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GoldMine Adminstrators … Do you have what it takes?
Do You Have What It Takes To Be The GoldMine Administrator? No one is more relevant to the success of your CRM system than the GoldMine Administrator! These days, CRM software is an integral application that enables businesses to work more effectively as a team and improve productivity. It’s easy to see why the CRM Administrator's [...]
Featured, Master Rights & Wrongs
GoldMine 9.0.4 Released
FrontRange Solutions (FRS) announced 3/8/12 the release of GoldMine Premium 9.0.4. Here is a link to the all the Premium Release Notes posted on First Direct's site. On FRS's cover to the announcement of the release they write and I quote, "As with all GMPE service packs, the biggest driver for GMPE 9.0.4 is product [...]
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Which Way Do I Go? Figuring out the mobile options for GoldMine
Are you trying to take your GoldMine Premium Software on the road with you? Are you confused about which solution to go with? With so many choices it is no wonder people are confused. One company wants to sell you iGoldMine, another wMobile, or CompanionLink, and now there’s the new GoldMine Mobile. And, then there [...]
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Find a “needle in your haystack” with Universal Search
GoldMine Premium introduced a powerful new search tool with GoldMine Premium 8.5 that is called Universal Search. Universal Search is a one-box search engine that allows you to quickly access a summary view of the information you are looking for, along with links to more detailed information. Universal Search is not your "everyday" search engine [...]
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First Direct #1 GoldMine Solutions Partner
First Direct Corp. maintained its status as the #1 Award Winning GoldMine Solutions Partner for over 10 years with another #1 GoldMine Partner ranking and top 10# Partner Worldwide Award for all of FrontRange Solutions. Bob Ritter, President of First Direct Corporation, states "This award and the many others First Direct has earned over the [...]
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Managing Smarter, Tech Tips
Do You Enter A Lot Of Information In GoldMines Notes Tab?
Posted on 11 May 2012
If you are one of those organizations who enters a lot of information into GoldMines Notes Tab, then this post is for you. NOTE: This is only true of GoldMine Standard Edition & Corporate Edition. GoldMine Premium Edition now stores Notes in a database table and each note is a separate entry in the table. [...] Continue Reading
Managing Smarter
Common Sense Database Practices
Posted on 10 May 2012
Once upon a time there was a company that made special kinds of products that were sold to special kinds of companies. This company made lots of sales each year, and each sale was worth a lot of money. One day, their GoldMine consultant was trying to help them work out some better ways to [...] Continue Reading
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Upcoming GoldMine Training Classes
Posted on 10 May 2012
Sharpen Your GoldMine Knowledge We provide these Online Training & Events as a service to you! Learn practical information from an expert that will help you stay up-to-date on the latest trends and best practices. Date Event Name May 16 2012 GoldMine Filters, Groups, and SQL Queries May 21 2012 Two Terrific Productivity Tools May [...] Continue Reading
Managing Smarter, Marketing Better
Capture Your WebSite’s Form Submission Data into GoldMine Automatically!
Posted on 10 May 2012
Wouldn’t it be nice if every time someone filled out a web form on your web site, the contact information was directly imported into GoldMine? Never re-key information again. TRY IT FOR YOURSELF Solidify your web marketing strategy and take advantage of the benefits associated with Internet marketing using GoldMine Web Import. Overview of GoldMine [...] Continue Reading
Marketing Better
Are You Happy With How Your Email Campaigns Look?
Posted on 10 May 2012
Whether it's email stationery for everyday correspondence or a monthly newsletter to keep your customers informed, we can create customized HTML email and newsletter templates that are professional and standards compliant and perfect for your businesses needs. Why Use Our HTML Email Design Services? Save Your Time First Direct Corp. can provide you attractive HTML [...] Continue Reading
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IntelliClick Version 7.6 is here!
Posted on 09 May 2012
IntelliClick Version 7.6 is here! In addition to performance improvements for email message merge and send, new features released in version 7.6 include: Reporting Dashboard - "Real Time Campaign Analytics" Get a "real time" snap shot of your tracked campaign results using the IntelliClick Dashboard. Drill down to those who are showing the greatest interest [...] Continue Reading
Marketing Better, Tech Tips
“You’ve Got Mail!” – Email Notification for GoldMine
Posted on 12 April 2012
Would you like to be notified via a sound wave /audio file when new email arrives in GoldMine, just like AOL does with the "You've Got Mail!" voice. It's quite simple to setup and will allow you to be notified of and respond to your incoming emails right away. The first thing you will need [...] Continue Reading
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Using SQL Queries to Trouble Shoot GoldMine Automated Processes
Posted on 30 March 2012
If you're a GoldMine Administrator or someone who builds Automated Processes in GoldMine then you are bound to run into the need for the following: Finding all records in GoldMine that have any Automated Process attached Finding which records in GoldMine have a particular Automated Process attached. Finding which records in GoldMine have an Automated [...] Continue Reading
Tech Tips
How to check GoldMine SQL database size
Posted on 27 February 2012
1. Open GoldMine. 2. Go to menu Tools->SQL Query… 3. Copy/paste the following text into the query window: Select cast(convert(decimal, size)/(128*1024) as float) as Size_in_GB, Name from sysfiles 4. Add up all the values in the “Size_in_gb” column to get the total database size, data file plus log file. (below example: 7.63 + 0.28 = [...] Continue Reading
Master Rights & Wrongs, Tech Tips
GoldMine Login User Name
Posted on 09 February 2012
In order to set your GoldMine desktop shortcut so that when you log into your GoldMine your "User Name" appears in the window of the log in splash screen, here is what you: 1. Log out of GoldMine and then find the GoldMine icon on your desktop* and "right click" on it and choose "properties." [...] Continue Reading
Golden Nugget, Managing Smarter
The Balanced Entrepreneur
Posted on 08 February 2012
A little known fact about me, Bob Ritter President of First Direct Corporation, is that I attended Babson College in Mass. and I am the first of 5 students to graduate with what was a new major at that time "Entrepreneurial Studies." Babson has a world-class reputation in business education and entrepreneurship especially. A good [...] Continue Reading
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Happy Holidays the “Jib Jab” Way
Posted on 22 December 2011
Let a group of the First Direct Singers entertain you as we wish you all a joyous holidays and a prosperous & healthy new year! Bob Ritter, President Continue Reading
Master Rights & Wrongs, Tech Tips
What’s New In GoldMine Premium Edition 9.0.3 Release
Posted on 13 December 2011
WHAT'S NEW IN GOLDMINE PREMIUM EDITION 9.0.3 The biggest reason that FrontRange released 9.03 is to accommodate changes that are needed for GoldMine Premium Edition to support its new GoldMine Mobile Edition 9. (** See note below.) A new Messaging tab appears in the user options screen when a GoldMine Mobile license is added to [...] Continue Reading
Golden Nugget
A Great GoldMine View
Posted on 11 November 2011
You never know where things end up! In this case the thing is a GoldMine windbreaker I gave away at a business conference. We gave it to a valued customer, Specialized Office Systems, Inc., who wore it to the Grand Canyon. If you're in the Pheonix, Arizona area check out his business or give [...] Continue Reading
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