Posts by Mel

Free way to spam with Whatsapp? Wassup?!!

Posted by Mel on Apr 25, 2012 in Building customer relationship, Coconect Blog, Marketing, Relationship marketing | 0 comments

Free way to spam with Whatsapp? Wassup?!!

Buzz goes my Whatsapp. And there’s my first spam message via Whatsapp. Omg. There’s many ways to get leads the right way. And develop new business the right way too. So, please don’t fall into the trap of ‘the easy way out’. Buying a list and spamming people. It’s bad karma, it’s bad doo-doo, it’s just bad. Here’s what you can do: Get permission for people to opt-in to receive your emails, sms, updates. Network, get to know people and send a quick note after your meeting to follow up nicely.   (then, not spam them) Deliver great service to existing customers and remember to include asking for referrals as a...

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What can you do for Earth Day, 2012?

Posted by Mel on Apr 13, 2012 in Coconect Blog, Entrepreneurship | 0 comments

We believe there’s still too many people who’s not aware of Earth Day and the message behind it! This is a fun way to naturally spread the message of Earth Day; by you sending our e-greets with your pledge to others. Show your customers you’ve got the style to go green too. ;) 30 sec sneak peak of e-greets pledge: Share your e-greets pledge     From Earth Day Network Earth Day Network’s A Billion Acts of Green® See latest pledges worldwide in Earth Day Network See the impact you are having on the planet! Calculate your footprint with Earth Day Network Footprint Calculator Find an Earth Day event near you About Earth Day...

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Look past data and look at the person

Posted by Mel on Apr 6, 2012 in Building customer relationship, Coconect Blog, Entrepreneurship, Mel's randoms | 0 comments

You know what is sexy? Data is sexy!! I was going through our back-end system; looking pass the users data and right at the person (Not literally!). Visualizing them running their business as a cigar shop retailer, a reseller, photographer, how can we play a part to drive their business … Sure makes the job 100 times more meaningful! Behind every contact is a real-live person. It’s time to connect and get...

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Send a whole year’s birthday & holidays wishes with your Mailchimp list

Posted by Mel on Mar 28, 2012 in Building customer relationship, Coconect Blog, Integrations | 0 comments

We personally use Mailchimp for our email marketing. Apart from the easy-to-use funky features, we love the ‘human-ness’ of the chimp team! So, we are happy dappy that Coconect has integrated with Mailchimp.   There’s many wonderful things you can do with holidays, birthdays & random events. (Apart from feasting, that is!) Do it right with loads of heart and you can consistently build relationships with your subscribers via events and holidays. Integrate your Mailchimp list with Coconect and reach out consistently to your subscribers without overloading them on sales messages. Perfect to slot in between your sales, marketing email, sms or your next meet...

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New integration with MailChimp!

Posted by Mel on Mar 27, 2012 in Integrations, Mel's randoms | 0 comments

Eeppee-dee doo da, eeppee-dee yay!

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