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15 years ago

Hi Kelly,

There are many businesses that would benefit greatly from SMS Marketing. From Comedy Clubs texting out their weekly line-ups to your local hardware store, texting you that your screens you brought in for repair are ready for pick-up.

Plumbers, Landscapers can text service reminders...
Florists can text birthday, holiday or aniversary reminders...
Local Pizza shops can text discounts to those on their list...
Dentists can text appointment reminders or even payment due notices...

It really is endless...

I offer it but few have signed up yet. I believe it's one of those things that local buisness owners need a little more education on or proof that it's working...

It will be the marketing platform of the future though...

Anything related to mobile marketing I always looking up Melody, a fellow warrior member has her own text message service which is quite good...worth looking into. Look her up for more info:
http://www.warriorforum.com/members/melody.html

Good luck,

Ken

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Melody

15 years ago

Hi Ken!!

Just happened to catch this and thought I better hop in here!

First of all - thanks for the kind words! Greatly appreciated!

Unfortunately - we just closed down the service last month when BOTH of our back end service providers raised our prices so high we couldn't compete with the 'big guys' anymore. Very frustrating after all the work we had put in, as you can imagine.

There are a lot of businesses that could profit from it - but we were really surprised at the resistance that we encountered with the local businesses. Our entire team is VERY experienced in sales - with a very diverse background and in some very tough niches - but we all ran into similar issues in different markets.

The bottom line was that we have other businesses that were making a great deal more with less effort - so when the suppliers jacked up the rates - we basically bailed.

That being said - drop me a PM, and I will send you some more info and resources. I have a lot of good stuff here!

Melody

Originally Posted by Jagged

Hi Kelly,

There are many businesses that would benefit greatly from SMS Marketing. From Comedy Clubs texting out their weekly line-ups to your local hardware store, texting you that your screens you brought in for repair are ready for pick-up.

Plumbers, Landscapers can text service reminders...
Florists can text birthday, holiday or aniversary reminders...
Local Pizza shops can text discounts to those on their list...
Dentists can text appointment reminders or even payment due notices...

It really is endless...

I offer it but few have signed up yet. I believe it's one of those things that local buisness owners need a little more education on or proof that it's working...

It will be the marketing platform of the future though...

Anything related to mobile marketing I always looking up Melody, a fellow warrior member has her own text message service which is quite good...worth looking into. Look her up for more info:
http://www.warriorforum.com/members/melody.html

or you can find her service here:
MobiOptin Mobile Text Broadcast Pre-Launch Special!

Good luck,

Ken

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Hesaidblissfully 15 years ago

In my experience with selling to offline businesses, you'll have an easier time selling services that business owners are already familiar with, like web design and SEO services.
The more foreign the technology from their perspective, the better a job you have to do of educating them about what it can do for them and why it can produce a good ROI for their business.

Not saying you can't sell them services they're not familiar with. I'm just saying that having a website and being on the first page of search engines is already part of many business owners' worldview as something desirable because they've been hearing it over and over again. They've already been programmed by advertising, colleagues, etc. that they should have these things, whereas something like an autoresponder strikes them as something unknown and potentially risky.

In other words, SMS marketing may sound new and cool, but you need to be able to show them some sort of "proof" that it can work for them, or you'll meet with resistance. If you have some success stories of people who are using SMS marketing successfully and you incorporate that into your presentation, or you can present it to them in a way that removes any perceived risk on their part, that may be a starting point. Just be sure not to make any specific guarantees as to what kind of results you can produce for them.
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freudianslip27

15 years ago

Very cool stuff,

I have been thinking about offering this to some of my clients and am checking Melody's stuff out. I have a restaurant client in a college town, I think he'll be excited about this

EDIT: Ken, that link is not working, I'm PMing Melody

Matt

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rdraiss

15 years ago

I have offered sms marketing for about 4-6 weeks now. I have had great success so far with it. My clients do see a ROI , and I offer the service at a reasonable price. Most Important is you have to research your provider and MAKE SURE they are using TRUE sms messaging, otherwise most the messages will be considered spam and probably never get seen. If you want to know some good providers for sms marketing , pm me.

