Interviewer: Initiating the Moffatt Optical Eyecare Group was an awesome idea, Could you tell us about when the company started, as well as how your company has grown as a firm in terms of the number of customers?

Karl: We started the company in 1980, and with the help of our customers and employees, we've been able to face and overcome many

challenges. Initially the Optometry firms in South Africa are often complex because it is a complicated field. Optometry is a blend of retail and clinical medicine with a service and product component. 

Underpinning this is the need for good customer care and communications. We are bound by several national regulations governing the health professionals. By following the rules, we've built trust in the South African market and will continue to innovate our offering.

Currently we are planning the 2023 year with an eye on customer being at the forefront of our focus. We envisage that we will more than likely leapfrog our competitors through technology and product innovations. 

Interviewer: Awesome, It’s an nice journey and service. Finding the ideal approach to process management in the present internet age is a concern. Kindly explain to us the software that was in place before the Zoho application was implemented.

Karl: Yes, It is. In the initial stage we have used legacy systems in the industry. These legacy software systems are installed on workstations via a server located in the same physical location. And we began to realize this was becoming a significant issue because we had to maintain and upgrade the servers, manage delicate network infrastructures, and install large backup power supplies to ensure the infrastructure remains running during the ongoing-rolling-blackouts we are experiencing. 

As the company grows, one spends more time on the servers and the back end, than you are really assisting clients or expanding the firm.

During the last decade we determined it was time to build a solution on good technology that works and is proven, that I can work with a team of people who can sustain the way I work and to help improve the business's performance. Therefore, we started to develop other technology. 

During 2015, We started research on an ERP-type system. We ultimately developed and spent two years developing a major ERP solution.

Interviewer: Thank you for sharing with us why you went with the first application. What was the hardest part you had with the old software, and what about it made you think about switching to Zoho Application?

Karl: We worked on the system for about two years the system was just not working the way that we needed to work, we felt that the

architecture of the system was probably not that compatible with our needs. The developers and partner didn’t fully grasped the financial risk we undertook to implement this system, in a company like ours the relationship with our customers is important and implementing a system that wasn’t fully tested created enormous risk to the customer relations and financial position of the company. 

In the end we sustained huge damages to and abandoned the project. Initially we were only utilized Creator and Analytics to interface with our legacy systems. At that time, I was introduced to Veera, who introduced me to Zoho one. I stopped using every other email provider and switched entirely to Zoho One. We ended our service relationships with major software companies like Google, Microsoft, and Mimecast in exchange for Zoho One.

We switched over to using Zoho one for all our needs, email, domains, mail hygiene and so forth. We then started to explore the Zoho one's

capabilities. while we were doing that, I was talking with Veera about the possibility of rebuilding our own system. He explained about vertical CRM which we could personalize to our industry's demands.

Interviewer: As you have explored and utilized several business applications, what is your favourite feature that differentiates Zoho applications is unique to previous software?

Karl:We want to be in the cloud, this creates an opportunity to scale effectively while reducing costs and risk. Cloud offers a large variety of

providers such as AWS, AZURE and so forth. We love that we don't have to be tied down by Ethernet and network cables, which is cumbersome, untidy, expensive and an issue when building a new branch. 

We were able to run the system off a reasonably fast internet connection, Wi-Fi, and a device, laptop, or phone. So, the best thing about Zoho-like products is that they are based on the internet's cloud, and we can start freeing up money right away. To give you an idea, when we open a new practice or branch, we spend anywhere from $5,000 to $7,000 to set up the internet and networking infrastructure. With Zoho One, all we need is a good Wi-Fi system and a 4G/5G or high-speed fibre connection that comes into the router which is much cheaper and easier to deploy and maintain. In the event of a problem, there will always be a backup router or internet connection which is great for redundancy.

The other thing is that, since it's cloud-based, we're getting rid of all the servers in all our branches. We can have cloud printing, devices in the branch, better reporting, and track the business's performance more accurately and in real-time.

This means that we can see how the business is doing every day without having to connect to a server, download reports, and then combine the reports for each branch. 

