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How Auto Service Centers Are Using Text Message Marketing

How Auto Service Centers Are Using Text Message Marketing

Auto service centers are the latest in a long line of businesses that are using text message marketing these days. [...]

Jun 9, 2013
4 Text Message Marketing Ideas For Bicycle Shops

4 Text Message Marketing Ideas For Bicycle Shops

Text message marketing is a great tool for small businesses. It can help them make inroads into markets and gain [...]

Jun 8, 2013
The Pepsi Like Machine [Must See]

The Pepsi Like Machine [Must See]

Ok so this has absolutely nothing to do with SMS marketing or even mobile marketing for that matter. This one [...]

Jun 6, 2013
Why Purchasing Text Marketing Lists Will Bite You in the Ass

Why Purchasing Text Marketing Lists Will Bite You in the Ass

Given the increasing popularity of text marketing a lot of people have started using this medium to enhance their business. [...]

Jun 5, 2013
4 Ways Amusement Parks Can Use SMS Marketing

4 Ways Amusement Parks Can Use SMS Marketing

SMS marketing is a trend that isn’t just limited to corporate businesses. It is a great tool for businesses in [...]

Jun 3, 2013
5 SMS Marketing Tips for Sports Bars

5 SMS Marketing Tips for Sports Bars

First it was restaurants now even sports bars are using SMS marketing. It seems that the entire food and beverage [...]

Jun 1, 2013
The Digital Marketing Trio Of 2013 [Infographic]

The Digital Marketing Trio Of 2013 [Infographic]

Today we’re super pumped to release our second original inforgaphic of the year! This one is called “The Digital Marketing [...]

May 27, 2013
SMS Marketing Ideas for Concert Venues

SMS Marketing Ideas for Concert Venues

Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult these days to promote concert venues. Given the huge costs involved in advertising many [...]

May 25, 2013
10 SMS Marketing Ideas Related To Summer

10 SMS Marketing Ideas Related To Summer

SMS marketing is particularly effective in summer. It gives businesses the opportunity to expand their horizons and earn higher profits. [...]

May 23, 2013
How YMCA’s Can Use SMS Marketing?

How YMCA’s Can Use SMS Marketing?

YMCA’s have a lot of members which is why it is very difficult to manage them. It isn’t easy to [...]

May 19, 2013
How SMS Marketing Spam Can Damage Your Brand?

How SMS Marketing Spam Can Damage Your Brand?

Branding experts believe that spam can do major damage to your brand in the long run. It not only affects [...]

May 17, 2013
What We Can Learn from the Papa John’s SMS Marketing Lawsuit?

What We Can Learn from the Papa John’s SMS Marketing Lawsuit?

Papa John’s is a well renowned name in the food industry. It is a US based pizza chain that has [...]

May 14, 2013
Why Companies Use SMS Marketing For Employee Communication

Why Companies Use SMS Marketing For Employee Communication

A world class business leader always knows the importance of his workforce. Employees are essential to the operations of a [...]

May 12, 2013
3 Ways Day Care Centers Can Use SMS Marketing

3 Ways Day Care Centers Can Use SMS Marketing

If you are planning to use SMS marketing to market your day care center then you are certainly heading down [...]

May 9, 2013
Why Movie Theaters Should Be Using SMS Marketing

Why Movie Theaters Should Be Using SMS Marketing

SMS marketing is a great medium for movie theaters. It allows them to reach out to a large audience and [...]

May 6, 2013
Why SMS Marketing Is Here To Stay

Why SMS Marketing Is Here To Stay

SMS marketing is a revolutionary marketing tool and experts believe that there is no question that it is here to [...]

May 1, 2013
6 Uses for SMS Marketing in College Town Bars

6 Uses for SMS Marketing in College Town Bars

The use of SMS marketing has become so common nowadays that even college towns have started using it regularly. Experts [...]

Apr 29, 2013
4 Big “Don’ts” with SMS Marketing

4 Big “Don’ts” with SMS Marketing

SMS marketing is a great tool for small and medium sized businesses but its effectiveness depends on the way it [...]

