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IXACT Contact® is a web-based contact management and marketing system that is amazingly easy to use.
Designed specifically for REALTORS®, IXACT Contact helps you build lasting relationships with past clients, hot prospects, and important referral sources. The system makes it easy to keep in touch with clients the right way, and to generate high quality new leads. It also helps you manage the transaction side of your business, keeping you organized and in control.
With IXACT Contact, you can convert more leads into listings, attract more referrals and repeat business, and manage more transactions than ever before.
What makes IXACT Contact unique?
- Monthly e-Newsletter – IXACT Contact comes with a professionally designed and written monthly e-Newsletter, complete and ready to send. The e-Newsletter is created by real estate marketing experts and is amazingly easy to set up and use – you can literally "set it and forget it!"
- Activity Plans – Pre-defined plans that automate marketing communications (including Drip Email) and help manage a REALTOR®'s listing and closing activities.
- Email marketing with analytics and reporting – Ability to create graphical and personalized mass emails and get data on email deliverability and bounce-back rates, open rates, who clicked on what links within the email, and who forwarded the email on to others.
- Automated Website Lead Capture – Ability to add an automated Contact Us form to a website that automatically pulls new leads into one's database and sends an email alert every time someone completes the form.
- Fully Mac and iPad compatible – Unlike many other real estate CRM's, IXACT Contact is fully supported by the Mac OS and all web-browsers, including Safari.
- Wireless Synchronization – IXACT Contact can synchronize wirelessly with the BlackBerry, iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile device automatically and continuously over the wireless network. No third party app is required as IXACT Contact works with the native calendar and address book built into the phone.
- Business Directory – IXACT Contact lets one build their own Business Directory for quick access when clients call them for a home service related referral.
- Ease of Use – Last but not least, IXACT Contact is quick to learn and easy to use, and does not require any training.
I've been a customer of Ixact going on 4 or 5 years now. What I like the most about Ixact is that it...
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I've been a customer of Ixact going on 4 or 5 years now. What I like the most about Ixact is that it's so easy to use and it's easy to find stuff. They have a monthly newsletter that we normally send out from our server rather than Ixact as it just works better that way for us. Their customer support is always helpful too - and the best of all - no long waiting periods!
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If I were not using C R M from Buffini and Company - Referral Maker - PRO, I would have perhaps use...
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If I were not using C R M from Buffini and Company - Referral Maker - PRO, I would have perhaps used this customer relationship management software.
Goes without saying they are robust and offers so many features for you to stay connected with your clients.
Not to mention they are pretty competitive, too.
Most of the time, they will offer you about 8 to 10 weeks of free trial. If you use the trial version, it is very likely you will stick to it.
Worth trying.
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I use ixactcontact.com - I had market leader before this. I had about 300 leads that I had to move. ...
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I use ixactcontact.com - I had market leader before this. I had about 300 leads that I had to move. Ixactcontact did it all for me. I provided them with the list - they added them in.
The monthly newsletter is simple to set up. The hardest part is making your header for the top of the email. You only do this once.
Each contact has an amazing amount of info you can add and then sort.
There is even a personal agent website - anther way leads can get to you. I have a link to my website for the contact page so that I can easily add a new lead in to the data base.
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There are many contact management systems out there.
IXACT does stand out among these programs. S...
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There are many contact management systems out there.
IXACT does stand out among these programs. Specially, with all the features offered by this program.
One can send out E-flyers, E- newsletters and can do a lot of different things with it.
The challenge is - it does have a big learning curve.
However, once you master it, it is a very good CRM - (next to ReferralMaker PRO, for sure.)
They offer discounts and trial periods. Check their website for more information.
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After reading the review and talking to several AR agents that use Ixact, It is one I am considering...
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After reading the review and talking to several AR agents that use Ixact, It is one I am considering for sure. I agree that you shouldn't use your company website you should have your own, just in case you leave that company. I am going to look into this and top producer to compare which is the best and so far I am leaning to IXACT. Great customer service that answered all my questions. Thank you
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While we agree with what other reviewers have stated: " It works perfectly for those that keep the b...
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While we agree with what other reviewers have stated: " It works perfectly for those that keep the basic contact info but also works for those that take full advantage of all fields and features available in the CRM. " and "While there is no one "perfect" CRM on the market, I think that Ixact Contact comes pretty close. Ixact Contact Real Estate CRM has a lot to like. Packed full of features that any agent would welcome, Ixact Contact is not only user friendly but affordable as well." we've tried it, and in our opinion, Top Producer still has the edge - although this is a good alternative...
