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How to Build a List of Subscribers for SMS Campaigns
Before you can begin messaging your customers, they need to provide you with consent to do so by subscribing to receive your promotional messages. This article will show you how to build a massive list of customers using a number of “subscription systems”—simple, mostly automated systems that build your customer list with minimal effort from you and your staff.
Sending CASL-Compliant Text / SMS Messages in Canada
In Canada, the law governing the sending of text messages is known as “Canada’s Anti Spam Legislation” or CASL (pronounced “castle”). While CASL is more flexible than US law, the penalties can be severe for those who fail to send CASL-compliant text messages. Read this article to find out to send CASL-compliant text messages to your contacts or customers.
6 Reasons Why Text Messaging Is Critical for Employment, Social Services & Staffing Agencies
If you manage an employment or social services agency you must use text messaging to reach your contacts and clients. Not only are people not responding to voice calls like they used to, but many prefer text messaging over all other communication channels. For some, it's the only communication option available.
Obtaining a Canadian Short Code: Costs, Benefits and Alternatives
While Canadian short codes are without a doubt a great option for sending SMS, their high cost makes them impractical for many businesses and organizations. Luckily, there is a low cost solution in VTFNs (verified toll free numbers).
7 Reasons Why Your Beauty or Aesthetics Business Benefits from Text Marketing
Canadian owners of spas, beauty and aesthetics services are perfectly positioned to capitalize on the many benefits of text message marketing. There are 7 reasons why this is so. Let’s get into them now…
19 SMS Marketing FAQs for Businesses
Text message/SMS marketing isn't something that only big businesses with extremely deep pockets have access to. In reality, text message marketing is an affordable marketing channel, suitable for almost every business.
How to Write 160-Character Messages (for Your Text/SMS Campaigns)
Crafting compelling marketing messages with 160 characters or less can be challenging. The templates discussed in this article are a great starting point for your text message promotions and they’ll work very well for you.
CONNECTsms: Your All-Canadian ZipWhip Alternative
CONNECTsms is designed to enable fast, efficient, person-to-person text message communications with your clients. With a minimal learning curve and focus on ease of use, transitioning to CONNECTsms from ZipWhip is a breeze. You’ll be relieved by how easy it all is.
How Can Your Businesses Use a Mass Texting Service Effectively?
How can your business or organization use a mass texting service? This is a common question most business owners and managers have. A quick glance over the table below will introduce you to the opportunities, and hopefully, get the “juices” flowing.
4 Reasons Your Restaurant Needs SMS Marketing
For smart restaurant, pub, or café owners, text message marketing is an effective, efficient, and low-cost way to stay connected with your current customers (as well as build on your base) and keep them apprised of the things that are going on in your establishment.
Reduce No Shows with Automated Text Reminders
If you own or manage a service business and you’re reading this, automated text reminders are important you, whether you know it yet or not. You already know the impact that missed appointments and no shows are having on your bottom line. And it’s no trifling amount.
Text Reminders: How Much do they Reduce Missed Appointments?
How much of an impact can our text reminder services have, and to what extent will it reduce your rate of “no shows”? The good news is that we have some pretty solid numbers in this regard, coming from very respected resources: peer-reviewed clinical trials.