SMS IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

SMS stands for (Short Messaging Service) which is a very popular way to reach your message to the targeted people. It doesn’t need internet access. This is the most useful way of communicating which started a long time ago when the internet was not that much popular. SMS can be used very smartly to address the targeted audience for your hospitality services. Some useful benefits of SMS for the Hospitality Industry have been mentioned below.

    SMS MARKETING FOR THE RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, RESORTS, HOTELS

SMS Marketing has a phenomenal record of successful marketing in the previous days. It has been the most delicate marketing strategy to catch the eyes of customers. You can use this method to notify the customers about upcoming discounts in your Hotel or Restaurant. Engage with the customers by letting them know about room services. You can update your customers about upcoming holiday packages, let them know about check-out times, and many more. SMS has a 95% chance to get seen by customers where email has only a 20% chance.

    GATHERING TOURISTS FOR YOUR TOUR & TRAVEL AGENCY VIA SMS MARKETING

You can create quality content, such as videos, Images, and attracting ads for your agency, and let people explore via sharing these with SMS. Travel agencies can use SMS to update the upcoming deals, inform about the destinations. Announce updates on amazing offers. SMS contents must have to be well decorated to catch the eyes of the tourists, cause, it has a massive impact, and the open rate of SMS is too high in comparison to other marketing strategies.

    ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS ALSO KNOWN AS A PART OF HOSPITALITY

To advertise entertainment occasions, SMS is a must-preferred gateway to gather huge traffic. You can notify about promotions, latest launchings, movies, music updates, the magazine publishes via SMS marketing and It’s also known very popular as the latest marketing strategy.

    SMS MARKETING OF TECHNOLOGY & LATEST MACHINES IS VERY EFFECTIVE INDEED

To instruct your audience about the latest technology & Machines via SMS is one of the most effective ways you can follow. Until you get the right audience, you can apply different strategies to attract more people. In that case, you can follow a suitable timeframe for your SMS marketing to increase the reach. You can also research the free time of your local area to create more chances for your marketing purpose.

    TO ARRANGE EVENTS, MEETINGS, PARTIES, SOCIAL GATHERINGS SMS HAS AN UNBELIEVABLE OUTCOME

 

A very massive number of people spend their free time using mobile, smartphones, and that’s how you can notify your audience about the cultural programs, Social activities, inform about your upcoming project, fix the right timeframe for your meetings, arrange familial parties and a lot of occasions like this. The contents of your SMS is also as important as the SMS its self. You have to write creative contents attach the right types of files such as Images, Videos, News, Maps according to your preferred topics. SMS has to be very eye catching, especially the headline of the SMS is one of the most important parts of SMS marketing, cause, SMS means “Short Messaging Service” So, the header must should be well decorated and very attractive.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Your data (contacts phone numbers, emails, etc.) is completely safe. We do not share or pass on any of your data, including the mobile numbers you have uploaded. Feel free to check our terms, conditions and privacy policy.

Yes of course. You can register anytime and try our service. 20 SMS will be added to your account for free to test our service. Click here to open your account.

While we are exclusively focusing on huge demands, with 50euros you can get prepaid sms credits and start sending your sms to your contacts. Please check our pricing page for all bulk sms packages. Remember. The pricing depends on the country, the type of sms and the quantity.

No, your prepaid credits don’t expire. Your SMS credits remain available in your sms dashboard account for as long as you need them.

Yes of course. Once you have created your sms, you can select a time and date for to send your text message.

You can start sending your sms campaigns from your web dashboard, SMPP or use our API or plugins to integrate it in your web or mobile app, e-commerce website (prestashop, woocommerce, etc.).

Instantly. But depend on the volume, it can take some delay. However sometimes congestion in network may cause unavoidable delay.

No. you don’t need to use any phone number. You need to set up SENDER ID only in order to be able to send your sms campaigns. But you cannot receive a response from your customers. In case you want 2ways, you need to buy a phone number that you will use to send your sms from. Once your contacts reply, you can read and send a response directly from your web dashboard or via your own app.

You can submit for approval all SENDER IDS you plan to use in your account for yourself or your clients. Once approval you will have the option to choose one of them when sending your sms message. Trademarks and already registered third party company names are not allowed. You can use any character in these ranges a-z, A-Z and 0-9. 11 characters maximum

You will find in the REPORTS section of your dashboard all your messages which have been delivered ornot. A status will be marked at the SMS such as pending or invalid number or any other error.

Yes. You can.

Just type the mobile phone number without + or 00 with the country code. For France, start from country code 33. You will have 337650xxxxxxxx. In case, if you wish to send a message to multiple mobile numbers, separate the number with a coma (,) or space.

160characters per message. Don’t copy and paste your SMS message from applications like MS Word, Outlook, etc. because it can insert non-GSM or unicode characters in the message inadvertently. Use  notepad or any other simple txt editor. Double check special or unicode character before sending your message.

Long codes are your standard 10 digit numbers and toll-free numbers are the typical numbers with area codes 800,844,866,888, etc…In the United States and Canada, long codes are best used with 2-way communication when the SMS conversation is taking place both ways. Toll-free numbers can also be used for 2-way communication, but are also intended for A2P traffic and great for business uses like marketing and notifications.

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