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– 2014 Trends in SMS
Marketing
TODAY’S TOPIC
TODAY’S GOALS
1. What is SMS
Marketing
2. Fresh Approaches to
SMS Marketing
3. Case Studies of Best
Practices
OBJECTIVES
SMS Marketing
is a relatively new
marketing technique that
focuses on the use of text
messages to spread a
marketing message
WHAT IS SMS MARKETING?
SMS Marketing
Essentially it is marketing
using mobile phones
WHAT IS SMS MARKETING?
SMS is one of the first
forms of mobile
marketing
EVOLUTION OF MOBILE
MARKETING
 MMS
 Push Notification
 App-based
 In-game
 Mobile Web
EVOLUTION OF MOBILE
MARKETING
It may be old technology
but it still does bring in
the numbers
EVOLUTION OF MOBILE
MARKETING
STICKING WITH SMS
Let’s look at the latest
statistics about SMS
Marketing
STICKING WITH SMS
MARKETING
SMS has been around for
more than 20 years it has
even surpassed phone
calls and even face-to-
face communication
STICKING WITH SMS
MARKETING
These statistics will show you how popular
SMS as a means of communication and
why businesses should start or continue
using SMS
USAGE
 Enhance Customer
Experience
 Increase Sales
 Improve Customer
Service
WHY BUSINESSES SHOULD
START OR CONTINUE USING
SMS
 75% or 4.5 Billion of the
mobile phones
worldwide are SMS
enabled
QUICK SMS STATS - USAGE
 96% of smartphone
users use SMS
 Text messages are read
on average within 5
seconds
QUICK SMS STATS - USAGE
 Average delivery time
for SMS messages is 7
seconds
QUICK SMS STATS - USAGE
COMPARING SMS
 SMS produces
engagement rates 6 to 8
times higher than email
QUICK SMS STATS -
COMPARISONS
 98% of text messages
are read, compared to
 22% of emails,
 29% tweets and
 12% Facebook posts
QUICK SMS STATS -
COMPARISONS
 The average click
through rate of URLs
included in SMS is 19% -
compared to just 4.2%
for Emails
QUICK SMS STATS -
COMPARISONS
 The average person
receives 1,216 emails
per month while only
receiving 178 text
messages
QUICK SMS STATS -
COMPARISONS
SMS AND MARKETING
 80% of consumers say
they have not been
marketed to via SMS by
their favorite brands
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
 57% of consumers say
they would be
interested in opting into
a brand’s SMS loyalty
program
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
 90% of mobile users
who participated in an
SMS loyalty program
felt they had gained
value from it
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
 SMS Marketing
campaigns are opted
out less than 5% of the
time
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
 SMS Marketing
coupons are 10x more
likely to be redeemed
and shared than mail or
newspaper coupons
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
 70% of people in the US
would like to receive
offers on their mobile
phones
QUICK SMS STATS -
MARKETING
OTHER ESSENTIAL SMS
STATS
 41% of smartphone
users say they would be
lost without SMS
QUICK SMS STATS – OTHER
 The average person
looks at his/her phone
150 times per day
QUICK SMS STATS – OTHER
 One man walks into
bear while texting
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=QCAntD1-DIk
QUICK SMS STATS – OTHER
IMPROVING YOUR SMS
CAMPAIGNS – BEST
PRACTICES
SEGMENT YOUR AUDIENCE
Segment Your Audience
SMS marketing
complaints:
“Almost all marketing
message I get are useless”
BEST PRACTICES
Segment Your Audience
When you send the right
message:
“That wasn’t marketing,
that was useful!”
BEST PRACTICES
Segment Your Audience
Segmentation and
targeting means
customers get the
message most relevant to
them
BEST PRACTICES
TIMING
Timing is Key
There are two important
aspects of timing you
should pay attention to
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
First, open-ended
messages are less
successful than messages
that have deals that expire
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
Create messages that the
deal is expiring soon or
something similar
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
Example (Spa/Salon):
“50% off all treatments
today only!”
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
Example (Spa/Salon):
“Today only! Get a FREE
deep tissue cleansing
mask with any massage”
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
Second – you want to
make sure your messages
are sent at opportune
times
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
For example when
someone buys a product,
you could send him or her
an SMS message about a
related product
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
Another example –
Marketing emails on
Saturdays product dire
results
BEST PRACTICES
Timing is Key
But SMS can often have its
best day on a Saturday.
Experiment with timing
and what works
BEST PRACTICES
TRIGGERED MESSAGES
Triggered Messages
The average SMS open
rate spikes, with 70% of
opens happening in the
first 60 minutes
BEST PRACTICES
Triggered Messages
This immediacy allows for
triggered SMS messages
BEST PRACTICES
Triggered Messages
Example: If you have a
regular customer over a
period of time and they
stop coming to your store
BEST PRACTICES
Triggered Messages
You can then send them a
text with deals to get
them to come back
BEST PRACTICES
Triggered Messages
These triggered messages
are also great ways to ask
for feedback from your
customers
BEST PRACTICES
SHORT AND SIMPLE
MESSAGES
Short and Simple
Remember SMS messages
have a limit of 160
characters – for most
carriers
BEST PRACTICES
Short and Simple
The faster you get to the
meat of your message the
better
BEST PRACTICES
Short and Simple
Example:
“50% off your next order.
CLICK HERE. Expires
Sunday”
BEST PRACTICES
DON’T SPAM
Don’t Spam
The ability to send an SMS
to a potential or past
customer is a privilege,
not a right
BEST PRACTICES
Don’t Spam
Nobody likes spam so
don’t send it
BEST PRACTICES
Don’t Spam
Good messages should be
anticipated, they should
be personal and relevant
BEST PRACTICES
Don’t Spam
A good marketing
message is one your
customer will miss if you
don’t send. Aim for that.
