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Posted on 26/04/2019
In Business SMS, Financial Services

Every business can use SMS to enhance their business, and they have been doing exactly that for the past couple of decades, finding new and innovative ways to harness the power of business SMS. However one sector in particular that is now really getting onboard with business SMS, is the financial sector. We are now not only getting more familiar with an SMS business experience, but we are starting to expect it. The convenience, speed and familiarity of SMS, means that it is fast becoming customers preferred choice of communicating. Nothing represents this more, than the adoption of this communication method by the financial services sector. When it comes to our money and more serious matters, we are rightly more cautious. But SMS is enabling the financial sector to engage with its customers in a secure digital environment that benefits all parties. Paper based communication can be expensive and ineffective, where with the...

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Posted on 03/04/2019
In Business SMS, Customer Experience

Businesses often get lost in the race to try and get new customers, spending massive amounts of money and resources on beating their competition into getting as many leads as possible. In fact, 44% of companies have a greater focus on customer acquisition, compared to only 18% that focus on customer retention (Source: SmartInsights). Which leads to our first however, did you know it costs five times as much to attract a new customer, than to keep and existing one? (Source: Econsultancy)  New customers are great, but businesses can be blinded by them, and start to neglect their existing customers, when actually, customer retention is imperative to any and every business for it to be able to build and grow. Harvard Business School research suggests, that by increasing your retention rates by just 5%, you will increase your profits by 25%.  So by focusing on customer retention you can actually accelerate your business...

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Posted on 26/03/2019
In Business SMS, Mobile Marketing

The sun is shining and the spirits are high, we can almost taste the Summer season as Spring is now shining in all its beautiful glory.  To add an even bigger spring in your step, we thought we would run a quick Flash Sale to finish off the month of March. So whether you have a pressing campaign to send or want to stock up on some free credits – now is the time to purchase some more credits. Our Flash Sale SMS Offer Any purchase over 1,000 credits will receive an extra 10% free SMS credits! The offer can be used multiple times but cannot be used with any existing offer or discount SMS credit price.  Our offer ends on the 31st March, so make sure you take full advantage of our free credits offer. Business SMS is now being used in more ways than ever, with its incredible open rate of 98%, it...

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Posted on 20/03/2019
In Business SMS, Mobile Marketing

There is always more than meets the eye when it comes to business SMS, it seems every day there are new and innovative ways that businesses are harnessing the power of the mobile phone for the good of their business.  The mobile phone has become such an integral part of our everyday lives, it is now our much-preferred method of contact. So businesses are now trying to find ways to enhance their own mobile explorations, finding that business SMS can answer many of their business needs and requirements, whilst also improving on their existing methods, whether that be through cost, efficiency or effectiveness.   Virtual Mobile Numbers Virtual mobile numbers are nothing new but are a fantastic feature of business SMS. Letting your business have its own unique virtual mobile number, which allows your customers to not only reply to your text messages, but also text you. This means you can have a text conversation...

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Posted on 06/03/2019
In Business SMS, Retail marketing

The retail sector is an extremely competitive industry, with huge established organisations improving and building every day, and eager exciting new start-ups cropping up all the time – competition is fierce. With competition being so fierce, retailers are always looking for ways to build and develop their business, and ultimately get ahead of their competition. Obviously there are various ways to do this from a retail avenue, new and better products, lower prices, improved delivery options, nicer brand design and improved faster website.  However, something that can really make the difference and have a massive impact to any and every business, is the customer experience. Customer experience really is the hot topic in business this year, as customer expectations have grown and excellent customer service and experience has become more regularly expected to be provided by any business. Word of mouth has always been one of the most powerful ways to market a business, by having...

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