Bookings and Orders: A Business SMS Use Case
By using a Virtual Mobile Number, your customers can text you to place an order or make a reservation – and it works the other way too, you can reply with a confirmation to let them know it has been accepted. The great thing about using SMS for this is that it leaves much less room for the errors in communication that can occur over the phone.
The following are just some of the sectors already benefiting from using SMS text messaging to receive and confirm bookings and orders: Takeaways, Restaurants, Taxi Firms, Car Hire Companies
For more information on how you could be utilising SMS text messaging within your business call us on 0800 954 5305 or email helpdesk@fastsms.co.uk
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