distributors and manufacturers thrive, Commence Corporation presents Practices That Pay: Leveraging Information to Achieve Industrial Selling Results, a compendium of smart practices from the leading industrial sales and marketing experts and organizations that are growing in today’s challenging environment. According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/20319 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/19973 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:12:00 -0400 Commence offers industrial companies complete “Freedom Of Choice” to select the solutions and platform that best meets the business requirements of manufacturers and distributors. The comprehensive CRM Industrial application suite is available for use on premise or on-demand as a hosted service. Industrial leaders often build departmental CRM solutions with the award winning Commence Industrial CRM Framework. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/19973 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/19407 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:45:00 -0400 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./), “With unreliable data, industrial distributors and manufacturers have reported they were unable to reap most of the benefits of a sales and marketing database. Salespeople will quickly realize the data is inaccurate, and revert to old habits to make sure they have the information they need to service customers. Another potential [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/19407 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/19171 Wed, 04 Oct 2006 08:27:00 -0400 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./), “In order to measure the results of automation implementations, leading industrial distributors and manufacturers first determined how their definition of success.” The easiest way to do this is to follow these steps: 1. Identify the symptoms of Industrial CRM problems. For example “not penetrating target [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/19171 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/18966 Mon, 02 Oct 2006 08:49:00 -0400 “Customer Relationship Management is quickly becoming a critical component for managing sales optimization and customer service in the Industrial setting,” says Dr. Barry Lawrence the Texas A & M program director. Dr. Lawrence noted, “The Commence software will provide qualified students with hands-on experience with the use of CRM tools to enable “lean processes” for sales execution. The [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/18966 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/18713 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:29:00 -0400 Manufacturing Journalist, Thomas R. Cutler recently wrote a feature article about industrial CRM for Quality Digest. The full feature article may be read at http://qualitydigest.com/QDarticles/FMPro?-db=iq%5feditorial.fp5&-lay=article%20data%20form& editorial%20type=QIArticle&release=yes&-format=QDarticle_text.html&articleID=9961&-script= cntaccesstype&-Find With up to 10 years of continued [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/18713 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/18606 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 08:41:00 -0400 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence (www.commence.com/mfg), an industrial customer relationship management (CRM) firm, “CEO’s of these companies often share how their new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system provides them all the information they need, but fail to recognize that ERP systems provide information after the sale, not before or during the sales process. ERP systems provide no [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/18606 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/18026 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:54:00 -0400 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./), “By implementing a formalized sales process, distributors and manufacturers are fundamentally changing the way people do their jobs on a daily basis. There will be natural resistance.” Caretsky suggests to develop a lean change management plan; the following questions should be answered: • What motivation do sales [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/18026 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/17705 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:58:00 -0400 Elimination of waste is the hallmark of an effective lean initiative. The single greatest area of waste that remains in the manufacturing operation is in Sales and Marketing. For this reason there is a strong increase in Industry specific CRM technology anticipated over the next eighteen months. According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./) “Countless experts and [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/17705 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/17646 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:49:00 -0400 Having eliminated much of the waste in the manufacturing and distribution process, continued process improvement dictates that other areas of operational inefficiencies be corrected. The greatest area of deficiency in the manufacturing enterprise is in the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) arena. According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./) “Though it seems obvious [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/17646 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/17534 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:15:00 -0400 Kaizen blitz procedures quickly identify the best opportunity for lean efficiency and productivity. The most glaring omission of these kaizen blitz efforts has been in the sales and marketing elements of the manufacturing enterprise. According to manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler in a recent issue of Industrial Focus magazine, “Manufacturers all face a similar challenge: a complex sale that often requires [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/17534 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/17293 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:31:00 -0400 In Manufacturing.net, manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler notes, “Some ERP vendors offer industry specific CRM solutions; many do not. Bolt-on generic CRM solutions are frequently sold as the panacea; few are.” Commence offers industrial companies complete “Freedom of Choice” to select the solutions and platform that best meets the business requirements of manufacturers and distributors. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/17293 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/16916 Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:20:00 -0400 In an effort to help industrial distributors and manufacturers thrive, Commence Corporation presents Practices That Pay: Leveraging Information to Achieve Industrial Selling Results, a compendium of smart practices from the leading industrial sales and marketing experts and organizations that are growing in today’s challenging environment. According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/16916 Commence https://www.pr.com/press-release/16568 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:45:00 -0400 According to Larry Caretsky, President of Commence Corporation (www.commence.com/mfg./) “In order to thrive in today’s industrial environment, characterized by intense competition, strategic sourcing contracts, customers’ pressuring for self-service, and the ongoing debate on fee-based services, industrial distributors and manufacturers need more than leading technological products or an efficient [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/16568 Commence