Business contact manager?

Question

Any small business owners, what do you use for a contact manager? What do you see as its advantages or disadvantages? Please, only answer if you have some experience. Thank you! Have a great day!

Answer 1

Contact managers are programs that enable people to keep track of their associates and tasks. Contact managers are used by salespeople, customer service representatives, and managers.



Contact managers are related to calendars, but integrate email and personal file information (phone numbers and addresses), with task lists and histories of interactions.



There are two types of contact managers: Software that you install on your personal computer or intranet and hosted applications (ASP).

The market for contact management software has weakened since the late 1990s, when Microsoft integrated basic contact management features into its Outlook email and PIM program. For enterprise users, Microsoft also offers Business Contact Manager for Outlook. Even on the Macintosh platform, Apple began including PIM, calendar, and to-do applications with its operating system in 2002. Many developers of contact managers have consequently gone out of business or been taken over by other companies.



In order to differentiate themselves from Outlook, more fully featured contact managers have moved into the realm of customer relationship management (CRM) software.



I hope it helps.

Answer 2

You can use Efficient Address Book too. It is a powerful contact management software program. Also, it has business version for small groups to share one copy pf data, which could largely improve work efficiency and grow business. You can know more at: For Man: http://www.efficientsoftware.net/addressbook/

For Business: http://www.efficientsoftware.net/business-addressbook/

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Most of the BIG expensive programs like ACT! and Goldmine are way too complicated and have a lot of functionality that's generally not needed or useful. Take a close look at an excellent program named Contact Wolf Contact Management Address Book Software. It's only $29.95 to $39.95 for the Pro version and its designed for Home and Business. It's really easy to learn and very flexible. It also offers a 30 day free trial. Check it out here:

http://www.lonewolf-software.com/contactwolf.htm

or also here

http://www.contactwolf.com/addressbooksoftware.htm