10 ways how to use SMS for your business

1. In-store promotion. Letting your existing clients know of any special offers or discounts that are being offered in store

2. Mobile coupons. Promoting spending while saving money to your customers. Send an SMS with a code that will benefit your customers of a special offer when showing the SMS at the counter.

3. 2-way communication with your clients. Giving a mobile number to which they can reply with any suggestions.

4. Notifications. Notifying clients of new stocks, open days, delivery schedule, etc

5. Doing adverts on newspapers/ magazines quoting an SMS number, by replying to that number clients will be sent an offer via SMS and you can start building a customer database.

6. Encourage clients to join your mailing list by doing a monthly competition using SMS. A mobile number is chosen randomly from the list of clients each month and the client is notified through SMS that he is the winner of that month.

7. Reminders. SMS can be used to remind clients of their appointments a day or two before the appointment. Clients can also be asked to confirm their appointment by SMS.

8. In-house communication. Notices that have to reach all employees can be sent via SMS to make sure that everyone is informed.

9. Refer a friend. Sending a friend’s mobile number through SMS. Those who refer can be in the chance to win a price or are given an offer/discount/something free.

10. SMS can be used as an invitation for certain events. The SMS has to be shown at the door for free entry.

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