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CONTACTS! v5

A flexible, customisable FileMaker CRM for managing contacts, communications, activities and customer history in one place.

CONTACTS! can be used as supplied, integrated with an existing system or adapted to suit the way your organisation already works. Customisation can be carried out by Cruse Control, by your preferred developer or in-house.

FileMaker development since 1998 · UK based · Claris Partner

CONTACTS! v5 archive screen

CONTACTS! v5 – archive and activity history screen.

One place for the customer relationship

CONTACTS! is Cruse Control's multi-user customer relationship management system. It keeps contact information together with the day-to-day activity around that relationship, helping users find the history of a person or company without having to search through separate applications and folders.

  • Manage companies and individual contacts.
  • Search and report on stored information.
  • Use definable categories for marketing and segmentation.
  • Record letters, emails, calls and other activities.
  • Store notes as part of the searchable customer record.
  • Link documents and attachments to contacts.
  • Open stored web links directly from the database.
  • Use mail-merge style workflows for letters and email.

Email and communication history

CONTACTS! includes tools for sending email directly from the database and for keeping communication history with the relevant contact. The system has supported HTML email, multiple email addresses, shared attachments and email history across workgroups.

The current Cruse Control implementation uses the licensed Dacons MailIt plug-in where appropriate for email integration.

Version 5 improvements

  • Support for multiple email accounts and multiple email addresses per contact.
  • Simplified access to shared email and attachments.
  • HTML preview before sending formatted email.
  • Fewer steps when creating activities.
  • Improved attachment handling and simpler system setup.
  • A reduced file set for lower complexity when hosting.

Try CONTACTS!

Download a demonstration copy and explore the product for yourself. The demo area also gives access to demonstrations of other Cruse Control products.

MacUser review

CONTACTS! was reviewed by MacUser. The original review is available here as part of the Cruse Control product archive.

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FileMaker expertise

Cruse Control develops and supports FileMaker-based business systems in the United Kingdom and has a long-standing relationship with the FileMaker and Claris platform.

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