Best Practices for Using Microsoft Outlook from a Sales Perspective

Archive for January, 2009


Arrow-Tip #42 Top 5 Things We Take for Granted about Outlook

For the past few weeks I have been spending about four days a week with my newest client – my Mother. When we lost Dad last Spring, Mom became the sole owner of Gulf Coast Welding Corp. – a fabrication company that builds ASME code vessels, rolls steel plate …


Arrow-Tip #41 Outlook Plug-Ins Take Three

In Arrow-Tip #23 I talked about Outlook plug-ins that may help increase your efficiency. That post was so popular that I decided to expand on it in another post called More on Outlook plug-ins back in April of last year. Well a lot can and did happen in …


Arrow-Tip #40 Is Your Smart Phone a Leash?

While most of my clients use a Blackberry or some other form of smart phone, there are a few hold outs that express concern over their cell phone becoming a leash. These folks are worried that if they have a mobile device that receives email, their clients will expect …


Arrow-Tip #39 Its About the Clicks – the Fewer the Better!

I’m continually surprised how little things can make such a large difference. Take babies for instance – the smallest people in the house and yet the most demanding. Spending 30 minutes to clean out and reorganize a closet can provide more value than an expensive new storage cabinet. …