Posted by Holly Barber in Weird World of SMS on December 17th, 2014
Working for charities and non-profits demands a smart approach to community outreach. Without the budget to throw money around, organisations like schools and churches have to get creative with their strategy. Text messaging is the most cost-effective way to do this. If you’re not sure about the role SMS can play in your next outreach […]
Posted by Holly Barber in SMS Tips & Tricks on November 26th, 2014
If you want to successfully market your business, you’ll have a whole range of tools to help you communicate with customers effectively. Using a single communication method for every broadcast can limit you and means your message might not always get through; to get the best results it’s all about making your communication channels work […]
Posted by Holly Barber in SMS Tips & Tricks on November 5th, 2014
There’s great news if you’re looking to grow you email database, our exciting new integration with email marketing experts, Constant Contact, enables you to do just that with the power of a simple text message.
Posted by Holly Barber in FireText's Wonderful Customers on September 16th, 2014
We had a chat with Karen Hill from Diamond Recruitment Group who is staying up to date with candidates using SMS. She explains how FireText’s integration with itris makes it easy to send messages to candidates from within their existing software.
Posted by Dan Parker in SMS Tips & Tricks on September 9th, 2014
With a number of handy order stages in online stores, you might be wondering where the best place is to trigger SMS notifications. Ultimately, some of the order stages will be more relevant to your business than others depending on how you run your online store.
Posted by Dan Parker in SMS Tips & Tricks on August 26th, 2014
As a busy online store receiving a bucket load of orders by the hour, you might not have much time to think about how you communicate with your customers once they have ordered from you!
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 […]