Apr 27, 2013
SMS Marketing Ideas for Skate parks

SMS Marketing Ideas for Skate parks

SMS marketing is now being used extensively across numerous industries. It seems that the outreach of this marketing medium is [...]

Apr 25, 2013
How Retail Stores Are Using SMS Marketing To Increase In-Store Spending

How Retail Stores Are Using SMS Marketing To Increase In-Store Spending

Retail stores are increasing their sales rapidly these days with the use of SMS marketing. It is a great marketing [...]

Apr 24, 2013
Four SMS Marketing Tips for Nightclubs & Bars

Four SMS Marketing Tips for Nightclubs & Bars

Bars and nightclubs are very popular nowadays and you will probably find a club at the corner of every street. [...]

Apr 20, 2013
4 Ways Coffee Shops Are Using SMS Marketing

4 Ways Coffee Shops Are Using SMS Marketing

Ever since coffee shops have started using SMS marketing they have experienced a huge increase in sales. This marketing tool [...]

Apr 18, 2013
The Power Of SMS Marketing [Infographic]

The Power Of SMS Marketing [Infographic]

If you’re a business owner and have never looked into SMS marketing, chances are you’re missing out on an incredibly [...]

Apr 15, 2013
Text Message Marketing – Is It Right For Your Business?

Text Message Marketing – Is It Right For Your Business?

We have all heard of the wonders of text message marketing and how it can be useful for you. But [...]

Apr 12, 2013
How Text Message Marketing For Fast Food Restaurants Works

How Text Message Marketing For Fast Food Restaurants Works

Text message marketing is a tool that is commonly used by restaurants across the globe. It is simple, cheap and [...]

Apr 11, 2013
3 Ways Car Washes Are Using Text Message Marketing

3 Ways Car Washes Are Using Text Message Marketing

Car wash owners have now come up with a new marketing strategy to drive business growth. SMS marketing is increasingly [...]

Apr 10, 2013
3 Reasons Why SMS Marketing Boosts College Student Communications

3 Reasons Why SMS Marketing Boosts College Student Communications

SMS marketing is the newest tool that is taking college student communications to the next level. You must have heard [...]

Apr 9, 2013
SMS Marketing – Why Isn’t Your Business Using It Yet?

SMS Marketing – Why Isn’t Your Business Using It Yet?

Good communication is one of the most important aspects of any business operation. If you can reach out to customers [...]

Apr 8, 2013
6 SMS Marketing Ideas for Pizza Shops

6 SMS Marketing Ideas for Pizza Shops

Some of the fastest growing pizza shops these days are using a common business strategy. It is the way they [...]

Apr 7, 2013
How Golf Courses Are Using Text Message Marketing

How Golf Courses Are Using Text Message Marketing

Golf courses are the latest in line of businesses that have now started using SMS marketing to develop business operations. [...]

Apr 6, 2013
6 Ways Tanning Salons Are Using SMS Marketing

6 Ways Tanning Salons Are Using SMS Marketing

Given the growing popularity and effectiveness of text message marketing it perhaps comes as no surprise that most small business [...]

Apr 5, 2013
SMS Marketing: The New Kid in Town

SMS Marketing: The New Kid in Town

SMS marketing hasn’t been around for a very long time but it is already taking the marketing industry by storm. [...]

Apr 4, 2013
Why SMS Marketing Is So Powerful For Casinos

Why SMS Marketing Is So Powerful For Casinos

Over the years, marketers have used different strategies to get close to customers. They have always applied attention seeking methods [...]

Apr 2, 2013
Why SMS Marketing is Trumping Social Media for Small Businesses

Why SMS Marketing is Trumping Social Media for Small Businesses

SMS marketing is a great tool for small businesses. It is cost effective, simple and gets the job done instantly.  [...]

