Should a Business Use SMS Marketing?
Oct 25, 2017
yes!
texting is the most widely and frequently used the app on a smartphone, with 97% of Americans using it at least once a day text messages have a 100% open rate, while email has only a 20% open rate. with the average American checking their phone 150 times a day is your message getting seen? and over 6 billion texts sent each day!
the proof is in the pudding
I helped an online supplement company take a list of 500 numbers sent out 1 text offering 50% off storewide. Within 24 hours they sold out their entire inventory. With that one text, they made over $40,000.
more proof
The average insurance agent writes 2-3 life insurance policies in a month. An insurance agent sent out a 1 text blast to all of their clients asking for referrals or if people were interested. That week they wrote 72 life applications.
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A small yoga shop had an event at their studio for a free night of yoga. They sent a 1 text out telling their customers about the event time and place, they were only expecting 20-30 people to show up. They ended up having over 300 people show up for the event. For an event like this they never made more than $1,700 but at this event, they made over $5,000.
Why does texting work so well?
People's’ emails are filtered so that emails from companies won’t even go to their main inbox. Emails go to a spam folder or promotions folder. Most companies are around 20% email open rates.
Texting has 100% open rates and is something that 97% of all adults with smartphones are using. 20 years ago marketers and businesses could reach their customers through email easily because email had a 100% open rate SMS Marketing is the new Email
p.s.
texting has a 100% open rate
email is dying
I can teach you how to have results like never before with SMS.