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Businesses are consistently seeking new methods to engage with consumers. SMS and MMS are convenient ways to provide personalized, quick, and user-friendly communication. SMS and MMS boast a high open rate of 98%, and nearly 9 out of 10 consumers respond to messages within 30 minutes. When you partner with a private-label business MMS platform,…

The popularity of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) continues to rise rapidly, with an expected annual market growth of more than 15% every year through at least 2031. As a result, especially for businesses looking to establish themselves as credible communications software resellers, knowing which UCaaS features to look for can help distinguish you…

Efficient workplace communication is a business necessity. As the need for advanced omnichannel solutions increases, business owners and IT decision-makers are coming to terms with the futility of resistance. They’re letting go of outdated beliefs about the necessity of their aging analog infrastructures—and saving time and money in the process—by consolidating the solutions they need…

Companies’ customer service strategies have changed dramatically in recent years. While there was once only two ways to contact a company — phone or fax — customers can now choose from numerous communications channels including phone, email, chat, SMS, and social media.  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this trend toward companies offering their customers omnichannel-powered experiences.…

Companies offering IT services enjoy one of the lowest churn rates across all industries, with an average rate of 12%. However, the managed services provider (MSP) landscape is changing as traditional telecommunications gives way to digitized services. Much of telecom’s 31% churn rate comes from the market’s move from conventional solutions. The changing market dynamics…

The ongoing financial success of any business requires meeting and exceeding consumer expectations. While there was a time most merchants and service providers felt reasonably confident outsourcing various aspects of customer care to a call center or answering service, today’s customers expect personalized service with rapid, responsive communication across multiple channels. Companies that fail to…

With the many advances in telecom technology, businesses now have better and more cost-effective ways of communicating with their customers. One such way is the Voice over Internet Protocol, VoIP, which has brought many advantages to the modern-day business owner. Reports show the projected corporate VoIP subscribers worldwide in 2020 was 204.8 billion, and the…

BY JASON HARRIS, REVIEWS EDITOR Many ‘modern’ businesses have begun eliminating the desk phone. You know, the one that sits in your office/cubicle and enables you to dial extensions to reach co-workers, departments and colleagues? As the workforce has become increasingly mobile with co-working and work-from-home arrangements in the last decade or two, business phones…

What is RCS? Rich Communication Services (RCS) is the next-generation replacement for SMS. RCS offers upgraded features that users have come to expect, like higher-resolution images and video, Wi-Fi messaging, typing indicators, read-receipts and better group chats. SMS has been around since the 90s and hasn’t reached the capabilities other third-party messaging services (like WhatsApp…

When we hear about a new technology trend, it’s easy to pass it off as something that will come and go. That’s not the case with Business SMS. Instead, it’s here for the long haul. More and more businesses are text-enabling their phone numbers – and for good reasons. Text Messaging is the Preferred Communication…