Comments on: Text Message Marketing Works http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/2010/03/text-message-marketing-works/ A SmileyHanchulak blog. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:03:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kristine http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/2010/03/text-message-marketing-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 Kristine Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:21:06 +0000 http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/?p=369#comment-1348 As always, I appreciate your prompt responses and ideas, Geoff. If I am understanding clearly, you would not want to text an immense amounts of messages or it would be a turn off, per se--if the prospect donor or current supporter accepted to opt in to receive them from an organizatoin. They can then unsubscribe from these texts just like they could e-commerc e. I guess the catch would be to ensure you have credible cell phone numbers, not just work and home digits, and also a program to send all texts to everyone at once...kind of like an e-mail blast to a listserv? Food for thought! As always, I appreciate your prompt responses and ideas, Geoff. If I am understanding clearly, you would not want to text an immense amounts of messages or it would be a turn off, per se–if the prospect donor or current supporter accepted to opt in to receive them from an organizatoin. They can then unsubscribe from these texts just like they could e-commerc e. I guess the catch would be to ensure you have credible cell phone numbers, not just work and home digits, and also a program to send all texts to everyone at once…kind of like an e-mail blast to a listserv? Food for thought!

]]> By: gtaylor http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/2010/03/text-message-marketing-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 gtaylor Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:03:58 +0000 http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/?p=369#comment-1345 Kristine, If the frequency of the texts were low texting on a local level may work. Especially if the person has given their cell phone information and have opted in to receive occasional texts. If they get annoyed they can unsubscribe. Kristine,

If the frequency of the texts were low texting on a local level may work. Especially if the person has given their cell phone information and have opted in to receive occasional texts. If they get annoyed they can unsubscribe.

]]> By: Kristine Popa http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/2010/03/text-message-marketing-works/comment-page-1/#comment-1344 Kristine Popa Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:57:21 +0000 http://www.smileyhanchulak.com/blog/?p=369#comment-1344 I know that texting a simple code securely provided donations to Haiti a few months ago, and I am sure there was a lot involved behind that effort. How wonderful it would be to be able to tell folks to text a certain code from their cell phones and donate, $1, $5, $10 etc. dollars to their favorite charity or fundraiser on a local level. That way, the promo isn't texted as telemarketing spam, but rather it is their choice to send the 'text donation.' Not sure if I am making sense, but I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I know that texting a simple code securely provided donations to Haiti a few months ago, and I am sure there was a lot involved behind that effort. How wonderful it would be to be able to tell folks to text a certain code from their cell phones and donate, $1, $5, $10 etc. dollars to their favorite charity or fundraiser on a local level. That way, the promo isn’t texted as telemarketing spam, but rather it is their choice to send the ‘text donation.’ Not sure if I am making sense, but I have been thinking about this a lot lately.

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