Is Gamification in a Microsoft Dynamics CRM a gimic?

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To answer the question in the title, Microsoft certainly doesn’t think so because they have just acquired FantasySalesTeam.

Microsoft Acquires FantasySalesTeam, an Innovative Sales Gamification Platform, to Help Organizations Increase Productivity

CRM Gamified were the first company I had heard of using CRM and gamification and have an excellently sounding add on

Motivation Engine

CRM Gamified have a section on why gamification works, the three key principles, which you can see here

• MOTIVATIONAL INTRINSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
• DIFFERENT RESULTS ARE ACHIEVED BY CHANGING HABITS
• KPIS DO NOT CHANGE JUST BY LOOKING THEM OVER

I will warn you this blog post is the Hosk thinking out loud, it doesn’t really go anyway but I thought I would share my thoughts on the subject.  I will add I haven’t used a gamification system yet but there usage is on the rise so maybe it’s a matter of time.

Core CRM

When I think of…

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