Posted by Holly Barber in FireText's Wonderful Customers on July 31st, 2014
We are lucky enough to be surrounded by beautiful beaches in the UK, but when you head to the seaside this summer, wouldn’t it be handy to be updated by text message on the water quality at your chosen spot?
Posted by Holly Barber in FireText's Wonderful Customers on July 29th, 2014
We caught up with the busy recruiters at GradCornwall this week to find out how they are using SMS to fill vacancies and stay in touch with applicants.
Posted by Dan Parker in Weird World of SMS on July 9th, 2014
At FireText we have our finger on the pulse of mobile marketing so that we can accurately advise you, our dear customers, on the best times to use SMS – and help you to avoid any blunders. In this post, we bring you 3 light-hearted QR code attempts that sadly hit brick walls and explain […]
Posted by Holly Barber in SMS Tips & Tricks, Weird World of SMS on July 3rd, 2014
SMS messages are quick and convenient for both the sender and the recipient, which is why they have proven to be such a successful reminder tool. You have probably been in a situation where an appointment was booked months in advance yet you didn’t remember until the day of the appointment – or in some […]
Posted by Holly Barber in SMS Tips & Tricks on June 25th, 2014
As a busy recruitment specialist, you probably spend lots of time on the phone to candidates updating them on their application and reminding them about interview details. If you have to do this for every candidate (and every vacancy) this can end up taking over your day! SMS messages can dramatically increase the speed that […]
Posted by Dan Parker in SMS Tips & Tricks on June 19th, 2014
FireText is packed full of exciting features, all of which can individually contribute to boosting your marketing campaign and increasing value for the customer. With so many exciting features there might be some you are unaware of. Are you using text marketing to its full potential?
Posted by Holly Barber in Weird World of SMS on June 13th, 2014
With limitations on characters when it comes to writing a text message or composing a tweet, it’s becoming more and more tempting to abbreviate words just to get everything you want to say in.
Posted by Holly Barber in SMS Tips & Tricks, Weird World of SMS on June 12th, 2014
Have you ever found you need to include a different character or symbol, from the usual A-Z, in your SMS message and wondered if it was possible?
Posted by Dan Parker in Weird World of SMS on June 5th, 2014
At FireText we’ve heard some great SMS marketing stories over the years. In this post we have hand-picked three of our favourite SMS campaigns that stand out for being so different.
Posted by Dan Parker in SMS Tips & Tricks on May 28th, 2014
With mobile phones becoming ever more sophisticated there has been a change in customer behaviour that businesses must be aware of. Mobile phones have become, not just a communications device, but a personal hub of information; an essential tool to daily life with calendars, alarms, photographs, social media and much more. Did you know that […]