Are you using text messages to keep in touch with your clients? Well, your competitors probably are! Did you know that you can use either StudioPlus Spectra or myStratus to send SMS text messages to your clients and receive their replies?

“Our clients love our SMS Texts! We use it for all appointment confirmations and reminders. And whenever we can’t reach a client on the phone, we send them an SMS Text instead. They love it!” – Staci Albritton, Albritton Photography

“SMS Texts is the MOST effective way to communicate with seniors. They might not read their emails, but will always read their texts.” Lana Ervin, Ervin Photography

Here’s just a small sample of how you can use text messages to keep in touch with your clients…

Confirmations and Reminders

• “Hi Sarah. Your photo shoot has been booked for 10:00 am, May 15th at The Studio! See you soon!”
• “Hi Kate. Just one more day to your photo shoot on 12/7/2017 at 10:00 am at The Studio! See you soon.”

Thanks You’s

• “Hi Karla. Thanks for coming in for your photo shoot today. Your images look AMAZING! We’ll let you know when they’re ready for you to see.”

Order Followup

• “Hi John. Your order is ready for pickup at The Studio. Your pics look great! Call us at 555-555-5555 to schedule a time to come in.”
• “Hi Judy. We hope you love your new pictures! If you like us on Facebook, we’ll enter your name for a free 8X10.”

Announcements

• “Hi Tammy, it’s Tina at The Studio. We posted your images online so you can share them with your family and friends! Check your email for your login details.”

Ambassador Programs

• “Hi Marissa! Just a reminder that we need your ambassador lists in by this Friday. You’ve almost earned your free Elite Session!”

Promotions or Special Offers

• “Hi Kim! Congratulations! You won the drawing for a complimentary photo shoot at The Studio. Call me at 555-555-5555 to book it. Thanks, Todd.”
• “Hi Jessica! Just checking to see if you would like to use the photo session voucher you received when you picked up your new car at the BMW dealership.”
• “Hi Tom! We’re offering 50% off Christmas photo shoots this month at The Studio. If interested, give me a call at 555-555-5555. Thanks, Mary”

Surveys

• “Hi Nicole, it’s Amanda at The Studio. I’m thinking of doing some sessions at the old Marley Farm this spring. Would you be interested in something like that?”

In order to build successful relationships with your clients and prospects, you need to engage them where they spend the most time – on their smart phones. You can get started with just a few easy steps.

1. Sign up for a StudioPlus SMS text messaging plan to use with either Spectra or Stratus. Text messaging plans can be adjusted when necessary and canceled at any time.
2. If you’re using Stratus, that’s it! When you sign up for a messaging plan, we automatically enable your texting features in Stratus and you’re ready to go.
3. For Spectra users, there are a couple more steps. You’ll need to:
• Enter your account name and password in your Spectra Company Preferences.
• Enable the SMS Text Inbox Processor job in the Spectra Control Center.
4. Then, with either Spectra or Stratus, you can create SMS templates that can be used over and over!

Here are a few more resources you may find helpful:

+ Getting Started with SMS Text Messaging
+ Sending SMS Text Messages
+ Managing your SMS Plan

Look for the videos on our training videos page, each identified with the tag “New 2017”.

We anticipate you’ll learn how to utilize and maximize our new and updated features. If you have any questions, feel free to email us at Support@StudioPlusSoftware.com!

This live webinar will cover the following topics:

• Marketing Plans and Client Groups
• How to use and manage Client Statuses effectively
• Reporting
• Birthday/Anniversary Triggers (NEW!)
• Question Time
• And more!

DATE: Tuesday, November 1, 2016

TIME: 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern time (approximately 45 minutes)

SPACE IS LIMTED TO 25 ATTENDEES.  If you’d like to attend, please call (561) 809-1031 or email Stephanie@ProSolutionsPlus.com.

Attend a 2-day training workshop and learn how to best utilize StudioPlus Spectra, myStratus, and InSpiredByYou for your studio – including all the latest 2016 features!

TRAINING DATES: Wednesday & Thursday, May 18th & 19th, 2016

TIME: 10 AM – 6 PM Pacific time

LOCATION: Henderson, NV (just outside of Las Vegas) If you’d like more info or to sign up, please contact Stephanie Lesser, Authorized Independent StudioPlus Software Consultant: (561) 809-1031 or Stephanie@ProSolutionsPlus.com.

Training Videos Page: Click here to go to the training videos page

Feel free to contact us with questions at Support@StudioPlusSoftware.com!

Stratus Online Booking Video:

http://www.studioplussoftware.com/training/sptv2-204.aspx

I want to draw your attention to four little buttons that will take your client lists to the next level.

