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How SMS Messages Orchestrate the Omnichannel Exper...

The pace of change in technology, channels available, and consumer preferences are pushing marketers to become more adept at connecting the dots to create fluid customer experiences. SMS messages are core to a mobile first strategy. But the true value is in how it ties together omnichannel experiences and helps brands move from monologue to

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Give Lead Nurturing Programs a Boost with SMS Mess...

Can a relationship last if it’s only one way? Relationships deepen when both sides get to know each other better. It takes an ongoing conversation to create the levels of engagement needed to convert prospects into customers. Especially, in the case of your lead nurturing programs. If a lead is not opening an email, it’s

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Strengthen Lead Nurturing with Text Messaging

Can a relationship last if it’s one way? Relationships deepen when both sides get to know each other better. It takes connected conversations to create the level of engagement needed to convert prospects into customers and keep them coming back for more. One channel limits your possibilities where an a multi-channel approach to lead nurturing

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Give Customers What They Want with SMS Messages

Technology keeps advancing, making it easier for consumers to browse, research, buy, and communicate with companies wherever and whenever they want. Marketers need to evolve to continue to meet customer expectations with SMS messages. Salesforce’s State of the Connected Customer report finds that two in three customers want companies to interact and respond to them

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SMS Messages Increase Marketing Efficiency

For years, marketers have ranked email as their top performing marketing channel. As text messaging platforms evolve and consumers’ preferences continue to skew toward speed and immediacy, SMS messages will give email a run for its money. Take a look at the time it takes for businesses to plan, create, test, and send emails, then

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3 Simple Ways to Get Opt-ins to Your Text Messagin...

With the onset of GDPR, the way marketers are allowed to capture and use prospect data changes dramatically. This means we must compel our prospects to opt-in to let us communicate with them via our text messaging programs and using short code. Text messaging already gets a 6x response rate over emails. Which means that

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Why Texting for Business Works

Before I get into the advantages and how and why texting works like a charm, here is a snapshot of why you should consider texting for business. Open Rates for Emails: 18% on average Open Rates for Texts: Above 98% on average An average individual checks his emails 18 times a day while he checks

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Interactive Content vs. Purposeful Conversations w...

Interactive content has been touted as the future of storytelling for marketing. But consider putting the human in interactive content, transforming the experience to purposeful conversation with SMS messages. SnapApp defines interactive content as “Content that requires the participants’ active engagement — more than simply reading or watching. In return for that engagement, participants receive

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Invite Customers to Start Conversations with SMS M...

Keywords are a concept that every marketer is familiar with, usually in relation to search engine optimization (SEO). But SMS messages give keywords a higher place of prominence for your audience. Instead of just sourcing information, texting a keyword allows customers to start a messaging conversation that is relevant to them in a way that