BEST PRACTICES
The Opportunity
Spam in email is
something customers are
used to ignoring
BEST PRACTICES
The Opportunity
Find the right balance
between the content of
your message and the
time that you send it
BEST PRACTICES
The Opportunity
If you can coordinate
these two things, you
increase your chance of
improving your campaigns
BEST PRACTICES
SPICING IT UP
Do a service to your
customers if you are
asking them to opt-in
MAKE OFFER THEY CAN’T
REFUSE
Don’t just send out offers
but rather create a
compelling offer – you’ve
got to give your
customers something in
exchange to opt-in
MAKE OFFER THEY CAN’T
REFUSE
Example:
 Give out coupon codes
in exchange of opt-ins
 Offer a special video for
people to sign up
MAKE OFFER THEY CAN’T
REFUSE
SWEET SPOT
Text too much and they’ll
unsubscribe. Don’t text
them enough and you’ll
lose out on sales
FIND THE SWEET SPOT
Timing will largely
depend on the business –
for example you are
managing a campaign for
a hair salon
FIND THE SWEET SPOT
On average a client goes
to the salon once a
month. You can send out
a text every three weeks
to get them in a little
sooner
FIND THE SWEET SPOT
But not just any text –
you can send out an
awesome SMS discount
offer – that will mean
more salon visits…more
revenue
FIND THE SWEET SPOT
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
First few words in your
texts will make or break
your marketing success
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
A lot of phones only
show the user the first
line of text and you have
to open it to see the
entire message
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
Keep this in mind – make
it about the customer –
and don’t lead with ‘Buy
a ____’
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
Start with ‘Get 20% off’
and then the
qualifications will follow
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
You want to hook your
customers. If you’re
reading your messages
you want to see, ‘Get 20%
off of…’
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
It may seem like a small
tweak but it can influence
open rates and
redemption rates
significantly
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
WISELY
SMARTPHONES
Remember that most of
your customers might
receive your messages
using smartphones
SMARTPHONES
It is fine to include URLs
in your messages – just
make sure that the site
you lead them to is
mobile optimized
SMARTPHONES
SMS MARKETING CASE
STUDY
SUPER STOP USA
Super Stop USA is a full-
service gas station, car
wash and detail center in
St. Paul, MN (Twin Cities)
SUPER STOP USA
Objective:
When gas prices are
scheduled to go up, Super
Stop owner Tony Donatell
knows far in advance
SUPER STOP USA
Objective:
He also knows that if
customers are alerted of
price hikes in advance,
they will make it a point
to fill up
SUPER STOP USA
Objective:
The key is getting a time-
sensitive message out to
customers that they will
immediately receive and
read
SUPER STOP USA
Solution:
Choosing the keyword
GAS for text-in signups
SUPER STOP USA
Solution:
Leveraged online opt-ins
via website
SUPER STOP USA
Call-to-Action to Sign Up:
“Sign up to receive a text message
on your cell phone from the
Super Stop before gas prices rise!
It's quick, free, and easy, and
gives you time to gas up before
prices go up!”
SUPER STOP USA
Solution:
Super Stop also offers
“Bonus Savings” coupons
for Gas Alert participants
SUPER STOP USA
Sample Message:
“SUPER STOP GAS ALERT! Prices
are rising to $2.99, We will
follow soon. If we have already
gone up, show us this message
and save 10 cents/gal until 1pm
tomorrow!”
SUPER STOP USA
Outcome:
Customer response was
immediately successful.
In less than 2 weeks,
Super Stop amassed over
70 subscribers
SUPER STOP USA
Outcome:
Response rate of at least
20% with each text
message blast
SUPER STOP USA
Outcome:
Customer word-of-mouth
has also been effective to
generate signups
SUPER STOP USA
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
Where They Started:
Prairie Pizza, a Domino’s
franchise located near
the University of North
Carolina Charlotte with
25,000 enrolled students
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
Identified Target
Audience:
“Students who like pizza,
who are price driven, and
can be swayed”
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
Identified Target
Audience:
Attract them to Facebook
group where he
promoted offers to
interested students
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
They created a new ad for
arena displays offering
free pizza to anyone who
texted “49ER to 313131”
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
They received this response “To get FREE pizza
join our facebook group at UNCCDominos.com
once you join post a message (I GOT A TEXT) &
you will get FREE pizza code Reply STOP 49ER 2
Optout”
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
Roughly 10% of the 3,000 students attending
the game texted in within a few minutes – and
another 5% did so by the end of the night –
resulting in nearly 600 opt-ins
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
Approximately 350 students had joined the
Facebook group by the morning. Nearly all of
them redeemed the offer
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
This proves that texting would be dramatically
more effective at driving conversions than
simply displaying a URL
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
Throughout the semester they sent marketing
blasts like:
“49er Fans get 50% OFF ALL MENU PRICE PIZZAS
& Bread Sides All day TODAY for playoffs!
Coupon Code (FACE50).Call us at -------”
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
What They Did:
That particular message reached roughly 500 or
so students, resulting in 125 additional orders.
 The cost of sending the message = $25
 They spent $125 on SMS marketing, resulting
in several hundred orders
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
DOMINO’S PIZZA FRANCHISE –
WHY SMS MARKETING
WORKED
SMS Marketing
accomplished 2 goals:
 Growing their Facebook
group and
 Sell more pizza
DOMINO’S PIZZA
FRANCHISE
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