Text Message Marketing

What is Text Message Marketing (aka SMS Marketing)?

Text message marketing is a form of direct advertising. It is one of the easiest and probably the fastest ways to reach a large number of potential customers or clients. View our text message marketing rates and get started online today!

Why Mobile Marketing?

Speed:
Text messages are received virtually immediately, making it the ideal solution for distributing information, whether that information is coupons for products, time-sensitive information, or anything else than can benefit a business through timely delivery. So whether you're using Samsung, Nokia, or Blackberry phones, text messages can be sent from anywhere at anytime to anyone in your system.

Readability:
As 94% of all text messages are read, your marketing message will be seen by virtually all of the subscribers in your SMS program.

Qualified Recipients:
Since your subscribers have opted-in to receiving your offers and promotional messages, you know they have an active interest in your business, and your products.

Who should use SMS Marketing and Why?

Click each to open and read how Text Marketing can help your type of business...

Bars & Restaurants

POSSIBLE SITUATIONS

You are having a slow night and want to bring people in your door with a crazy deal.
25 people in your establishment paying half price is better than zero people paying full price.
Drive people to your event!
Maybe you are having a band or DJ this Friday night. Send a text to let everyone know instantly!
Promote New Specials
Have a new dinner special or exciting new happy hour deal? Get people in the door immediately.

EASY RETURN ON INVESTMENT!

Assume the following in a typical situation:

You sign up for our package at $250 per month
You have a list with 700 subscribers.
You send 2 "Text Blasts" per week
There is an average of 4.33 weeks per month.
Your average guest spends around $8 per visit

DO THE MATH:

700 messages X twice per week X 4.33 weeks per month = 6,062 messages sent total per month.

To break even and cover your hard costs for food and beverage you need to get about 37 people in the door for the entire month. (Assuming your hard costs are around 15% and profit margin is 85%)

In other words you need a visit from only 0.06% of the messages you sent out to break even AND cover the cost of goods.

In the end it costs you only about $0.04 to have a direct hit to your target customer.

Bowling Alley

Join our VIP Text Club! Text BOWLER to 41411 and receive a free game of bowling. Must purchase two to claim third for free. Shoe rental not included.
Come down to Ted’s Lanes tonight and bowl for half price from 9pm til 1am. Show this message!

Coffee Shop

Join our VIP Text Club! Text MOCHA to 41411 and receive $1 off your next purchase.
Buy 1 get 1 free on everything today at Mocha Joe’s Coffee House. Show this message to cashier to claim! Limit 1 per person.

DJ, Band or Performing Group

Text DJSMOOTH to 41411 to keep in touch with DJ Smooth. Receive tour dates, news and contests!
DJ Smooth at Barney’s Club downtown this Saturday 9pm – 1am. Text song requests to dj@djsmooth.com

Employment Agency

Text MFGJOBS to 41411 to receive the latest job openings in Manufacturing for the Brainerd Lakes Area
New Manufacturing Jobs for 6/13/2011: Machine Operator at Acme Inc, Welder at Wellinton Inc

Event Promoters

Fitness Centers & Gyms

Text FITNESS to 41411 to receive reminders about upcoming classes and specials
Yoga classes at Anytime Fitness in Baxter Sat. Jun 18th from 6am – 7am and 9am-10am. Call 218-555-5555 to sign up!

Gas Station

Join our VIP Text Club! Text GOTGAS to 41411 to receive 8 cents off per gallon!
Amstar in Baxter today to receive a deluxe car wash for $4.99! When paying, enter code 41411 to claim coupon!

Golf Course

Join our VIP Text Club! Text LEGENDS to 41411 and Receive a Free Riding Cart for your next paid green fee.
4-Some at Legends plays 18 w/ cart tomorrow morning for only $125. Show this message in the pro shop to claim deal!

Government Agencies & Cities

Government Agencies

City and county officials can immediately contact citizens about various occurrences that may require their attention. The text messages send through our system could provide important information about:

Boil water orders in specific areas
Hurricane tracking and hurricane emergency tips
The actual status of hurricane evacuation routes
Serious accidents with vehicles that transport poisonous materials
Forth-coming large construction projects that may affect traffic
Encouraging reminders about voter participation in elections
Power outages

Grocery, Meats & Liquor Store

Join our VIP Text Club! Text GROCERY to 41411 and receive $5 off your purchase of $50 or more. Show msg to cashier. Baxter, MN Location only.
Steaks on sale this week at Cub in Baxter 7 Brainerd! Show this to receive $5 off your purchase of $50 or more.

Hotels & Resorts

Resorts, Hotels & Theme Parks & Water Parks
By placing small signs in each room, hotel chains can benefit by offering their existing guests a 20% discount their next stay as a way of saying "Thank you" for preferring their hotels. Another popular method is to ask their guests to join the hotel's VIP club. Once they have joined, guests can receive special offers, travel packages, free dinners, tickets to local events and other special benefits.

Text RESORT to 41411 to receive specials and last minute rate cuts.
Stay at XYZ Resort Fri & Sat night June 17 & 18 for $99 per night. Call 800-555-6565 to book now. Not valid w/ other offers.

Ice Rinks

Medical Professional - Dentist, Orthodontist, Chiropractor

Movie Theatre

Text CLAMVILLE21 to 41411 to receive notifications of new movie arrivals and money saving deals!
Hangover 2 opens this Friday night at Clamville 21 Theatre. Show this message to save $1 on adult admission! Valid 1 per cell phone.

Oil Change / Automotive

Encourage customers to sign up to receive great deals. Send out a bi-weekly text blast offering money saving incentives to come in.

Politician / Campaign Manager

Text VOTE2012 to 41411 to receive campaign updates from John Doe, 2012 presidential candidate.
John Doe will be speaking tomorrow at 5pm at the Brainerd Auditorium located at 123 Elm Street East. Please forward to a friend!

Real Estate Agent

Religious / Social Group

Join our text club to receive info about the latest events!
Sunday worship will be 1 hour later this week, starting at 10:30 am.

Retail Store

Join our VIP Text Club! Text BOBMART to 41411 and receive $5 off your purchase of $50 or more. Show msg to cashier. Baxter, MN Location only.
Clothing sale all this week at Bob-Mart! Show this to receive $5 off your purchase of $50 or more.

Salon, Spa, Tanning & Massage

Join our VIP Text Club! Text STYLES to 41411 and Receive $5 off your next haircut.
50% off Tanning at Style’s Salon & Spa this week when you show this message.

Schools, Colleges & Sports Teams

Text BULLDOGS to 41411 to receive $5 off your next ticket purchase.
Bulldogs playing at home tonight against St. Cloud. Show this for a free medium soda w/ purchase of any hot dog!