There is a major shift happening in business communication right now. Your business is no longer in control of the conversation -- the customer is.

We can all order anything online, instantly get a ride, access all the entertainment and information that we want, on-demand and on our phones. This means that the power to make the decisions that drive business is literally in our pockets.

But, when it comes to business conversations, most companies are still acting as though the ball is in their court. We’re still using a business-first approach instead of a putting the customer first.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Staffing and Recruiting, Customer Service, Sales Acceleration, News and Updates, Product Updates, Voice, TextUs Voice, real-time communication

Today kicks off day two of Bullhorn Engage 2018!

The TextUs team is at the booth and we’re prepping our roundtable to make sure it’s packed with all the info you need to help your recruiters get in touch with the right candidates at the right time.

We’re putting the finishing touches on our Engage with TextUs conference page, where you can find our latest updates and content throughout the show.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Staffing and Recruiting, News and Updates, SMS, Bullhorn, sales

As recruiters and salespeople, we spend tons of time and energy reaching out to our candidates and leads.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Staffing and Recruiting, Text Messaging, Sales Acceleration, Bullhorn, sales

Sometimes, the right message is all it takes to get a meeting with your contacts. And text messaging is the perfect medium for setting appointments. It helps you ask simple questions and get quick answers back, just what you need to fill your calendar.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Staffing and Recruiting, Text Messaging, Sales Acceleration, Templates, SMS

We’re excited to announce that Nate Bishop has joined the TextUs team as our new VP of Sales. Before joining us here at TextUs, Nate was the Strategic Alliance Manager of North America at Bullhorn ATS and the Director of Sales at CloudCall, a cloud-based, ATS integration and voice services platform. Earlier in his career, he served as an enterprise sales engineer at Hewlett Packard.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Press, Staffing and Recruiting, Text Messaging, Sales Acceleration, News and Updates

Learn how to tap into business texting for your sales team to grow your lead numbers, close leads faster, and increase revenue.

Topics: Inside Sales, Business Texting, Text Messaging, Sales Acceleration, Templates, Playbooks

The networking and knowledge at Bullhorn Engage 2017 is sure to help you and your team grow. With so much to take in, we thought we’d point you in the direction of the best tools to keep an eye out for at this year’s event! Here’s a list of the companies to make sure you don't miss.

Topics: Inside Sales, Staffing and Recruiting

Have you ever wondered how some teams are able to effectively work better together? Or have you wondered why some teams are dysfunctional at best and far from agile?

Topics: Inside Sales, Staffing and Recruiting, Customer Service

Sales isn’t easy -- especially today when competitors are around every corner and you are all vying for people’s very, very limited time. Fortunately, many tools are available to help you take advantage of every opportunity that comes your way.

Here are five sales tools you can’t live without.

Topics: Inside Sales, Sales Acceleration

You know those emails you get that begin: “Hi there, I’m just checking in….” Don’t you hate that?

Newsflash: Your prospects hate it too.

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Sales follow-up emails are important:

• 80% of sales are made on the fifth to twelfth contact.
• But...only 10% of salespeople make more than three contacts.

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However, that doesn’t mean they need to be horrible. Here are five guidelines for writing effective, non-annoying sales follow-up emails.

Topics: Inside Sales, Sales Acceleration

We all make mistakes (we’re human!), but when it comes to your sales team, the wrong mistakes can be costly. Here are five of the worst mistakes salespeople make and how to avoid them.

Topics: Inside Sales, Sales Acceleration

Sales development has been called “the biggest trend in sales today.” Just a few months ago, Kristy Sharrow wrote on the LevelEleven blog, “It’s pretty simple: if you’re one of the cool kids, you’re talking about sales development. If you’re a sales leader at a high-growth company, especially in tech, you’re probably hiring for it.”

Topics: Inside Sales, Sales Acceleration