"The first Thanksgiving" by Ferris I want to personally thank everyone and every business that my firm, First Direct Corporation has had the privilege of a business relationship with! Bob Ritter, President. THINKING ABOUT THANKSGIVING . . . A.K.A. "TURKEY DAY."In a couple of days there will be millions of...
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First Direct Corp is a RingCentral Authorized Partner
WORK TOGETHER. FROM ANYWHERE.™ First Direct is now a RingCentral Authorized dealer. We have also deployed RingCentral inhouse. One of the greatest business trends in the world today is mobility and being able to work remotely. The trends in communication and CRM could not be more closely correlated. As a...
GoldMine 2020.1 Hotfix 1 Released
What’s New in GoldMine 2020.1 HotFix 1 OAuth2 authentication for email accounts The changes apply to Office365 Personal accounts (new or existing accounts) The setting in Options | Email| Accounts needs to be set to OAUTH2 for each account sending or retrieving emails from GoldMine While attempting to make the...
INTELLICLICK AND GOLDMINE RAISING THE BAR
Engaging Customers & Prospects During Challenging Times Intelliclick and First Direct Corp hosted a web presentation on Oct. 7th about the advanced features that Intelliclick offers for promoting and managing events. That presentation was recorded. Companies are doing everything they can to adhere to social distancing and finding ways to...
What to look for in a good email marketing tool
Is email marketing a priority for your business ? Are you looking for the best email marketing software? Choosing the right email marketing service can have a significant impact on the success of your marketing campaigns. There are a lot of email marketing services available today and its important to...
GOT TO LAUGH TO STAY SANE
Try to relate . . . We are doing an upgrade for one of First Direct's customers. She asked Mary, her assigned GoldMine engineer, about any changes to the password security this time because she has "PTSD from the last upgrade." She was inundated with password requests back then -...
What’s Your Organization’s Backup Strategy?
Is your organization prepared for a disaster? A solid backup strategy is one of the key elements of being prepared. Get started developing your organization's backup strategy with these tips and best practices. Regular backups are vital insurance against a data-loss catastrophe. In this article, we'll offer some best practices...
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I DID ALL WEEK
With today being 9/11 I wanted to post something of a more inspiring nature. Since there is so much already being said about this subject, I figured I would come at it from a different angle. It's Friday morning and I have 17 more tasks (calls, actions and appointments) plus...
Blogging versus Broadcasting
Thank you for subscribing to my blog! If you haven't already subscribed, I hope you will choose to subscribe after you read this post. I also hope your company will consider being a more active blogger. In this article I will speak to the advantages of blogging over broadcast email. ...
GoldMine Premium 2020.1 Now Available
GoldMine Premium Edition 2020.1 has been released. If your GoldMine annual software maintenance is current, then your firm is entitled to this upgraded. (If your GoldMine software maintenance has expired, First Direct can assist you with your renewal or reinstatement.) IMPORTANT: You must request a new GoldMine license before upgrading to...