Hopefully most of you have seen these buttons by now. They can be found on the toolbar of each hub. Using a combination of these buttons, you can turn your searches from a simple client list to a list of total sales and open balance per city excluding your main city. That report may sound complicated, but it can be done with a couple of clicks. This is what that report looks like…

To create this report yourself, follow these steps:

1. Open the Invoices hub and select a large group of invoice records. Using the Search By feature to search by a group will work.
2. Click Column Chooser to add all the columns you want visible and that you want to filter on. I made sure to add Open Balance and Invoice Total.
3. Click Filter the Data to turn on the grid filtering abilities. Notice the funnel icon that appears in each column header. Use this to further filter down the records that you want to include in your list. In my example, I’m excluding records where the City equals “Cambridge.”
4. Click Group by Box to add a special Group By section to the top of the grid.  Now drag and drop any column header into this section and watch all your records get grouped by this column.  In my example, I’m grouping by the City column.
5. Click Show Totals to automatically display the sum of each of the financial columns.  Additional totaling capabilities (e.g., Min, Max, Average) are available if you right-click on any column header.

I encourage everyone to play around with these buttons. And don’t just stop with this one idea, these buttons provide almost endless options for the data you are looking at.

If you have questions, feel free to contact us at Support@StudioPlusSoftware.com

• StudioPlus Mail – Setting Up Emailing
• StudioPlus Mail – Categorizing Emails
• StudioPlus Mail – Email Confirmations
• StudioPlus Mail – Tracking Unsubscribes, Bounces & Spam
• Electronic Delivery of Images
• Importing Invoices
• Writing off an Invoice
• File Attachments

If you are currently using the Preview Release of Spectra 2015 or myStratus Desktop 2015, or if you would simply like to learn more about these new features, we encourage you to watch and let us know what you think!

If you are interested in upgrading to the 2015 Preview Release, click here to learn more.

Enjoy the videos!

“Our clients love our SMS Texts! We use it for all appointment confirmations and reminders. And whenever we can’t reach a client on the phone, we send them an SMS Text instead.  They love it!” – Staci Albritton, Albritton Photography

“SMS Texts is the MOST effective way to communicate with seniors.  They might not read their emails, but will always read their texts.” Lana Ervin, Ervin Photography

Here’s just a small sample of how you can use text messages to keep in touch with your clients…

Confirmations and Reminders

• “Hi Sarah. Your photo shoot has been booked for 10:00 am, May 15th at The Studio! See you soon!”
• “Hi Kate. Just one more day to your photo shoot on 12/7/2013 at 10:00 am at The Studio! See you soon.”

Thanks You’s

• “Hi Karla. Thanks for coming in for your photo shoot today. Your images look AMAZING! We’ll let you know when they’re ready for you to see.”

Order Followup

• “Hi John. Your order is ready for pickup at The Studio. Your pics look great! Call us at 555-555-5555 to schedule a time to come in.”
• “Hi Judy. We hope you love your new pictures! If you like us on Facebook, we’ll enter your name for a free 8X10.”

Announcements

• “Hi Tammy, it’s Tina at The Studio. We posted your images online so you can share them with your family and friends! Check your email for your login details.”

Ambassador Programs

• “Hi Marissa! Just a reminder that we need your ambassador lists in by this Friday. You’ve almost earned your free Elite Session!”

Promotions or Special Offers

• “Hi Kim! Congratulations! You won the drawing for a complimentary photo shoot at The Studio. Call me at 555-555-5555 to book it. Thanks, Todd.”
• “Hi Jessica! Just checking to see if you would like to use the photo session voucher you received when you picked up your new car at the BMW dealership.”
• “Hi Tom! We’re offering 50% off Christmas photo shoots this month at The Studio. If interested, give me a call at 555-555-5555. Thanks, Mary”

Surveys

• “Hi Nicole, it’s Amanda at The Studio. I’m thinking of doing some sessions at the old Marley Farm this spring. Would you be interested in something like that?”

In order to build successful relationships with your clients and prospects, you need to engage them where they spend the most time – on their smart phones. You can get started with just a few easy steps.

1. Sign up for a StudioPlus SMS text messaging plan to use with either Spectra or Stratus. Text messaging plans can be adjusted when necessary and canceled at any time.
2. If you’re using Stratus, that’s it! When you sign up for a messaging plan, we automatically enable your texting features in Stratus and you’re ready to go.
3. For Spectra users, there are a couple more steps. You’ll need to:
• Enter your account name and password in your Spectra Studio Preferences.
• Enable the SMS Text Inbox Processor job in the Spectra Control Center.
4. Then, with either Spectra or Stratus, you can create SMS templates that can be used over and over!

Here are a few more resources you may find helpful:

+ Setting up SMS Text Messaging (Spectra)
+ Getting Started with SMS Text Messaging (Spectra)
+ Setting up SMS Text Messaging (Stratus)
+ SMS Text Messaging video (Stratus)

Scheduling Appointments
Scheduling Sessions
Bulk Scheduling Sessions
Dashboard Part 1: Overview and Setup
Dashboard Part 2: Budgets
Dashboard Part 3: Examples
Adjusting Images with Perfectly Clear
ProSelect Integration
Rendering Images
Yearbook CDs
Setting up Production Orders
Creating Productions Orders
Tracking Production Orders
Time Clock
Wizard Builder
Filters

In addition to these videos, most of the remaining videos have also been redone within the last two years. So, this is a great time to re-watch existing videos as well. We hope that you can learn at least one more feature that makes your life that much easier and your business more profitable!

Click here to start training today!