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WE XL

15 years ago

Originally Posted by rdraiss

I have offered sms marketing for about 4-6 weeks now. I have had great success so far with it. My clients do see a ROI , and I offer the service at a reasonable price. Most Important is you have to research your provider and MAKE SURE they are using TRUE sms messaging, otherwise most the messages will be considered spam and probably never get seen. If you want to know some good providers for sms marketing , pm me.

Hi rdraiss,
I am thinking of jumping into this industry. I want to enter as a white label/reseller. Can you give me an idea of how you are approaching these businesses and what type of businesses have you seen the most success with. Also if you don't mind, can you give me an idea of your package prices. Any info would be Greatly appreciated. Thank you

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denoble

15 years ago

I have been wandering where could I buy reliable bulk sms as low as $0.20 which I could use for my local clients here.

I will appreciate your assistance

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edc3076 15 years ago

I am a reseller and an provide sms at $0.06 per text with your own back office keywords are $20 each let me know if you have any interest
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kellysharali

15 years ago

Thanks for the input everyone. I would love to get the resources from you Melody and I tried to send you a message but I need to have 50 posts before I am allowed to

And as for companies to work with, I would greatly appreciate some names "rdraiss" as I am unable to send you a pm as well. Thanks.

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Jagged

15 years ago

Good morning Kelly,

Here are a few white label / re-sellers. I have not used them myself so i can't vouch for them, but to gather info & pricing comparison they would be OK:

dotmobi - The internet mobile company

Mobile SMS Marketing - White Label Reseller Program

Branded White Label Solution

Here is a "Mobi Best Practices" PDF that have a lot of useful info...

http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/...tpractices.pdf

Here are some free "mobi site builders"....useful to offer to offline clients, easy to use.

dotmobi mobile site builder#

Mobile Web Site Builder - Build a mobi site

Hope that helps...

Ken

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denoble

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Jagged

Good morning Kelly,

Here are a few white label / re-sellers. I have not used them myself so i can't vouch for them, but to gather info & pricing comparison they would be OK:

dotmobi - The internet mobile company

Mobile SMS Marketing - White Label Reseller Program

Branded White Label Solution

Here is a "Mobi Best Practices" PDF that have a lot of useful info...

http://www.mobilemarketingwatch.com/...tpractices.pdf

Here are some free "mobi site builders"....useful to offer to offline clients, easy to use.

dotmobi mobile site builder#

Mobile Web Site Builder - Build a mobi site

Hope that helps...

Ken

Thanks for the links you shared

But all of them are for north American countries.

I will appreciate ones that will work in Nigeria

and the West African Region...

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Melody

15 years ago

Hi everyone - I am out of the office for a couple of days, so responding by iphone - so will keep this brief - 2 of the companies that Ken mentions above are actually the same company - Promo2cell & mobileSMSmarketing. We used them for part of our system and to say it was difficult is an understatement - happy to share experiences and resources when I get back, unfortunately, this is one of the few companies that actually does a (more or less) white label platform that won't cost 100k to get into.

If you just want to resell a very good program as basically an affiliate - you might want to look at the Trumpia.com program as the company is larger and has much better support and technical resources than the one above.

There is a market for the services - but it was simply not the best use of our time, considering the time vs profit ratios. A lot depends on what you need your return to be - at age 55, I expect to get a pretty high return on my time ;-) and this was just not meeting my criteria.

Will PM anyone interested a bunch of things when I get back to the home computer -

Melody

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TrumpiaTim

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Melody

Hi everyone - I am out of the office for a couple of days, so responding by iphone - so will keep this brief - 2 of the companies that Ken mentions above are actually the same company - Promo2cell & mobileSMSmarketing. We used them for part of our system and to say it was difficult is an understatement - happy to share experiences and resources when I get back, unfortunately, this is one of the few companies that actually does a (more or less) white label platform that won't cost 100k to get into.

If you just want to resell a very good program as basically an affiliate - you might want to look at the Trumpia.com program as the company is larger and has much better support and technical resources than the one above.

There is a market for the services - but it was simply not the best use of our time, considering the time vs profit ratios. A lot depends on what you need your return to be - at age 55, I expect to get a pretty high return on my time ;-) and this was just not meeting my criteria.

Will PM anyone interested a bunch of things when I get back to the home computer -

Melody

Thank you for the mention Melody, mobile marketing is indeed the wave of the future and something that is perfect to complement your other marketing efforts.

