The efforts of public health workers, contact tracers and medical professionals has never more critical as it is today. There are 7 reasons why public health officials should consider using CONNECTsms to reach their audience with simple text messages. Let’s get into them…
Just because you have the legal right to message your clients and customers with SMS doesn’t mean they are going to appreciate it. In fact, one of the easiest ways to damage your brand, alienate your clients and generally piss people off is to start sending them text messages “out of the blue.”
Facebook actually doesn’t suck for small business owners. No, I’m totally serious. Facebook sucks for small business. And I’m going to give you 4 reasons why. And I’ll support my reasons with real, verifiable data. So you can check it out for yourself.
If you are looking for a SMS solution for your Canadian business, you need to be aware that Canada’s Anti-Spam legislation applies to text / SMS messages and you must insure that the provider you choose understands the rules and the laws as they apply.
In Canada, sending commercial electronic messages (CEMs) via SMS or MMS is governed by Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) and is based upon consent. And yes, these laws do apply to non-profit organizations. However, Canadian law is quite flexible in that it allows for messaging based on something called an “existing non-business relationship.”
When it comes to text message marketing, the best place to start is at the very beginning—especially if you are relatively new to it. The question we receive most often is: “What is text message marketing and how does it work?”