Tag Archives: Messaging

Microsoft, Google Redefining Search Through Chatbots, Messaging

by Laurie Sullivan, Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 14, 2016 Google and Microsoft redefined the definition of search through messaging technology like chatbots and apps for mobile and desktop by making a case that it can reach across a brand’s or retailer’s Web site to find and return information on consumer queries. Messaging creates a new … Continue reading Microsoft, Google Redefining Search Through Chatbots, Messaging

Forrester: Here are some ways marketers can adapt to messaging apps

These emerging ‘relationship platforms’ are part of a new, intelligent conversational interface that changes the customer relationship once again. Barry Levine on September 22, 2016    From the Forrester report: Tools to create branded conversations in messaging apps Like shopkeepers in previous centuries who talked to customers one at a time, digital marketers need to … Continue reading Forrester: Here are some ways marketers can adapt to messaging apps

Beyond the Junk Folder: How Spam Can Undermine Your Future Messaging

by Seamas Egan June 27, 2016 Follow @SeamasEganJune 27, 2016 Email marketers have long been wary of the spam folder and avoid it like a black hole that could trap their messages where their contacts will never see them. A message in the spam folder likely removes all possibility for click-through and conversion, so email … Continue reading Beyond the Junk Folder: How Spam Can Undermine Your Future Messaging

The Right Sales Messaging Templates Will Boost Your Sales Team’s Connect Rate

by Megan Tonzi June 24, 2016June 24, 2016 It has been a time of information overload for many and much of that overload includes a large number of poorly-written emails. I can’t even count how many emails I receive on a daily basis, let alone the ones that are sales-based and far from customized. Communication … Continue reading The Right Sales Messaging Templates Will Boost Your Sales Team’s Connect Rate

Tech in the Office: How Instant Messaging Improves Productivity

by Lauren Marchese January 11, 2016 Follow @lrosemarie63January 11, 2016 Instant messaging, or IM, has a bad reputation. Many see it as outdated, distractive and purely social. But the time has come to reevaluate instant messaging’s place in the world – specifically the business world. Companies are embracing IM as a workplace tool much like … Continue reading Tech in the Office: How Instant Messaging Improves Productivity