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MOBI LE MARKETI NG I S SET TO SOAR I N THE UK Awhi t epapert i t l ed‘ TheSt at eofSMS’ r el easedt odayby Text l ocal ,oneoft heUK’ sl eadi ngSMSmar ket i ngpl at f or ms,pr edi ct sashar pr i sei nmobi l emar ket i ngasBr i t ai n boast snear l y80m act i vemobi l ephonesi nci r cul at i onf or t hef i r stt i me.Despi t et hesef i ndi ngs,onl y50% ofbusi nessessur veyedar ecur r ent l yusi ngSMSaspar toft hei r mar ket i ngst r at egi es.

t hem.Of com est i mat est hatast agger i ng93% oft he UK’ spopul at i onnowownamobi l ephone,wi t ht hemaj or i t ykeepi ngt hem t ohandf ormor et han16hour sa day .

Thegr owi ngi nf l uenceoft hemedi um i sal sohi ghl i ght edbyt hef actt hat98% ofbr andedorbusi nessr el at ed t ext sar eopenedbymobi l euser s,wi t h90% r eadwi t hi n Thewhi t epaperi l l ust r at eshow37. 2mi l l i onconsumer s 3mi nut esofr ecei vi ngt hem.Ther epor tgoesont o haveopt edt ouseSMSandmobi l ecommuni cat i onsas hi ghl i ghtt hat23. 5m peopl ewi l lr espondt oabusi ness t hei rpr ef er r edchoi cef orr ecei vi ngnot i f i cat i onsf r om busi - t extmessagei n2017andt hat7bnt ext swi l lbesent nesses.Thi snumberi spr edi ct edt or i set o48. 7mi l l i oni n t hi syearal one. 2020,maki ngSMSt hef ast estgr owi ngmar ket i ngchannel i nt heUK. JasonPal gr aveJones, Managi ngDi r ect orof Text l ocal ,comment s: Thegr owt hi nsmar t phoneusageandt echnol ogi calad“ B r i t a i n i s f a s t b e c o mi ng vancement shaver adi cal l yt r ansf or medt hewayBr i t i sh a‘ mobi l ef i r st ’ soci et yas consumer sbehaveandhowbusi nessesengagewi t h mobi l ephonesar eof t en t hef i r standl astt hi ng peopl eengagewi t heachday .Byt hei rver ynat ur e, mobi l ephonesar et ohandandpr ovi deanunr i val l ed pl at f or mf orbr andst ocommuni cat edi r ect l ywi t ht hei r audi ences.Thesear eexci t i ngt i mesf ort hosei nvol ved i nt hemobi l ei ndust r yast hebenef i t st obusi nessesand consumer sar er eal i sed. ” SMScommuni cat i oni sal r eadyal eadi ngt oolf orbusi nessesl ooki ngt oengagedi r ect l ywi t hcust omer s, whet heri t ’ st oshar edel i ver yupdat es,appoi nt ment conf i r mat i onsormar ket i ngpr omot i ons.Thesemessagesandot herappl i cat i onsar eexpect edt ogr owr api dl y i nt hecomi ngmont hs.

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Rachel Al di ghi er i ,Managi ngDi r ect oroft heDi r ectMar ket i ngAssoci at i on,adds:“ I t ’ scl eart hatmobi l emar ket i ngandSMSi ssett or i seasUKconsumer sr emai ni nt r i nsi cal l yl i nkedwi t ht hei rphones.Themedi um i sal r eadywi del yusedf orsendi ngmar ket i ngmessages, howeverast echnol ogi esgr owweexpectt oseeanexponent i alr i sei ni t suseamongstbusi nessesandcon sumer s. ” Tohel pmanaget hegr owt hi nmobi l eandSMSmar ket i ng,newGener alDat aPr ot ect i onRegul at i ons( GDPR) ar esett ocomei nt of or cei nMay2018.Thi swi l lensur e busi nessesl ooki ngt oengagei nSMSmar ket i ngar e compl i antandhaveappr opr i at epl at f or msandper mi ssi onsi npl acewhendoi ngso. Af ul lver si onoft her epor tcanbef oundbycont act i ng Scar l et t @t hesour cepar t ner shi p. com. Rel easef r om Sour cePR