Written by Ken Quigley

June 05 2019

From entry-level to full-featured CRM, Act! has a solution that's right for your business. Choose Act! Premium or Act! Premium Plus solutions for an on-premise deployment, or in the Cloud for instant online access to Act! in a modern, secure Cloud environment—no IT needed, no hardware required, just an affordable subscription. With Act...

Written by Ken Quigley

May 14 2019

The Spring launch of Act! Growth Suite ushered in many new exciting commercial bundlings to help customers grow their business with better value. However, it also introduced Act! 21.1, a new service pack to the version released in November of 2018, and it contains many exciting new features, upgrades, and compatibilities. The following is a quick...

Written by Ken Quigley

May 06 2019

At a recent internal sales meeting, I was asked to explain the details of selling Growth Suite to existing subscribers vs new ones, so I thought I would share that explanation in a blog so customers can understand it better from the buyer's perspective.   These are the scenarios to consider: PRORATED VS FULL TERM GROWTH SUITE CONTRACTFirst...

Written by Ken Quigley

April 19 2019

We knew it was coming, but we didn't expect the changes to be this big or the combined savings to be this good. Starting today (May 1st), Swiftpage will announce the launch of Act! Growth Suite 2.0 as part of the Spring release of Act! 21.1, and usher in a new era for the Act! product line. Act! 21.1 is the latest major patch to Act! and includes...

Written by Ken Quigley

April 01 2019

If you haven’t already heard, we launched Act! v21 last fall, and it has reminded our loyal customers of the benefits of Act! subscription. After all, what do you get when you combine proven CRM with powerful marketing automation? The next generation of Act!. We are so excited about this release – there has never been a better time to join the...

Written by Ken Quigley

March 04 2019

We are pleased to announce thatAct! v21.0 Update 7is now available. This update applies to all regional versions of Act! v21 Pro, Premium and Web, and will apply automatically to new installations. Administrators can also use the Act! menu commandHelp > Act! Notificationsto update an existing installation.   Issues Addressed

Written by Ken Quigley

February 21 2019

Swiftpage announced yesterday that volume discounts for new customers will no longer be offered after March 2019. Existing Active Subscribers will retain their current volume discount, but will not be able to increase their volume discount with additional seats added. For instance, currently someone that has 19 seats and enjoys a 5% quantity...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 21 2019

Act! v21.0 Update 6: Update 6 was made available on February 16th, 2019 for all regional versions and tiers of Act! v21. This update adds support for our new Marketing Automation servers in Germany and Australia. It also addresses a number of key defects prioritized from customer and ACC feedback, and enhances the usability of group lookups and...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 08 2019

In November of 2018, Swiftpage introduced the next generation of Swiftpage emarketing, Act! Marketing Automation (AMA). With all of the email marketing features you know and love, plus powerful new marketing automation functionality, Act! Marketing Automation is built to drive your business growth. As a part of this evolution, Swiftpage email...

Written by Ken Quigley

February 06 2019

In November 2018 Swiftpage released Act! Premium v21 featuring a new generation of Act! Marketing called Act! Marketing Automation. This cutting edge technology was previously known as “Inbox Guru”, and was acquired by Swiftpage when they purchased Kuvana in December.Make no mistake, Act! Marketing Automation is not a successor to Act! Emarketing...