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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Linds Russell on October 25, 2011, 10:35:02 pm

Title: Text message reminders
Post by: Linds Russell on October 25, 2011, 10:35:02 pm

Hi all

Just following on from the text message quote thread from earlier, has anyone tried using a business sms service to contact database customers?

I often receive texts from businesses but instead of a mobile number, it displays the business name in your message inbox. I think it would be good to text existing customers with reminders that it has been 1 year (for example) since they had their carpets cleaned but instead of having my mobile number, it would have Hydro Kleen (Scotland) as the sender for automatic recognition.

As business people we often send out postal reminders but this would save a packet on postal costs and 99.999999% of people have mobile phones.

Any thoughts?

Linds

Title: Re: Text message reminders
Post by: AshWhite on October 25, 2011, 10:44:43 pm

This can be done using skype

Title: Re: Text message reminders
Post by: happy mondays on October 25, 2011, 11:11:36 pm

IMO  "its good to talk"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuDEjON_zw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIuDEjON_zw)

Title: Re: Text message reminders
Post by: Aquakleen Restoration Services on October 26, 2011, 09:35:54 am

"It's good to talk my arse" Jim Royle

Title: Re: Text message reminders
Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 26, 2011, 10:29:25 pm

Quote from: Linds Russell on October 25, 2011, 10:35:02 pm

Hi all

Just following on from the text message quote thread from earlier, has anyone tried using a business sms service to contact database customers?

I often receive texts from businesses but instead of a mobile number, it displays the business name in your message inbox. I think it would be good to text existing customers with reminders that it has been 1 year (for example) since they had their carpets cleaned but instead of having my mobile number, it would have Hydro Kleen (Scotland) as the sender for automatic recognition.

As business people we often send out postal reminders but this would save a packet on postal costs and 99.999999% of people have mobile phones.

Any thoughts?

Linds

Mobile phone messages are read within 1 hour of receipt.