Apr 1, 2013
4 SMS Marketing Coupons Ideas for Restaurants

4 SMS Marketing Coupons Ideas for Restaurants

Restaurants are the latest business enterprise to take advantage of the SMS marketing boom. It was something that was always [...]

Mar 31, 2013
3 Reasons Text Marketing Is More Powerful Than Email

3 Reasons Text Marketing Is More Powerful Than Email

In this modern day and age technology plays a major role in the growth and development of a business. So [...]

Mar 29, 2013
10 SMS Marketing Ideas Related To Summertime

10 SMS Marketing Ideas Related To Summertime

Great mobile marketing ideas are hard to come by. Most people believe that seasonal marketing can help a business reach [...]

Mar 28, 2013
5 Ways Churches Are Using SMS Marketing

5 Ways Churches Are Using SMS Marketing

SMS marketing is no longer limited to businesses. Now even churches are making use of text message marketing to spread [...]

Mar 27, 2013
4 Ways Hair Salons Are Using SMS Marketing

4 Ways Hair Salons Are Using SMS Marketing

Given the success of SMS marketing in numerous business activities, it perhaps comes as no surprise that hair salons are [...]

Mar 26, 2013
SMS Marketing – The Underdog of Small Business Marketing

SMS Marketing – The Underdog of Small Business Marketing

SMS marketing has for long been considered a small player in the overall marketing industry. However, experts believe that this [...]

Mar 25, 2013
5 SMS Marketing Ideas for Nightclubs

5 SMS Marketing Ideas for Nightclubs

SMS marketing has taken the corporate industry by storm. It seems that now every other business is implementing this strategy. [...]

Mar 25, 2013
10 Examples Of SMS Marketing From Large Companies

10 Examples Of SMS Marketing From Large Companies

In 2013 we predict that there will be more companies utilizing SMS marketing than every before. It’s incredibly powerful, very [...]

Mar 15, 2013
3 SMS Marketing Uses For Churches

3 SMS Marketing Uses For Churches

Churches and other religions organizations are becoming one of the largest consumers of SMS marketing technology in the United States [...]

Feb 27, 2013
The SMS Marketing Guidebook

The SMS Marketing Guidebook

Today we’re pumped to announce the addition of an incredible new resource on our website.  Our new SMS marketing guidebook [...]

Feb 25, 2013
How Text 2 Win Contests Work [VIDEO]

How Text 2 Win Contests Work [VIDEO]

“Text 2 win” contests are one of the best ways to grow your text marketing list and engage your subscribers [...]

Feb 18, 2013
5 Tips For Growing Your Text Message Marketing List

5 Tips For Growing Your Text Message Marketing List

Anyone who’s privy to text message marketing or any other type of permission based marketing knows that a giant key [...]

Feb 8, 2013
Maximizing The Effectiveness Of Your Text Message Marketing

Maximizing The Effectiveness Of Your Text Message Marketing

Text message marketing is quickly becoming the new standard for businesses and organizations to effectively communicate promotions to their customers. [...]

Feb 4, 2013
Text Message Marketing… Verifying Your Subscriber’s Age

Text Message Marketing… Verifying Your Subscriber’s Age

In some industries, it’s extremely important that you’re only marketing to people who are above a particular age. As a [...]

Jan 31, 2013
4 Fresh Text Marketing Ideas For Nightclubs

4 Fresh Text Marketing Ideas For Nightclubs

It’s no doubt that text marketing has become a staple in the way that bars and nightclubs are advertising to [...]

Jan 25, 2013
How Text Marketing Benefits Small Business

How Text Marketing Benefits Small Business

One of the guys here at SlickText.com just wrote and released a guest post on TheSmallBusinessPlaybook.com that discusses what text [...]

Jan 20, 2013
“Sexting” And College Students [Infographic]

“Sexting” And College Students [Infographic]

Although this infograph doesn’t have any direct correlation with text marketing, it does provide some extremely interesting insight into what [...]

Jan 17, 2013
9 Inspiring Mobile Phone Statistics [Infographic]

9 Inspiring Mobile Phone Statistics [Infographic]

We recently came across this great little infographic created by the MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) that sheds a little light [...]

