It depends on what report you read, but we know that CRM or sales automation installations are fraught with frustration and failure. It isn’t unusual that companies go through 2-3 CRM companies until it has a system that works for everyone. In this interview, host Jim Obermayer, asks Joe Scioscia, VP of Sales at VAI how to avoid common CRM installation failures. Joe Scioscia is a top flight expert on the subject and in 25 minutes he will guide us out of the corn patch maze known as CRM Implementation.
 About Joe Scioscia, VP of Sales, VAI 
Joe Scioscia is VAI’s Vice President of Sales. VAI is a leader in ERP Solutions for dynamic growth companies. Joe’s responsibilities include both direct and indirect sales, worldwide field support, field strategy and planning, sales operations, and product development. Joe has been selling Enterprise Management solutions to Distribution and Manufacturing companies for over 25 years, and has helped some of the industry’s most recognized companies improve efficiencies and responsiveness. Joe is an IBM Certified Specialist and has spoken at numerous events as an industry speaker.  
 About VAI (Vormittag Associates, Inc.) 
VAI is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its configurable solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, specialty retail and service sectors. An IBM Premier Business Partner, VAI is the 2012 IBM Beacon Award Winner for Outstanding Solutions for Midsize Businesses. The company continues to innovate with new solutions that leverage analytics, business intelligence, mobility and cloud technology to help customers make more informed business decisions in real-time and empower their mobile workforces.  VAI is headquartered in Ronkonkoma, NY with branch offices in Florida, Illinois and California.