by Chenzi | Dec 18, 2019 | SMS Marketing
Christmas is around the corner and with it the last and biggest sales spike of the year. That is, if you play your cards right. It’s all about marketing, about attention—and one of the best ways to garner attention is SMS marketing. Why is that so? For a...
by Chenzi | Dec 16, 2019 | Open
As remote work becomes more and more normal, I’m always curious how other people are dealing with it, what they get out of it, with different jobs, in different industries and personal situations. It’s not just idle curiosity: other perspectives are one...
by Murat Knecht | Nov 23, 2019 | ICT, SMS Marketing
We’ve seen one simple mistake ruin SMS surveys again and again. It happens only with text messages, but if you plan a text survey, we’d love to help you avoid this mistake and improve your response rate. Let’s use a mobile operator in the Philippines...
by Chenzi | Nov 8, 2019 | SMS Marketing
What’s an onboarding series and when do you need it? It all starts with a problem: You recognize that convincing a lead to purchase your product or sign up for your app is a huge feat—but it doesn’t guarantee victory in the long run. If you think your job is...
by Murat Knecht | Oct 14, 2019 | Open
Once a week our remote dev team plays a board game—Carcassonne to be specific. We’ve been doing this instead of the usual standup for a few months now—and it’s been super fun. Where did that come from? It’s no secret that, if you work in a remote...
by Christine Hortinela | Oct 2, 2019 | Mobile phones, SMS Marketing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Voice
Do you have that nagging feeling of wanting to make a difference in the world and in people’s lives? Are you part of an organization whose goal is to make the world a better place? Do you want to educate the less fortunate? More importantly, do you want to know how...
by Murat Knecht | Sep 9, 2019 | Open
Remote work usually means you are location independent. Yes: you are free to work from anywhere! Unfortunately it’s not all mojitos and sunset at the beach. Did you know palm trees often don’t feature Wifi? And as they say: with freedom comes...
by Murat Knecht | Aug 14, 2019 | Open
I admit I have a love/hate relationship with the first calls in an interview. They’re intense.The sheer amount of them makes them extremely exhausting.They’re also super fun.And they matter a lot.And because they matter, I think we should try to do them...
by Murat Knecht | Aug 1, 2019 | Open
You’re interviewing for a remote dev position? Awesome, here’s a tip: spend less time replying to questions and ask them instead.Why’s that? Not because I want to hear myself talk. But because your questions—what you ask and that you ask them—are a...
by Christine Hortinela | Jul 17, 2019 | Announcements, Mobile phones, SMS Marketing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Voice
Have you been using engageSPARK’s all-new platform? How about launching an SMS drip campaign? If you have, you may have already noticed that we’ve added some cool new features. If not yet, then keep reading because you’re not gonna regret it – I swear! Now before we...
