It's summertime, and people are out of the office living their best lives. We all need time away to recharge. Even your top salespeople aren't always able to avoid the summer slump, which happens to everyone at some point. Overcoming this is what separates your top seller from your average Joe.

Foxie realizes that business doesn't stop during the summer months and we have compiled a few ways to minimize it!

If you like doing things the hard way and don’t want to increase your business, there is no need for you to read any further.

I'm glad you are still here.

Allow me to give you a brief overview of what an SMS short code is all about.

You have decided that your business needs a boost, and you want to begin sending SMS text messages. That's a positive first step..but now you need to decide how you want to send your messages. Do you want to use Short Codes or Toll-Free numbers?

Foxie knows that when a customer likes you they will continue to do business with you. If they don’t feel that bond, they will take their business elsewhere. Think about your own life experiences. If you walk into a bar and the bartender ignores you and makes you wait to take your order, then when they finally do come around and there is no small talk at all, you feel like nothing more than a business transaction.

But when the bartender approaches you as soon as you sit down and introduce themselves and ask your name, that makes you feel welcome and that you will be taken care of. The same should apply to your business.

Remember the last time you called a company for a seemingly minor issue, and you were then lost in an IVR labyrinth of “Press 1 for English, press 2 for Spanish” …up to “Press 18 if you’d like to take a survey after this call.”