The Contact Details Tab

The Contact Details tab contains the information needed to effectively target a contact for present and recurring business. Contact profiling data (contact type, gender, birthday, etc.), contact methods and numbers, and salutations for mass mail/email action plans give you what you need when searching, sorting, and identifying targets for marketing action plans.

 

HOW TO FIND THIS SCREEN

FEATURE

ROUTE

Contacts

Listings

Closings

 

TOPICS RELATED TO THIS SCREEN

FEATURE

PROCEDURES

Contacts

 

FIELDS AVAILABLE ON THIS SCREEN

FIELDSET

Field

COMMENTS

Name Details

Contact Type

Select every relevant type so that you can effectively target the contact for various marketing plans.

You can modify the list by clicking Select from/Modify List:

  • Add an item by clicking the Add link.

  • When editing or deleting an item, if the Edit Item edit_details_icon.jpg and Delete Item delete_icon.bmp icons are not available, the contact type is a system default and cannot be modified or deleted.

Name

If the contact is a straightforward first name/last name entry, just enter it in the text field and TP8i will parse it correctly. If the contact's name is at all complicated, click the Name details link to open a more complete data entry screen.

Designation

 

Gender

 

Birthday

 

Remind me days before

Will insert a reminder into the My Business portlet.

Spouse

If the contact is a straightforward first name/last name entry, just enter it in the text field and TP8i will parse it correctly. If the contact's name is at all complicated, click the Name details link to open a more complete data entry screen.

Work Details

Company

Select a company name from the drop-down list, or enter the name in the text box. To add a company name to the drop-down list for future use, click the Add link and specify a value.

Can be included in correspondence.

Job Title

Can be included in correspondence.

Marketing

Letter Salutation

Will be used in all communications templates as the opening salutation to the contact.

Envelope/Label Salutation

Will be used in the address on all envelope and label templates.

Email subscription

Your subscribe/unsubscribe setting for the contact.

Contact Info

Phone Numbers

By default, Home, Business, Mobile, Fax and Pager fields are available. Additional numbers can be added by switching the screen to Edit mode and clicking the Add Another Number link.

Email

By default, a single email address is available. Additional addresses can be  added by switching the screen to Edit mode and clicking the Add Another Email link.

Website

By default, a single website  is available. Additional websites can be  added by switching the screen to Edit mode and clicking the Add Another Website link.

Primary Contact Method

The primary contact method will be displayed beneath the contact's name in the Contact Look-up.