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Why use SMS marketing?

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Ignore the rise of SMS marketing at your peril. No marketer in any business, no matter what size, can afford any longer to rely on the well-worn, safe and comfortably familiar marketing channels. Your customers are devoting more time than ever to mobile use so keeping up with the voracious appetite for mobile media and targeting your customers through their favoured channel is a must. And the good news is, it’s an easy, cost-effective way of reaching your target audience with a personal message. Being agile in response to the wants and needs of your customers means the difference between success and failure for your marketing campaigns in this age when technology moves at lightning speed. The time is now to make the most of the phenomenal rise in smartphone ownership and the engagement of mobile users. Statistics launched by Ofcom1 state that 93% of UK adults own and/or use a mobile phone and 61% have a smartphone. The number of mobile subscriptions tops 83 million. Those stat...
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SMS Marketing for Spas and Salons

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What Is Text Message Marketing? Simply put, it’s using text messages for the purpose of marketing. It’s an easy, effective, and inexpensive way for salons and spas to cash in on the massive popularity of texting, increasing both revenue and customer loyalty. Spas and salons distribute mobile coupons, send friendly appointment reminders,  advertise  specials and discount, and more, all via text messaging. Want an example? Check out Stylez Salon. Stylez is a trendy salon with a couple big problems: too many no-shows and too many slow days. Fortunately, they found us and got a texting solution.  They were able to immediately start sending text message reminders for all their client appointments, dramatically reducing no-shows. But they still had the occasional slow day, so they reserved a keyword (“STYLEZ”) on our shortcode (555888). They drew up the sign below and posted it in their salon, on their windows, and included it in their flyers: Now anytime t...
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How to sell more houses with SMS texting

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As a realtor your brand value thrives on your ability to utilize direct marketing, and in this world of full communication, the applications of direct marketing are endless and should be used to their full potential. If you’re trying to generate new leads, there is no such thing as too much exposure for your real estate agency.   Over 94 % of all text messages are read by the recipient MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) Email marketing is dead | Long live to SMS marketing . .To grow your business forward you can use different marketing options as email marketing or text message (SMS) marketing. Even If online direct marketing (email) has never been so popular,  SMS Marketing is on the rise to knock out email . It's why than more and more Marketing Director as well as top successfull realtors | real estate agencies adopt this new tool. The reasons are simple : immediate deliverability direct & trackable high open rate high conversion rate ...  ...
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Text Messaging for Real Estate Agents & Brokerages

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What you need to know. Send new listing alerts or price drop notifications, capture leads and grow your mobile database, provide virtual business cards or communicate internally across your real estate organization. 89% of new home shoppers use a mobile search engine at the onset and throughout their research. More effective than sending emails 98% open rates for text compared to average of 15-20% for email. Available on any mobile phone. No need to download apps or have a smartphone. Personal and everywhere. 91% of all Americans have their mobile device within reach 24/7. According to the National Association of Realtors, 9 out of 10 home shoppers use a mobile device during their search. Immediate. 90% of texts read within 15 minutes of receiving them. For the average user, it takes 90 seconds to respond. UAS Properties Case Study UAS Properties was founded in 2001 to develop and renovate affordable housing in Chicago and surrou...
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Why Real Estate Text Message Marketing is so Effective

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Real estate text message marketing is an effective method of connecting with vendors, buyers, brokers, landlords and tenants in an industry where the speed of communication is vital. By offering a real estate texting service, you can attract potential home buyers and rental clients to your business faster than by any other media and share new opportunities with clients and colleagues as they become available. As word spreads that your real estate texting service is attracting potential home buyers and rental clients - and helping to close deals faster - more vendors and landlords will also be attracted to your business. This is turn creates a larger volume of opportunities for your new property-seeking clients - opportunities you can share by real estate text message marketing. Why Real Estate Text Message Marketing is so Effective Real estate text message marketing takes advantage of the intimacy and immediacy of SMS (Short Message Service) text messaging to reach large group...
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