Text Message Marketing Tips
For Your Hotel
Presented By:
SMS Dominator
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 Redemption Rates
Reduced Advertising Costs
Benefits of Text Message Marketing
Personalized Communication
Builds Customer 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
“Email” 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
Birthday
Club
Program
Start a
Birthday
Rewards
Program
Manually
Add New
Customers
Who Agree
to Join
Ways to Build Your Mobile List
 Hotel Rooms and
Check-in Counter
 Flyers
 Business Cards
 Radio Ads
 TV Commercials
 Billboards
 Elevators
 Anywhere Else Your
Target Market Will
See Them!
Where to Advertise Your
Short Code and Keyword?
Text 55555 to HOTEL andGet $20 Off Your Stay
Text Message Marketing
Ideas
For Your Hotel
Idea #1Idea #1 Idea #2Idea #2 Idea #3Idea #3
Offer Mobile
Coupons and
Discounts
Send Text
Message Offers
on
Slow Days to
Increase Traffic
Send
Reservation
Reminders to
Reduce “No-
Shows”
Text Message Marketing
Ideas
For Your Hotel
Idea #4Idea #4 Idea #5Idea #5 Idea #6Idea #6
Start a
“Frequent
Customer”
Loyalty
Program to
Get Repeat
Business
Send Event
Reminders to
Increase
Awareness and
Attendance
Notify
Customers of
New Amenities
Text Message Marketing
Ideas
For Your Hotel
Idea #7Idea #7 Idea #8Idea #8 Idea #9Idea #9
Implement the
Use of QR Codes
to Direct People
to Your Website,
etc.
Hold Contests
with Your
Mobile List to
Keep Them
Engaged
Run a Birthday
Rewards
Program
Text Message Marketing
Ideas
For Your Hotel
Idea #10Idea #10 Idea #11Idea #11 Idea #12Idea #12
Send
“Thank You”
Messages
to Your
Customers
Communicate
Efficiently With
Staff Members
Conduct
Customer
Satisfaction
Surveys and
Polls
Different Types of Text
Marketing Campaigns
SaveSave
MoreMore
SpendSpend
MoreMore
PurchasePurchase
MoreMore
Get aGet a
FreebieFreebie
Types of Text
Marketing
Campaigns
Let’s Take a Closer Look at These…
SaveSave
MoreMore
EXAMPLE
Show this text
to receive 20%
off of any Room
at Hotel Spot.
EXP 5/15
EXAMPLE
Spend $100 or
more at Hotel
Spot and
receive $10
OFF when you
show this text.
EXP 5/15
SpendSpend
MoreMore
EXAMPLE
Get a Room at
Hotel Spot and
receive $10
towards your
next stay. EXP
5/15
PurchasePurchase
MoreMore
EXAMPLE
Get a Suite at
Hotel Spot and
receive one
room service
item for FREE.  
EXP 5/15
Get aGet a
FreebieFreebie
How to Use QR Codes
 Improve Guest Service
Experience With Tips on
Where to Dine – Place in
rooms, elevators, lobby,
etc.
 Send Users to Your Photos
and Social Media Sites
 Send Mobile Video of Your
Hotel
How to Use QR Codes
Send Viewers to Your
Coupons and Discount Offers
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 Hotel’s
Name in Your Messages
 Make it Easy for Your Customers
to Opt-Out of Your List
 Notify Consumers 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 YOUTHANK YOU
For Viewing Our Text MessageFor Viewing Our Text Message
Marketing Presentation!Marketing Presentation!
If You Would Like More Information About
Text Message Marketing, Contact Us Today.
SMS Dominator
http://smsdominator.com

