West County EMS District,
Community Room,
223 Henry Ave.
Manchester, MO 63011

Hands-on ACT! Workshop

Bring your own laptop computer to work with YOUR database and YOUR contacts.   The instructor will start each topic with an overview, and then you will work an exercise in your own ACT! database.   Get your questions answered on the spot!.   There will be three primary areas of focus, each one hour in length:

• How to create and use Groups effectively

• How to use Mail-Merge to create letters and emails

• How to use an Activity Series to facilitate scheduling repetitive events

Class size will be limited to 6 individuals, so sign up early.  Don’t have a laptop?  Call for arrangements.

Call for Schedule

ACT! 2005/2006/
2007/2008

Time: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Fee: $69

West County EMS District,
Community Room,
223 Henry Ave.
Manchester, MO 63011

Using ACT! Software to Improve Your Business  

An in-depth discussion on ways to maximize your marketing effectiveness by establishing and maintaining effective contact with customers, prospective customers and people in your network.

Learn:
·    How to Market the Business Cards You Collect
·    How to Organize Telephone Call Records for Added Profit
·    How to Keep Track of Meetings and Other Sales Activity to Help Your Sales Force
·    How to Maintain Effective Contact with Clients and Others in Your Network 
·    And much more….

Time: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Fee: $69

The Lodge at Des Peres,
1050 Des Peres Rd., Des Peres, MO  63131

NEW!

E-mail Marketing Basics

If you’re one of those people who are intimidated by email marketing, this seminar is for you!  The team of Iris Salsman and Louise Wiedermann will address these questions, and also help you create your first email campaign template. Here are just a few of the questions we will address:

What types of businesses can benefit most from email marketing?
Which is more effective:  newsletters, tips or personalized mailings?
What format looks the best?
How often should you send something out?
How do you get recipients to open your email?

Part 1 – Iris Salsman
8:30 – 9:25
The how; why; when; and what of email marketing. 

Part 2 – Louise Wiedermann
9:30 – 11:30
This is a hands-on workshop where you will learn how to use Swiftpage to create and customize your own email marketing template; how to send your first campaign, and check the results. Bring your own computer and be prepared to get creative!  This is perfect for ACT! users, but anyone with an address list in Outlook or Excel can use Swiftpage to create an email marketing campaign. 

All registrants will be given an assignment list that must be completed prior to the workshop.

Time: 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Fee: $99

West County EMS District,
Community Room,
223 Henry Ave.
Manchester, MO 63011

How NOT to Lose Your ACT! Database

Your ACT! database has everything in it that is important to your business.

So how do you make sure no key data is lost?
Attend this one hour workshop and find out what you can do.
Learn:

• How to back up your data, and keep that backup safe

• How to restore a backup

• What to do to prevent problems from happening

• How to clean up your database and remove old data

Call for Schedule

Time: 9:00-10:00 a.m.

Fee: $25

West County EMS District,
Community Room,
223 Henry Ave.
Manchester, MO 63011

PowerPoint With Pizzazz

An overview of tips and tricks to help you create a dynamic, creative, and effective PowerPoint presentation.   Present with PIZZAZZ!

Learn:

·         Using Tables
·         Create Custom Animations
·         Create Action Buttons
·         Inserting Sounds, playing sounds
·         Use the Pack and Go Wizard
·         And much more...

Call for Schedule

Time: 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Fee: $49

West County EMS District,
Community Room,
223 Henry Ave.
Manchester, MO 63011

Unlocking the Secrets of Microsoft Outlook

Attend this two hour workshop and you'll come away with Tips, Tricks, and little known time-savers.

Learn:

·         How to search for lost messages (or not let them get lost)

·         How to avoid typing email addresses repeatedly

·         How to organize your Inbox

·         How to save time by using shortcuts 

·         And much more….

Time: 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Fee: $59