Text Message Marketing
Tips
For Your Auto Repair
Shop
Presented By:
SMSDGoneViral.com
SMS (Short Message
Service) Text
Message Marketing is the
ability to send “permission-
based” text messages to a
group of people who have
opted-in to your mobile list.
The small, yet powerful, 160
character space is one of
the best marketing tools
available today.
What Is Text Message Marketing?
How Text Message Marketing Works
Why Text Message Marketing?
WHY?
Text Messaging
is the Most-Used
Mobile Service
More Than 6
BILLION Mobile
Subscribers
World-wide
Most Mobile
Users Send and
Receive Text
Messages Daily
More Than ½ of
U.S. Mobile
Spending is
LOCAL
Consumers
ALWAYS Have
Their Mobile
Devices with
Them
4.1 Billion Texts
Are Sent Daily in
the U.S Alone
Extremely TARGETED
Permission-Based (Opt-in)
Reliable, INSTANT Reach
Benefits of Text Message Marketing
High Open Rates
High Response Rates
Reduced Advertising Costs
Benefits of Text Message Marketing
Personalized Communication
Builds Client Loyalty
Can Go Viral
Benefits of Text Message Marketing
Ways to Build Your Mobile List
Text to
Join
Email
List
Website
Sign-Up
People Opt-in
Using Your
Keyword and
Short Code
Add a Mobile
Sign-Up
Form to Your
Website
Email Your
Customer List
and Ask Them
to Join Your
Mobile List
Social
Media
Sign-Up
Ask Your
Social Media
Followers to
Join Your
Mobile List
Manual
Sign-Up
Newsletter
Sign-Up
Create a
Newsletter on
Auto Topics
Manually
Add New
Clients Who
Agree to
Join
Ways to Build Your Mobile List
 Auto Repair Shop
Flyers
 Business Cards
 Radio Ads
 TV Commercials
 Billboards
 T-shirts
 Posters
 Anywhere Else Your
Target Market Will
See Them!
Where to Advertise Your
Short Code and Keyword?
Text Message Marketing Ideas
For Your Auto Repair Shop
Idea #1 Idea #2 Idea #3
Use
Appointment
Reminders to
Cut Down on
“No-Shows”
Offer Mobile
Coupons
and
Discounts
Send Text
Message
Offers on
Slow Days
to Increase
Traffic
Text Message Marketing Ideas
For Your Auto Repair Shop
Idea #4 Idea #5 Idea #6
Send
Customers
Helpful Auto
Tips from
Time to Time
Alert
Audience
About New
Products
and
Services
Send
Customers
Auto Service
Reminders
Text Message Marketing Ideas
For Your Auto Repair Shop
Idea #7 Idea #8 Idea #9
Use QR Codes
to Direct
People to Your
Website or
Directions to
Your Auto
Repair Shop
Hold
Contests
with Your
Mobile List
to Keep
Them
Engaged
Implement a
“Forward to
a Friend”
Coupon
Program
Text Message Marketing Ideas
For Your Auto Repair Shop
Idea #10 Idea #11 Idea #12
Send “Thank
You”
Messages to
Your
Customers
Communicat
e Efficiently
With Staff
Members
Conduct
Client
Satisfaction
Surveys and
Polls
Different Types of Text Marketing Uses
for Appointments
Confirmation Reminder Cancellation
Types of Text
Message Uses for
Appointments
Different Types of Text
Marketing Campaigns
Save
More
Spend
More
Purchase
More
Get a
Freebie
Types of Text
Marketing
Campaigns
Let’s Take a Closer Look at These…
EXAMPLE
Ms. Smith, you
have an
appointment
with Auto Repair
Spot on January
6th at 3pm.
Please call 555-
555-5555 if you
can not make it.
Confirmation
EXAMPLE
Mr. Jones, your
quarterly Oil
Change is due.
Please contact
Auto Repair
Spot at 555-
555-5555 to
schedule.