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kellysharali

15 years ago

I have looked at mobilesmsmarketing and also at anchormobile.net

Anchor mobile is part of mobile sms but the person incharge of the private label program is very knowledgeable and helpful. It does not cost an arm and a leg to get a private label program with them but I am surprised to hear that you had a difficult time with them. I would love to hear more about your experience with them.

They were the only solution I found that was afforadable but hearing your experience with them makes me think otherwise as I really wanted to start working with them.

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kellysharali

15 years ago

Mobile Marketing seems to be up and coming but businesses have to be educated on this type of marketing. They are so used to traditional marketing methods and it is our job as offline marketers to show them the potential that exists with other forms of marketing. I am seriously considering getting a white label program with a company and start to use this in my consulting arsenal.

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cityofangels

15 years ago

A company that does very well with this is redbox. It's that movie rental kiosk that put Blockbuster out of business. For example, every 1st monday of the month, they send out SMS with a free movie coupon to people who sign up online. It's a great way for them to get new customers. That's how they got me! They offered something free, I liked it so when I wanted more of their products, I didn't mind paying for it. Not to mention, their prices are the lowest around for movie rentals. Genius business model. I'm sure other businesses could duplicate it and be successful too.

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chrisclements521 15 years ago

SMS Marketing is really starting to catch on. We started our company about a year ago and have noticed a big up swing in the last half of 2009 as far as adoption.

We just finished up a campaign for Ford and The Houston Texans and are looking to tap the small to Med sized company market. We have developed a very low cost method of effectively using SMS text marketing.

If you are looking to explore the business, we are looking for marketing partners. Please feel free to contact me.

Chris
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Neil Morgan

15 years ago

I'd be interested to know what methods you use to promote the service to offline businesses because it's going to be new to them.

Do you convince them of the ROI?

Do you let them try it out?

How do you help them implement it?

Interesting topic.

Cheers,

Neil

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silho

15 years ago

chrisclements521:

I would to speak to you about your mobile marketing efforts. When you get a moment please contact me so we can talk.

All:

I've been in mobile for about 10 years now. I'm so happy to see that it's finally taking off. As everyone has stated education seems to be the biggest hurdle (not for long) but I think the few sub par technologies and training courses is really taking a toll on people. If anyone has any questions about anything related to mobile marketing and advertising I'd be more than happy to answer them.

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simmo28

15 years ago

Has anyone any experience with this in the UK? if so can you give me a shout because im currently looking to offer this myself and do a localised test market. would be gratefull for any info anyone could offer.

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silho

15 years ago

Sorry, my last of tests in the UK were a couple of years ago. I'm sure my data is too old to hold any weight now.

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silho

15 years ago

Since I keep running into a ton of people who have had serious issues with CPCash and I keep having to help undo the damage I've decided to help out in a major way. A couple of other people here in the forum have asked me to share my experience in mobile marketing with everyone. I started writing a book about mobile marketing a long time ago and just finished and copyrighted it. Since I would like the feedback on my book I am willing to share it with anyone that wants an advanced copy.

I hate to tell you that's it over 200 pages long (and I still have more information that held back on), but I really put a lot into it. Just PM me and I'll send you a copy of it. Please keep in mind that this book is about 'mobile marketing' and not 'mobile advertising'. There is a major difference. I will create another book/video/content package about mobile advertising in about two months.

In the mean time if anyone has any questions about mobile marketing please feel free to drop me a line.

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profmikel 15 years ago

silho.

Can you PM a copy of your book? I would love to give you a review. I did not PM you because I needed 50 posts

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nelsonbiglar

15 years ago

Originally Posted by silho

Since I keep running into a ton of people who have had serious issues with CPCash and I keep having to help undo the damage I've decided to help out in a major way. A couple of other people here in the forum have asked me to share my experience in mobile marketing with everyone. I started writing a book about mobile marketing a long time ago and just finished and copyrighted it. Since I would like the feedback on my book I am willing to share it with anyone that wants an advanced copy.

I hate to tell you that's it over 200 pages long (and I still have more information that held back on), but I really put a lot into it. Just PM me and I'll send you a copy of it. Please keep in mind that this book is about 'mobile marketing' and not 'mobile advertising'. There is a major difference. I will create another book/video/content package about mobile advertising in about two months.

