More Leads from Sage Business Information Services and ACT! 2011 Software
If you are a business who spends time researching companies online, then you need to look at the time saving option of Sage Business Information Services that is available in Sage ACT! 2011. This is an integrated subscription service, so it does cost extra, but the time you’ll save in research and importing may bring you targeted leads you are after. If this sounds interesting to you, read on.
More Leads from Sage Business Information Services and ACT! 2011 Software
Sage software is now adding value to it’s ACT! customers by integrating Hoover’s data directly into Sage ACT! 2011. The service is called Sage Business Information Services, and there are several subscription levels to choose from for this service. For the right user, it could be worth it’s weight in gold.
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Searching Based on Business Information
Search on virtually any criteria you need to narrow down prospects and decision makers in your market. Search parameters include:
- Company name, location, size, Industry, type of company, people, financial data and more.
- Location search parameters by world region, country, state/province, metro area, city, area code, zip code, or results within a radius of zip code.
- If searching for a specific person, you can search for additional profile data including their title.
Contact Profile
From within ACT! you can review a contact profile found on the Hoover’s powered Sage Business Info Service, and then import them directly into the ACT! database.
Company Profile
Similar to the contact profile, the company profile allows you to review company demographics with an option to import directly into ACT!

Company Financials
The service provides data pertaining to company financials allowing users to understand quickly if a company meets their criteria as a prospect.
Company Contacts
Once viewing a company, you can review the contacts in the company, and have an option to either drill down for more information on each contact, or select the ones you wish and import them directly into ACT!
Here’s a video of Sage Business Information Services in action:
Other Functions Available with the Sage Business Info Service in Sage ACT! 2011
- Industry Information
- Company News
- Update Companies and Contacts
- Search for New Companies and Import New Leads
- Email Alerts
Questions? Thoughts about these features, functions? Likely someone else does too, chime in using the comments boxes below.
