If you were offered the opportunity to save money, increase security and make your staff just that little bit happier, would you investigate it? Without sounding like some over-enthusiastic multilevel marketing recruit, this is exactly what companies who make the switch to mobile payslips experience. Bryan Collins wrote an article for Sage discussing the value …
“Mr Watson, come here, I want to see you.” These words spoken on 10th March 1876 on the world’s first telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, marked the foundational link in a chain of technical advances in the incredible world of distance communication. Fast-forward 116 years to 3rd December 1992, which saw the very first SMS …
The term ‘teenager’ has become synonymous with the image of groups of semi-adults hunched over mobile devices for hours at a time – and rightly so. According to some (frankly, pretty scary) stats from Safe Search Kids, 77 percent of teens (12 – 17), and 56 percent of tweens (8 – 12) own a cell …
With unsurpassed delivery rates, the highest open rates of any platform, and anticipated access to over 48 million people worldwide by the year 2020, any business not making use of bulk messaging should sit up and take notice. Banks, in particular, find that the flexibility and security of bulk messaging now offers additional advantages that …
Email marketing, SMS advertising, USSD codes, WhatsApp marketing… businesses have no shortage of ways of contacting customers and accessing potential leads. However, when it comes to “easy as pie” there is one communication method which is the easiest and cheapest by far: short codes. Research and general opinion seem to point to the number 7 …
As the wheel turns and Millennials become more populous in the workplace, we are no doubt finding that the communication styles in the office are being affected. True, we will probably never accept that “gud” or “K” are suitable responses to – well – anything, but there are key elements of this communication style that …
Before there was Whatsapp, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger or any of the other myriad instant messaging platforms we have today, there was the SMS. The humble text message that we could send and receive from any cell phone to any cell phone, no data required. It was simple, cheap and fast, and we loved it. We …
For those of us who stay within the law and endeavour to pay our bills on time, this may not be information that you’ll put on your ‘need to know’ list. However, if you have ever played dodge with your creditors (or know someone who does) then you may want to listen up. Did you …
Effective marketing is all about effective communication – it doesn’t matter if you’re an international corporate or a mom ‘n pop corner store. Marketing can also be a complicated and expensive beast with an insatiable appetite for your time and money. However, as more and more businesses are discovering, SMS marketing makes a lot of …
Do you find yourself wading through too many marketing choices in your business? Yes, there are enough options to make any business owner’s head spin, and enough how-to guides on the internet to make sure that you’ve got enough reading material for the next millennium. However, it may surprise you to know that good ole …
