Zoholics 2025

AI, Automation, and the Human Touch: Zoholics UK 2025 highlights   Introduction On September 8–9, 2025 – Paula, Sue, Jack and Mel – from the Creative Analysis team headed to Birmingham’s ICC for Zoholics UK 2025. As a Zoho Partner of more than 11 years, we’ve been part of this community for a long time. And as a remote-first company, it’s always something special to meet people in person; reconnecting with clients and friends, sharing…

“Help! I’m Not an L&D Expert…”

But I Have To Deliver A Training Programme PREFACE This article is part of a miniseries written for the accidental trainers, the problem-solvers, and the “you’re-good-at-explaining-this” people now leading learning inside their organisations. If you’re a business leader who never expected to take on training, but now you are – this series is for you. Whether you’re just getting started or already mapping yours [or others!] learning journeys, this series shares grounded stories and tools…

Best CRM Software for 2024

At Creative Analysis, we understand that selecting the right CRM is crucial for your business’s success. Discover the best CRM for 2024 below.   The Ultimate Showdown for the Best CRM Software in 2024 At Creative Analysis, we understand that selecting the right CRM is crucial for your business’s success. As a Zoho Partner, we’ve thoroughly assessed various CRM platforms to ensure we offer our clients the best possible solutions. After a detailed evaluation, Zoho…

Digital Transformation and the Essential Role of CRM

In this article, we delve into digital transformation and the key role CRM systems, with a spotlight on Zoho CRM, play in driving this transformation.   Digital Transformation and CRM Systems In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing market, businesses are under relentless pressure to innovate and adapt to sustain their competitive advantage. Digital transformation has evolved from being just a buzzword to a strategic imperative for organisations striving to thrive in the modern economy. At the…

What Are The Best Ways To Learn Zoho?

Where do you turn to learn Zoho? Learning how to use a new tool, app, system or anything technical can be quite daunting. Often it can take a generous dollop of time, a pan full of (unanswered) questions, mixed in with a dash of frustration and a spoon full of sugar.  But what happens when it feels like you are hitting your head against a brick wall and you can’t quite get that thing to…

Free Software Trials: 9 Common Mistakes People Make

Free software trials. Love them or hate them? Free software trials suggest to me that I will be able to have a play around and get a feel for the software, before I commit to a full user experience. But in the back of my mind, I always have that saying “you don’t get anything for free.” There is a lot of truth in that when it comes to software trials. Yes, the idea of…

Tools For Late Payments: How To Get Paid On Time

Late payments. If you run your own business, no doubt you will have had to chase late payments. But is there an easier and less painful way? In this article we will discuss tools that are available to eradicate late payments.   How Late Payment Affects Businesses In a blog post published recently, Zoho cited Experian’s The Late Payment Survey: How Is Late Payment Affecting Business. In it they stated: “British businesses currently have to wait…

How do you juggle working from home and family life?

Working from home used to be the exception, not the norm. But now, we find ourselves thrust into working from our kitchen table (or the garden), sneaking precious moments in our days to work. We are juggling looking after and home schooling our children, making sure we get our daily exercise and fresh air boost and checking in on our loved ones.   How do you juggle working from home and family life? You may…

Online Tools To Manage Your Business

With the right online tools in place your business can save time, increase efficiency, reduce human error and manual tasks and boost productivity. Not to mention increase sales and ensure you get paid on time, whilst your team work from the comfort of their own home.   So what are the right online tools to manage your business from anywhere? We use the Zoho One suite of applications in our business and our clients rave…

Zoho Workplace: Business Cloud Nine

  Who doesn’t love being on cloud nine? Whether it’s the fun of quality family time, the heavenly joy of a holiday or the delight of relaxing downtime that brings you blissful happiness, there’s no denying cloud nine is the place to be. But have you ever thought it’s the place your business should be? Now, with Zoho Workplace your business can always be on peaceful cloud nine. Based on three main pillars of Zoho’s…