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Bananatag Reports

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We’ve added Custom Reports to Bananatag, so you can get the data you’re interested in. When you click Reports in your account, the menu will drop-down with some options.  There are some preset reports that are commonly used, but you can create your own by click Custom Reports From that page you’ll see the different [...]

Notification Email Details

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As some of our PRO users may have already noticed, notification emails now contain details of the event to make it easier for you to get to that information.  Now you’ll be able to see the details for the open or click within the email itself, without having to log in to check your account. [...]

Timing is Everything

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Good timing plays a major role in the success of everything you do and  can mean the difference between success and failure.  Whether you’re making a sale, trying to get a story published or looking for work, timing is everything. This can be daunting for those of us who use email as our main business [...]

How to Filter Tags

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We just released a new feature that’s been a popular request, and wanted to share it with everyone so you don’t miss out.  Ever wondered if there was a way that you could filter Tags?  Well now you can! We’ve added a drop-down menu at the top-right above the Tags that lets you filter them a [...]

Use Bananatag To It’s Full Potential – Opens

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Did you know there’s a lot more to Bananatag than receiving notifications on email Opens? In fact, there’s a whole new world ( Bananaland?) inside your Bananatag Account that you can use to your advantage.  Let’s walk through some steps to see the advanced information you have access to when people open your emails. Dashboard [...]

Sales Questions

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Over the holidays you tend to bump into more sales people than you usually would, running around from shop to shop to find that perfect item.  Interestingly, one of the most common traits we seem to find in good sales-people is their ability to ask good questions. In fact,  over the years we’ve chosen to [...]

Introductory Emails, A Great Tool

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Likely being your first method of contact, Introductory Emails play a major roll in reaching out to contacts in order to begin the “sales process.”  This is true whether you’re selling an actual product, or whether you’re selling yourself (Not yourself yourself, but your brand).  We sometimes have the impression that Introductory Emails are always [...]

Email vs Cold Calling

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There are a lot of different opinions on the subject of whether emailing potential customers is more successful than cold-calling.  The benefit of one over the other will depend a lot on your industry, product, and the person you’re calling.  You might even find that a mix of each is the best strategy for your [...]

Finding a Job

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Finding employment is a full time job. It’s demanding, stressful, and full of uncertainties. Gone are the days of pounding the pavement and shaking hands in search of your new career. Now, finding a job means hours of filling out online applications and sending emails.  The only problem is that once you hit the send [...]

Updating Gmail Extensions

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With the recent updates to Gmail there have been a lot of companies scrambling to update their extensions.  The latest Compose layout change was definitely not a minor change so we thought we should explain a bit about the process to update your extensions and how some of the updates could affect you. Chrome vs [...]