Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Connecting a Community

CONNECTING A COMMUNITY


Keeping the community connected is essential in this day and age.  With more and more cell phone being activated, people look to their phones for directions, where to eat or to updated their status.

Incorporating a Mobile Text Alert System is an easy, cost-effective and reliable way to get the word out.  Whether it be to reminded residents about a downtown events or warning them about criminal activity, making sure what you send out gets read is key.  Print can take awhile to get out and the read rate is extremely low.  Email works well, but sometimes it can be hours or days before anyone reads it.  Social Media is always great and should definitely be apart of your communication efforts.  But when you really want to ensure your message that you send is read, you must turn to SMS or Text Message.

People like to stay informed and up-to-date with community happens.  Some might read the local paper.  Others utilized Facebook & Twitter.  But taking your community to the "Next Level" of marketing and communication is great way to further broaden the way you interact with residents.  Once you have a list of subscribers you can send out alerts, reminders or establish a two-way communication.  Implementing a Text Message Service is easy as spreading the word.  Using existing communication print, website, social media or in office.  Once you get the word out and people opt-in, you can then send messages out at will and know that 97% of your subscribers will read within 5 minutes.  



Because of its immediacy and viral sharing nature, SMS messaging can be very effective in helping community and emergency services get the message out. Messages can be sent at scale to inform community members of weather-related emergencies, for example, or less urgent messages, such as the deadline approaching to pay for their water bill.
Importantly, SMS can also provide an easy way for disabled (e.g., deaf or speech impaired) residents to request information or non-emergency services help.
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