Text Message Marketing For Hotels

  • 1.
    Text Message MarketingTips For Your Hotel Presented By: SMS Dominator
  • 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 HighRedemption Rates Reduced Advertising Costs Benefits of Text Message Marketing
  • 7.
    Personalized Communication Builds CustomerLoyalty 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 “Email” 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 Birthday Club Program Start a Birthday Rewards Program Manually Add New Customers Who Agree to Join Ways to Build Your Mobile List
  • 10.
     Hotel Roomsand Check-in Counter  Flyers  Business Cards  Radio Ads  TV Commercials  Billboards  Elevators  Anywhere Else Your Target Market Will See Them! Where to Advertise Your Short Code and Keyword? Text 55555 to HOTEL andGet $20 Off Your Stay
  • 11.
    Text Message Marketing Ideas ForYour Hotel Idea #1Idea #1 Idea #2Idea #2 Idea #3Idea #3 Offer Mobile Coupons and Discounts Send Text Message Offers on Slow Days to Increase Traffic Send Reservation Reminders to Reduce “No- Shows”
  • 12.
    Text Message Marketing Ideas ForYour Hotel Idea #4Idea #4 Idea #5Idea #5 Idea #6Idea #6 Start a “Frequent Customer” Loyalty Program to Get Repeat Business Send Event Reminders to Increase Awareness and Attendance Notify Customers of New Amenities
  • 13.
    Text Message Marketing Ideas ForYour Hotel Idea #7Idea #7 Idea #8Idea #8 Idea #9Idea #9 Implement the Use of QR Codes to Direct People to Your Website, etc. Hold Contests with Your Mobile List to Keep Them Engaged Run a Birthday Rewards Program
  • 14.
    Text Message Marketing Ideas ForYour Hotel Idea #10Idea #10 Idea #11Idea #11 Idea #12Idea #12 Send “Thank You” Messages to Your Customers Communicate Efficiently With Staff Members Conduct Customer Satisfaction Surveys and Polls
  • 15.
    Different Types ofText Marketing Campaigns SaveSave MoreMore SpendSpend MoreMore PurchasePurchase MoreMore Get aGet a FreebieFreebie Types of Text Marketing Campaigns
  • 16.
    Let’s Take aCloser Look at These…
  • 17.
    SaveSave MoreMore EXAMPLE Show this text toreceive 20% off of any Room at Hotel Spot. EXP 5/15
  • 18.
    EXAMPLE Spend $100 or moreat Hotel Spot and receive $10 OFF when you show this text. EXP 5/15 SpendSpend MoreMore
  • 19.
    EXAMPLE Get a Roomat Hotel Spot and receive $10 towards your next stay. EXP 5/15 PurchasePurchase MoreMore
  • 20.
    EXAMPLE Get a Suiteat Hotel Spot and receive one room service item for FREE.   EXP 5/15 Get aGet a FreebieFreebie
  • 21.
    How to UseQR Codes  Improve Guest Service Experience With Tips on Where to Dine – Place in rooms, elevators, lobby, etc.  Send Users to Your Photos and Social Media Sites  Send Mobile Video of Your Hotel
  • 22.
    How to UseQR Codes Send Viewers to Your Coupons and Discount Offers Put Your QR Codes on ALL Marketing Materials Put QR Codes on Your Receipts
  • 23.
     Tell ListSubscribers What to Expect as Soon as They Join  Always Include Your Hotel’s Name in Your Messages  Make it Easy for Your Customers to Opt-Out of Your List  Notify Consumers of Potential Text Message Costs Text Message Marketing Points to Remember
  • 24.
     Sending OutSporadic, Inconsistent Messages  Sending Out Spam  ONLY Sending Out Promotions Text Message Marketing Mistakes To Avoid
  • 25.
    THANK YOUTHANK YOU ForViewing Our Text MessageFor Viewing Our Text Message Marketing Presentation!Marketing Presentation! If You Would Like More Information About Text Message Marketing, Contact Us Today. SMS Dominator http://smsdominator.com

Editor's Notes

  • #5 There Are More Than 6 BILLION Mobile Subscribers (87% of the World Population) Text Messaging is the Most-used Mobile Service It is the King of Mobile Marketing Consumers ALWAYS have their mobile devices with them Most Mobile Users Send and Receive Text Messages Daily