Text option released from Bronto

"Text-to-Join is a great way for retailers to drive signups because it's such an effective and widespread medium," said Joe Colopy, CEO of Bronto. "With the majority of consumers tied to their mobile phone during shopping, it's a matter of creating a relevant experience using the right medium. In recent months, we've been innovating to help marketers grow revenue by remarketing to current customers. We also recognize that acquisition and list growth are among the top priorities for marketers, so we wanted to make Text-to-Join easily accessible to them."

The platform is simple from a marketing standpoint. First, the retailer or marketer adopts a keyword which shoppers then use to 'join' a promotional list - a frequent dining club at a restaurant, for example. The marketer then creates an auto-responder message to be sent when the shopper texts that campaign keyword. Once opted in, shoppers are attached to lists and promotional ads are sent in a traditional fashion.

The text-to-join option can be advertised or promoted on shopping bags, shipping containers or any other ad medium - including online, social and mobile sites.

The platform can also leverage QR or short message codes which can be used at check-out.

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