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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.

Posted on 15/03/2016
In SMS Guides

One mistake some marketers make is assuming people will know what to do when they read an SMS message. After all, they’re short and to the point right? How confusing could they be? On the other hand, when writing every other form of marketing they know that calls to action need to be clear. So, just because you don't have much room, it doesn’t mean you get to leave out your call to action! Saving space and being brief is important though, so take a look at three of the best SMS marketing CTAs you can use.

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Posted on 08/03/2016
In Mobile Marketing

You’ve read all about getting subscribers, the legal and recommended guidelines, and put great offers out to your list. But people still unsubscribe. Should you be worried? Are you doing something wrong? That depends. As the saying goes, you can’t make 100% of the people happy 100% of the time. You will have opt-outs, but whether you have too many is the question you should be asking.

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Posted on 23/02/2016
In SMS Guides

SMS marketing is not quite like most other marketing. You have such a limited space to get your point across, just 160 characters, more or less. It’s not unlike having to create a print advert for a small space, but somehow it can seem more intimidating. That’s why sometimes it seems like marketers forget one basic rule about writing offers: Always lead with the offer! Sounds simple, right?

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Posted on 25/08/2015
In Mobile Marketing

You’ve probably seen many SMS opt in messages. They’re usually short little blurbs on websites, flyers, TV ads and many other places. You might have even heard one on the radio. They’re so simple, it doesn’t seem it would take a lot of time to make them right?

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Posted on 06/08/2015
In Mobile Marketing

It’s said over and over that SMS is one of the most personal forms of communications today. That’s mainly because people guard their mobile numbers and only give them out to those they think worthy of them. So anyone who has opted into your SMS messaging has indeed invited you into their personal world.

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