What is "Text message services"? Let's say you own a Movie Theater, each time a customer walks in your theater, they see a sign that says: "Sign up for FREE POPCORN FRIDAY by texting POPCORN to 41411 ".
Every time a cashier takes an order, they remind each customer to text POPCORN to 41411 to get their FREE POPCORN.
On the Movie screen before the movie starts, the ad says "text POPCORN to 41411 to get your FREE POPCORN.
Your customer texts POPCORN to 41411 they will have been automatically added to your database of customers.
You have their phone number! Whenever you have a promotion or giveaway or would like to update the movie listings you can broadcast it to all your customers through a simple text message.
Imagine the customer, it's Friday afternoon their on their way home from work, wondering where to take the wife on a date.
Then suddenly out of nowhere, a text from 41411.
Hummm, I wonder who ...
? Oh wow, FREE POPCORN FRIDAY! How perfect, dilemma solved! BRILLIANT! In addition, each Thursday when a new movie is being shown at the Theater, a text can be sent with updates of movie times to every customer.
You now have a hungry stampede of customers trampling down your door to buy movie tickets and get their free popcorn because you 1.
Got their attention! (95% read text messages) 2.
Reminded them of the new movies and times! 3.
Offered them an incentive to come in! Now you can make money on demand, each and every month with Text message service.