Here is your December eNews! General Blytheco news is on this front page; click the tabs above to learn more about specific products and our related service offerings. Feel free to pass the eNews along to your co-workers and friends. They can also subscribe to the eNews by emailing solutions@blytheco.com or subscribe via our website. Tools for Success in Challenging Times Smart companies know that marketing becomes more, not less, critical in an economic downturn. Strategic marketing campaigns that keep your brand and image in front of your customers can help you capture market share as your competitors reduce marketing activities, and help position your company as the leader when times get better. As a small business owner, you do not have the time or the expertise to launch a complicated marketing system that is normally managed by an entire department with seemingly unlimited resources. In order for you to be successful in telling the story of your product to new leads, prospects and existing customers, you need a level of automation to save time, money and eliminate the need for additional personnel. Customer Relationship Management solutions give you the tools to create marketing programs and manage them end-to-end with campaign management and marketing automation capabilities. From lead de-duplication and automatic lead routing to the ability to perform actions en masse, CRM campaign management and marketing automation capabilities will help you increase marketing efficiencies, ensure data integrity, and uncomplicate the arduous task of importing and distributing leads. For more information about how automated marketing can help your business meet its goals, contact Blytheco today for your copy of the exclusive white paper "Automated Marketing for Small Business." Contact Blytheco today by phone at 800.455.1368, extension 2500, or via e-mail. In The Spotlight: Productivity Tools You may not be aware of the availability of lots of simple add-ons to your system that help improve your staff's productivity. Here are just a few - watch for more next month! StarShip Parcel Shipping solution for small packages. Available carriers include UPS, FedEx, DHL, USPS, and others. Automatically email customers an advance shipment notice with tracking number; automatically add freight and tracking number to MAS 90, MAS 200, or MAS 500. StarShip Freight For Less-than-Truckload (LTL) and Truckload (TL) shipments. These shipments are typically placed on pallets and shipped by carriers such as Yellow Freight and Roadway. Ship Gear For UPS WorldShip users. Transparently interfaces with MAS 90 or MAS 200 to provide live shipping information; can update order or invoice data with freight and tracking numbers; low cost of entry. In-Synch If you are manually entering sales orders from your web site or using Visual Integrator to import orders, this is for you. Synchronizes data sharing between applications. For information about Blytheco's Solutions, visit our website, call us at (800) 455-1368, extension 2500, or send us an e-mail. Sage Payroll Services News As previously announced, Sage has recently formed an alliance with CompuPay for outsourced payroll services which will offer many new features and performance enhancements to current payroll customers. Consequently, Sage Payroll Services customers will be migrated to CompuPay service in multiple "waves" over the next few months. If you are using Sage Payroll Services, you will be notified several times in the next few months about the details of your migration. CompuPay has developed a variety of multi-media opportunities for training on the new payroll features via flash demo, Web-training and live assistance. They have also developed a new electronic payroll guide, FAQs, and a comparison of reports document. For more information about the CompuPay migration, contact Blytheco at at (800) 455-1368, extension 2500, or send us an e-mail. Check out Blytheco's Fall Promotions, expiring December 31! Discounts include: Save up to 40% on the MAS 90 and MAS 200 Manufacturing Bundle. Enroll in Sage Payment Solutions and save $1,435 on the Sage MAS 90 and 200 Cash Flow bundle. Purchase any one offering from a Sage MAS 500 module promo pack and save 20% on any of the other modules within that pack. Receive 100% credit on a Warehouse Automation site survey (Save $1,795!) 0% Financing on migrations to Sage MAS 90 or 200 Extended Enterprise Suite And...don't forget! The Economic Stimulus Package of 2008 will expire on December 31, 2008. Purchasing and placing assets (including software) in service during 2008 (instead of waiting until 2009) can have key tax advantages including increased Section 179 deduction and bonus depreciation. Click on the product tabs above to see more promotions for Sage Software solutions! What our clients are saying From Renee Cooper, Controller, Key-Bak: "Please consider this a letter of reference for a couple of Blytheco’s amazing employees that assisted our company with the MAS 90 upgrade. We went live with 4.2 MAS 90 and everything is running smoothly. [Blytheco Consultant] Chris Joco has been working with MAS 90 for a long time and it is evident he understands this program to the highest level. [Blytheco Consultant] John Stoffa is another extremely good MAS 90 technician that completely finished all the challenging troubleshooting tasks as they came up. He is quick and will get back to you right away. John and Chris have a 5-star rating when it comes to understanding and creating the crystal reports!" See videos of some of Blytheco's client stories on our website! Watch your mailbox for the NEW BlythecoU Training Guide! The BlythecoU 2009 Training Guide is hot off the presses! This booklet is your complete guide to our comprehensive training services, including class schedules, location and travel details, FAQs, and more. Blytheco clients should receive the guide very soon, or click here to request your copy of the BlythecoU 2009 Training Guide.   Events December 25: Blytheco and Sage Software are closed for Christmas. Blytheco's offices will also be closed on December 26. January 1: Blytheco and Sage Software are closed for New Year's Day. January 15, 10:00am - 11:00am (PST): Join Blytheco's CRM team as they discuss and demonstrate Knowledgesync. Learn how the Sage KnowledgeSync Alerts and Workflow solution allows you to keep on top of critical business activities, and automate the delivery of the right information to the right people at the right time. Register for this FREE webinar here. Welcome new clients!   GearGrid Corporation   Aqua Engineers   Immersion Graphics   Encore, Inc.   Tankless, Inc.   Blytheco is pleased to welcome: Tim Woods as our new Network Consultant located in the Laguna Hills, CA office. Jane Scanlan as our new Software Consultant located in the Mendota Heights, MN office. Questions about Tax Forms? Our business partner, Safeguard Business Systems, has the answers! For example, if you have tax forms envelopes left over from last year, they will work with this year's format. No major changes have been made to the W2 or 1099 Misc formats. For more details, click here to read Safeguard's newsletter "Tax Forms Times." Please pass this information along to your payroll department. Remember, when you are ready to order, or have questions, call Safeguard at (800) 273-7266 or (770) 667-0199.   Contact Blytheco at solutions@blytheco.com or 800-455-1368, extension 2500 for more information or with any questions. WEBSITE LINKS: blytheco web • online seminars • site map • support • contact SAGE MAS 500 • MAS 200 • MAS 90 • ABRA HRMS • SalesLogix • Sage CRM • ACT! by Sage • BusinessWorks Sage Fund Accounting • Sage Fundraising As one of our valued clients, we are always looking for ways to assist in the success of your business and from time to time send informative emails on new releases, new products or professional services. If you would like to be removed from these types of emails, please click here.