ACT! Goes R.A.W.

ACT 2011 Books
The publishing industry, like so many other industries these days, has undergone radical changes.  I’ve written for a traditional publisher since 2002; I recently made the switch to a newer, less traditional one. In traditional publishing, it takes at least 9 months for a new book to arrive on the shelves of your local book store.  The writing process takes less than half the time; editing, typesetting,...

ACT 2011 Road Show

ACT 2011
It was a dark and rainy night – literally – in August of 2002. Let me digress.  I was one of the 12 consultants nationwide that had been chosen to run an ACT 6 launch event.  I was given 6 weeks to secure a location, make audio/visual arrangements and run a trade show of ACT addon vendors.  Attendees were invited based on a circle of Fort Lauderdale; the “powers that be”...

Upgrading to ACT 2011 Will Actually Save You Money

ACT 2011
I had a prospective client call me recently.  He made it clear from the start that he had absolutely no desire to upgrade to the newest version of ACT.  Not a problem as we support any and all versions of ACT.  He then proceeded to send me his wish list for ACT which included finding updated information for his 4500 contacts, integrating with Outlook 2007 and bulk e-mailing. He was using ACT 5/2000,...