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SMS messaging is a powerful tool in your mobile marketing campaign but your copy has to be well written or you won’t get the best results.

Good copywriting must take into account the constraints of the 160 character message limit, the legal imperatives laid down by regulatory bodies and the personal nature of SMS.

We have helped many thousands of clients get this right and in this section we share many of the best practices we have come across. Follow these and you will maximise the return from your mobile campaigns.

In a recent post I covered how to create urgency in your SMS marketing messages. It didn't feel right to leave out a few other key components - the U companions. In copywriting circles they are often called the 4-Us. They are: Urgent, Useful, Unique, and Ultra-specific. So to make sure I don't leave anything out, here I'll show you how to use the others in your SMS messaging.

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Good copywriting is something marketers understand. But it's easy to forget the basic principles when running SMS marketing campaigns. You only have 160 characters after all (or 453 characters if you're using fastsms). While there are many elements to successful copywriting, there's one element that is often either overlooked or over-used. What is it? Urgency.

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Is SMS marketing a viable strategy for SMEs to grow their businesses? A recent article by a US SMS provider suggests not but we debunk that view. Read how and why Fastsms can help small businesses can succeed with SMS marketing without breaking the bank.

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