: a technology for sending short text messages between mobile phones Although driven by teens and young adults who seemingly arent satisfied with online instant messaging, SMS can be very useful for sending urgent messages to family members or co-workers. —

What does SMS mean after a text?

Short Message Service SMS stands for Short Message Service and is commonly known as texting. Its a way to send text-only messages of up to 160 characters between phones.

How do you use SMS marketing?

15 Tactics That Will Ignite Your SMS Marketing Success. Create a sense of urgency. If texting an offer to your customers, make it exclusive. Use your texts as hooks to your social media. Ask questions or send surveys. Send a text as a follow up to an email. Send texts at the right time. Engage a younger audience.More items •16 Apr 2015

How do you write a follow up text?

Creating the Perfect Lead Follow-Up Text MessageKnow Who You Are Texting. Identify where the lead came from, because this will help you out a lot with the next step. Identify Your Why. Write a Quick Intro. State Your Why. Ask a Question. Close with Style. Delay Your Responses: Ask Simple Questions:More items