jaudet

Hi guys!

I am strongly looking into this business as I know it can make a huge difference in one business revenues and customers retention.

My questions are for people who are already in the business and getting good success with it.

1- For a typical restaurant let's say, how big is your client phone number list after the implementation of getting everything into place to gather cellphone numbers? I want to know this to set a goal to replace my current monthly income. I need to know how many customers I will need to reach that amount and getting started.

2- What service/platform do you use. I live in Canada if that can help.

3- Would you have any script that is working great when contacting the business owner for the first time?

I have lot of things to think of before meeting with owners, but I am confident that this service will give them a great ROI.

Any others inputs or comments about this business are welcome too.

TrumpiaTim

Hi Jaudet,

Glad to hear you're looking into SMS for your clients, here are a few pointers from the Trumpia team:

Attract New Business
The savory smells from your kitchen can only travel so far to lure in new diners. Extend your reach by advertising promotional mobile keywords in print ads, your website, menu, or even on your window. Get instant word-of-mouth marketing by updating your social media news feeds on Facebook and Twitter to excite your customers and their friends. Gain valuable Likes for your Facebook page by offering exclusive deals like Facebook Coupons.

Create a Loyal Customer Base
Cultivate customer loyalty from your desktop. Reward customers with promotional prizes or deals they can earn with each visit through our Loyalty Program. Make your customers feel like VIPs by sending them Mobile Coupons with exclusive promos. Keep them informed about new menu items and upcoming events through monthly email newsletters. Then build relationships by sending an MMS or Mobile eCard greeting on holidays or your customers birthdays.

Drive Instant Traffic
Restaurants always have down times or slow days. Turn silence into hustle and bustle by sending a limited-time offer on your customers preferred channel, be it mobile-text, email, instant-messenger, or social media. You can also schedule a promotional message to go out at specific times like happy hour or at any time interval, including daily, weekly, or monthly.

Reduce Canceled Reservations
Nobody likes to be stood up, but when it comes to restaurants, canceled reservations also means lost business. Remind customers by sending a helpful SMS Appointment Reminder before their reservation time. Set these reminders to be delivered at any time, whether its a day in advance or just an hour or two ahead. And if they cant make it, they can cancel with a simple text reply, freeing up their table!

Hope the above gives you some strong talking points to initiate a conversation with your clients when discussing the benefits of sms text message marketing for their business.