What is operational resilience?Operational resilience in the UKIn the context of the UK, operational resilience refers to the ability of organisations to continue delivering their essential services and functions during and after disruptions. This concept gained...
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The pitfalls of relying on SMS
The pitfalls of SMSA potential single source of failureWhile Short Message Service (SMS) is a widely used and convenient form of communication, it comes with its own set of pitfalls. Message recipients will often state that they prefer to receive text messages rather...
Who needs an Emergency Notification System?
Who needs an Emergency Notification System?All about Emergency Notification Systems - part 3Emergencies and business disruptions can happen at any time - almost any organisation with more than 5 staff members should consider automating their crisis communications as...
Mass notification services for the NHS and beyond!
Mass notification services for the NHS and beyond! Implementing a mass notification service can be a daunting task, and getting buy-in from front line staff can be the trickiest piece of the puzzle.Improving the way that you communicate with your staff isn’t just a...
Five myths about using SMS for emergency notification
Five myths about using SMS for emergency notificationDespite the rise of app based messaging, old school sms texts still provide valuable benefits as part of your emergency mass notification service kit bag.Did you know? The number of monthly texts sent has increased...
What we’ve got here, is failure to communicate …
What we’ve got here, is failure to communicate …Latest business continuity institute report shows “lack of understanding from recipients” as the leading cause of failure to achieve response rate targets with emergency notification services.The recently published BCI...
Why it’s a bad idea to rely on email only communications …
Why it’s a bad idea to rely on email only communications …For the last 15 years, we’ve specialised in providing our customers with resilient, UK based mass notification services. Here’s why our platform provides multiple communication paths as standard… Redundancy and...
Closing the communication loop by capturing responses
Closing the communication loop by capturing responsesFor the last 15 years, we’ve specialised in providing our customers with resilient, UK based mass communication services. What makes us different? Notification vs communication Business continuity messaging usually...
Answering machines and mass communication services
Answering machines and mass communication servicesFor the last 15 years, we’ve specialised in providing our customers with resilient, UK based mass communication services. One of the questions we’re often asked is … How do you handle answering machines? If you speak...
Using a single source of truth to improve your mass communications
Using a single source of truth to improve your mass communicationsWe spend a lot of time working with our customers to improve the way they communicate during business disruptions, and one of the most important rules we’ve come across is … Garbage in, garbage out!...
Introducing … Alert Cascade version 4.0
Using a single source of truth to improve your mass communications For the last 15 years, we’ve specialised in providing our customers with resilient, uk based mass communication services. And now, our solutions just got even better … 5 New features: Flexible import...