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I have had this program for a little over a year. It does a lot of different things and takes a lot...
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I have had this program for a little over a year. It does a lot of different things and takes a lot of time to learn all the things it does. Our Office Manager is slowly working on it to have get our past clients put into this system. It is still not 100%. We send out E-flyers, E- newsletters and can do a lot of different things with it. We still have a lot to learn to use the program to its fullest.
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The Best tool for new RE agents... My experience in my previous jobs allow me to say this. I have us...
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The Best tool for new RE agents... My experience in my previous jobs allow me to say this. I have used for years other great softwares like ACT and Salesforce and I can say that IXACT CRM is great for Real Estate agents...You start from scratch organizing your network of clients and enjoying a 6 month trial... I have been playing with this CRM for a full month and I am really surprise with the number of options I have to approach and keep all my communications with my new clients... It works perfectly for those that keep the basic contact info but also works for those that take full advantage of all fields and features available in the CRM. It tailors itself to your usage and the more you ask the more options you will find without feeling intimidated for the number of features it has. The front page seems simple so you feel it is easy to use but later on you start to navigate and you find new and new tools (each one with a small link to a video that explains how to use that specific option) which avoid the step of going to the help area to look for the training video... Great product.... However, I think the key component is to keep it cost accessible for all realtors...It is important for the live of the product and I want a CRM that last for many years to come because my goal to stay on the business. Also, something I see is that this CRM is missing an Android or Apple APP that allows me to enter and updated some basic info. It not necessarily needs to have all benefits of the desktop version but at least contact info and communication history so I can check on the go what is going on with an specific client... Try it... You will be surprise... AND the best part yet is that thanks to IXACT CRM I had a website just few days after I started my career as RE agent.. :) Try it....
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I have been using Ixact for about 1 year now as the office database and marketing campaign e-mail pr...
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I have been using Ixact for about 1 year now as the office database and marketing campaign e-mail program. I love the ease of use. It was easy to set up initially and has been easy to continue to use and explore. The agents like it and they find it provides plenty of options for specialized e-mails such as new listing announcements. They have great training videos and the support staff is very friendly and helpful. I would recommend this program for agents or small firms to use as one big data base. Works great they offer a free 6 month trial and for the cost, will worth it.
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As a real estate agent, you know that having a good customer relationship management program is esse...
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As a real estate agent, you know that having a good customer relationship management program is essential to your business. And with many CRM products on the market, it can sometimes be difficult to know which one is right for you.
Some are downright expensive, some too complicated, some too simple. And if you are like me, you have tried different ones, found some had features you liked while others lacked the features you needed.
While there is no one "perfect" CRM on the market, I think that Ixact Contact comes pretty close.
Ixact Contact Real Estate CRM has a lot to like. Packed full of features that any agent would welcome, Ixact Contact is not only user friendly but affordable as well. You can even try it out for a full five weeks with no contract required.
Esthetically pleasing and easy to use, this CRM will really help you stay organized and enhance your business at the same time. There are too many features to list in this short review but a few notable ones are worth mentioning.
Ixact Contact includes a calendar, activities to keep in touch with your database, a large library of great letters you can email or print out, a monthly newsletter is included, as well as a great email tracking component.
The monthly newsletter can be set up to go out automatically each month to those contacts you assign to receive it and is full of valuable information that is current and relevant for your prospects.
The email tracking component is in my opinion, the best I have ever seen. Extensive details provide information on just about everything your recipients do when they open the email. It tracks who opened email, when it was opened, what links they clicked on and more. A colorful visual chart also makes it easy to see at a glance your average open rate, bounced and unopened stats. Really first rate.
I really like the marketing plans included with this program and you can assign a plan based on who you are marketing to, whether they be a buyer, seller or someone in your sphere of influence. Easy to use and well designed, it is sure to be a useful component of your business.
I also like the business directory where you can store information about your list of professionals and companies that you can recommend when your clients need help. This is an excellent way to stay in touch, follow up and build client loyalty.
Finally, IXACT Contact comes with a range of valuable pre-designed reports that help you make better decisions about your marketing and business development.
Overall, Ixact Contact is an excellent contact management system for REALTORS and definitely a leader in the field. And at $34.95 per month, you can't do any better than this.
So, if you are not using Ixact Contact Realtor CRM, then you are missing out on one of the best products on the market today. So give it a try as I have and you won't be disappointed.
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