RAE Quick-Fact Product Chart
Blast-Fax Providers
What is a Blast-Fax Program?
A way to quickly and seamlessly send faxes to multiple recipients (members, vendors, and so forth) via the Internet
Five Ways to Use a (without a fax machine or paper) with the help of a company that specializes in such services or specialized software.
Blast-Fax Program This communication method is mostly used as a targeted marketing campaign that is delivered to businesses directly
through a fax machine. For a more comprehensive list of blast and broadcast fax services and software (many of
1. o
TT mobilize members on impor-
tant governmental affairs issues
which are free) check out this site for vendors that can help you get your campaign off the ground quickly:
www.business.com/directory/advertising_and_marketing/direct_marketing/fax_broadcasting/
2. To let members know about a
great new service being offered
by the association Business Link jBlast Fax Boomerang AmFax Broadcast MyFax
International Broadcasting Services
Company
Online Fax Program
3. To broadcast daily, weekly,
monthly or even just occasional
industry and association news High-volume fax No monthly fees or Offers a self-service Access fax distribu- Choose either a
broadcasting setup fees or professional tion system from local or toll-free fax
Key Features
4. To quickly get the word out
about public safety issues of
interest to Realtors®
option personal computer,
fax machine, or
number at no extra
charge
mini/mainframe
24/7 availability Easy fax list and Upload list and fax Deliver Send and receive
5. To augment and reinforce an
e-mail or snail-mail campaign
document upload document right
from a desktop
thousands of
personalized faxes
faxes from an exist-
ing e-mail account
simultaneously
Detailed transmis- Send multiple fax Web-based, high- Automates collec- Manage all fax
Before You Blast… sion reporting broadcasts simul- volume faxing tion and receipt of contacts from one
taneously system large-volume fax central location
Check out the FCC’s rules on sending
responses
faxes: www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumer-
facts/unwantedfaxes.html. List and document Online/real-time “Professional” Electronic form Store inbound and
management fax broadcast option allows user storage outbound faxes
The FCC’s revised rules: project statistics to indicate date and online for up to one
1. Make sure you can docu- time, proof the fax year
ment an established business and let Boomerang
relationship (EBR) with the fax do the rest
recipeint; “Do not fax” list No special hard- Securely automates
management ware or software sending variable
2. Define EBR for unsolicited fax
advertisements;
required information to
customers and
partners
3. Require the sender of fax
iadvertisements to provide
specified notice and contact
For a 3,000-to
5,000-member fax
6 cents to 12 cents
per page (domes-
From 13 to 15 cents
depending on
7 cents to 24 cents
per fax, depending
Send 400, receive
400 free pages/
broadcast, $0.05 tic) service agreement. on volume month for $40/
information on the fax that
per page $150 one-time month
Cost
allows recipients to opt-out
setup fee
of any future faxes from the
www.blifax.com, http://jblast. http://fax.boomer- http://amfax.com/ www.myfax.com,
sender;
(800)-929-1643 j2.com/ ang.com/home. faxblast.html (866) 378-2373
Contact
html, (800) 779-
4. Specify the circumstances un-
der which a request to opt-out
complies with the act.
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