What's New in ACT 9.01?
Did you see this ACT Update message on your computer today? Today, Sage Software released an update to their ACT CRM Software and the ACT Update tool (enabled by default, or Help Menu- ACT Update) provides a way to alert you of these updates (can also be downloaded directly from their support site).
A Great New Service for Busy Professionals
While in New York, I got to have lunch with one of my subscribers. Dan is a long time ACT Software user, and a very skilled business professional (afterall he works in New York!).
If you’ve known me for very long, I’m always learning, and always interested in things that can make busy professionals more productive. This time I was the student…
Dan introduced me to a very interesting services. Basically it uses text messaging and voice recordings to communicate more efficiently with just about anyone who has a phone that can receive text messages.
Here’s how it works:
1.) After you’ve setup your account, you call a number, and you are prompted with “who do you want to message?”
2.) You say the name, names, or group of individuals you already entered in your address book.
3.) Record your message.
4.) Message sent.What the recipient gets is an email or an SMS text message (cell phone), they call the number, and hear the message you just recorded, with an option to reply.I see this having several distinct advantages…the dangers of text messaging while in transit go away… You can communicate more effectively with your team or customers because it is a one way message, and no room for idle chatter, if a recipient has a question, they can simply reply and send you a message back, all hands free.
A great way to give a quick update to many regarding… stock market information, legal proceedings, update on Mom’s surgery, if it’s a Boy or a Girl! A lot of possibilities here.
I just setup my account, but need to call my mobile service provide to get my text messaging fixed, at this point I am able to use the service via email, and their web console.
Check out Pinger, and see how you might improve your communications. Thanks Dan for a great lunch, and a great tip…hopefully more than just myself will benefit from it.
Feel free to leave comments on this service or others you’ve discovered, and integrated into your business practices.
World Trade Center Visit
I just returned from a tip to New York City…first visit since September 11, 2001. Traveling on business, it seemed appropriate to visit the World Trade Center site. Curious as to what others thought, I sent a quick message to my subscribers, and was overwhelmed with the response. Several having lost loved ones that day, or had stories to tell. Some discouraged me to go to the site, most did not, and some gave recommendations of where to go, what to look for, etc.
I made it a priority to visit the site, but was caught by surprise. Here are some thoughts (and photos) I captured in my recorder:
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