Reminder
EXAMPLE
Mrs. Brown, I am
sorry, but we had
to cancel your
appointment with
Auto Repair Spot
on Jan 9th. Please
call us to
reschedule at
555-555-5555
Cancellation
Save
More
EXAMPLE
Show this text
to receive 20%
off any service
at Auto Repair
Spot EXP 5/15
EXAMPLE
Spend $500 or
more at Auto
Repair Spot and
receive $100
OFF your next
service when
you show this
text. EXP 5/15
Spend
More
EXAMPLE
Purchase any
service at Auto
Repair Spot and
receive 50% OFF
an additional
service when you
show this text.
EXP 5/15
Purchase
More
EXAMPLE
Get one service
($200 or more) at
Auto Repair Spot
and receive a
FREE service (up
to $50) when you
show this text.
EXP 5/15
Get a
Freebie
 Reduce “No-Shows”
 Ability to Fill More Canceled
Appointments
 Lowers Lost Revenue
 Saves Staff Some Time
 Easy - No Software or Technical
Knowledge Required
Benefits of Appointment Reminders
How to Use QR Codes
 Send Users to a Mobile
Tour of Your Shop
 Send Users to Your
Coupons and Discount
Offers
 Send Users to Your Photos
and Social Media Sites
How to Use QR Codes
Put Your QR Codes on ALL
Marketing Materials
Put QR Codes on Your
Receipts
 Tell List Subscribers What to
Expect as Soon as They Join
 Always Include Your Auto Repair
Shop’s Name in Your Messages
 Make it Easy for Your Customers
to Opt-Out of Your List
 Notify Customers of Potential
Text Message Costs
Text Message Marketing
Points to Remember
 Sending Out Sporadic,
Inconsistent Messages
 Sending Out Spam
 ONLY Sending Out Promotions
Text Message Marketing
Mistakes to Avoid
THANK YOU
For Viewing Our Text Message
Marketing Presentation!
If You Would Like More Information About
Text Message Marketing, Contact Us Today.
SMSDGoneViral.com

Autorepairshops

  • 1.
    Text Message Marketing Tips ForYour Auto Repair Shop Presented By: SMSDGoneViral.com
  • 2.
    SMS (Short Message Service)Text Message Marketing is the ability to send “permission- based” text messages to a group of people who have opted-in to your mobile list. The small, yet powerful, 160 character space is one of the best marketing tools available today. What Is Text Message Marketing?
  • 3.
    How Text MessageMarketing Works
  • 4.
    Why Text MessageMarketing? WHY? Text Messaging is the Most-Used Mobile Service More Than 6 BILLION Mobile Subscribers World-wide Most Mobile Users Send and Receive Text Messages Daily More Than ½ of U.S. Mobile Spending is LOCAL Consumers ALWAYS Have Their Mobile Devices with Them 4.1 Billion Texts Are Sent Daily in the U.S Alone
  • 5.
    Extremely TARGETED Permission-Based (Opt-in) Reliable,INSTANT Reach Benefits of Text Message Marketing
  • 6.
    High Open Rates HighResponse Rates Reduced Advertising Costs Benefits of Text Message Marketing
  • 7.
    Personalized Communication Builds ClientLoyalty Can Go Viral Benefits of Text Message Marketing
  • 8.
    Ways to BuildYour Mobile List Text to Join Email List Website Sign-Up People Opt-in Using Your Keyword and Short Code Add a Mobile Sign-Up Form to Your Website Email Your Customer List and Ask Them to Join Your Mobile List
  • 9.
    Social Media Sign-Up Ask Your Social Media Followersto Join Your Mobile List Manual Sign-Up Newsletter Sign-Up Create a Newsletter on Auto Topics Manually Add New Clients Who Agree to Join Ways to Build Your Mobile List
  • 10.