Everything is real-time and, on the fly, – so to speak. You know that as a business grows, it needs better technology, we know the cloud system is the best way to go in terms of scalability, so it's easy for us to grow the business.

Interviewer: Great to hear about the uniqueness of the Zoho Application from you. So, how did implementing the Zoho product enhance your business process?

Karl: We have used Zoho One for over four years, we've quietly introduced tools like Zoho desk, campaigns, and marketing. The end-product we're producing with really excites us. We assume that once the front-end system is complete, we will be able to use all of its features, and I believe our team is excited to bring this into the company. 

From a consumer perspective, desk or cliq or any of the services even email is simpler to communicate directly with branches. Customer relationship improves with every step of implementation. We're not using crm yet, as we are waiting the completion of the new front-end, currently we are utilizing other Zoho One's apps. Still we're witnessing a great performance.

In our industry, we require proper billing, reporting, and internal controls inside a practice or office. Thus, our challenge was to centrally manage all orders and verify that everything was invoiced without "work falling through the gaps" or "money sliding through the cracks" (i.e., money being lost). 

We contacted Veera to create a unified ordering system. This has been running for four years. This solution improves organizational reporting and ordering controls. These ordering mechanisms let us track firm performance. Because it easily links to analytics and gives us the necessary business intelligence. The BI through Analytics has allowed us to spot opportunities and help us make strategic decisions that have paid off over the last year. 

Karl: I needed somebody to help me with Creator for complicated scripting that needed to be done at the backend of the application. And some of the architecture was sort of out of my scope of abilities. I obviously didn't know the product at the time and felt that I needed to get hold of somebody.

I think I just looked him up through the internet and found Veera and ended up creating the application that we needed. Veera was quick to develop and helped get the application into the company in record time. 

Karl:What I really like is that you people are stationed anywhere from three and a half to four hours ahead of me, which is one of your biggest advantages. Therefore, I am certain that by the time I get up in the morning and sit down at my laptop, you guys will have worked on whatever job I asked for three to four hours.

Moreover, it provides me with the chance to catch up with the Senthuraa team, interact with them, and make any necessary revisions. The

Senthuraa team is constantly available and ready for help through email or WhatsApp, which is another aspect I really like. 

When creating a new module or application, the Senthuraa Team rapidly understood my needs and the processes, architecture of my 

requirements. This saves time and ultimately gets the development completed sooner.

Additionally, you comprehended what was required and what needed to be done quickly. We exchange the necessary documents, the workflow, and ideas while communicating over WhatsApp. And the job is finished right away. And I thought that was fun. 

In conclusion, I appreciate Senthuraa's efforts and commitment. I also like receiving an opening report and a closing report each morning and evening from Senthuraa. It is very beneficial and refreshing, in my opinion. I think it's crucial to that sort of development. 

Karl: When one is talking about any software system in any organization, what is important is

●ERP with stable architecture.

●Cloud Based System

●Accurate financial report in real time.

●Friendly - User Interface.

• Commission Management,

• Sales Funnel Insights

• Progress Tracking

• Data ManagementReal-Time Reports

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The Requirement

The Solution

Senthuraa has taken the time to comprehend the need fully, and we have utilized Zoho Sites and Zoho Creator, a custom application to handle the ambassador's data also for Digital campaigns.

The online form was created to collect data, and a digital campaign was run to raise awareness and gather individuals info who are against child labour.

The submission of the forms constitutes a pledge to the cause, and those individuals who do so will be recognized as ambassadors; in addition, they will get certification in recognition of their efforts. The generation of the certificate was carried out via the use of automation.

The gathered information will be managed and streamlined in the Zoho creator application.

About Company

• Streamline the data of Buyers and Sellers.

• Process Automation.

• Sales order and Delivery challan management.

• Multiple financial reports and user based reports.

Visa Roots, as a company that competes in a market that is so crowded and competitive, is obliged to consistently improve their business operations in order to guarantee that their customers are satisfied with their service.

The company understands that strengthening their customer relationship management systems is crucial for maintaining a healthy growth curve and protecting their accreditation as a visa processing agency. So, Visa Roots decided to automate the business process to manage the customer complex data and various services.

