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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Pushbullet Has Just Tightened Its SMS Encryption

By jpollack


Once again, Pushbullet has broadened the capabilities of its useful app with the incorporation of SMS encryption. In the recent past, the app, which serves to link all data between personal devices, functioned by storing your data on the servers in plain text: a simple method, yet susceptible to cyber-attacks. The demand for security nowadays has caused many users to call for more protection from Pushbullet’s development team.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Mobile Marketing Can't Be Ignored

By jpollack


By year end, worldwide mobile connections are expected to reach 6.8 billion - nearly the entire population of the planet. So, a good marketer would tell businesses that getting on the mobile bandwagon is non-negotiable.

Opt-in SMS marketing is at the vanguard of the mobile economy as more and more people view smartphones not as a luxury, but as an integral tool in their daily lives for business and pleasure.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

How Text Messaging is Changing Corporate Events

By ndenholm

In the hustle and bustle of any large event, plans change. They change at the last minute. It doesn’t matter whether you’re running a trade show, and expo, a conference or a convention, attendees are usually spread thin, running from keynote speech to workshop to social event and back again. Organizers have a headache keeping up with even the most efficiently run event.
 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Stronger Relationships in Schools with SMS and Voice Broadcast

By Gisselli R.
Weather emergencies, an unauthorized absence, a field trip reminder, an announcement for a school play or a child’s medication needs - CallFire’s SMS text messaging and Voice Broadcast solutions can handle any kind of event that requires schools to efficiently contact parents about their child’s education and health.

 

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Maximize your Gym’s Potential: Calling and Texting Solutions for Fitness and Health Clubs

By Gisselli R.
When a person chooses a gym, they hope to build a trusting relationship. Many people find themselves as a victim of a salesman’s pitch and as a result, are unhappy with their gym. As a fitness institution, you can minimize the amount of dissatisfied members by personally connecting with them through SMS Marketing and still remain profitable.
Thursday, August 13, 2015

The talking economy: How voice-enabled purchasing can change buying habits

By CallFire Blogger

Pandodaily had a great article on how voice enabled apps can change purchasing habits of consumers. Adding voice and SMS features can add another level of interaction in a new application. With companies like CallFire allowing developers to use their API's, it has become easier and easier to include voice and SMS into an applicaiton.



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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

The 3 Do' and Don'ts of Text Marketing

By Anonymous (not verified)
Business2Community recently released a best practice guide to SMS marketing on the 3 Dos and Don’ts of SMS marketing. The guide highlights the benefits of the medium. Texting is a perfect medium if you want to communicate with your audience immediately. Text messages have an open rate of 97%.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Utilizing Text Messaging to Improve Healthcare

By CallFire Blogger
Text messaging has near universal reach. With text message open rates nearing 97 percent, text marketing is a great medium to break through the clutter of marketing messages vying for acustomer’s attention. 
 
With the near universal reach of the communications channel, the National Cancer Institute decided to utilize SMS text messaging for a far reaching smoking cessation program targeting teens and young adults.