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ilovemondays

Senior Account Executive

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Lots of reps are saying they prefer Outlook over Gmail - what's so good about it?

There's a number of threads on other subjects that end up bringing Outlook VS Gmail for sales and I was curious to know the specifics of which features you savages are using to lower sales friction on each toolset (G workspace VS MSFT Teams).

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Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
It's not so much a matter of preference, but rather familiarity.

Also, Google can't get it's head out of its rear and continually links me up with my personal account, rather than my work account. So there's that.
TheQueenofDiamonds
Politicker
0
Account Executive
"Links me up?" Can't you control it in the setting?
aj1215
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Owner
You can be signed in to multiple at a time, but it seems Google always prefers one or another when using any of their services. It's extremely annoying to have it load and then have to click to your other account each time.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
1
Sr Sales Executive ๐Ÿฐ
Or when it just fails to recognize the other account. I run into this all over the place, since Iโ€™ve been online for decades and some profiles probably got screwed up along the way.
antiASKHOLE
Tycoon
5
Bravado's Resident Asshole
I think there are pros and cons to both Gmail and Outlook. I think that Gmail wins with the extensions. I miss little things about Outlook.
TheQueenofDiamonds
Politicker
0
Account Executive
Exactly my sentiment โค๏ธ
TennisandSales
Politicker
4
Head Of Sales
i really couldn't care less. just make sure my emails get to the person they are sent too.
Filth
Politicker
4
Live Filthy or Die Clean
Outlook as a dedicated program/app has the feel of a real system. Gmail feels too informal and web browser based IMO.
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
2
Sales Rep
Being able to collaborate more with Google docs would be nice, but Outlook is the only work email I have used
Diablo
Politicker
2
Sr. AE
Anything that gets my work done !
GingerBarbarian
Opinionated
2
Lead Sales
Both of them seem to copy off one another. I don't see a major difference.
ThatNewAE
Big Shot
2
Account Executive - Mid enterprise
I liked outlook because I got to experiment a little with their font sizes and stuff. Also it seems more organized (in my head for me).
But at the end, it's all the same.
Justatitle
Big Shot
2
Account Executive
I've used gmail exclusively for the past 5 years, had microsoft before that and honestly it doesn't matter. Some people like MSFT better because it sorts better and the display is more user friendly. For the birds if you ask me though.
TheDude
Politicker
1
Partnerships Lead
MS365 for email / sharepoint, etc. + Slack for Comms. MS Teams is just too slow.
Lambda
Tycoon
1
Sales Consultant
I am 100% a gmail guy because of the ecosystem of apps
CuriousFox
WR Officer
1
๐ŸฆŠ
I live and die by my Outlook Calendar. Especially on my phone.
TheQueenofDiamonds
Politicker
0
Account Executive
I got used to g calendar with time, like someone can get used to being on a diet and eating shitty food without sugar ๐Ÿคฃ
CadenceCombat
Tycoon
1
Account Executive
I just wish I could organize my inbox outlook style but within the G suite.
GDO
Politicker
1
BDM
Gmail just feels unprofessional
sugardaddy
Politicker
1
๐Ÿฌ
I have been using Outlook and Gmail and I'll choice Gmail all day, everyday. Way better!

+ all the extensions you can get such as STREAK, ChatGPT writer and so on! Works quite well!
aiko
Politicker
1
Sr. Account Executive
I dislike how clunky outlook is. Also, is there a way I can track opens in outlook?
TheQueenofDiamonds
Politicker
0
Account Executive
My biggest beef with G-email is threads. I am always paranoid to include internal communication with a client when I answer one of the emails on the same thread. Like how hard is it to separate them, google?
ilovemondays
Executive
0
Senior Account Executive
After https://simpl.fyi/ I had no issue with this ever again, even though it did not remove threads entirley...
FoodForSales
Politicker
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AE
personally I hate gmail. Don't use it, never will
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