Jan 14, 2013
The Importance Of Incentive In Text Message Marketing

The Importance Of Incentive In Text Message Marketing

Text message marketing is starting to become a mainstream, must-have, marketing component in every businesses advertising arsenal. Small business owners [...]

Jan 13, 2013
Check Out Our New Text Marketing Podcast!

Check Out Our New Text Marketing Podcast!

We are super excited to announce the launch of our new text marketing podcast entitled “Text Marketing 101″. This new [...]

Jan 9, 2013
3 Reasons Why Text Marketing Trumps Social Media

3 Reasons Why Text Marketing Trumps Social Media

In today’s world it’s finally becoming common for all businesses and organizations to have a Facebook page. Most of them [...]

Jan 9, 2013
The Importance Of Timing Your Text Marketing Messages

The Importance Of Timing Your Text Marketing Messages

If your business or organization is currently utilizing text message marketing you definitely understand its ease and benefits. There are [...]

Jan 7, 2013
Top Text Marketing Uses & Benefits For Nightclubs

Top Text Marketing Uses & Benefits For Nightclubs

2013 will be the biggest year for text marketing in most industries, especially with nightclubs. Club owners are finding that [...]

Jan 3, 2013
2 Text Marketing Growth Strategies For Nightclubs and Bars In 2013

2 Text Marketing Growth Strategies For Nightclubs and Bars In 2013

Capturing contacts Capturing contacts is on of the most important parts of your text marketing efforts. It’s imperative that you [...]

Jan 2, 2013
4 Text Marketing Best Practices For 2013

4 Text Marketing Best Practices For 2013

There’s no question that 2013 will be the biggest year for text marketing yet. More people of all different ages [...]

Jan 2, 2013
10 Thoughts to Keep in Mind when Developing a Great Text Campaign

10 Thoughts to Keep in Mind when Developing a Great Text Campaign

10 Thoughts to Keep in Mind when Developing a Great Text Campaign Whether you’re a newbie or a seasoned veteran [...]

Dec 26, 2012
9 Text Marketing Terms You Should Know

9 Text Marketing Terms You Should Know

Whether you’re new to text marketing or have been using it for some time, chances are there’s still some terms [...]

Dec 25, 2012
Slick Text Announces Facebook Integration

Slick Text Announces Facebook Integration

Today we’re excited to announce the integration of Facebook right into our text marketing dashboard! Now you can kill 2 [...]

Dec 21, 2012
The History Of SMS [Infographic]

The History Of SMS [Infographic]

We came across this awesome infographic put out by a company called Twilio. They provide cloud based, voice and messaging [...]

Dec 21, 2012
We’ve Added Support For High Volume Text Marketing Plans

We’ve Added Support For High Volume Text Marketing Plans

We’re excited to announce that as of yesterday, Slick Text is now offering support for corporate (high volume) text marketing [...]

Dec 20, 2012
5 Text Marketing Ideas For Bars

5 Text Marketing Ideas For Bars

Text marketing for bars is one of the most cost effective methods for marketing in that particular industry. It’s extremely [...]

Dec 18, 2012
Text Marketing Ideas for Several Industries

Text Marketing Ideas for Several Industries

Today we’ve launched several new webpages on SlickText.com centered around giving business owners and markers in several different industries some [...]

Dec 14, 2012
8 Attractive Traits Of Text Marketing

8 Attractive Traits Of Text Marketing

There are several different traits or characteristics that make text marketing really appealing to businesses and organizations in all different industries. [...]

Dec 12, 2012
Eleven Ways You Can Market Your Brand Through Text Messaging [Infographic]

Eleven Ways You Can Market Your Brand Through Text Messaging [Infographic]

We came across this outstanding text marketing infographic yesterday. It’s beautifully laid out and simply explains 11 different ways that [...]

