Bond Presents: FireTextSMS vs The World! Where to add text messages to your communication toolkit

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Bond & FireText

Presenter:Megan WalkerMarketing ManagerBond International Software

Guest Speaker:Holly BarberMarketing ManagerFireText

Meet SMS…• The mobile industry• Using SMS for recruitment• SMS vs the world!

The mobile industry• The average person

checks their phone 221 times a day

• 98% of SMS are read• 90% of SMS are read

within 15 minutes of being received

Using SMS for Recruitment• Contact candidates discreetly• Send interview reminders• Update on applications• Target industry groups• Reach multiple candidates at once

SMS vs Phone Great for

conversationX Time consuming X Can be repetitive

To fill a role quickly…send a SMS to multiple candidates

SMS vs Phone

SMS vs Email Great for business

communicationX Email inboxes

saturatedX Open rates can be

low

For time-bound updates & personalised communication try SMS

SMS vs Email

SMS vs Social Media Gets the message

outX Not targetedX Impersonal

Send a personalised SMS to a targeted group

SMS vs Social Media

SMS vs Face to Face Perfect for

interviewsX Not suitable for

every conversationX Eats into valuable

time

Ping out a text update to be followed up face to face.

SMS vs Face to Face

SMS vs Direct Mail Will take a few

days X ExpensiveX Competitors will

beat you to it

Send an SMS which will be received instantly

SMS vs Direct Mail

Three things to get you started…

• Get in touch with FireText to claim your trial with 200 credits free

• Sign-up before October 31st & also get a free reply number

• Start texting!

Your free guideHarness the power of SMS for your recruitment business.

No magic. Just tips, ideas & success stories.

Questions?www.firetext.co.uk

hello@firetext.co.uk

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