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SMS messaging and mobile marketing are of great benefit to companies in the hospitality business. Restaurants, hotels, bars, takeaways and so forth live in a hugely competitive world and any advantage gained over the competition can be of crucial importance.

Firstly they need to build a permission based opted in list to aim their marketing at. Run quizzes, competitions, voting campaigns to build interest than broadcast news, special deals to get fast results. Capture the mobile numbers of your customers and text them a thank you, build loyalty with special offers only for existing customers. Encourage customers to text in to you, to reserve tables, place orders or enquire on opening times.

Hospitality businesses not yet using this approach are missing out. Read below the different ways SMS is being used.

With the summer peak season fast approaching, now is the perfect time for hotels to keep in touch with their guests and take advantage of upselling and cross-selling techniques to increase revenues. In this article, we demonstrate how to use SMS marketing to make the most of the opportunities in both and unlock added value for your business.

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In Hotel Impossible, Anthony Melchiorri saves struggling hotels. It turns out some of the advice he gives them could make you a lot more money. It’s all about marketing and knowing where to get the best ROI. Read the blog to see if you’re spending in the right places.

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More and more industries are tuning in to the advantages that SMS marketing can offer their business. SMS marketing is not only useful for acquiring new customers, it can be used to increase brand loyalty as well. This is particularly true for the hospitality industry, which faces challenges unique from other industries, in that they are on the front line when it comes to delivering customer service.

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SMS flies under many marketers radars when it comes to building an inbound marketing strategy. But if Buzzfeed's news app is to be believed, there are days when SMS generates the greatest percentage of shares on that channel, beating out Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and email. SMS share buttons are reported to have been used 4 times more than Twitter buttons. When you consider Twitter has 317 million active users, then SMS marketing has huge potential for a hotel business.

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The travel industry has made some inroads into using SMS messaging, but hasn’t yet taken real advantage of the potential of A2P messaging. Find out how it can be used to save time and provide the high-quality service today’s mobile travellers expect.

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