tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68424936362196781512007-10-05T08:11:23.984-07:00Act4AdvisorsWendy Deemernoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842493636219678151.post-4982130065896677232007-09-24T13:08:00.000-07:002007-10-05T08:11:24.022-07:00Act4Advisors (4Advisors 3.0) is compatible with ACT! by Sage 2008<span style="font-family:arial;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;">What's new in ACT! by Sage 2008?</span></strong><br /></span><br /><em>Your critical information, all in one place.</em> <div><div><br /><p>The all-new interactive ACT! Dashboard gives you a comprehensive glance at your key information in a visual easy-to-use format. Roll-up key activity and opportunity information all in the single Dashboard view with the information you need to tackle your day and be more productive.<br /><a href="http://actforadvisors.com/downloads/ACT2008ProductTour082107.pdf">Click here for more Details</a> (Dashboard on pg. 12)<br /></p><p><strong><span style="color:#009900;">What's new in 4Advisors 3?</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;"><em>Improved Preferred Mailing.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;">The Preferred Mailing Address feature automatically inserts the desired address into labels, envelopes, and letters. We have added new labels, envelope, and letter templates to reflect what is populated in the Preferred Mailing Address fields. The New Lock Address feature allows you to lock the Mail Name. <a href="http://newsletter.4advisors.com/temp13.htm">Click here for more information</a></span></p><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_cpqYlMjU4CA/RvRBZGY3t-I/AAAAAAAAAAU/-QcH9lfjuEc/s1600-h/Picture1.gif"></a><br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Wendy Deemernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842493636219678151.post-46973496469159971722003-04-24T12:53:00.000-07:002007-10-05T08:11:17.696-07:00“If ACT! is such a great product, why do you need ACT4Advisors?<p><span style="color:#009900;"><strong>“A middle ground CRM program that will meet many advisors' needs.”</strong></span></p><span style="color:#009900;"><strong></strong><p><br /></span>“If ACT! is such a great product, why do you need ACT4Advisors? The answer is simple: ACT! is designed for general sales, not specifically for the financial-services industry. It is possible to customize ACT! to meet the needs of financial advisors, but to do so would be time consuming. Wouldn't you be better off purchasing a set of industry specific layouts, templates, and reports that were already customized for advisors? Well, that is exactly what ACT4Advisors offers.”</p><p><br />“While Cuomo's firm does not track all of its clients' investments from within ACT4Advisors, she still finds the Security Quote field on the Investment tab very useful. "A number of clients call from time to time for stock quotes," she says. "If I enter the stocks in the Security Quote field, I can obtain quotes right from their contact record within ACT4Advisors.”</p><p><br />“The primary advantage of ACT4Advisors is that advisors receive a highly customized version of ACT! at a very affordable price. "ACT! combined with ACT4Advisors is a bargain," says Michael Dubis, president of Touchstone Financial, in Madison, Wisc. ”</p><p><br />“It's easy to use," says Dubis. "It's detailed enough to be just right, but not too detailed that you never want to use it.”</p><p><br />“Cuomo agrees: "It's really powerful, but not difficult.”</p><p><br />“The group of users I spoke with had good things to say about service and support. Dubis described ACT4Advisor as "very responsive and patient.”</p><p><br />“With ACT!'s large user base, there's a good chance that some of your staff is familiar with the program, which means that your training cost will be minimized. Finding competent temps or virtual work partners to perform various tasks within ACT! shouldn't prove much of a challenge either.”</p><p><br />Author: Joel P. Bruckenstein ~ Morningstar Advisor April 2003<br /><a href="http://advisor.morningstar.com/advisor/doc/article/0,8832,2911,00.html">See the Article »</a></p><p></p>Wendy Deemernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6842493636219678151.post-35792319735868068142002-04-01T13:05:00.000-08:002007-10-05T08:11:11.000-07:00“The Growing Importance of Contact Management.”“Frequent contact with customers, or "relationship management," is important in building a successful business. The payback is clear: Retaining current customers costs five to seven times less than finding new ones. Studies show that over a lifetime, loyal customers purchase more, cost less to sell to, and will refer five other people to a business.”<br /><br />Author: Mangala Jagadeesan ~ TICKER Magazine April 2002<br /><br /><a href="http://software4advisors.com/Ticker_Article_4-02.pdf" target="_blank">See the Article [PDF Format]</a>Wendy Deemernoreply@blogger.com