You’ve deleted every related email and removed an address from your contacts, but the email address still appears in autocomplete. So annoying! Here’s the fix for outlook.com users.
Click on SETTINGS icon
Go to Preventing junk email, click on Safe and blocked senders.
Click on Safe Senders. Find the email you don’t want and then REMOVE.
In 2012 I reviewed a number of CRM’s, in my endeavor to move from Windows based to cloud based CRM. In the last few years there has been an explosion of open source CRM solutions, and with cPanel programs like Softaculous that automatically install the programs in the cloud, it’s never been easier to have total control over your customer relationship management.
A little background. I used ACT! off and on for well over a decade. (I refuse to admit how many years in case you start adding.) I was an early adopter of Salesforce, and used it off and on again up through 2013. For me, Salesforce still has the same shortcomings. Too cumbersome to customize, whether small or big business, and too expensive to use the way I want relative to other options.
After my reviews, I made the plunge and left Sage ACT! Premium 2012 for Windows, for SugarCRM Pro, hosted by SugarCRM. I also still use ZOHO for another business purpose, and am quite impressed how robust the platform is for the free service. If you’re a business of one- look no further, check out ZOHO.
Why am I evaluating CRM’s again? My pet peeves with SugarCRM Pro are:
What do I love about SugarCRM Pro?
Here’s my original CRM review and criteria for change. Yours might be very different, thus you’d come to a different conclusion.
Host your own CRM or pay for hosting? This is a huge decision. Security, maintaining server updates, backups etc. all take time even when you have automated processes. How much is your time worth vs. how much would it cost to pay someone else to host. How often is your server updated for performance vs. paid service? In most cases, just because you CAN, doesn’t mean you SHOULD host your CRM on your own server.
Whether you host or not, a good way to begin your search is the list of automatic installs available via Softaculous for cPanel server users.
My short list of requirements to reduce the list: mobile app, create web lead forms, import/export.
If the CRM supports the above, it’s listed next to the application name
• Vtiger- mobile
• Dolibarr- not mature enough for me
• SugarCRM- not evaluating since I’m already a Pro user and decided this wasn’t good enough
• EPESI- not robust enough
• EGroupware
• Zurmo – looks promising; demo very slow, why?
• X2CRM -looks promising but maybe young company; doesn’t support mail merge per user 6/2015 in forum. Also import issue reported if any records are duplicate.
• Tine 2.0
• SuiteCRM
• webERP
• EspoCRM
• OpenBiz Cubi
• Group Office
Sage Act! is too pricey and features I loved are lost in the cloud version so it’s out.
In the end I installed SuiteCRM but since it did not support mobile, and I’d be responsible for data security, I decided to stick it out with SugarCRM at least for another year.
There’s a strong movement by Americans to buy products Made in USA, but what does that mean? It’s pretty easy to falsely claim the label, whether intentionally or by ignorance.
Here’s some examples to help avoid confusion. A US company manufacturers and resells custom umbrella’s. The world headquarters is in the US. The materials are purchased and assembled in China, then imported to the US. A custom imprinted company logo is added in the US manufacturing plant. Because the raw materials and assembly are almost entirely in China, the umbrella’s are shipped to the US with the Made in China label.
A Chinese company has China and US manufacturing plants. The materials are manufactured in the US, and the umbrella’s are assembled and completed in the US. The umbrella’s are shipped with the Made in USA label.
A US golf bag manufacture purchases all raw materials from China and substantially modifies them to produce a product. Because significant elements are made abroad, the company cannot use Made in USA. “A product that includes foreign components may be called ‘Assembled in USA’ without qualification when its principal assembly takes place in the U.S. and the assembly is substantial. For the ‘assembly’ claim to be valid, the product’s last ‘substantial transformation’ also should have occurred in the U.S.”
In summary,
For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim, the product must be “all or virtually all” made in the U.S. The term “United States,” as referred to in the Enforcement Policy Statement, includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories and possessions.
“All or virtually all” means that all significant parts and processing that go into the product must be of U.S. origin. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.
Companies self-regulate. A company doesn’t need approval from the Commission before making a Made in USA claim. As with most other advertising claims, a manufacturer or marketer may make any claim as long as it is truthful and substantiated. The Commission investigates false advertising claims.
No. Companies often use a USA flag with Made in USA text. An enterprising for-profit company attempted to capitalize on this by making their own seal and charging companies to use it. Made in the USA Brand, LLC recently settled charges with the FTC that it deceived consumers by allowing companies to use it’s seal without either independently verifying that those companies’ products were made in the United States, or disclosing that the companies had certified themselves.
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Made in America Resources
The FTC is the best resource for regulatory information. Complying with the Made in USA Standard http://www.business.ftc.gov/documents/bus03-complying-made-usa-standard
Union Made in America- Check out their list of seasonal products you may be looking for. Because not every company has a union, not all products will be listed.
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Share your favorite golf tournament gifts here. Was there an event or sponsor logo on the item? What was the cost to enter the tournament? Why it was special to you? If applicable, how long did the item last?