| Text message marketing is gaining in popularity every | | | | health tips, a welcome message to new patients, and |
| year and that makes perfect sense considering: | | | | their website link so that patients have the option of |
| 90% of all marketing emails are NOT opened by | | | | downloading and printing necessary paperwork to |
| the recipient. | | | | complete it prior to their visit to save time. |
| 86% of all Americans own a cell phone | | | | Schools, Churches, Nightclubs, Lawyers, Stores, |
| 97% of all text messages are opened | | | | Bands, Spas, Organizations and more can benefit |
| 83% of all text messages are opened within an | | | | from using text marketing to stay in touch and |
| hour | | | | communicate valuable information to those that want |
| SMS text marketing was a no-brainer for companies | | | | it. |
| like: Walgreens, MacDonalds, Ford, Hilton Hotel Group, | | | | Your Audience Opts-In |
| Pepsi and Dunkin Donuts who have used mobile | | | | Once of the most important elements about using |
| media to offer coupons, a Super Bowl promotion and | | | | SMS text marketing for your audience is that your |
| special offers. | | | | audience requests to be included by sending a text |
| But what about smaller businesses? Can SMS text | | | | message to a keyword that you have selected. |
| marketing benefit single-location businesses, multiple | | | | For example if I was in a band, I would have a pick a |
| location businesses and even healthcare providers? | | | | keyword that is easy to remember and ask my fans |
| The answer is absolutely with a capital "A." | | | | to text in my keyword to my assigned number with |
| Text marketing can be used in hundreds of ways to | | | | my text marketing company to opt-in to updates. |
| stay connected to your attentive audience. | | | | Like: "Text in the word "Jordan" to 90210 to |
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| Restaurant Owners could send out text coupons | | | | The keyword and the text number can be |
| such as discounts for dinner, nightly specials, and | | | | announced through a sign or banner in your business, |
| even quick limited-time offers during any slow times | | | | a website announcement, face-to-face, on social |
| the restaurant may be having. | | | | networking sites and anyway that you communicate |
| Real Estate Agents could send out SMS marketing | | | | with your audience now. |
| messages about new listings, price reductions on | | | | By now you should have a good idea about how |
| current listings and open houses. | | | | your business can benefit from SMS text marketing. |
| Doctors Offices could send appointment reminders, | | | | |