Real estate blog entries tagged with contact management by Gary David Hall, Real Estate CRM Broker,e-PRO,RECS (RE-ACT, LLC)

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contact management: Contact Management & CRM's - A healhty dose of patience can be required - 06/16/09 02:35 PM

Based on many conversations I continue to have where certain issues keep coming up, I think it is time to re-visit a few points about trying to find, and learning how to use, Contact Management and CRM Solutions.
1) Do not judge a CRM by its graphics alone. There are several products available that … (5 comments)

contact management: How safe is your data? Web based vs. Desktop CRM's - 12/11/08 09:09 AM

Following is a little known fact. If one were to think about it, it makes perfect sense, but I had simply never thought about it. Everyone who likes Web CRMs always says, “I like Web based databases because I don’t have to worry about backing up.” Let us think about this … (4 comments)

contact management: CRM or PDA? - Chicken or Egg? - 07/23/08 08:51 AM

Someone recently asked:
I'm getting a 1st gen iPhone as a gift from my brother and am very excited to get going with it. Before I jump in I'm looking for suggestions, tips & ideas from the iPhone users out there:
1) What CRM solution are you using & how does … (17 comments)

contact management: Top Producer 8i - What's different from Top Producer 7i? - 03/24/08 03:34 PM

Following is a list of the core differences, as communicated to me by Top Producer. If you have any questions about other things it may or may not do, feel free to e-mail me about them.
Technology:
Top Producer 7i is based on Microsoft Java technology which does not come installed on new … (10 comments)

contact management: Lead generation doesn't get any easier...Top Producer 7i "Market Builder®" - 10/02/07 03:29 PM

If you started in this business in the late 80's or before, as did I, you appreciate the fact that there are now so many tools available to generate new business, which never existed before. Some are good, and some are not so good, but it is inarguable that there are … (0 comments)

contact management: Agent Office Compatibility - Version 10.0 - 07/05/07 03:38 PM

I have had people ask me what 'Vista' is, so I'll start out by saying it is the Windows Operating System (OS) which succeeds Windows XP.
AgentOffice has just released Version 10.0.
99.9% of the difference between Version 9.x and Version 10.0 is Vista compatibility. The other .1% is aesthetics. By the latter I … (7 comments)

contact management: A History & Partial Listing of Contact Management Tools in Real Estate - Part 3 of 3 - 05/08/07 11:12 AM

Believe it or not, there are many more out there! I spend much of my time asking people specific questions to determine their needs, and then recommending the solution that best suits their needs. Let me please make one thing clear. There is NO one program/application that is THE BEST! Which … (4 comments)

contact management: Get ready for a huge variety of opinions! - 04/25/07 10:12 AM

It's always intrigued me that this subject often generates some very strong opinions. Many people feel that they have gone through so much 'pain' to arrive at their decision, that they know which Contact Management/CRM solution is best for everyone.
I've been involved with Real Estate CRM since 1989, and as I say in the … (0 comments)

contact management: "Stressed out? Get Organized with Activity Plans" - 09/15/06 04:38 PM

One of my other posts about combining activities in plans, prompted me to expand on that topic and go a little further. The result is the following post. Some of it is a repeat, but most is not.
There are a fair number of ‘Agent Productivity’ software programs and services available that … (6 comments)

contact management: Agent Office vs. Top Producer - Your opinion please? - 08/22/06 02:27 PM

Disclosure. I am a reseller for Agent Office. I am currently working on affiliating with TP, as I believe it can be a more appropriate choice, depending upon one's needs. That said, those of you that know me and my site, know that I am a reseller for several other CRM tools, and … (0 comments)

contact management: Agent Office Version 9.0 is shipping! - 07/27/06 02:47 PM

FNIS has just announced an upgrade to Version 9.0 now. It started shipping on July 5th. If you like you can order it now for $229.What's in it? Activity Enhancements
Ability to view All Users' timeless and timed activities in the Scheduler.
Ability to reassign mass activities from one AgentOffice user to another.
On the … (4 comments)

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