At our focus group in Northampton last Saturday the unanimous verdict from the smartphone users was that they loved scanning the QR codes and responding to the promotional text messages.
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Omnichannel for Independent Retailers
There is an ever increasing flow of news and reports on how retailers need to improve their customers omnichannel experience and while this is true, most of the reports are focused on large retailers with many stores. Accordingly the majority of the omnichannel systems and software being developed are focused on medium to large companies.
Convert Browsing Customers into Sales
How great would it be if you could convert some of those browsing customers into confirmed sales? How many times have you been busy with a customer and seen other customers that look genuinely interest walk out of the store or away from your stand at a show or exhibition?
Why it is time to improve your customer omnichannel experience
With more and more of the big retailers starting seriously to improve the connection between their bricks and mortar stores and their online stores, now Is the perfect time for small and medium sized retailers to take advantage of the work the big retailers are doing promoting the customer omni-channel experience.
SMS Marketing / Text Marketing – The Facts
Take a quick look at some quick SMS marketing / text marketing facts below to find out just how powerful a marketing tool this really is. 98% Of SMS/text messages are opened vs 20% of emails SMS/text messages are normally read within 5 seconds of receipt The average response times for SMS/text is 90 seconds […]
How to build an SMS campaign that generates immediate sales
While recently reading a very useful and interesting article on how to build a successful SMS marketing campaign, I was particularly interested in the section that advises you to ‘clearly state your call to action’. This is because with the Scan&Get SMS function the text messages that you send to your customers are your call to action. […]
Capture those Xmas sales using text messages!
Invite your customers to put their orders in for Christmas – send out a text message with ideas for Christmas presents. They can buy now if they are early birds or reserve for later. Don’t have a Scan&Get store? It is not too late to set one up FAQS “How long does it take to set up […]
Do you want to use text / SMS marketing to do more than just grab your customers attention?
Imagine if you could send a text message to your customers and with one click of a link in the message they could immediately purchase the product or products you are promoting! With products listed in your own Scan&Get store you can do exactly that, take a quick look at our SMS / Text marketing […]
Let’s see where this QR takes me
When I’m out and about if I see a QR code anywhere I just have to scan it – because it’s my passion I suppose – QR codes to help attract and retain customers. The other day I enjoyed a meal in a pub and I was given a business card with my receipt when […]
New low-cost ways to drive customers to your online store
OK – so you have set up your online store and you are now waiting for potential customers to find you. You have done your best to tell the search engines you are there, and you may even be paying big money to appear at the top of searches. But is it driving customers to […]