Events are all about communication, and when your business hosts one, be it a meetup or full-blown conference, the success of it lies in how well you can communicate and hold your audience’s attention. What better way to accomplish that than by placing yourself in their hands?
Here, we will give you seven ideas to use text messaging for events and make your next one the most successful yet!
1 – Concierge by Text
If your event is a big one, chances are people are going to be attending from all over. You can help make their stay as enjoyable as it can be by ensuring they have all of their concerns answered in a timely fashion. Add a dedicated text number in your event information to have customer service representatives answer their questions about directions, lodging, where the best eateries are and more.
2 – Build Your List
It is all in the list. This sage wisdom has been passed around the internet marketing world for over a decade now, and it is still a relevant piece of advice. Now, you can make it easier on your customers by instructing them to join your opt-in through text message. Add this information to your flyers, put a message up on the screen or have the speaker ask for it so you can see those addresses come flying in real-time.
3 – Run a Giveaway
Encourage interaction by letting your audience know they can win some cool prizes just by interacting with you on their phones. Let them know that at the end of the event a certain number of participants will win and that every person that interacts is automatically entered. The idea of winning something gives added incentive to send in their emails, vote in your polls and whatever other awesome systems you set up.
4 – Calculate Votes
What better way to learn what customers want than by asking them? Gone are the days when you would pass out questionnaires, wait for them to be turned in, and then pay someone to tally up the responses and make a nice little pie chart for you to see if the masses want their widgets in red or blue. These days you can see results calculated as they come in and be certain that the count is right. You know, since machines do not have that whole “human error” element.
5 – Questions, Anyone?
No one likes tripping over microphone wires, much less waiting in line to speak into one. If your guests can ask presenters questions from their phone without the embarrassment of having to actually speak, you will make them very happy indeed!
6 – Gauge Success
You may think your event went off without a hitch, or you might be fearing that it tanked. We all know that the customer is always right, so you better find out what they think. After the event ends, send the attendees a quick survey to see what they thought.
7 – Thank Them
The people who graciously took time out of their busy lives to listen to you at least deserve some appreciation, right? A little thank you goes a long way, and this text will show how much you care.
As you can see, businesses can use text messaging for events in many creative ways. How will you spice up your next get-together with our technology?
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