Did you know in 2017 more than 15 million texts were sent every minute of every day! I’m sure that number will only climb in the next few years… This tells me one thing… texting is incredibly popular! So, if you’re a business owner or doing digital marketing, it means you need to use texting to […]
Brian Mikes
What Do You Think? Is Email Dead?
Friends, a crazy thing happened in 1888… Yes, 1888… over 130 years ago. What happened? Sears launched its first catalogue. You could almost order anything from anywhere in the United States by postal mail. You could buy an entire HOUSE from the catalogue! At the time, it was so revolutionary that many people called for […]
Find Gold with Forgotten Leads
What do you pay for a lead these days? I don’t know about you, but it seems my lead costs are going Up and Up and Up… Depending on the business you might pay anywhere from $0.50 to $20 for a lead. And if you want actual buyers of your products and services, your costs […]
Text Marketing Basics: How to Create Great SMS Marketing Campaigns
Did you know in 2017 more than 15 million texts were sent every minute of every day! I’m sure that number will only climb in the next few years… This tells me one thing… texting is incredibly popular! So, if you’re a business owner or doing digital marketing, it means you need to use texting to […]
How a Small Massage Therapy Business Uses Texting to Help Customers Relax
We had a chance to sit down and talk to Julie of Gainesville Massage Therapy in Florida. She is running a small business and has worked hard to build her business from the ground up. Julie is using text message marketing to send her clients discounts. “I mostly use MMS when I send out my […]
Center Sphere: Using Text Marketing for Networking
Recently, we had a chance to sit down and talk with Sarah from Center Sphere. In case you’re not familiar with Center Sphere… they’re a “professional networking organization that is designed to help leaders and entrepreneurs grow networks through trusted and authentic relationships.” I love it… Here’s a great example of a company using texting […]
How One Cutting Edge Marketing Agency is Using Text Messages to WOW Clients
Recently we had the chance to sit down and talk to Yehudis from Harvesting Media about how they use text marketing… and specifically Betwext for their agency. Harvesting Media is a marketing agency in New York, who works closely with Supermarkets and restaurants. We love talking with marketing agencies about texting… they always have great […]
How One Cutting-Edge Company Uses Texting for B2B Follow-Up
Today, I spoke with Dean who oversees the marketing efforts for corporatefinanceliability.com. What’s interesting is Dean’s customer base. He isn’t texting consumers, he’s texting other businesses… specifically, other business owners. You see, Dean and his company play an important role for small businesses. They are there to help if a business gets into financial trouble. […]
Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words: A Case Study
Recently we had a chance to talk with Ryan from Focused on Forever. They photograph weddings, family & child portraits, senior portraits, and professional commercial headshots. But the bulk of their business is doing awesome school portraits every year with several Florida schools. I had a few “Interesting” school pictures back in the day… and […]
Non-Profit Texting: This is Creative!
Just the other day I was introduced to an East Coast non-profit providing year-round licensed childcare. They are a paid up customer and using text messaging in a very creative way. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to get permission for me to use their name or logo… BUT they were using our texting service in such […]
