(Newswire.net — March 25, 2015) Mesa, Az — After two rigorous rounds of judging, Infusionsoft – the leading provider of small business sales and marketing software, has narrowed the list of competing software applications in it’s annual competition to 3 finalists: Graphly, Convrrt and Event Check-in.
Battle of the Apps
In 2013 Infusionsoft launched it’s ‘Battle of the Apps’ competition, attracting talented developers around the world to provide software solutions and API integrations with Infusionsoft, to extend it’s native functionality and ultimately help their users achieve greater success in their businesses.
The 2015 contest specifically focuses on applications that have been created or significantly changed during the calendar years of 2014 and 2015, that help Infusionsoft customers do the following:
– Attract more leads
– Increase Sales
– Wow Customers
Graphly was announced the ‘Increase Sales’ category champion, advancing it to the final round of judging, also giving it a shot at becoming the over all Battle of the Apps Champion.
Battle of the Apps Grand Prizes
Each category champion will be awarded $5000. This year, Infusionsoft is offering TWO grand prize titles: Founder’s Choice and People’s Choice. It’s possible that one app could take home both titles and $30,000!
Founder’s Choice ($15,000) – Internal Vote by Infusionsoft’s CEO and two Co-Founders
People’s Choice ($15,000) – Public vote beginning March 31st – April 1st.
Judging Criteria: votes will be based on four weighted criteria:
i. Functionality (30%): Does the app offer a complete solution with deep use of Infusionsoft features? Does it deliver on the benefit(s) as advertised?
ii. Customer Benefit (30%): Does the app visibly help small businesses succeed? Does this app appeal to a broad range of target users?
iii. Design (20%): Is the app intuitive to use? Does the app make it easy for novices and advanced users to benefit from? Is there care and discipline through the user experience [UX]?
iv. Innovation (20%): Does the app solve for a problem that exists in the market? Does it do it differently than others? Does it leverage a new technology or process to accomplish it.
Public voting will begin immediately after an introductory announcement to a live audience on March 31st.
About Markeing Mavens
Marketing Mavens is the creator of Graphly. They have been helping Infusionsoft users since 2005, and formally founded Marketing Mavens in 2009. Their application Parsey, was a 2014 Battle of the Apps Finalist, and their application Maven Analytics, was a 2013 Battle of the Apps Finalist. They are the only consecutive, repeat and threepeat contender, with hopes that the “3rd time’s a charm” adage will hold true in the determination of Infusionsoft’s 2015 Battle of the Apps Champion.
About Graphly
Graphly is a visual reporting platform created specifically for Infusionsoft users. It empowers business owners by giving them actionable insights related to their lead generation efforts, marketing campaigns, opportunity pipelines and E-Commerce funnels. It was built for entrepreneurs of any skill level, and helps every user maximize their usage of Infusionsoft. Graphly’s reports reveal the untold story spreadsheets have been keeping secret all of these years. Within a few minutes users can have their own dashboard fully built out and accessible from their mobile device or from the home page of their Infusionsoft account.