Dec 11, 2012
7 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Text Marketing

7 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Text Marketing

Text marketing is exploding with popularity these days as more and more small businesses are learning how effective it really [...]

Dec 10, 2012
3 Ways Bars Can Use Text Marketing to Increase Revenue

3 Ways Bars Can Use Text Marketing to Increase Revenue

Text marketing is becoming a cornerstone component of many bars’ marketing strategies. It’s incredibly powerful because it drives traffic instantly, [...]

Dec 9, 2012
7 Excellent Text Marketing Stats [Infographic]

7 Excellent Text Marketing Stats [Infographic]

Today we came across this excellent infographic with some compelling stats that would make any business owner who isn’t currently [...]

Dec 8, 2012
5 Reasons Why Text Marketing is Great Way to Combat Slow Days

5 Reasons Why Text Marketing is Great Way to Combat Slow Days

Many business owners often find themselves wondering whether or not their marketing is having any impact on revenue. Especially during [...]

Dec 6, 2012
4 Ways Text Marketing Helps to Grow the Nightclub Industry

4 Ways Text Marketing Helps to Grow the Nightclub Industry

With the amount of advertising clutter in the world today, people have become really good at filtering out the unwanted [...]

Nov 30, 2012
A simple formula for picking the perfect textword

A simple formula for picking the perfect textword

How do I select a good Textword? Before we start, let’s define “textword”. A textword is a word or phrase [...]

Nov 27, 2012
5 Basics to Help Grow Your Textlist

5 Basics to Help Grow Your Textlist

Top 5 Growth Hormones for your Text Marketing Campaign! Texting is now the number one form of communication throughout the [...]

Nov 26, 2012
The Top 3 Strategies For Your Text Marketing Campaign

The Top 3 Strategies For Your Text Marketing Campaign

 The most important thing in your campaign efforts is building your list of contacts. Text marketing is 100% permission based marketing. This [...]

Nov 20, 2012
Get great ideas for advertising your text campaigns.

Get great ideas for advertising your text campaigns.

  This is one of the MOST IMPORTANT parts of your text marketing campaigns. Essentially you want to put your, [...]

Oct 9, 2012
The ABC’s  of the perfect Text campaign.

The ABC’s of the perfect Text campaign.

  After working closely with several customers to better their text marketing campaigns, we’ve come to find there is a [...]

Sep 23, 2012
6 Easy steps for signing up with Slick Text

6 Easy steps for signing up with Slick Text

Go to www.SlickText.com/pricing Choose a plan that’s right for you and set-up your account info. Click on, “Set-up a new [...]

Sep 15, 2012
5 Reasons Why Text Message Marketing is the Perfect Solution When Times Are Tough

5 Reasons Why Text Message Marketing is the Perfect Solution When Times Are Tough

  Business owners are constantly tossing up question marks about whether or not their marketing is having an impact. This [...]

May 7, 2012
When is it appropriate to send a mass text?

When is it appropriate to send a mass text?

If you’re new to text message marketing and advertising, you’ll most likely be a little excited and possible a bit [...]

Feb 27, 2012
How text turns a disadvantage into an opportunity

How text turns a disadvantage into an opportunity

If you’ve ever written a business plan, you might know what a SWOT analysis is. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats When [...]

Feb 27, 2012
Why text has a greater impact than traditional forms of marketing

Why text has a greater impact than traditional forms of marketing

Text message marketing has a greater impact and response rate than all your other forms of advertising. Pretty bold statement [...]

Feb 27, 2012
How to create effective auto-replies.

How to create effective auto-replies.

I’ve had some people ask me recently about best practices for their auto-replies. If you’re unsure what an “auto-reply” is, [...]

Feb 27, 2012
How often should I text my customers?

How often should I text my customers?

“How often should I be sending text marketing blasts out to my customers?” This is a question we hear quite [...]

Feb 27, 2012
Building your mailing lists

Building your mailing lists

Building text marketing lists are one of the main goals of anyone who really pays attention to their marketing efforts. [...]

Feb 27, 2012