Regardless of industry, one of the highest priorities for businesses is connecting to and communicating with their audiences. Whether that’s reaching out to segments for marketing, interacting 1-on-1 with sales prospects, or responding to customer requests, the challenge remains the same: to get the right message to the right people, at the right time. SMS
While email still has the lion’s share of a financial firm’s business communications, social media and text messaging are growing in importance to both advisors and investors in how they conduct business. This shouldn’t be surprising given that 30% of financial advisors are Millennials, while another 44% belong to Generation X. It’s not just your
Customers want personalized, relevant experiences with brands. They say they’re willing to give up personal information to get those experiences, but often don’t follow through. Text messaging is easy, intuitive, and fast. Asking for feedback via SMS can help with your personalization efforts. Online surveys have been around for years. Many brands send emails after
The timeframe expectations for customer response are shrinking. If your customer must wait endlessly to be heard on calls and then has to repeatedly explain the issue to different service agents every time he or she calls, they lose confidence in you. That’s when they look for an alternative. SMS messages offer the fastest time-to-response