by Karen | Jun 15, 2024 | ACT Software |
It started as a trickle; my phone started ringing today and I saw dozens of incoming email sitting in my Inbox. Microsoft is ending security support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Your Act! Version is at risk. Yikes, Chicken Little, the sky is falling! Life as I... 
by Karen | May 15, 2024 | ACT Software |
There’s no better way to start your day than to jump out of bed on a beautiful summer’s day, grab your morning coffee, fire up Act – and see a rather ominous message pop up on the screen telling you that the Act 2024 software you just... 
by Karen | Jan 23, 2024 | CRM Usage Tips |
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... 
by Karen | Jan 23, 2024 | ACT Software, ZOHO |
I have received literally hundreds of inquiries since Act Pro was discontinued. Some of my Act Pro customers understand this decision and ultimately move to the subscription based Act Premium for Web ($360-480/user/year) or Act Premium Desktop ($450/user/year less... 
by Karen | Jan 10, 2024 | ACT & Zoho Consulting |
I am often asked to give an Act! demo or a Zoho demo. I’ll do them but the truth is that I feel they can be very misleading. Like a movie trailer, they show the highlight reel without the bloopers. Relying on them alone is like expecting a microwave dinner to... by Karen | Dec 12, 2023 | ACT Software |
If you are an existing Act user looking to purchase an Act Perpetual license I can’t help you as they no longer exist. However, I can make sure you get the best deal when you move into an Act Premium subscription. The end of the year isn’t just a time for... 
by Karen | Nov 17, 2023 | ZOHO |
I receive a lot of inquiries about Zoho’s product line. In a previous post I outlined Bigin, the entry level Zoho product. In this post I’d like to give a quick comparison of the Zoho’s full-scale CRM products. Whether you’re ready to simply... 
by Karen | Nov 15, 2023 | ZOHO |
I receive a lot of inquiries about Zoho’s Bigin product. Bigin is meant to be an entry level crm. Whether you’re ready to move beyond spreadsheets or simply replace legacy CRM tools, anyone can “bigin” their CRM journey and grow their business.... 
by Karen | Nov 10, 2023 | ACT & Zoho Consulting |
I just turned down a potential Act! client. No one likes to lose business but I knew we were not going to be a good fit. The prospect had been using Act! for “over 15 years.” He ran a security business and needed to keep “at least 7 years’ worth of data.” So far so... by Karen | Nov 1, 2023 | ACT Software |
Every year many of my clients ask me if there is a way to get holidays loaded into their ACT! database. Unfortunately, holidays do not come pre-loaded in the ACT! calendar. Obviously, some holidays such as the Fourth of July and Christmas are easy to add manually. ...
