Bringing the Growth Mindset Their Next School Semester
While Luke’s original growth mindset talk focused on personal development and career, this time he encouraged the interns to apply these lessons to their upcoming college semester. Could they be more understanding and patient with their roommates? Be better leaders with their friends? Take school more seriously?Read more
If you're in the process of finding a texting service for business, there are some preparatory steps that you can take to make adoption and implementation easy and stress-free. Many of the world's fastest-growing businesses use text message marketing to encourage more meaningful and authentic interactions with customers. Moreover, text message marketing is a proven and cost-effective way to maximize conversions and drive sales.
What can businesses do to unlock the full potential of a business text messaging service? To make the most of your software solution, consider the following 5 principles:
Make the Most of Your Business Text Messaging Service
From nonprofits and real estate to faith-based and retail, business text messaging services are revolutionizing the way businesses communicate with audiences. To deliver more effective interactions with consumers via business text messaging applications, you should:
1. Create a Keyword and Get a Keyword
3. Leverage SMS for Multiple Use Cases
4. Answer Customer's Questions
5. Lean on Customer Support Teams
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For many, finding the right texting service for business can be a real headache — with so many service providers to choose from, how do you know which one is right for your organization? Moreover, what features and functions should you prioritize to meet your organization's unique demands?
You know that business text messaging is an effective and affordable marketing and communications tool— 49% of EZ Texting customers surveyed see better results by sending MMS — but with so many variables at play, it's difficult to find a solutions partner that understands your business and industry.
Taking some preparatory steps to find the right SMS marketing provider will alleviate some of the stress surrounding the decision-making process. We recommend outlining your company's business text messaging objectives, internal infrastructure, and more to find an ideal solutions partner. Before setting out on your business text messaging journey, ask yourself the following five questions:
Choosing the Right Texting Service for Business
Selecting the right SMS marketing vendor is critical to the success of your organization. From retail and nonprofits to faith-based organizations and real estate, thousands rely on text messaging as an easy-to-use and...Read moreLuke Wilson returned to his mentorship series with local Mission of Hope Haiti interns to talk about the importance of a “seek to understand” mindset. This week he brought Kara Perez, a longtime banking professional, to help coach the future leaders. Luke encouraged students to “bridge the human gap” and pay attention to the people they interact with. That means noticing body language. It also means actively listening to others and focusing on what they say. He pointed out that you have to be interested and truly care about the perspective of others to communicate at a higher level.
A text messaging service for business is a complementary feature of any great digital marketing strategy. Thousands of businesses rely on text messaging to engage and excite audiences. Organizations of all shapes and sizes, both for-profit and nonprofit, have unlocked the power of text messaging to initiate more authentic, personalized, and effective marketing communications.
However, with so many text message marketing services to choose from, how do you know which one is right for your organization?
For many businesses, it's difficult to look beyond price as a key determinant, and the cost is an important consideration. However, there are many other critical, and perhaps more important, factors businesses should take into account when selecting a text messaging service for business.Read more
Businesses continue to leverage the power of text messaging to engage and excite audiences. In fact, 49% of EZ Texting's customers surveyed saw improved results by sending MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). Additionally, 44% of customers prefer offers and reminders via SMS compared to email (18%), smartphone applications (11%), and voicemail. For many industry-leading businesses, texting is a go-to marketing and messaging solution.
However, before investing in an SMS (Short Message Service) for business, consider the unique and inherent differences between SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS. A better understanding of these differences is critical to businesses' marketing success. In this article, we'll explore the key differences between SMS and MMS messages, so you can better understand how each can be used to communicate with your customers.
Last week, EZ Texting’s CRO kicked off his series of mentorship talks with a group of Mission of Hope Haiti interns. This week, Luke Wilson returned with our Vice President of Finance, Janice McNair to teach the young leaders about growth versus fixed mindset. After talking about the basic concept, they gave personal examples about facing challenges and finding balance. It turns out that having a growth mindset can provide a template for growth and achievement that a fixed mindset doesn’t allow for.
What is a Fixed Mindset?
Luke explained that a fixed mindset frames your abilities, talents, and intelligence as fixed traits – i.e. something you can’t change or improve. Because you feel powerless to make improvements, you spend your time trying to look good and avoid revealing your inherent weaknesses.
What is a Growth Mindset?
According to Luke, a growth mindset allows you to believe that even their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work. Brains and talent are just the starting point. This mindset creates the resilience essential for accomplishing great things....Read more
Creating a Vision for the Future
In his first conversation with the interns, Luke discussed looking inward to build a life that follows a vision. He encouraged the young leaders to take a step back and answer the questions: Who are you? What do you value? And What will you be remembered for?
Following Your Vision
To get to the answers, Luke encouraged the interns to think about how these questions play out throughout their life.
When you’re young you start defining who you are and seeing what other people think of you. As you get older, you can start considering what you value, your moral compass, and who you surround yourself with. Coming into maturity,...Read more
Are you looking for SMS campaign examples to help you get started on your text marketing journey? We’ve got you covered. At EZ Texting we’ve help thousands of organizations get up and running with texting. We designed this “Texting 101” series to help you understand the basics of texting and get going with your initial text messaging sends. Here are of our most common SMS campaign examples, and how you can implement something similar:
1. SMS Keyword Campaign for List Growth
Sending SMS messages is a great way to promote your business. But before you start, you need a list of contacts who have given you permission to text them. The best way to get that permissions is with a Keyword campaign to build your opted-in subscriber list. Using an online texting service like EZ Texting, you can reserve a Keyword such as “Subscribe” on a short code like 313131. Be sure to market your Keyword by putting it on store signage and on your website to make sure you get the sign ups you want.Read more
Why Do Businesses Use Online Texting Services?
If you want to reach more than 100 contacts, regardless of kind of phone or software that they use, texting with an online service just makes sense. With online software you can text thousands of people at once. You can also schedule messages for later, program them to repeat, or set up an entire drip campaign.Texting Services Available to Businesses of All Sizes
One of the best things about online texting services is that you don’t need to be a big budget and staff to get started. The online platform doesn’t require any special hardware or...Read more
