We’ve spoken extensively about the marketing nature of SMS marketing. However, there’s a whole other world of application that is benefiting a lot of our clients come from diverse industries like health care, hospitality, retail, wholesale and much more.
SMS marketing is far more versatile than an average person would give it credit for. Its advantages only show themselves to those who endeavour to do business in a seamless and highly efficient manner. It’s like they say, if you don’t look, you’ll probably never find. Let us give you a few instances of how business owners are using the SMS technology to run their businesses:
- Hospitality
The hospitality industry includes businesses ranging from small cafes and bakeries to the larger restaurants and catering companies. These businesses require employees to be constantly updated about their shift timings and other particulars. Furthermore, restaurant owners can also use automated SMS services to keep in touch with their suppliers and regular customers (information about special offers, happy hours, events and so on).
- Retail
The retail industry thrives on customer retention like most types of business models. And what better way to get in touch with your patrons than through their smart phones. We have illustrated the advantages and the abundant limitations of email marketing in our previous articles. Smartphones are accessed nearly every 15 minutes and open rates are upwards of 95% for SMS marketing. In addition to this, retail administration can be carried out through SMS marketing. To allocate shifts and new working positions for employees. SMS services can also help to keep employees alert during peak seasons in order to maintain sufficient staffing requirements.
- Health care
The health care industry benefits greatly by means of SMS administration. It is imperative to keep in touch with patients about their upcoming appointments so that your time and money isn’t wasted on a missed appointment. Furthermore, this service can also be used to inform patients about prescriptions that need to be renewed, test results and much more.
We have only tried to give you a taste of how effectively you can handle various aspects of your business. If you would be keen on finding out specific details relating to your business, get in touch today.
