About (IS-CAST) and Its Features
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(IS-CAST) is a feature-rich web application that empowers you with a tool that will grow your business and increase
your revenues. We've combined multiple technologies so that you can take advantage of its ease and automation. Some
key features that you will benefit from are:
- Personalized SMTP Settings (yourname@yourcompany.com)
- Rich Graphical Charts
- Automated Sending of Follow-ups
- Unlimited Number of Contact Details
- Multiple Language Support
- Unlimited Number of Follow-ups
- Validate Email Address beforing adding
- And much much more...
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How (IS-CAST) Works
(IS-CAST) is based on two types of user accounts: Master Account and User Account. As the name suggests, the Master Account
controls all the features of the application and can quickly monitor a User's Accounts productivity level. As a Master Account
you can create as many User Accounts as you wish. The Master Account is in control of all functions of sending follow-ups.
The User Account is primarily used for managing and adding new leads into your system. So, if you outsource a lead entry for
your account, you can do so without anyone making adjustments to your account settings. You are always in control of your
Master Account and thereby, all User Accounts you create.
User Accounts are restricted to only the following tasks:
- Add new leads to your account.
- Validate follow-up emails before they are sent (Master Account user can disable this feature).
- Search and Opt-Out leads that are not interested in your product and/or service (Master Account user can disable this feature).
- Search and edit lead information (Master Account user can disable this feature).
Real-World Scenario
Here is a real-world scenario on how (IS-CAST) would play a role in growing your company. For example purposes, lets say that
you are in the business of selling paper boxes for shipping, and you have an (IS-CAST) account. You have a great product that
is in demand, but many companies that require your boxes have never heard of you. If you could increase your product awareness
globally, wouldn't that be beneficial to you? So how do you do this?
Since you don't have the time to search for new leads, you hire a worker (as an employee or on a contractual basis or by www.getafreelancer.com) to find
potential new customers for you on the web. This is the easy part. A quick search on Google for "Shipping" and you receive
a long list of companies who ship products. Your employee goes through each search result and visits each company's website.
From the company's website he/she identifies how to contact this company by email. Once identified, your employee enters the
collected information in the (IS-CAST)'s User Account. The system automatically generates an email by pre-populating the email
with the new leads information and sends it out.
After a few weeks have gone by and you haven't heard back from the lead you emailed, the system automatically sends out another
email to the customer (intervals are assigned by you). Only this time in a different format, explaining how you are following
up from the first email. The lead contacts you and realizes that his company would save thousands of dollars by purchasing boxes
from you. You've now made a new customer. If you follow this same process with hundreds of companies world-wide your sales will
increase exponentially.
Hey hold on, isn't this spamming? NO. Every email that goes out contains a link that removes the lead from ever receiving
another email from your account. The system automatically removes the Opted Out lead and makes sure that they cannot be added
back to your account again. Furthermore, each email that is sent out contains your contact information and your company address.
Thus adhering to ALL anti-spamming laws, guidelines and protocols, ensuring your emails always meet all laws and regulations.
Meeting these guidelines also assures you that your emails will always reach the intended recipient without being trapped in email
spam filters.
Detailed List of Features
User Account Features:
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Add Leads
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This is the primary role of a User Account. Only with a User Account are leads entered into your (IS-CAST) account.
Before adding a lead to your account you, as the Master Account holder, can enable the system to validate that email
address by performing an MX Lookup. With an MX Lookup enabled, the system will communicate with the client's email
server domain to make sure that the email address actually exists. If it doesn't the system will report to the User
Account holder that the email is invalid.
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Validate Follow-ups
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If the Master Account holder has specified that follow-up emails should be validated before sending out then this feature
will appear in a user's account. This allows the User Account holder to confirm the content of an email (the follow-up
email) before it is pooled for sending.
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Opt-Out Leads
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If the Master Account holder has specified that a User Account can manage Opt-Out management then this feature will appear
in a user's account. Opt-Out management allows a User Account holder to mark a lead as Opted Out or as Opted In.
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Delete Leads
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If the Master Account holder has specified that a User Account can manage deletion of leads then this feature will appear
in a user's account. Lead deletion allows a User Account holder to mark a lead as deleted or not deleted. Access to this
feature is a good idea so that a User Account can mark leads as deleted if an email bounced. Once a lead is marked as
deleted the lead is still stored in your account but no emails can be sent to this lead. The lead is kept in your account
so that the same lead cannot be re-added to your account. Deleted leads are not counted towards your allow maximum. Furthermore,
when deleting a lead the system checks if the user opened their email address thus enabling you to determine if the
email address is valid or not.
