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Event promotion can be effectively carried out using SMS marketing. Notifications of new events can be sent to subscribers as new events are announced providing opportunities for early bird sign-ups. Equally last minute offers can be broadcast to fill up unsold seats later in the cycle. Subscribers can be sent special offers for events that are similar to those previously attended and the subscriber database can be enhanced by texting competitions offering discounts, backstage passes, merchandise and other special offers.

SMS messaging is also useful for coordinating management of the event. Urgent messages can be transmitted to stage hands, security staff, ticket office and so forth. Delays can be notified, arrival times updated, bottlenecks identified and all efforts coordinated swiftly and effectively.

Webinars have become a standard form of lead generation marketing. The numbers vary by study, but generally agree that over 60% of marketers use webinars. One thing that's true for all of them is: not everyone that registers will attend. On average about 40-50% of registrants will actually show up. How can SMS help?

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Facebook is a popular place. According to Statista, they had 1.44 billion active users in the first quarter of 2015. It’s no wonder then that businesses are flocking to advertise there. But big isn’t always better. SMS marketing is similar in many respects to Facebook advertising, and for some uses it is actually better. Let me explain and see if you agree.

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If you aren’t seeing a positive response from your SMS marketing then your list may be thinking of it as spam and just ignoring it like they do much of their email. So take your latest marketing messages and examine them again with these four questions in mind.

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Sending a text message to the wrong person can be embarrassing. I've done it many times. Thankfully though, they were just simple messages like "be home soon" or "I'll tell you later". Innocuous, harmless and easily explained away. But what if you make a mistake with your business SMS messages?

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In a previous blog post I shared how getting my movie tickets delivered to me via SMS made going to the cinema with my family easier than it’s ever been. I signed up to the company’s SMS marketing list too and I want to share the process with you because it was so easy, so seamless for me as a consumer, that it makes a great example for others to follow.

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