Hi Laurie;
Sorry to take so long getting back to you, Easter got in there:-)))
 RC> For contact management, I've used Act, Gold Mine, 
 RC> Maximizer, and am now
 RC> using Dolphine's Salespro.
LC>I've been using Maximizer for years (started with the DOS 
  >version and moved to the Windows version two and a half 
  >years ago).  Now the data base is too big for maximizer to 
  >handle efficiently, I'm looking for an alternative.  What 
  >are the benefits of Dolphine's Salespro over Maximizer?
Benefits:
Easy to use; (single screen, rather than multiple jump arounds)
contact sensitive help files (really helps, not like general "how tos")
unlimited reporting - custom report, or I can make up my own
global updates accross the database
2000+customers easily managed
Estimating (Maximizer doesn't have this) - a biggy for me
    (what I sold them, what I'm selling them, what I want to sell them)
    I can maintain the list of services and'or items I have to offer
Great for customers whom I visit on a regular basis (weekly, monthly,
quarterly or annually) - works great for routine and non-routine calls.
Telephone dialing - dials customer, logs date and time, and what call
was about - can later add more details (notes kept in one place),
Fill in estimate sheet (I've done it on the phone while the customer waits -
very fast
I guess what attracted me to it was the fact that it's been designed for
salespeople who hate using computers:-))) Of course, that being said, I
set out to disprove that claim but I have to admit, the more I use it,
the less I go back to maximizer:-)))
For the sake of others, we may prefer to take this to Netmail or Email.
Do you have internet access? If you do, I can give you the WebPage
reference..... please let me know.
Thanx
Bob Clarke
Panthers Play Possom Periodically
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Email:      panther@cbbs.org
web:        http://members.aol.com/USmile2743/index.BOBs.html
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