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Microsoft promises you can "grow customer relationships from Outlook" with Outlook Customer Manager

by Dann Anthony Maurno
Assistant Editor, MSDW

For SMB salespeople, CRM mobile apps can be too much. Microsoft Outlook is what they know, and they would rather use it than pause to learn something new. As we explored in January, partners often find that Outlook is the preferred client for Dynamics 365/CRM.  

But for some smaller teams, Outlook itself would be nearly enough CRM - if it included, for example, the ability to scan incoming emails for meeting or document requests and identify customer information.  

That is the idea behind Outlook Customer Manager, a product with a name that describes it perfectly. 

Microsoft's Outlook team on the Office Blog announced that Outlook Customer Manager is rolling out to Office 365 Business Premium subscribers worldwide, and in 39 languages. It is available for Outlook on the Web and Outlook for iOS.  

Why should Dynamics partners care? Few are actively selling Office 365. But, that number appears to be on the rise (anecdotally), and particularly among VARs serving SMBs. And increasingly, partners and consultants are tasked with overall ...

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About Dann Anthony Maurno

Dann Anthony Maurno is a seasoned business journalist who began his career as International Marketing Manager with Lilly Software, then moved on as a freelancer to write for such prestigious clients as CFO Magazine; Compliance Week;Manufacturing Business Technology; Decision Resources, Inc.; The Economist Intelligence Unit; and corporate clients such as Iron Mountain, Microsoft and SAP. He is the co-author of Thin Air: How Wireless Technology Supports Lean Initiatives(CRC/Productivity Press, 2010).