Posted by Peter Radsliff on Thu, Jul 01, 2010
Presto subscribers have asked if we could develop a way to more easily get photos to their Presto Printing Mailbox users. That easier way is now here -- announcing a new free service: Presto DailySmile™ which lets you deliver a photo-a-day from Facebook or your computer to a Printing Mailbox.
If you are a Facebook user, you just tag photos from your albums or those you have access to, and they will automatically be added to a DailySmile "Photo Queue." Photos from that queue are then automatically delivered to your Presto user one per day.
For people who don't use Facebook, just upload photos from your computer at the Presto DailySmile website ( http://www.PrestoDailySmile.com ) and they likewise will be delivered one per day.
Facebook users who use Facebook Mobile will be able to add photos to their queue from their cell phones. And, you can even subscribe to certain albums which will post any added photos directly to the DailySmile Photo Queue.
It's tremendously easy to set up a week's, month's, or year's worth of photos and once you set it, you can almost forget it (because you get daily delivery confirmation emails and an “out of photos” alert email).
Since many people under a certain age primarily use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and family, Presto DailySmile can go along way in connecting grandkids and their grandparents. And it's free!
Visit http://www.PrestoDailySmile.com and sign up now. See how easy it is to keep the love flowing to your Presto user.
Peter Radsliff, Presto CEO
Posted by Peter Radsliff on Fri, Dec 04, 2009
I hear it all the time, “Eee-mail machine?! What in the world would I want with eee-mail machine?!” I’ve heard this many times from people relating what their mom or dad thought of the idea of being given an email machine like Presto as a present to stay better connected to their extended family.
Usual excuses include: “I don’t need an email machine.” “I’ll never use it.” “It’s too expensive.” “It’s too big.” “I’ve gotten along just fine this long without it.”
What goes unsaid is: “I won’t understand how to use an email machine.” “It sounds complicated.” “It will be just another hassle.” “I will be bothered all the time by it.” “I don’t want to be a burden.”
But here are actual quotes taken from different people who wrote to Presto after it was “forced” upon them by their kids: “Best Present Ever!!!” “LOVE IT!!!” “Wonderful!” “I’m thrilled” “Brought me back into the land of the living.”
What we have found from tens of thousands of Presto users is this…
1. Elder parents don’t understand what an email machine is, or its benefits.
2. Their adult kids are the ones who typically push Presto onto them.
3. Resoundingly, elders who are given Presto say it is the best present they have ever received.
We also know people love Presto because…
• Presto consistently scores 9’s and 10’s on customer satisfaction surveys.
• Almost no one discontinues the email machine service because they are unsatisfied.
• Our 60-day money back guarantee is rarely ever used.
So my advice to families is this: take the bull by the horns. Show up at Mom and Dad’s house with a Presto Printing Mailbox this Holiday, plug it in, and in a short while show them the photos that you emailed to them from home when it prints out automatically from this magic email machine.
Posted by Peter Radsliff on Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Presto has this phenomenal product and service that is in essence an email machine that delivers email for seniors. It is resoundingly loved by Presto subscribers (adult children) and users (seniors) as is evidenced by customer satisfaction surveys we have conducted and user reviews on Amazon.com and Drugstore.com.
But what is the best way to inform people who could benefit from Presto and how it helps combat elder loneliness and facilitates long distance caregiving? Presto has advertised on television, on radio, in newspapers, in magazines and online. We have been on The View, The Martha Stewart Show, Montel, iVillage and many other TV and radio shows.
All of these things have brought us success, but they are expensive for any company to pursue. We've also done lots of direct mail and email campaigns and these, too, have been successful. But in this economy, it's very difficult for any company to continue to have expensive advertising campaigns.
So I thought I'd open up this question to you! What do you think we should do to spread the word about Presto to people who could use it? Please put your comments below. I'll send something nice in return for any one we use.