It's reported that 37% of prospective car buyers want to hear from dealerships via SMS. Nearly 50% expect to hear from their dealership after purchase and the most personal effective and efficient way to do this is by SMS.
SMS for the automotive industry can be used as an affordable and convenient way for dealerships to generate buzz and foot traffic that can turn into new leads for auto sales. It can also be used for customer relationship management by post-sales check-ups and service reminders. SMS is perfect for car dealerships to manage the customer throughout their lifecycle.
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Just some of the ways the industry is benefitting from SMS
New year stock, old plate clearance, new model, EOFY sale, used inventory that needs shifting. Whatever the promotional campaign, you want maximum exposure of your messaging and one of the most effective and efficient methods is via SMS. With 98% open rates and 90% of messages being read within 3 minutes an SMS blast to your database of leads is an absolute must for any promotional campaign. Text message marketing for car dealerships works.
Send beautiful vehicle images via MMS.
Send downloadable brochures.
Dropping the price on a model? Do a quick SMS blast to your database - the message will get read!
Use open ended questions to elicit direct responses to your phone or any number, or platform, you set.
Not only can leads take a bit of nurturing within the sales cycle of car purchasing/upgrading, but you want to get those closed deals using your service centre. SMS is perfect for lead nurturing and aftersales servicing and can be fully automated. Including automating your replies with SMS keyword auto-responders.
Send a personalised SMS after a sale asking how everything is going. It’s much nicer than an email that won't get read.
Send automated service appointment reminders.
Confirm test drives, and allow rescheduling, by SMS - reduce those no-shows!
Notify customers of vehicle collection times.
A defective product recall? An SMS blast is the best way to reach people quickly.
Generate more sales and custom with messaging that actually gets read (and gets responses).
SMS automotive solutions exist to enhance your business, improving your processes, reducing the time and cost of administration, and enhancing customer satisfaction with the ultimate result of growing your business and your profitability.
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Let customers know that their car is available for pickup with an automated voice text-to-speech through our online voice gateway.
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