CASE STUDY

Apex-able builds and empowers multiple businesses with Bigin!

Joe Matz, Business Transformation Gapologist, Owner and Founder of APEX-able
  • Industry TypeCoaching / Consulting
  • Type of businessSole Proprietor:Business coaching and online course creation
  • Previously used softwareCRMs: Engagebay, Hubspot, Convergehub

Features that helped us grow

Email templatesCustomizability - Tags and listsKanban view

OVERVIEW

After building and running businesses in various industries for 30 years, and with a lot of knowledge up his sleeve, Joe Matz decided to share the universal truths about building businesses and assisting owners in the journey of entrepreneurship. With that mission in mind, he formed APEX-able.

Getting businesses running and successful is Matz's forte. Through APEX-able he helps individuals and small businesses create a signature program that's unique to his clients. He systematizes and puts processes in place for clients, their operations, and distinctive programs.

CHALLENGES

While managing his business, Matz realized he had a huge list of people to contact and stay in touch with. His notes and emails were all over the place and he needed to organize the clutter to avoid switching between emails, contacts, and appointments. Instead of manually streamlining his data, he resorted to a CRM to bring everything together systematically.

Before beginning his journey with Bigin, Matz used two CRMs that met his needs at the time but couldn't keep up with his expanding business. Either emails weren't integrating, the interface was unstable, or they were pricey. But with a CRM like Bigin, these challenges vanished!

"The general idea was to keep everything in one place and at an affordable price, and Bigin was very accessible that way, and with the ability to expand without switching CRMs."

Joe Matz,Business Transformation Gapologist, Owner and Founder of APEX-able

HOW BIGIN HELPED APEX-ABLE

Bigin as a CRM is designed to be simple, and setting it up to suit APEX-able's needs was a no-brainer for Matz. It was easy to set up and the custom fields enabled him to customize his data according to his business needs. Everything he needed to segment his contacts was available, and the whole process was quite straightforward. After choosing Bigin, Matz discovered all the ways that Bigin would make business simpler for him.

"I like the fact that Bigin doesn't determine what I need. They make available many things and I can pick and choose what I need for my business."

Joe Matz,Business Transformation Gapologist, Owner and Founder of APEX-able

Importing contacts, the ease of creating lists with tags, and customizing Bigin to the needs of his business were a few features that stood out while Matz evaluated Bigin for APEX-Able. Integrating Bigin with Zoho Campaigns and being able to send emails without switching between different applications was a huge relief, too. Email templates were a particularly useful feature, since they were easy to set up, saved Matz a tremendous amount of time, and made it simpler to contact multiple people at a time.

Bigin's layout—the Kanban view—is one of the most useful features for a small business owner. As Matz on-boards clients, he moves them along different stages in his process—from generating leads to closing deals and managing his relationships.

With Bigin, APEX-able has also experienced an increase in productivity, because tasks are very easy and quick—quicker than other CRMs. Matz now focuses more on staying in touch with people and creating content and activities that generate business.

"With Bigin I've found that I don't need to work on items that are behind the scenes. I can work more on creating and maintaining business. I'm doing activities that I'm being paid for rather than doing activities that I'm not being paid for."

Joe Matz,Business Transformation Gapologist, Owner and Founder of APEX-able

  • Industry TypeCoaching / Consulting
  • Type of businessSole Proprietor:Business coaching and online course creation
  • Previously used softwareCRMs: Engagebay, Hubspot, Convergehub

Features that helped us grow

Email templatesCustomizability - Tags and listsKanban view

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