With 66% of customers using SMS to engage with companies, marketing experts say that texting is a powerful marketing channel A recent report by the ecommerce marketing platform Omnisend showed that brands were able to generate $33 million using SMS marketing in 2023. Another report shows that 66% of consumers choose to communicate with businesses […]
IMImobile, a global communications software provider, announced that it has partnered with Mavenir, a US-based leading network software provider, as part of their RCS Business Messaging Ecosystem to accelerate market adoption of this richer, more interactive channel. IMImobile and Mavenir will work together with mutual global operator customers, integrated RCS enablement technologies and a shared […]
Bark, the company behind pet-focused subscription box service BarkBox, is launching a new line of dog toys and treats this weekend through retail giant Target, accompanied by the rollout of the Chews Your Own Adventure SMS text story, the latest addition to Bark’s “dog bot” chatbot program, according to a blog post. The new toy […]
Are we on the verge of doing away with the fixed telephone line altogether? ReportLinker has compiled globe-spanning data to look into the matter showing the rise of chat apps, looking at a number of counties. In Australia: • The number of people who own a smartphone but no fixed telephone line has been increasing […]
It is estimated that UK retailers will send more than 40 million text messages over the festive period to deliver personalised Black Friday and Christmas deals direct to customers. While consumers have flocked to WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, the text message is positively thriving in the business world. SMS remains a key tool for customer […]
How can you ever really guarantee the quality of messaging routes when you’re dealing with fake DLR’s, grey routes and ‘white listed’ test nodes? CM introduces a new tool Texter, which provides a complete new way of testing global sms delivery and routes. Solving a Distorted View Texter is an sms testing tool that uses live nodes to […]
Despite its status as the least popular method globally, text message advertising is one of the most popular channels for Asian marketers, according to an ad-tech company report. Marin Software’s State of Digital Advertising 2017 study – including a sample of 500 agencies and brands worldwide – suggested that nearly 40 per cent of advertisers […]
Mobivity Holdings Corp., the provider of SmartSuite, an award-winning mobile marketing and customer engagement platform, announced they are joining a new early access program for RCS (Rich Communications Services) business messaging from Google. The new program, designed for brand marketers, will help businesses upgrade their mobile messaging from SMS to RCS, delivering more detailed and […]
Nobody likes receiving junk texts – but what if a potential customer indicated they wanted to hear from you? That appears to be Google’s thinking behind click-to-message ads, a new AdWords feature that invites consumers to send SMS text messages to companies that provide products or services they might be interested in using. “If you’re […]