Virtual Recall, the company behind the iRecall suite of veterinary marketing communications tools, has launched iRecall Consent Management, a new way to manage and maintain clients' consent and communication preferences, in time to help practices comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules coming into force in May this year.

iRecall Consent Management falls into two parts: an initial three staged campaign to gain clients' consent before the 25th May deadline, then ongoing maintenance of the database, managing existing clients' communication preferences and gaining consent for new clients.

Thereafter, iRecall will cross reference consent and communication preferences for any iRecall-powered outbound marketing communication for a practice.

Practice-branded client consent requests are created in real time using live practice data and are personalised for each individual client and their pets.

Consent Management uses the company's SMARTdelivery technology to maximise response rates: first selecting the best delivery method (SMS, email or letter) for each client, based on current information in the practice management system. If a message fails to send because of an invalid number or email address, Consent Management automatically selects the next delivery method.

iRecall says Consent Management already interfaces with the six leading practice management systems, and can interface with any system on request.

Jamie Crittall, Director of Virtual Recall and himself a practice owner said: "Practices need to stop thinking that GDPR is a burden but see it as opportunity to forge stronger relationships with their clients and helping them to keep their pets healthy. Practices who treat their clients’ personal data with the same care that they show their pets will be rewarded with greater trust and loyalty, ensuring the future success of their business. Furthermore, it’s the perfect opportunity for practices to re-engage with previously lapsed clients to make them active and loyal once more - a massive value add."

For more information, visit: http://www.virtualrecall.com/ 

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