Texting 1, 2, 3…

Use SMS to market your laundry business.
Texting 1, 2, 3…
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One way you can market your laundry business is through SMS — what most people call “texting”.

SMS is an effective way to communicate with your current and potential customers. Just look at these stats:

  1. 1 in 3 consumers checks their text notifications within one minute of receiving a text.
  2. Over half of consumers (51%) reply to a text message within 1-2 minutes.
  3. Over half of consumers check their text messages 11 times a day or more.
  4. In 2022, 70% of consumers opted in to receive texts from businesses.

You’re likely already using texting in your business.

Most laundry operators use SMS for:

  • letting the client know their order is ready
  • reminder to pickup their overdue order
  • sending ticket/receipts

Those are good core ways to use texting in your business, but I recommend going deeper and using SMS in 3 ways:

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