First impressions count and your email signature is no different. With over 500 billion emails sent every day, you need to make your emails stand out! In this class we will show you how to make a more creative email signature and at the same time improve your branding...
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New “Sharpen Your GoldMine Knowledge” Training Classes & Webinars
You may already be aware that First Direct Corp. provides online training classes for GoldMine. A list of our online training classes can be found via the following URL - http://www.1stdirect.com/events/index.php. If you miss a class or are not able to attend a class, don't worry, we recycle the events...
What’s Changed/New in GoldMine 2014.1 Hotfix 4
What's Changed in GoldMine 2014.1 Hotfix 4 GoldMine Premium Edition 2014.1.0.468 / GoldMine Mobile Edition 2014.1.0.662 Constant Contact Login Due to a change made by Constant Contact, an additional layer of authentication has been added for Constant Contact login. If you integrate with Constant Contact and get the error message...
Importing Records into GoldMine Using OpenOffice Calc vs MS Excel
I recently downloaded and installed OpenOffice Calc. It is an Open Source spreadsheet application, similar to Microsoft Excel, except its FREE. I was excited when I saw that it allowed you to save files in dbase file format, which MS Excel no longer allows you to do. This has always...
My Thoughts on Business
Recently I was interviewed by a business coach, Sean Ackerman, owner of You Leading You. Sean and I spoke about my firm First Direct Corporation and in particular my thoughts about running my company. The conversation covered a broad range of topics and it was fun for me. But more...
7 Best Practices Which Lead to a Better CRM Database
In my "Getting Started with GoldMine" training class, I begin with a review of 7 best practices which lead to a better CRM database. Right from the beginning, I believe it is important to establish a fundamental view about usage with an explanation of certain day-to-day habits which are critical...
Microsoft Races To Fix Massive Internet Explorer Hack: No Fix For Windows XP Users
Microsoft is scrambling to fix a major bug which allows hackers to exploit flaws in Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, responsible for 55% of the PC browser market. The company has also confirmed it will not issue a fix for web browsers running on Windows XP...
GoldMine PE 2014.1 Drops Support for Office XP and Office 2003
With the release of GoldMine Premium Edition 2014.1 support for MS Office XP and Office 2003 has been dropped. The installer may still recognize Office being installed but the links no longer support XP or 2003 programmatically.
Learn How To Write SQL Queries for GoldMine
The SQL Query Tab, accessed via Tools >> SQL Query, in GoldMine Premium Edition allows GoldMine users to write SQL Statements to display information contained in your GoldMine databases. SQL Queries can be used to display lists of contact related information regardless of where the information is stored in the...
IntelliClick Standard Edition – 20% Discount Offer Ends June 30th 2014
IntelliClick for GoldMine announced a SPECIAL PROMOTION that I think you might be interested in, but if you are interested in taking advantage of this special promotion do hurry as it expires at the end of June 2014. Does your organization use Constant Contact, MailChip, Vertical Response or another Email Service Provider for...