• Streamline and automatize the procedures that are used to manage leads

• Enhance the workflow and business process

• Automate the lead and deal conversion stages.

• Implement customer efficient email communication.

Visa Roots was heavily inspired by Zoho because of its various capabilities like tight integration, user-friendly interface and flexibility. ZOHO One's potential features has been recognized and implemented in the organization, however there remains space available for automation enhancement.

As a response, Senthuraa Technologies was in charge of setting up the system and delivering a customized fit in order to support in accelerating operations and improving overall efficiency.

Though the company uses the general applications in Zoho One Suite regularly, Senthuraa initiated the Zoho CRM enhancement as a first step and following to integrate other applications.

The enhancement mainly focused on automation process of lead and deal conversion, which includes setting up the various workflows and blueprints. Visa Roots serves their customers with different Visa s, so different forms where created for each specific service to collect the required documents from the customers and Zoho workdrive were integrated to manage it.

In Lead and Deal stages, various actions including automated process management and automated email communication to customers and operation executives were triggered to avoid the manual entries.

Visa Roots' deployment of a Zoho CRM system produced a lot of upgrades that facilitated the company's expansion and enhanced the efficiency of business operations.

In the conclusion, the implementation leads to

• Increase in productivity.

• Customer Satisfaction.

• Improve data efficiency.

• Streamlined email, reducing workers' operational time.

• Customer engagement.

• Efficient lead and deal management.

• High conversation and retention rate.

The Problem

• Organizational Reporting and Ordering controls

• Performance Tracking

• High Scalability

• Appointment Scheduling Management 

• Data Analytics & Financial Report 

• Online Marketing 

• Instant Communication across the branches

• Increased Efficiency

• Minimized Errors

• Open-ended Scalability at low cost

• Real Time Analytics

• Financial Tracking

• Order management

• Paperless system

• Easy accessible to Students/Parents

• Zero delay in Online form submission

“Will you look for professionals to handle each step or will you collectively hand over your working system to a one-man army?

• Satisfied with your current network and application but need some modification and fixations?
• Completely on the verge of filling up the company with Zoho’s benefit?
• Still, doubting yourself in using Zoho's complete package benefit?
• Distress in maintaining time and human resource constraints?
• Confused about which Zoho app/suite would resolve your issue?
• Already started to feel it would be better with the expert assistants to manage your business?
• Finding it laborious to keep a check on your applications and their functioning?
• Want to try using Zoho's Custom Functions but haven't exactly figured out how to handle it?
• Wondering how to connect Zoho apps and non-Zoho apps?

"Senthuraa Technologies is a Zoho Authorized Partner, a team of Zoho certified developers. We support our clients to remodel their business digitally. We have specialists in developing custom apps in Zoho creator, configuring Zoho applications and integrating Zoho apps with other Zoho or third-party apps. We also extend our services in various sectors like Manufacturing, Education, Health-care and financial services. We are even extending our service to customers across the world."

An expert from Zoho Creator walks us through some of the most essential and recent additions to Zoho Creator so that we may use it more effectively. We had a great experience of learning and exploring the new features in Zoho Creator. 

Networking with the Zoho partners, business owners, users, and clients was an amazing experience. Discussion with other Zoho Partners about their Zoho experience was wonderful, and we received comments on the quality of our service from our clients.

• Introducing Creator 6.0

• Success Story

• Transform data into insights using analytics.

• Integration without Engineering using flow

• Deluge - The power of Next Generation Programming

• Managing the Application Development Lifecycle

• Building pages with dynamic data

• Advanced Deluge, Java, Javascript, and Widgets

• Connecting to APIs & Data Sources.

• One on one and Q&A session

The session begins with a brief introduction of the creator, and then explains how low-code platforms may be used to automate and revolutionize enterprises and is followed by the great success story of the Zoho Partner

To have a deeper understanding of the product, the professional team clearly illustrates the stability, agility, and integration in Zoho Creator. Modules for business and IT, as well as different aspects of the solution, were thoroughly explored.

The most recent version of Zoho Creator integrates the comprehensive capabilities of app development, business analytics and automation.It makes the development process easier by extending the possibilities of low-code to all phases of software development and offers end-to-end business solutions for enterprises. 

