Written by Ken Quigley

March 22 2021

Did you know most readers decides in less than one second whether they’ll open or delete a marketing email? This is why it’s so important to put your best foot forward with professional design services, and a new feature in Act! Marketing Automation makes this easier than ever. A few months back we appealed to Swiftpage to deliver the ability to...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 11 2021

Yesterday we received notice from BriteVerify (Validity.com) that they are making changes to the payment terms with their service. Previously our Opt-Manager & Link2list subscribers would create an API Key from the Validity.com website, and input it into one of those services/applications. This integration won't change, but the sequence of...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 11 2021

If you are planning on upgrading your Act! Premium or Pro software, we suggest that you read the following list of tips to ensure a pain-free conversion. Review the upgrade process in advance: Act! has produced handy install reference materials for those planning upgrades: Act! installation guide Act! Quick Start for New Users...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 11 2021

Last week Act! launched Act! Premium v23 for both desktop and web in the UK and Europe, and today (March 11th) is the scheduled launch date for North America. This is the first new full release of Act! Premium since November 2019, and reflects a strong commitment to quality more than new features. In fact, this release will be the first version...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 08 2021

Starting April 1st Act! will be provisioning all renewing Act! Premium subscriptions with a free Act! Marketing Automation Basic account to help them grow their business. AMA Basic is a new entry-level tier of AMA similar in features to Growth Suite Starter introduced in 2019. With the recent sunsetting of Act! eMarketing (AEM) program at the end...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 07 2021

In response to feedback from our Act! Certified Consultants (ACC's) about overwhelming instances of SPAM, we have decided to make the Act! Community Forum a channel-only tool at this time. Therefore, we are in the process of removing the Community Forum links from our www.act.com website. ACCs will continue to have uninterrupted access to...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 23 2021

The use case for downgrading from an Act! Premium database to Pro is not uncommon. Users needs change, and they may no longer have need for the advanced security, web publishing, API, or networking features included with Act! Premium, and they wish to switch their team to Act! Pro. While this decision should not be made hastily, it is technically...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 18 2021

We are pleased to announce the release of version 7.6 of Reporting4Act!. The new installer is available HERE, and the updated zip file containing all the help file for this release are available HERE. Here are the new features included with this update: You can add a new data source to report on, such as another database or a...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 15 2021

Keystroke is pleased to announce the release of our new Act! Hosting Calculator called the Hosting Konfigurator. We recognize that there are many considerations to go into database hosting, so the objective of the Hosting Konfigurator is to simplify all those options, and to help you arrive at a cost that reflects your needs. The reality is most...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 12 2021

Act! users are by nature Task Masters. Whether they’re managing their activities in Act! for Windows or Cloud, or from their Calendar or the Task List, we love to manage activities in Act!. The only problem with this is that creating tasks in Act! takes time. Activities require a lot of information, namely date, time, duration, contact...