The No-Risk Way to Become a Textpert at Nurturing Campaigns
Consumers want to do business with companies they trust and relate to. Text messaging via nurturing campaigns helps you create relevant moments (interactions) that build trusted relationships and drive revenue. This article is part of our Become a Textpert series designed to help you kickstart your messaging expertise. Defining Nurturing A nurturing campaign is a […]
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 […]
SMS Messages Strategy : Less Frequency, More Quality
SMS messages are the preferred communication channel for most people with a smartphone—which is pretty much most of us. It’s quick, non-intrusive, and at its best, no nonsense. With an SMS messages strategy, you can take advantage of text messaging attributes by focusing more on quality and less on frequency. Let’s face it; no one […]
7 Campaign Best Practices for SMS Messages
Conversational text messaging is a growing preference for consumers with brands they want to hear from. Like any channel or mode of communication, there is etiquette to follow. Some of it is based on regulatory requirements and other parts of it are useful for building engagement, reach, and relationships with your prospects and customers. The […]
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 […]
Interactive Content vs. Purposeful Conversations with SMS Messages
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 […]
Invite Customers to Start Conversations with SMS Messages and Keywords
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 […]
3 Questions to Answer Before Starting Your Campaign for SMS Messages
SMS messages and texting is growing in preference as a communication channel between businesses, business professionals and consumers. However, conversational messaging for marketing is not the same as whipping out your smartphone to fire off a text to friends or family. An advanced messaging platform is a business tool that requires a strategy for your […]