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75% of consumers made purchases as a result of SMS marketing

Martech

consumers say they buy things as a result of SMS messages from companies, according to a new study. Surprisingly, the popularity of SMS (and other channels) is driving improvements to email. Also, while the likelihood of someone purchasing because of SMS increases along with income, it never drops below 69% for any cohort.

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Why Do I Need an SMS Strategy as Part of My Retention Marketing?

SmartBug Media

Once underutilized, SMS marketing is becoming a valuable component for businesses to communicate with consumers. Ultimately, you want an SMS strategy that works in tandem with your other marketing efforts, so here’s what SMS marketing can offer that other channels can’t. 7 Benefits of an SMS Strategy.

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SMS marketing 101: How to use text messaging in your marketing strategy

Sprout Social

It’s SMS marketing—one of the easiest and most effective ways to reach your target audience. In this post, we’ll take a look at what SMS marketing is, different types of SMS marketing campaigns and share some examples of how businesses are using SMS marketing to reach their goals. What is SMS marketing?

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How to Connect with Your Customers Through SMS Marketing at Each Stage of the Buying Process

SmartBug Media

With SMS marketing, effective messaging requires an awareness of the stages of the buying process. In this blog post, we’ll detail the stage of customer awareness and how to market to each one by using SMS marketing. SMS Marketing for the Solution Aware Stage and Beyond. The same thing goes for other forms of communication.

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Google Analytics 4 can now be integrated with Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Martech

Google Analytics 4 properties can now be connected to Salesforce Marketing Cloud using the Sales Marketing Cloud interface. You can then use these audiences in your Salesforce email and SMS direct-marketing campaigns, offering a smooth and targeted method to reach your audience more effectively. Why we care. Requirements.

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New rules for bulk email senders from Google, Yahoo: What you need to know

Martech

This February, Google and Yahoo will begin enforcing new requirements for bulk email senders. Google defined bulk senders in an early-October announcement as “those who send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses in one day,” which caught the attention of email marketers in both B2B and B2C circles. The ads in the mobile app.

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Google and Apple Squabble Over Texting Technology

Sharpspring

Google’s public campaign called “Get the Message” urges Apple to adopt newer technology (RCS) to eliminate the problems and create a safer communication channel and improved user experience. Google also has business reasons to push for changes because of its advertising model. Why is Apple resisting the change?

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