{"id":686,"date":"2011-09-19T14:47:35","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/?p=686"},"modified":"2019-03-20T11:34:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T18:34:55","slug":"reach-more-people-using-text-messaging-with-text-message-software-31-prefer-receiving-sms-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/reach-more-people-using-text-messaging-with-text-message-software-31-prefer-receiving-sms-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Reach More People Using Text Messaging with Text Message Software; 31% Prefer Receiving SMS [STUDY]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2011\/07\/02\/texting-teens-infographic\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-687\" title=\"Texting Infographic\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/blog_texting_infographic-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Click for Larger Image\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new <a href=\"http:\/\/pewinternet.org\/Reports\/2011\/Cell-Phone-Texting-2011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">study from Pew Internet and American Life Project<\/a> reveals some incredible statistics about the increasing usage text messaging in US mobile subscribers. A few key points:<\/p>\n<p><strong>55% of those who exchange more than 50 messages a day say they would rather get a text than a voice call.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cell owners between the ages of 18 and 24 exchange an average of 109.5 messages on a normal day<\/strong>.<br \/>\n(Read: 55% of those between 18-24 years old would rather get a text message than a phone call).<\/p>\n<p>Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages on a typical day, with the median user sending or receiving 10 texts daily.<\/p>\n<p>For businesses looking into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/biz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">text messaging services<\/a> for their customers or employees, this research offers even more data that SMS is not a channel that can be ignored. Implement text messaging into your business services and you&#8217;ll be connected with more people the way they prefer on their mobile devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study from Pew Internet and American Life Project reveals some incredible statistics about the increasing usage text messaging in US mobile subscribers. 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