Creating a Highly Effective ACT! E-Marketing Message
I work with hundreds of ACT! users, most of whom are willing and eager to start e-blasting away. Unfortunately many of those users never get their e-marketing plans off the ground. In this article I want to show you an easy way to get your thoughts down on paper – or in this case, into any one of the three most important ACT! Templates. By using this formula you will create a highly effective...
Creating the Perfect ACT! E-Marketing Templates
When I was five I spent a week with my family at a vacation spot that included a water park with a rather large slide going into the deep end of the pool. My older brother and sister spent the week using that slide but alas, I was too scared to try it. I remember climbing to the top of the ladder and then climbing back down again because I was too frightened to” take the plunge.” Finally,...
Creating an ACT Zip Code Query
Several years ago a marketing company offered to do a mailing for me to all businesses within a 50 mile radius of my office. This sounded like a great idea until I realized that areas to the east and south of me contained nothing but the deep blue sea, and a large portion of the area to my west consisted of Florida swamplands. Obviously the marketing company wasn’t familiar with the geography...
Ways to Host an ACT Database
It seems that these days “everyone wants to be in the clouds” but alas, many business owners don’t know what that means and/or how to get the job done. There are a number of ways to access an ACT! database “from the clouds.”
You can use a product like CompanionLink to sync ACT! to Google. You then install the Google app on your iPad, iPhone or Droid. You would be able to...
I’ve Lost My ACT! Password!
Several times a month I receive a call from an organization that has lost their ACT! password. Sometimes this happens when the ACT! Administrator leaves the company – and takes his password with him. Fortunately we are able to recover those passwords and send the new administrator on their way with the advice to have two administrative users in the future “just in case.”
However, many times...
America’s Apple Obsession
OK, I’ll admit that as a 30 year user of, and consultant for, Windows products I might be a bit prejudiced but can anyone explain to me the current obsession with Apple products? My local Apple store had a line wrapped around the mall before the holidays, and I witnessed similar occurrences at the Apple stores in New York. Apparently the iPad was the gift of choice this season surpassing the...
ACT 2012 Book
Many of you have been asking me when my next “ACT for Dummies” book is coming out. I’m pleased to announce that it’s here – although maybe not in the same format as you might expect.
Anyone familiar with the publishing industry – or the local bookstore for that matter – knows that the industry has undergone radical changes in the last several years. For...
ACT 2012 is Here!
There’s a reason why ACT has been around for over 20 years and has over 6 million users world wide. It’s a great product!
In addition to all the great functionality found in ACT 2011, here are some of the brand new features:
The ACT Scratchpad
Kiss your pen and paper good-bye! The ACT Scratchpad is a separate program that runs outside of ACT! You can use it with or without opening ACT!....
ACT! 2012 ROAD SHOW COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA
Register Now to Attend.
Join Karen Fredricks, owner of Tech Benders and the author of 7 books on ACT and the ACT! lynda.com training videos as she hosts the ACT 2012 Fort Lauderdale Road Show at the Westin Hotel on Thursday, July 28 from 1-5 PM. The Florida ACT! 2012 Road Show is an opportunity to meet with people from Sage Software and to learn to new ways to better implement ACT! in your company....
Need Help with ACT! Reports and Dashboards?
Sage ACT! is the top selling CRM software application, and helps businesses to centralize contact information, organize their calendars and notes, and ultimately maximize contact relationships to optimize business efficiency and profitability. ACT! includes a variety of dashboards and reports to help business owners measure the success of their marketing efforts.
The Sage ACT! 2011 Dashboard and Report...
