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Jan 30, 2023 • RCS

Why You Need RCS to Boost Sales

RCS, or Rich Communication Services, is the latest evolution in text messaging, and it's well on its way to becoming the world's biggest messaging channel. There’s never been a better time to explore what RCS can do for your business.

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Jan 17, 2023 • WhatsApp

Showcase Your Products With WhatsApp Business Product Messages

You might already be using WhatsApp Business as a communications channel for things like customer service, customer feedback, and marketing. However, what many people have yet to discover is the power of WhatsApp Product Messages as a highly innovative and effective way to boost your sales potential on one of the world's most popular online messaging channels.

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Jan 16, 2023 • WhatsApp

How to Use WhatsApp Business for Service Automation

The process of refunding or replacing a product is an inherently sensitive situation that can quickly turn into a source of tension or frustration for customers and businesses alike. Let's face it, when we as consumers are looking for a refund or replacement of a product that we’re unsatisfied with, the idea of having to scroll through lengthy pages of information that may or may not be relevant to what we need to know doesn't exactly fill us with joy; nor does the idea of spending extended lengths of time on hold with customer service.

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Jan 16, 2023 • WhatsApp

How WhatsApp Business Can Help With Abandoned Carts Recovery

Picture the scene as a customer: we've made the decision that we're going to buy something and we've added it to the cart, but for whatever reason, we don't follow through with the transaction. Sometimes we forget that we've added items to the cart; other times the phone rings just as we're about to click pay and we forget about it. On other occasions, we see something at the last minute that we don't like the look of that makes us think twice about buying.

Jan 12, 2023 • Trust Center

What Is Smishing and How Can You Protect Yourself Against It?

Even if you’ve never heard of “smishing” you have almost certainly been the target of this type of cyber fraud. Smishing weaponizes SMS messages to scam recipients into disclosing sensitive personal information or to unwittingly infect a mobile device with malware.

Jan 12, 2023 • WhatsApp

How to Use WhatsApp Business for Conversational Commerce?

Conversational Commerce is a type of eCommerce that focuses on two-way conversations with customers via the use of online chat tools. It's a concept that's actually been around for quite some time, with former Developer Experience Lead at Uber, Chris Messina, describing it as "the intersection of messaging apps and shopping" back in 2015.

Jan 12, 2023 • WhatsApp

Increase Your Conversions Rate With WhatsApp Business Assisted Sales

You don't need a degree in psychology to know that some customers are more risk-averse than others when it comes to making a purchase. When shopping online everyone has, at some point, been in the position of hovering over the 'confirm payment' button with that little voice at the back of their minds telling them they're about to make a mistake. Sometimes we throw caution to the wind regardless of any doubts we may have and buy the product anyway; in many cases, we abandon our carts and go elsewhere to find what we're looking for.

Jan 11, 2023 • WhatsApp

What Is a WhatsApp Newsletter and How Does It Work?

WhatsApp newsletters are messages that can be sent from a brand's WhatsApp business account to a specific audience of customers with information that's relevant to them. You can send people special offers, exclusive discounts, and new product announcements. You can also personalize these offers based on special events like holidays and birthdays, or annual promotions like Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Jan 11, 2023 • Email

How to Improve Your Email Deliverability With Google Postmaster Tools

Gmail is one of the most popular email destinations in the world. It is used by millions of individuals and organizations for both personal and professional purposes. So as an email marketer, you need to ensure that as many of your emails arrive in Gmail inboxes and are not marked as spam. To gain insight into the performance of your sent emails to Gmail inboxes, Google has developed a tool called Google Postmaster Tools. In this blog, we will tell you what it is and how it can help your business.

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Jan 09, 2023 • WhatsApp

How to Use WhatsApp for Tracking and Order Updates

Even the most easy-going among us can get a bit nervous if we don't know what's going on with our order. We've all been there, combing through our emails from the past month searching for payment confirmation, or fretting about whether our product has accidentally been shipped three-quarters of the way around the world to an unknown location, never to be seen again.

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Jan 06, 2023 • WhatsApp

Collect Customer Feedback With WhatsApp Business

Customer feedback is a vital part of any business as an essential point of contact between the buyer and the seller. However, obtaining good quality feedback can have its obstacles, not least because the process of giving and collecting information in the form of traditional customer surveys can often be time-consuming and tedious for consumers and businesses alike.

Jan 04, 2023 • Trust Center

Tips to Help Prevent Fraud in SMS and Voice Traffic

With each technological advance, criminals find new ways to defraud businesses – and Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) is no exception. Organizations as diverse as Formula 1, the Dutch Red Cross, and DHL are enjoying the customer experience and conversion benefits of CM.com – and fraudsters want to get in on the act. Though we take every measure to assure your safety, it will not stop criminals from trying. But there are some additional steps you can take to help prevent fraud.

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Jan 02, 2023 • WhatsApp

What Is a WhatsApp Opt-in and Why Do I Need It?

WhatsApp has a number of policies in place to help them improve the overall customer experience and build a more positive relationship between consumers and online businesses. One such policy specifies that, before sending any messages to your customer through WhatsApp Business, businesses must first receive consent to do so.

Jan 01, 2023 • Live

Harmony of Hardcore and 7th Sunday Festival Amp up Their Fan Experience With Next-Level Marketing Automation

On the surface, Harmony of Hardcore and 7th Sunday Festival look like very different events: the former attracts black-clad hardcore fans from all over Europe, while the latter is aaleidoscope of dazzling Top 40 pop sunshine. It’s a pretty striking contrast for two events held just one day apart and at the same venue. But these events also have something very important in common: they are serious about creating the ultimate fan experience. Par-T, the organization behind both festivals, is amping up visitor experience with a mix of smart ticket selling and next-level marketing automation tools.

Dec 30, 2022 • WhatsApp

How To Grow an Audience and Build Customer Relationships with WhatsApp Business Platform

Boasting an engagement rate of over 70%, the WhatsApp Business Platform has proven itself as an exceptionally valuable channel for building customer relationships. But how do you use this popular channel to your advantage and grow your audience and business? In this article, we will share everything we know about building better customer relationships on WhatsApp.