Retailers are the sector where the whole nation depends.
Promoting brands, new arrivals, announcing discount offers, special festive rate cards, updates on new launches, product details are few of the services which retailers are using with the help of texting services.
Retailers consider SMS marketing as the best tool for marketing campaigns.
Considered one of the cost effective and fastest medium for interaction more and more retailers are engaging into the SMS marketing.
Also with the help of bulk messaging service, retailers can send bulk messages regarding promotions and sales, reminders, offers details to multiple targets at a single go.
They can use bulk sms services for expanding their business.
- SENDING COUPONS THAT CAN BE REDEEMED AT THE STORES
Mobile vouchers and coupons are a powerful way to collect mobile numbers and generate leads.
The vouchers are tracked at an individual level and can be sent to as many your business need requires.
You can use mobile vouchers to send:
- Discount voucher
- Free delivery on an order
- Free gift with a qualifying purchase
- MESSAGING SPECIAL PROMOTIONS OR INVITATIONS
Using promotion text messages to announce exclusive offers, promote mobile coupons, or special events, is great way to create a sense of exclusivity among your customers.
Examples of text promotions include:
Welcome message when a new customer signs-up to receive promotion text messages: “Welcome to Chakri’s mobile alerts! 5% OFF next purchase for signing up.”
Mobile coupons or mobile offers are about to expire creating a sense of urgency:
“CHAKRI’S: Your Chakri’s coupon is about to expire on 5/15! Use it or lose it.”
Announcing a new product:
“CHAKRI’S: New bedding collection will be online + in stores Sun May 17. While supplies last.”
Promotion text messages allow you to readily communicate with your customers.
With a 99% open rate and a 30+% click-thru rate, promotion text messages can be one of a retailer’s most effective channels.
- TEXTING SPECIAL OFFERS AND SALES INFORMATION
Here are six ways you can increase sales from your next SMS marketing campaign.
Why Send Text Messages With Discounts?
First, let’s talk about why you want to include special offers in your text messages.
Consider why people sign up for texts from brands in the first place. They want something.
It could be regular updates on new product launches. A text hotline they can send their most burning questions to. It could even be a way for them to receive the latest and greatest article from your content team.
But, most of the time, what they’re looking for is access to exclusive discounts and promotions.
According to our 2021 Text Marketing Report, 50% of respondents said that flash sales and time-sensitive promotions would encourage them to opt into a business’s text messages.
Discount messages are the best tool for text marketers who want to keep subscribers engaged and see an immediate uptick in sales.