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Edit Leads
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If the Master Account holder has specified that a User Account can edit leads then this feature will appear in the user's
account. This feature allows a User Account holder to make changes to a lead's information.
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Master Account and System Features:
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Message Center
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This feature allows the Master Account holder to send a message to one or all User Account holders from within the (IS-CAST)
application so that messages can be properly tracked.
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User Account Stats
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Statistics about each User Account is provided throughout the (IS-CAST) application so that a Master Account holder can
determine if more leads are required or to increase the frequency of email sending.
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Lead Stats
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Statistics about each Product and/or Service Category are provided to get a full understanding of where most of the marketing
efforts are being spent.
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View Email Pool
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This features provides the capability of viewing how many and which emails are in the email pool.
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Configure Email Pool
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As a Master Account holder you can specify how many lead emails are sent out. You can specify the frequency by per hour,
per day, specific hours of the day, specific days of the week, and so on.
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Email Tracking
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This feature tracks which emails were opened by recipients and how many times they opened it.
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Email Opt-Out
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Each email that is sent out the system automatically adds a link at the bottom of each email that instructs a user how to
Opt-Out from future correspondence.
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HTML Emails
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All emails that are sent through the (IS-CAST) system are HTML compatible.
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Multiple Languages
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(IS-CAST) is multi-language compatible so you can send emails in multiple languages.
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Upgrade Account
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(IS-CAST) offers you the ability to upgrade your account at any time.
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Manage User Accounts
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This feature allows the Master Account holder to manage all User Accounts. Each user account can be restricted to specific
functionality to completely disabling an account.
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Product/Service Management
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With this management feature you are able to control which products and/or services are in your account. So if you add a
new product in the future and you are looking for leads only specific to this product, you can add it to your account
and assign a User Account holder to this product.
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Followup Management
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The ability to specify if follow-up emails need to be validated before sending or automatically send each email without
individual validation.
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Initial Email
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The ability for the Master Account user to specify an initial email to be sent out when a lead is added to the account. This
email can also be marked as "requires follow-up" before sending.
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Search Leads
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As a Master Account holder you also have the ability to search for leads in your database. You have complete access to
lead management tasks.
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Import Leads
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With (IS-CAST) you can import leads into your account.
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Export Leads
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With (IS-CAST) you can export leads from your account. This action requires the Master Account's password.
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Data Collection
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With (IS-CAST) there are no restrictions on how much data you collect about each lead. By default we provide you with fields
such as first name, last name, email, address, and all company information but you can pre-define which additional fields
to collect information about.
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Reports
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There are an abundance of reports and are available through a similar interface like Google Analytics. From this interface
you can generate multiple indept reports that will answer all your questions and tell you exactly what users, leads and the
system is doing.
If you require a specific report. No problem, just contact us and we will create a new custom report for your account.
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Graphicall Charts
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Rich, attractive, graphic charts that provide a quick glance at your account statistics.
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Note: Other features are available in (IS-CAST) that have not been outlined here. If you are interested in a specific
feature, then it is recommended that you contact us and we will provide you assistance in showing you how you can access the
feature from within your account.
Upcoming Features
Our customers are demanding more from our great application and we have responded by continuously making additional functionality
changes as per their requests. If you have a specific feature that you feel that you would benefit from them be sure to email us
your suggestion.
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GROW YOUR BUSINESS GLOBALLY
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INCREASE YOUR REVENUES
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GAIN GLOBAL BRAND AWARENESS
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TARGET NEW MARKETS
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What is (IS-CAST)? |
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An online application that helps you grow your business by automating
the tasks of emailing potential customers and informing them about your products and/or services.
Learn More
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How can (IS-CAST) help my business? |
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Each time you've identified a potential customer you add them to your account
and (IS-CAST) will send them an initial email and any additional follow-up emails in an automated fashion.
This method of marketing helps companies and individuals stay informed about your products and/or services
(Market Branding).
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Is Market Branding necessary and how can (IS-CAST) help? |
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Think of all the people in the world who don't know about your products and/or
services. You don't have a means of telling them. Not anymore. Now you can now start to identify which
companies and individuals you want to make aware of your products and/or services.
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How do I identify new customers? |
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You're identifying new customers each day and you might not even know it. How?
If you've ever done a search on Google, look at all the websites that are there for your marketing. Just
identify which companies that might benefit from your product and/or service and add them to your (IS-CAST)
account.
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