Schedulicity

2020年3月20日

共享在线日程安排平台Schedulicity周日宣布，在未来三个月内，它将免除现有和新业务的所有费用。该公司提供在线预约和课程安排，推出这一举措是为了支持在COVID-19爆发中苦苦挣扎的服务型企业。作为一个为发型师、理发师、瑜伽教练和健身工作室以及按摩治疗师、美容师和美甲师提供业务工具的SaaS平台，Schedulicity的客户是受隔离措施影响最严重的美国人之一。随着限制越来越严格，客户不可避免地取消或重新安排理发、健身课程和自我护理预约。scheicity的创始人兼首席执行官杰里·内图诺说:“‘社交距离’与我们所主张的背道而驰。“我们制作《日程安排》是为了帮助那些与人亲近的人。他们强烈的社区意识是驱使他们的原因，但突然他们被告知不能继续他们的使命。”在过去的一周中，Nettuno与朋友、家人和老客户交谈，询问Schedulicity能做些什么来帮助他们。内图诺说:“我和一位理发师谈过，他今天的所有约会都在最后一刻取消了。”“我的女儿今年开始了美容师的职业生涯，看着她的书被清空了。” Nettuno decided to take the lead on how SaaS businesses respond to the crisis. Schedulicity announced Sunday that it will waive all of its fees until July 1, 2020. The initiative applies to Schedulicity’s current businesses, Nettuno says, but also to anyone who would like to use Schedulicity. New businesses and returning businesses can set up accounts free of charge. “We were built by small businesses,” says Nettuno. “Now we’re in the position to help them navigate difficult financial situations and uncertain times. No one should feel like they have to choose between the tools they need or falling behind on their lease or mortgage.” In addition to waiving membership fees, the company will offer all of its add-on features for free. Along with appointment and class scheduling, Schedulicity provides tools including automated email marketing, text reminders, and credit card payment processing. Customers can turn on any features they need to help them communicate with clients over the coming months. Schedulicity’s support team is also offering extra one-on-one sessions via email and phone to help customers determine exactly how to use the platform for their business needs and walk them through concerns or questions. The team logged extra hours on Sunday to field thousands of messages from customers and expects to answer hundreds of thousands more in the coming weeks. Nettuno believes this type of community support is what will carry businesses, and their customers, through this crisis. “This is a nation built by small businesses,” says Nettuno, “We want to do everything we can to support them so that they emerge from this stronger than ever.” PR Newswire, a Cision company, is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms and distribution that marketers, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers leverage to engage key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry over 60 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to- end solutions to produce, optimize and target content -- and then distribute and measure results. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimization network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire powers the stories of organizations around the world. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions. Prev Post