A decade ago when the cell phone started getting popular, we sent SMSs for fun. No one would have thought that a simple thing like a SMS will make such an impact ten years later. Today the SMS is standing on par with radio, TV and the newspapers on reaching public with news and messages. It could be a weather alert, a sales message or a message promoting an event; the SMS is the one that will reach the public first.
It is the bulk SMS which has gained popularity during the recent past as a medium to reach big audiences. The main advantage is that the message will reach to the target customers mobile. This means that there is a good likely hood for the recipient to read the message. When he opens it, if the subject is of his or her interest they will definitely read it. Once the message is read the mission of the SMS is over.
Unlike a radio or TV advertisement, the intended recipient doesn't have to have the cell phone switched on. Even if it is switched off, the message will wait with the service provider and will come to the phone when switched on. This is because the SMS will not go to the recipient direct. It will go to the service provider first and from then it will go to its destination.
Unlike the email, the SMS is not hindered by spam. Due to this reason, all SMSs are read by recipients. Another advantage of SMS over internet is that you don't need a computer to originate a SMS though you cannot originate an email without a computer.
Bulk SMS is a good mode of sending messages to the company employees. When the sales staff is there on the field, they could be addressed easily in a split second with SMS. The only thing the company needs to do is to send bulk SMS. These days you have the possibility to send more than 1000 SMSs at the same time using bulk SMS software. Also when a company needs to send a message or New Year greetings to its employees the best options is the SMS. It will reach each and every employee who has a cell phone.
Companies could use bulk SMS very effectively. To address clients on new product and services, they could send bulk SMS to thousands of clients with a few key strokes. Since these are computer based operations they are very easy to carry out. The costs involved are very minimal. A fraction of what you need to spend on a TV commercial. The only expenditure is what you need to pay for the SMS gateway to access mobile phones from your computer.
If your company has not yet experimented with bulk SMS for your marketing, the time is ripe to do so. When you have the option to contact all your customers personally, with a SMS why not do so. That too is with a negligible amount of money.