Why More Businesses are Texting | American Express OPEN Forum | Small business news; tips; networking

Posted by SimpleTexting.com under Marketing
From http://www.openforum.com 4368 days ago

Marketing e-mails stand only a 10 percent chance of being opened and read, but text messages are almost always viewed. 90% of texts are read in 3 minutes. More businesses are turning to texts for marketing outreach and customer service.

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Written by tiroberts
4368 days ago

Great post. I think that it's vital for all small businesses to eventually migrate over to mobile marketing - sooner rather than later. With mobile technology rapidly advancing and today's consumers moving at such a fast past, we have to become innovative and adapt to the times, especially if we what to keep our customers attention and business.

Ti

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Written by SimpleTexting.com
4368 days ago

Thanks Ti! Definitely agree, mobile is the way of the future. Not every small business can afford to build a clunky smartphone app, and not everyone has smartphones, but text message marketing is a smart, affordable way to go mobile in a way that reaches all your customers.

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