After reading this article you will be able to: Define what a DNS SPF record is Explain the benefits of a DNS SPF record Understand a DNS SPF record’s components Just about every business today is doing some level of email marketing and in some cases they are using a...
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How to merge GoldMine contact information into MS Word without using the GoldMine Link for Word.
Some GoldMine customers who have choosen to install a 64bit version of MS Office have discovered that their GoldMine Link for Word has stopped working. This is because IVANTI, the manufacturer of GoldMine has not released a version of the GoldMine Link for Word that works on 64 bit versions...
Integrating with GoldMine using a self hosted RESTful API
It's not too uncommon to have a customer ask me, "Does GoldMine integrate with, "XYZ" app." For many years that answer was simply "NO". That's because there wasn't a lot of development work/integration work being done by inside or outside developers to create integrations between GoldMine and other applications. The...
GoldMine Email Authentication
If you are currently using GoldMine’s email client you may have already or could soon find yourself not being able to retrieve emails if using the POP or IMAP protocols with Gmail or Microsoft accounts. The reason behind this is an industry trend toward using something called OAUTH2 and an...
Do or Die CRM Best Practices
I have been a CRM consultant and practitioner for over 30 years. We support both GoldMine Premium CRM and Zoho CRM along with various add-on applications. Whether you're a GoldMine administrator, VP of Sales & Marketing or the business owner, the importance of CRM best practices can not be overstated....
Sending Mass Emails with GoldMine
What many businesses love about GoldMine, is it's ability to easily send mass emails to their CRM contacts, customers, prospects, etc. What many Office 365 subscribers and others are now realizing is that they are not allowed to send bulk/mass emails using their Office365 email accounts. Office 365 has limits...
Listen Carefully
According to the University of Missouri, 45% of communication is listening, and yet the average person remembers only half to a quarter of the information they hear. Whether you’re in a classroom, a business setting, or a relationship, failing to hear 75% what’s said to you is a recipe for...
Clever Ways to Query your GoldMine Database
What can you ask your GoldMine CRM? At it's core, GoldMine is a relational Microsoft SQL database. It contains many database tables with fields used for storing information about your GoldMine contacts and other related information. Some of the tables are: History - completed activities such as calls, appointments, actions,...
Wishes to All for a Happy Easter
This Friday and Saturday evening some of us will tell the story of the Exodus, in the Jewish tradition of Passover. Starting with Palm Sunday last week, through this Good Friday, and into Sunday, Christians will celebrate Easter. My wife and I are an interfaith couple, so we get the...
What you need to know about sending BULK emails with GoldMine via O365, G-Suite, etc.
In the last few months I've received numerous calls or emails from customers complaining that they can not send BULK emails via GoldMine using their O365 or G-Suite email accounts. Some have had their email accounts shut down others say they receive an error message when trying to send. Some...