Keywords are a powerful tool when it comes to developing a successful text message marketing campaign.

By now, you're probably familiar with text message marketing, or perhaps you've heard bits and pieces about it.

This unique marketing method is quite popular these days. It's inexpensive and effective - two solid reasons to jump on the text message marketing bandwagon. People are constantly connected to their mobile devices; you may as well capitalize on this fact and put your brand in front of them via text.

But like any other form of marketing, some text message campaigns are more successful than others. When creating a campaign, it's important to remember the fast-paced nature of this mode of communication. People are constantly on the go. They aren't interested in reading long-winded text message advertisements which aren't relevant to them. Instead, for them to absorb the information presented, messages have to be interesting and easily digestible. Therein lies the magic of mobile keywords in text message marketing.

By incorporating keywords in your text message marketing campaign, you can gather mobile numbers quickly and easily so your audience can be delivered bite-sized, relevant, and digestible pieces of information.

What Exactly Are 'Keywords' in the World of Text Marketing?

Keywords are at the heart of text message marketing. A keyword is a unique word that people use to communicate with you via short code. Certain keywords are associated with specific short codes.

In simpler terms, the same keyword can actually be used across a number of short codes. When paired with a short code, a keyword (typically a 5- or 6-digit set of numbers/letters) allows mobile phone users to text a message to the short code. Basically, the keyword is what identifies your product/service/business.

By pairing a keyword to a short code, your customers can easily and quickly communicate with your business, all at a very minimal cost to you.

How Do Mobile Keywords Work?

When people send your keyword through an SMS text message to a short code, they can get more info about a specific type of product or service which interests them, and be added to your contact list via subscription. After they've fired off their texts, users will receive an automated response message, and their phone numbers will be added to your distribution list.

Keywords and short codes make it easy and fast to identify your brand.

This info can be used for any future marketing campaigns your business creates, and can be modified at any time.

Why Should Business Owners Use Mobile Keywords?

Making good use of keywords and short codes in your text message marketing campaigns can improve your reach and increase customer engagement. You can slip your short codes and keywords into advertisements, brochures, pamphlets, or emails, depending on what marketing channels your business is using to connect with customers. In a snap, you can connect with your audience via mobile, regardless of where they happen to be.

Follow-up text messages can be sent within a certain amount of time after someone signs up, which will help you stay connected to your audience to keep your business top of mind. As soon as someone joins your subscriber list, you can be alerted via email or text so you can keep tabs on how well your marketing campaigns are working in real time.

Keywords are unique to your business. That way, when a user texts this specific number/word, it will connect them directly to you, and they will be automatically added to your contact list in order to receive relevant offers via your company's mobile program.

Let's use the soft drink giant Pepsi as an example. The company tells their audience to text the keyword "PEPSIMAX" to 710710 (the brand's unique short code). Once users do this, they have access to text message offers and incentives from the brand, AND they're automatically added to the company's list of contacts. Pretty neat, huh? Neat, and effective. If Pepsi is doing it, why shouldn't you?

Tap Into the Power of Mobile Keywords With Club Texting

For nearly a decade, Club Texting has been an industry leader in text message marketing. We've helped countless clients come up with effective and affordable text message marketing campaigns. We make smart use of mobile keywords and use these powerful little characters to lay the groundwork for a successful marketing campaign.

You've got nothing to lose and everything to gain. Try Club Texting for free today!