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Behind the Windshield May 16, 2017

Windshieldink Connects is Here to Help You Connect

Are you a regional or national business who wants to make it easier for customers to connect with you.  Particularly when they are on the road or away from home?  Wouldn’t it be great if they didn’t need to know your phone number or email address, and all they needed to remember is a simple keyword?

How hard is it for someone to remember keyword contacts like 911 for emergency services or CAA for roadside assistance in Canada?  That’s where Windshieldink Connects comes into the picture.

Connects connects you with your customers

To further assist with driver convenience on the road, we’ve expanded our Windshieldink license plate messaging platform with our new online service called Connects.

Connects provides your business with the ability to receive roadside messages simply using a mnemonic keyword.  We term it a “Connects ID”.  This service is another building block in Windshieldink’s goal to improve driving experiences for all vehicle owners.

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How do Connects and the Windshieldink app work in unison?

Windshieldink is a free mobile vehicle messaging platform launched in late 2016 as a personal vehicle security enhancement.  It allows anyone to make themselves reachable via their license plate number should an issue arise with their vehicle.  An example is if  your car is going to be towed or your car alarm is going off.  While the mobile app is designed for license plate messaging, the integration of Windshieldink Connects enhances your business’s service capability.

How it all works

You’re a roadside assistance provider and with a Connects ID in Ontario with the word “TOW”.   If your business operates in multiple provinces, you can set up a similar Connect ID “TOW” in each province.  Any potential customers, even out-of- province visitors, can use our mobile app to send your business a service request simply using the word “TOW”.  They don’t need to know your local phone number.  If they are from out-of-town, they likely don’t even know that your company exists but they can get assistance by using the app and messaging “TOW”.

The customer’s email message to you can include their phone number and their location via a GPS map link.  The details are communicated to the roadside assistance personnel who then make direct contact with the customer.

Just like 911 is the standard number to call for emergency assistance, a business can set up a simple and unique Connects ID that will be easy for customers to remember in any situation.   Read about it and take advantage of our free 14-day trial to see how simple it is to use Connects.

No affect on app functionality

With regard to our mobile app users, the addition of Connects to the user community will not result in any changes to the functionality of the app.  When an ID is entered in the license plate input field, our verification step will confirm the company the Connects ID is registered with and display a brief instruction message from them.

We continue to look to the future and move forward to expand with even more great services using our platform. We’re driven by our philosophy of striving to be the most useful app for vehicle owners in the world and commit to bring innovative solutions to drivers everywhere.

We hope you enjoyed this article.  Continue to read more of our blogs on our website.  You can also sign up for our newsletter or follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram .

The Windshieldink app is free and available on the App Store and get it on Google Play.  It’s free to download, free to register and free to send messages!

We’re interested in hearing from you.  Send your comments or questions to admin@windshieldink.com.

Filed Under: Behind the Windshield Tagged With: connects, windshieldink

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