Feb 25 2010

Read, Convert, Share, & Fill PDF Forms – All for Free!

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We have been using Nuance PDF Convertor Professional for awhile now.  It works pretty well and retails for significantly less than comparable offerings from Adobe.  Of course, less expensive is still not free.

I received an email from Nuance today about a new product – Nuance PDF Reader.  It is a PDF reader – big deal, right?  But it also ads some interesting features like being able to convert your PDF to a Microsoft Word or Excel file.

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If you are tired of Acrobat and looking for something with a little more capability, check it out!


Feb 4 2010

Destination CRM: Act! 2010 CRM Shines in Real World Ease of Use…

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Accomplishing more in less time is what we are all looking for…

Act! 2010 CRM leads the field for usability as per standards designed at Digital Equipment Corporation.

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Jan 21 2010

Video: What’s the Deal with Linked Fields in Act! CRM?

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Ever since company records first appeared in Act! in 2004 with the release of Act! CRM 2005, there’s been some question as to how data is exchanged between contacts and companies.

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Jan 19 2010

Video: Finding Buried Sales Gold Using Keyword Search in Act! CRM

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Storing good data in our CRM systems is what success is all about.  Sometimes finding it is another matter!  That’s where a good keyword search tool can make all the difference.

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Jan 14 2010

Video: Act! 2010 CRM – How to change the number of decimal places in product pricing

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Act! 2010 CRM has a cool new sales opportunity module with tons of great features, but it can use a little tweaking to get started…

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Jan 8 2010

The Inside Small Biz CRM Channel – The CRM Project, Episode 2: Implementation Headaches

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Jan 2 2010

Contact Groups In Act! CRM: What’s the Scoop with Sub-Groups?

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Continuing our conversation about groups in Act!, let’s chat a bit about groups and subgroups – and how they relate to each other – or not.

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Dec 9 2009

Contact Groups In Act! CRM: Static or Dynamic – Which Way Is The Best Way?

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 As the resident ‘techie’ at Winnovative, I field questions regarding the use of groups in Act! CRM software with some regularity, so I thought I would kick off a series of short articles that share potential workarounds and best practice surrounding the use of groups in Act!. Continue reading


Dec 7 2009

The Inside Small Biz CRM Channel: The CRM Project – Episode I: The CRM Planning Meeting

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Nov 24 2009

Staying in the Here and Now: Doing your Best, Forgetting the Rest…

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This past Saturday, I awoke knowing that the front lawn was piled with leaves.  Colleen had started a few weeks back, but the daily demands of life and running a business, coupled with unfavorable weather, had conspired to find the remaining balance of the job unfinished.  Daily, I pulled in and out of the driveway, reminded, and today was the day to get it off the ‘list’.

That is what this post is about – the ‘list’. 

Kind of. 

Perhaps more accurately, it is about how to escape the oppression of the list…

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