As disaster season approaches (hurricanes on the East Coast, tornadoes in middle America, and wildfires on the West Coast) we are reminded of the recent events in 2017, HARVEY, IRMA, THOMAS FIRE, where text played a critical role in communications...
Mobile phones are ubiquitous and have opened doors in how relationships can be developed and maintained between two people, between groups of people, and between organizations and businesses and their clients. Organizations have identified the mobile phone as a tool for...
The National Text Platform (NTP) was used as an essential communication tool to provide information to individuals and families in affected areas. 2-1-1 Centers at 140 locations have been using NTP and SMS/texting for years. The “short code” 898-211 has long been established,...
Getting help by text through a fully automated botchat encounter that queries end users for their zip code and need and then presents the information to the CRM and receives the three closest referrals and then delivers those referrals to...
We are now tracking all encounters as having the following characteristics: 1. An optin, initial text from end user requesting live help 2. An outgoing text (hand-typed or canned that is sent by a responder) 3. Close case Each of these series are now...