| Blast voicemail is the fastest, easiest and least | | | | schools, colleges and universities that use it to get |
| expensive way to deliver pre-recorded messages. | | | | announcements out about such things as recruitment |
| Even better, there is no equipment, hardware or | | | | reminders, admission and payment deadlines, alumni |
| software you need to buy to make it happen. You can | | | | events and emergencies. While many schools use |
| reach thousands of contacts in minutes and delivery | | | | email and texts to send messages, not everyone |
| notifications, reminders, emergency announcements, | | | | checks their email all the time, and a good deal of text |
| cancellations, schedule changes, or anything else you | | | | messages are never delivered because they are lost |
| want. | | | | or delayed in cyberspace. On the other hand, blast |
| Blast voicemail technology exists today that can be | | | | voicemail can be delivered to thousands of people |
| rented online on a pay as you go basis, so the only | | | | within minutes and played to them if answered by a |
| really need two things -- first, a script of your message | | | | live person, or can be left on voicemail for later |
| that you can record over the phone, and second, a list | | | | retrieval. A big advantage: Everyone is within arm's |
| of phone numbers of your contacts you can upload | | | | length of a phone these days. |
| online. Then, decide when you want to send your | | | | You can also program your blast voicemail to include |
| message and that's it. | | | | your number in the Caller ID, so your contacts will |
| Under the new laws regulating the field, it is legal to | | | | know you are calling, increasing your chances of |
| send "informational" messages. However, if you are | | | | getting your message heard. |
| selling goods or services, you now need written | | | | Better yet, there is little or no ramp up time. Unlike |
| consent from those you are calling. The old Do Not | | | | printed materials that can take weeks to prepare and |
| Call List is still active, however it has been made | | | | mail, broadcasting voicemail can be launched in minutes, |
| obsolete by the new laws which are much more | | | | ideal for last minute announcements that need to get |
| restrictive. Even if a person's number is not on the Do | | | | out fast. |
| Not Call list, you still need written permission to send a | | | | Overall, blast voicemail services can help you send |
| blast voicemail. So now is the time to begin collecting | | | | critical communications quickly to your contacts for a |
| phone numbers of prospects and customers along | | | | fraction of the cost of sending direct mail. For just |
| with a consent from them to enable you to call them in | | | | pennies per contact, you can reach thousands of |
| the future. | | | | people in minutes with your message. Getting started |
| On the other hand, blast voicemail is seeing a dramatic | | | | is surprisingly easy and a blast voicemail service |
| increase in usage among non-profit institutions like | | | | bureau can help you get up and running in no time. |