In the mean time if anyone has any questions about mobile marketing please feel free to drop me a line.

Are there free copies of this book available for real???

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SolidSolutions

15 years ago

For USA I offer SMS marketing with unlimited messages, unlimited subscribers for $99/month. I would like to be able to offer it to other resellers and I built the system for that, but not sure about what pricing I would need to sell it for so that others can go sell for a profit. If anyone is interested, PM me and we can go from there.

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MWGrubb58

15 years ago

I know this is the wave of the future... but does anyone have numbers?

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BrashImpact

15 years ago

Originally Posted by MWGrubb58

I know this is the wave of the future... but does anyone have numbers?

Millard,
i just ran a post on this yesterday...Checking warrior interest.. Got very little feedback.

How about Unlimited Texting, with 10 keywords, and Your Total Cost is $199 a month.

You would then...

be able to set up 10 clients billing between $150 and $750 per month.

Each client would have like Text the word Restaurant to 55544
or Pickle to 55544

Boise Tire to 55544

Millard to 55544

Each additional Keyword is $25 per month.

I am launching this platform in less than 30 days with the most
successful Text Aggregator in the USA.

Need more info anyone...drop me a PM or Post er up

Robert

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jabro

15 years ago

Originally Posted by BrashImpact

Millard,
i just ran a post on this yesterday...Checking warrior interest.. Got very little feedback.

How about Unlimited Texting, with ability to resell 10 keywords for $199 a month.

You would then...

be able to set up 10 clients billing between $150 and $750 per month.

Each client would have like Text the word Restaurant to 55544
or Pickle to 55544

Boise Tire to 55544

Millard to 55544

Each additional Keyword is $25 per month.

I am launching this platform in less than 30 days with the most
successful Text Aggregator in the USA.

Need more info anyone...drop me a PM or Post er up

Robert

Sounds a lot better than the $297 upfront cost then $297/month. I am going to be offering this to my customers soon so I would love to have any info you have when you get it all finalized.

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BrashImpact

15 years ago

Originally Posted by jabro

Sounds a lot better than the $297 upfront cost then $297/month. I am going to be offering this to my customers soon so I would love to have any info you have when you get it all finalized.

Jabro,
send me a PM...or Email. You can if you cant PM, go to
Boise Heating Repair Directory click on the about page
and send me an email that way through the form. I will add
you to the list.

Thanks Robert

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stickybunsmedia

14 years ago

Originally Posted by BrashImpact

Millard,
i just ran a post on this yesterday...Checking warrior interest.. Got very little feedback.

How about Unlimited Texting, with 10 keywords, and Your Total Cost is $199 a month.

You would then...

be able to set up 10 clients billing between $150 and $750 per month.

Each client would have like Text the word Restaurant to 55544
or Pickle to 55544

Boise Tire to 55544

Millard to 55544

Each additional Keyword is $25 per month.

I am launching this platform in less than 30 days with the most
successful Text Aggregator in the USA.

Need more info anyone...drop me a PM or Post er up

Robert

I went to the website and it didn't work. Is there another way to contact you?

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SolidSolutions 15 years ago

Originally Posted by MWGrubb58

I know this is the wave of the future... but does anyone have numbers?

What numbers are you looking for?
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Yvess

15 years ago

I started writing a book about mobile marketing a long time ago and just finished and copyrighted it.

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AvD555

15 years ago

This a good way to make money

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Matt B.

15 years ago

I can definitely see the value in this type of marketing. This type of marketing has got me to events that I was unaware of.

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newbie2011

15 years ago

Yes, it is really a great way, but it is only batter when you have special thing to tell your customer.

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silho

15 years ago

Mitch:

I don't have anymore free copies. That was months ago, but I have a WSO for the book.

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...only-buck.html

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charlesconway23

14 years ago

Hello! Any type of business will surely benefit from mobile phone marketing. However, just like other marketing tools, proper planning, strategy and implementation are needed. Visit: textmagic.com

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littleangle 14 years ago

Hey Charles, could you tell me if textmagic is SMPP? Thanks
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  Hey Charles, could you tell me if textmagic is SMPP? Thanks
  
  Good question! Make sure you are using SMS and not SMTP for text messaging campaigns!
  
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TrumpiaTim

14 years ago

That's correct, tremendous difference in performance between SMPP vs SMTP.

