One of the more time-consuming tasks in sales is capturing contact information from company web sites or web-based directories. So I’m happy to report I’ve just found a free tool, Contact Capture from Broadlook Technologies, which makes the job easier. And faster.

With Contact Capture, you simply select your contact data, copy it, and with 3 quick clicks of your keyboard, the contact data (company name, address, phone number, etc.) pops into the appropriate fields in the program. Then you can quickly send it into a contact management system/CRM like Act, Goldmine or SalesForce. Or you can export it to Outlook, Excel or a simple text file.

Broadlook also has a program called Diver that automatically extracts information from search engines. I plan to try it out this week. Stay tuned!