     Auto RepairShop Flyers  Business Cards  Radio Ads  TV Commercials  Billboards  T-shirts  Posters  Anywhere Else Your Target Market Will See Them! Where to Advertise Your Short Code and Keyword?
  • 11.
    Text Message MarketingIdeas For Your Auto Repair Shop Idea #1 Idea #2 Idea #3 Use Appointment Reminders to Cut Down on “No-Shows” Offer Mobile Coupons and Discounts Send Text Message Offers on Slow Days to Increase Traffic
  • 12.
    Text Message MarketingIdeas For Your Auto Repair Shop Idea #4 Idea #5 Idea #6 Send Customers Helpful Auto Tips from Time to Time Alert Audience About New Products and Services Send Customers Auto Service Reminders
  • 13.
    Text Message MarketingIdeas For Your Auto Repair Shop Idea #7 Idea #8 Idea #9 Use QR Codes to Direct People to Your Website or Directions to Your Auto Repair Shop Hold Contests with Your Mobile List to Keep Them Engaged Implement a “Forward to a Friend” Coupon Program
  • 14.
    Text Message MarketingIdeas For Your Auto Repair Shop Idea #10 Idea #11 Idea #12 Send “Thank You” Messages to Your Customers Communicat e Efficiently With Staff Members Conduct Client Satisfaction Surveys and Polls
  • 15.
    Different Types ofText Marketing Uses for Appointments Confirmation Reminder Cancellation Types of Text Message Uses for Appointments
  • 16.
    Different Types ofText Marketing Campaigns Save More Spend More Purchase More Get a Freebie Types of Text Marketing Campaigns
  • 17.
    Let’s Take aCloser Look at These…
  • 18.
    EXAMPLE Ms. Smith, you havean appointment with Auto Repair Spot on January 6th at 3pm. Please call 555- 555-5555 if you can not make it. Confirmation
  • 19.
    EXAMPLE Mr. Jones, your quarterlyOil Change is due. Please contact Auto Repair Spot at 555- 555-5555 to schedule. Reminder
  • 20.
    EXAMPLE Mrs. Brown, Iam sorry, but we had to cancel your appointment with Auto Repair Spot on Jan 9th. Please call us to reschedule at 555-555-5555 Cancellation
  • 21.
    Save More EXAMPLE Show this text toreceive 20% off any service at Auto Repair Spot EXP 5/15
  • 22.
    EXAMPLE Spend $500 or moreat Auto Repair Spot and receive $100 OFF your next service when you show this text. EXP 5/15 Spend More
  • 23.
    EXAMPLE Purchase any service atAuto Repair Spot and receive 50% OFF an additional service when you show this text. EXP 5/15 Purchase More
  • 24.
    EXAMPLE Get one service ($200or more) at Auto Repair Spot and receive a FREE service (up to $50) when you show this text. EXP 5/15 Get a Freebie
  • 25.
     Reduce “No-Shows” Ability to Fill More Canceled Appointments  Lowers Lost Revenue  Saves Staff Some Time  Easy - No Software or Technical Knowledge Required Benefits of Appointment Reminders
  • 26.
    How to UseQR Codes  Send Users to a Mobile Tour of Your Shop  Send Users to Your Coupons and Discount Offers  Send Users to Your Photos and Social Media Sites
  • 27.
    How to UseQR Codes Put Your QR Codes on ALL Marketing Materials Put QR Codes on Your Receipts
  • 28.
     Tell ListSubscribers What to Expect as Soon as They Join  Always Include Your Auto Repair Shop’s Name in Your Messages  Make it Easy for Your Customers to Opt-Out of Your List  Notify Customers of Potential Text Message Costs Text Message Marketing Points to Remember
  • 29.
     Sending OutSporadic, Inconsistent Messages  Sending Out Spam  ONLY Sending Out Promotions Text Message Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
  • 30.
    THANK YOU For ViewingOur Text Message Marketing Presentation! If You Would Like More Information About Text Message Marketing, Contact Us Today. SMSDGoneViral.com