William MacDonald — May 21, 2019 — May 21, 2019 Data protection has never been more crucial within the financial industry. With stories regarding high-profile cyber-attacks appearing in the news cycle with increasing regularity, financial firms are facing a new imperative to remain compliant. Ensuring that their communications and data transmission are secure, therefore, must … Continue reading Financial Services Need to Bank on Secure Instant Messaging
Tag Archives: Messaging
5 hurdles RCS messaging has to overcome for universal adoption
What’s the hold up with using RCS to send rich media messages and host group chats across all mobile devices and networks right out of the box? Well, a lot actually. Henry Cazalet on February 14, 2019 Rich Communication Services messaging has been widely anticipated as a replacement to the clunky and outdated text message … Continue reading 5 hurdles RCS messaging has to overcome for universal adoption
Instagram rolls out new messaging features for business profiles, expands action buttons to more third-party apps
Instagram has expanded its booking and payments feature so that users can make dinner reservations, buy tickets or book a service without leaving the app. Amy Gesenhues on May 8, 2018 Instagram is rolling out new ways for businesses to interact with their followers and is expanding the booking and payments feature it began … Continue reading Instagram rolls out new messaging features for business profiles, expands action buttons to more third-party apps
Steering digital messaging with behavioral science insights
Contributor Peter Minnium explains how brands in the information overload era can appeal to the basic human processes that govern decision-making. Peter Minnium on April 23, 2018 The conjoined worlds of business and market research are constantly in flux. Changing media technologies demand new marketing strategies and adaptive research methodologies. Evolution is also driven … Continue reading Steering digital messaging with behavioral science insights
4 Ways to Increase Customer Engagement With Social Media Direct Messaging
George Beall — January 11, 2018 Follow @GeorgePBeall — January 11, 2018 Photo-Mix / Pixabay Over the past few years, customers have slowly been shifting to social media as their primary means of directly connecting with brands. From customer support to questions about products, direct messaging has become a go-to for consumers to bring forward … Continue reading 4 Ways to Increase Customer Engagement With Social Media Direct Messaging
The CMO, martech and ‘marchitecture’: Messaging that matters to customers
What is a ‘marchitecture,’ and why should it be an essential part of your strategy? Columnist Jim Yu explains how it can bridge the gap between your technology infrastructure and your customers’ needs. Jim Yu on January 10, 2018 As CMOs enter 2018, the recurring theme (and need) to deliver a great customer experience … Continue reading The CMO, martech and ‘marchitecture’: Messaging that matters to customers
Active Status: LinkedIn’s Newest Messaging Feature
Sydney Slavin — September 1, 2017 — September 1, 2017 LinkedIn is doing some work to the message center! If you haven’t noticed, your LinkedIn.com message center has another new feature: Active Status. You can now see when your connections are currently on LinkedIn by the “presence of a green circle next to their name … Continue reading Active Status: LinkedIn’s Newest Messaging Feature
Customer engagement in the age of mobile, social and messaging
As the lines between mobile, social and messaging become more and more blurred, contributor Rob Begg takes a look at how marketers will need to adapt to reach consumers. Rob Begg on June 19, 2017 From a marketer’s point of view, customer engagement is an art form you’re constantly trying to master. There’s no … Continue reading Customer engagement in the age of mobile, social and messaging
What’s really holding back your messaging program?
It’s not the technology that’s keeping you from building a successful messaging program. Columnist Jose Cebrian explains why you need the people, skills and metrics to get the most out of your technology. Jose Cebrian on April 11, 2017 Marketers want to innovate. They want automation and personalization because the ROI can be … Continue reading What’s really holding back your messaging program?
Assessing the maturity of your organization’s messaging program
Are you able to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of your messaging program? Columnist Jose Cebrian lays out key questions to ask to help you better understand the state of your organization’s messaging strategy. Jose Cebrian on March 14, 2017 In the digital marketing world, the concept of messaging largely revolves around email, SMS … Continue reading Assessing the maturity of your organization’s messaging program