Important add-on features, Zoho Analytics and Zoho Flow integration were explained with the hands-on session and Deluge programming was illustrated according to the agenda with the practical session. A highlight of the workshop was one on one session and Q&A session, the Zoho Expert team answers the every questions in a clear way and demonstrated it.

The great refreshments and lunch were provided both days. It was such an amazing experience to attend a workshop lively and understand about the latest version of Creator in detail.

Zoho One isn't one, exactly. It has all 40+ of Zoho’s apps bundled collectively to execute for a connected  “operating system for business.” It has over 50 million users in over 180 countries globally. It has united all the drizzle beneath one umbrella shooing away the companies' obsession in handling multiples of applications. Businesses in today's world go for unforeseen ends to maintain their functioning. 

Of various departments and functions from recruiting, marketing, sales, meetings, payroll, mails, writer and whatnot is itself an enormous pile. Zoho has attempted to fit all in one orchestra.     

Marketing leads to sales which is obvious that sales and marketing can never be separated and it runs towards a mutual aim - to achieve profits for the business. And to gain profits and sustain in the market, the business needs customers and their support. Relationship with customers points out a business position in the market.  

Zoho is best known for its CRM software and the cloud-based CRM uses customization, analytics, process management, and other features to assist businesses monitor their leads and sales. The user-friendly platform unites with hundreds of popular applications and software, making it simple to build a custom CRM for any business. ZOHO’s dashboard and reporting tools hold mechanisms to estimate and analyze your business. It provides you with data to make informed choices. 

If you are a representative of a sales team, you would understand when to follow up and what to offer. From a manager’s point of view, you know where to get connected to drive your numbers. 

Technical assistance is essential for any application at the right place and at the right time.  

Zoho Desk handles complaints easily and provides direct support to an almost limitless number of clients. The integration between the CRM and the desk provides an ultimate single platform for the administrator to view, update and respond to the customer right within CRM accounts. 

ZOHO assist - Cloud based software that enable you to connect with your clients remotely. through web-based, on-demand remote support sessions.  

Zoho offers ten seamless applications to interact with customers, collaborate, hold meetings, save or view projects, insights by ZIA and manage your files. Zoho is nothing but a medium to talk or gather clients, discuss to operate the business. With these efficient options, communication becomes hurdle-free.  

Zoho Productivity App includes Mail, Cliq, Projects, Sprints, Connect, WorkDrive, sign, Vault and Meeting . 

The entire accounting and other statements of your businesses need not hire multiple software for its calculations rather Zoho Books allow you to perform all the mundane tasks in one single app. Your sales and purchase record, filing GST returns, credit details and e-bills and all your number related stuff is ensured under Zoho Books.  

 Books, Invoices, Subscriptions, Expense, Inventory, Checkout and Payroll are the Zoho Finance package.  

Whether you’re tossing various candidates associated with a single job opening, or you’re attempting to figure out the ideal fit for an appropriate position, don’t bother. Zoho recruitment fills you. Recruitment and management of the subsequent steps become easy as it takes responsibility by including every minute of tasks within. Perform all your workers' stuff under Zoho people. With self-service benefits and solutions, like case management, employees get access to all the services they need, clearing up your HR for non-routine tasks. 

Digital transformation occurs as the season changes. Business needs to adapt to those changes and fine-tune according to the requirements. Business size doesn't matter to reap technical change. Automating business isn't as complex as with Zoho.  

Moreover, you don't need to hurry to be a coder or learn languages to create your mobile or web application. Zoho Creator is a cloud software to design custom applications on your own without any prior coding background or IT expertise.  

The Zoho One package offers versatility among disruption. Applications tied up as a comprehensive wrap is elegant rather single-handed software. The integration that Zoho allows with either Zoho apps itself or even with other businesses' apps excluding Zoho apps, clears the space for the customers to work according to their preference. The picturization does more forecast than word does when it begins with Zoho. 

So, get registered yourself with exclusive Zoho applications to lift your business one step ahead; ahead of traffic among other channels.