Mine Your Own
Business!
e-news from MasterMine™
www.MasterMineVAR.com August 2001
In this Issue:
1. Version 3.0 to be “Unveiled” in Vail
3. Training In Vail – Updated Schedule
-Vail Schedule Modifications
-Demos
and Desserts
4.
Learn and Earn with
MasterMine Training
Here’s what VARs and End Users are saying
7.
Who Won the Resellable FREE
3-User?
8.
Conversations with MineStein
1. Version 3.0 to be “Unveiled” in Vail
The best
constantly strive to get better. In keeping with this philosophy, the new and
improved MasterMine Version 3.0 will be unveiled and demo’d in Vail. Among the
enhanced features will be:
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Easier
handling of large databases
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Tighter
custom profile integration
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Optimized SQL
querying
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Site
Licensing option (faster loading)
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Enhanced
refresh features
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All custom
fields available on every report
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Launch
reports directly from menu or toolbar
If you have an NFR
already, you can upgrade to Version 3.0 for FREE until Sept 15. End Users can get this and all future
upgrades FREE with an annual maintenance fee of 20%. Details in our next newsletter.
Don’t
have time to compose a marketing e-mail highlighting the advantages of
MasterMine for your current clients? No problem. Use our pre-written e-mail templates for a
fast e-mail blast to get interest flowing in MasterMine. Three different styles
allow you to choose one that’s well suited to you and your clients. See our on-line Marketing Toolkit
for other great ideas to help you market and sell MasterMine to your customers.
3. Training In Vail – Updated Schedule
Training at the GoldMine Business Building Conference is a cost effective
way to maximize the value of your time on this trip, benefit from face-to-face
interaction with the trainer, as well as learn from the questions and comments
of other VARs in the training course.
Train now and save both Time and Money! E-mail us today to schedule! (You can still sign up for all three Sunday
sessions for $250! )
With
training, you will be able to help your clients use MasterMine to run their
businesses more profitably. They will
truly appreciate the value you bring to them when you introduce them to this
simple and fast way to get knowledge from their GoldMine database.
And, with advanced training, you can fulfill part of the
requirements to become certified as a Platinum MasterMine VAR, eligible for a
40% discount on software, 50% discount on support, and much more. See our VAR requirements webpage.
Below is the updated training schedule for Vail and what you can
expect to learn in each class.
Updated Training Schedule
Sunday, August 19, 8:30
a.m. - 10 a.m.
Basic (or Refresher) and New
MasterMine Features : $125
Sunday, August 19, 10:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Advanced MasterMine: $150
Sunday, August 19, 1
p.m. - 3 p.m.
Large Database Analysis and
Management with MasterMine: $200
Basic Training Topics
Basic MasterMine training covers the skills needed to generate and
make use of standard MasterMine reports. Topics include: Toolkit and Report
Selection, Standard Report Contents, Simple Customization, Field Selection,
PivotTable Organization, Simple Grouping, 'And' vs 'Or' Filtering, Drilldown
for Detail, Drilldown to GoldMine, Creating GoldMine Groups, One-Button
Graphing, PLUS VAR Sales Support, Marketing and Training Options.
Advanced Training Topics
Every MasterMine VAR needs at least one “power-user” and “advanced
report” designer. This session expands upon use of job-function-based toolkits,
specialized queries in MSQuery, and utilizing SQL and dBase expressions to
fine-tune query contents. Topics include:
Advanced Grouping and Selecting in PivotTables, Modifying the Query for
Existing Reports, Linking to External Tables, Toolkit Options, Managing
GoldMine Through MasterMine, Sharing Reports Between Users.
Large Database Analysis and
Management with MasterMine
This course covers strategies for conveniently handling and
displaying appropriate results from databases with accounts numbering more than
10,000 records. Topics include: Understanding
PivotTable Limitations, Pre-Query Filtering, Selecting Fields to Include,
Optimizing the Query in MSQuery, Using Page Field Options for table-based query
filtering.
Each session will include topics on presenting and selling MasterMine to your clients. Pay for training with credit card. Call 1-877-877-7212 or e-mail us to sign up in advance.
Wednesday,
Aug 15 “Demos and Desserts”
MasterMine and Sales Magic will host a “Demos and Desserts” hospitality
room from 6:45 – 9:45 on Wednesday, August 15, right after the welcoming
cocktail reception. Attend alternating half hour demos, learn about v3.0
enhancements, and get your “just desserts.”
This event replaces the previously scheduled Wednesday evening Basic
Training.
4. NEW! Learn and Earn with MasterMine
Training
Beginning
in September, MasterMine will offer several “Face-to-Face” Training Packages,
designed to help you train your entire sales and technical staff, assist with
client demos onsite or in your office, and profit from client training, all at
the same time! We want to help you
become a more effective MasterMine/GoldMine sales organization at little or no
cost to you!
Let’s
face it, your best prospects for building your GoldMine business are your
existing client relationships. By
offering face-to-face training opportunities, you enhance those relationships
and the level of tangible value you add for your clients.
Let
us, the database analysis and reporting experts, join with you, the experts in
understanding your clients’ needs, to help your clients learn the fastest,
easiest way to get their business-critical information out of GoldMine. This is CRM consulting at it’s best!
Ask
us about this win-win-win customer relationship building opportunity, either at
the FrontRange Partner Conference in Vail or via e-mail. We’re eager to put together the specific MasterMine training
package that works best to meet your needs.
5. User Tip: Clean Your DataBase! (Quickly and
Easily)
Use
MasterMine to easily clean your database. Because MasterMine shows you
everything in your database, even what you don’t expect to find, problem data
stands out. Here’s how to quickly and easily take care of it:
First,
use your Pivot Table to isolate problem or non-normalized data. Double click to
drill down and see detail on target segments. Now use the “grouping” button (
6. The Word is Out! Here’s what VARs and End
Users are Saying About MasterMine
"ALL
of my existing clients are candidates for MasterMine. This product opens up opportunities to consult on all kinds of
business needs from cleaning databases to tuning business processes through
powerful, dynamic reports. The MasterMine reports, in turn, present additional
consulting opportunities to provide GoldMine customization and training in this
potent product. The short learning curve is a bonus."
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Barbara
Blackwell, Sabre Software Design
Barbara
Blackwell is a former member of CPAC, and Sabre Software Design is a leading
VAR in Southern California.
Do you have a comment about MasterMine to share with VARs and/or End Users? Please send your remarks to Rob@MasterMineSW.com.
7. Who Won the Resellable FREE 3 User?
David Beldin of Tailored Automation, Inc. is the winner of the first “Mine Your Own Business” Contest! One of the Top 25 GoldMine VARs in the first quarter of 2001, Tailored Automation has headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska, and has just opened a second office in Kansas City. Carolyn Caniglia, president, and her team have been GoldMine VARs since 1992, but have operated under this business name since 1998.
8. Conversations with MineStein
Trace
MineStein: “Uncle Alphred, why are you always
telling me to “Mine My Own Business?
Alphred P. MineStein: “Weeell,
it’s like this Trace, m’boy:
If
YOU don’t Mine yer own bizness . . .
sumbody else will!”
J Have a great day!
If you have
suggestions, comments, or questions about this newsletter, please e-mail us at Rob@MasterMineSW.com.
For more information
on MasterMine products and services, call 1-877-877-7212.
VAR-support
website: www.MasterMineVAR.com.
End User: www.MasterMineSW.com