Have you taken a look at Text Message Marketing?

You have just booked a great entertainer at your nightclub, your chef is preparing the second coming of the Nectar of the Gods or you have an overstock on some great Do-Dads. What do you do? You will want to let your best customers know as quickly as possible and better yet sweeten the deal by offering them a special deal, right?

If words ARE your life and you think the more the better, then keep hammering out those e-mail blasts that don’t get read….less than 10% do these days with only 5% response. You will have a thick portfolio but probably not to much in the way of results. But in case you haven’t heard short, pithy and to the point is the call these days. On top of that you want people to react to your call to action right then and there…or at least easily access it once they have gathered the posse.

If customers aren’t checking their Facebook or Tweeting they can very easily miss your time sensitive message.

If all you are doing is engaging in conversation via electronics and not getting the customers into your store for the real deal then you are missing the boat.

As for ROI…what if they came once a month and you could entice them to come twice a month or even 3 times in two months? And you could accomplish this for mere pennies? That would put more money in your pocket and build the loyalty and connection with your customer. It’s easier and cheaper to keep a good customer than go searching for a new one.

Remember, with a text 1) Your customer gets your message right when you send it, where they are and on their phone. No waiting to look at their computer or dig through Facebook and Twitter, and 2) They can make the purchase or reservations right then and there from their phone using a link to your own website landing page.

Convinced yet? Check out these stats:

• Text messages have an open rate of 97% while email is around 10%.
• 90% of text messages are read within 3 minutes.
• Texts have an average response rate of 20% some as high as 50%. Email is around 5%.
• With voluntary opt-ins there is no spam.

To be sure, text message marketing isn’t the sexiest thing out there, but your message does get read with a good chance of getting a response. Isn’t that the point?

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