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chrisclements521

14 years ago

Hey everyone,

We have just released a private WSO for those needing an SMS marketing system. If you want a link, just shoot me a PM...

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philboy uk

14 years ago

Hi Chris

I would like to find out more about your private WSO for SMS markering

thanks

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sparro 14 years ago

Hi Chris,

I would also like the link to the WSO.
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chrisclements521

14 years ago

Please send me a PM to get the info.

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littleangle

14 years ago

FYI....everything I found (or didn't find actually) indicates that textmagic is NOT SMPP. So far Trumpia and EZtexting are the 2 i've narrowed it down to. Tim, I hope that "sig" offer is still good?

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Jake Gray

14 years ago

Originally Posted by littleangle

FYI....everything I found (or didn't find actually) indicates that textmagic is NOT SMPP. So far Trumpia and EZtexting are the 2 i've narrowed it down to. Tim, I hope that "sig" offer is still good?

Trumpia has been treating be well.

Start with their trial and go on from there.

If you don't like them, simply move onto a new provider.

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TrumpiaTim

14 years ago

Hi Jake,

Glad to hear that our customer service reps are doing a good job, let me know if you have any questions.

Originally Posted by littleangle

FYI....everything I found (or didn't find actually) indicates that textmagic is NOT SMPP. So far Trumpia and EZtexting are the 2 i've narrowed it down to. Tim, I hope that "sig" offer is still good?

We actually always offer a free trial as we found it to be the best solution to get prospects to go into the platform and make a well informed decision as to whether or not to move forward.

As a matter of fact, we just launched a series of tutorial videos which you can view on our blog.

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littleangle 14 years ago

Hey Tim, I do have a question for ya, is the Trumpia name attached to every txt sent out unless I white label?
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frontrunner1 14 years ago

Originally Posted by chrisclements521

Please send me a PM to get the info.

Chris - Some of us newbies don't have enough posts to send PM's ...
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TrumpiaTim

14 years ago

No, each text message that goes out has no Trumpia branding whatsoever regardless of whether it is sent via Trumpia directly or through one of our resellers. The only name identified on the text message is the organization or business sending out the message.

I'd really recommend our trial so you can get a hands on feel for the platform, and of course I'd be more than happy to assist you with any questions you have in regards to Trumpia and mobile marketing.

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charlesconway23 14 years ago

Hi LittleAngle! TextMagic doesn't use SMPP but it does offer HTTP API. Visit Textmagic.com.
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johnwaugh123

14 years ago

SMS marketing may sound new and cool, but you need to be able to show them some sort of "proof" that it can work for them, or they will meet with resistance. If they have some success stories of people who are applying SMS marketing successfully and they incorporate that into your presentation.

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imsolutionsgroup

12 years ago

Originally Posted by johnwaugh123

SMS marketing may sound new and cool, but you need to be able to show them some sort of "proof" that it can work for them, or they will meet with resistance. If they have some success stories of people who are applying SMS marketing successfully and they incorporate that into your presentation.

Agreed, nothing works better than proof before persuasion and there are 2 ways you can accomplish this with SMS marketing.

1. You can build your own list of local customers who would be interested in deal from local businesses and send them out on behalf of your potential clients.

2. You can offer a free trial to your client and help them build their database and then show them how this will bring more traffic in their doors.

Hope that helps!

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ShawnSells

12 years ago

Originally Posted by imsolutionsgroup

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2. You can offer a free trial to your client and help them build their database and then show them how this will bring more traffic in their door...

The best way this has worked for me is to offer a free trial. Get them to take baby steps first - its easier.

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mcconnon12

13 years ago

My company has been offering text marketing and if you have a good client base then you will do fine. The biggest hurdle is that a lot business owners question if it can work. We take more of a consulting approach to show our value when working with our text marketing clients.

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JerrickYeoh

13 years ago

Ofcourse it work pretty well in US. You can find a report about how many people using text messaging . It still top usage even facebook and email is in the second and third top usage in mobile.

Entertainment line business usually suitable to use SMS marketing to help them expand their market and let their promotion go viral.

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fernandocortes

11 years ago

It seems that most sms marketing service has raised their prices in the past 6-7 months. The quality is the same, they all use short codes for great delivery, it is just a matter of pricing now

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