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One way you can market your laundry business is through SMS — what most people call “texting”.
SMS is an effective way to communicate with your current and potential customers. Just look at these stats:
- 1 in 3 consumers checks their text notifications within one minute of receiving a text.
- Over half of consumers (51%) reply to a text message within 1-2 minutes.
- Over half of consumers check their text messages 11 times a day or more.
- In 2022, 70% of consumers opted in to receive texts from businesses.
You’re likely already using texting in your business.
Most laundry operators use SMS for:
- letting the client know their order is ready
- reminder to pickup their overdue order
- sending ticket/receipts
Those are good core ways to use texting in your business, but I recommend going deeper and using SMS in 3 ways:
- Get Data
- Acquire New Clients
- Market to Existing Clients
Let’s look at some examples from each of those categories.
Get Data
Gathering data about your potential and current clients allows you to better understand, reach out, and get them to buy new or better packages from you.
SMS allows you to send:
- Client Surveys
- Client Support
- Employee Recruitment
- Feedback
- Personal Messages (to employees and clients)
Acquire New Clients
SMS is a great way to engage with and acquire new clients.
A few examples include:
- Text Clubs
- Promotions
- Quick Signups
- Answering Questions
- Generate Excitement
Market to Existing Clients
You can also use SMS to retain and upsell to existing clients. Delighting and making them aware of your other services is a great way to make more money.
Examples include:
