Pick a texting platform or team communication app
Don’t be surprised if you find that your email marketing efforts get lost in the shuffle. The average person receives 121 emails per day and far fewer texts. In addition to less texts being received, 82% of text messages are read within five minutes, making texting much more effective.
Upload your current contacts to your platform
It’s time to upload the current contacts you have from your existing mailing list once you have chosen a platform. Begin sending out your targeted messages right away as you start entering them in.
Create a game day text template
Game day text templates are helpful because you can edit them as you need. This specific texting service will act as generic good luck messages for sports competitions. You can also set up a template for a thank you MMS message to the coach following game days.
Determine a campaign keyword
Campaign keywords will help your team members and coaches to quickly and easily opt-in to your teams SMS list by simply sending a text. It’s important to choose a campaign keyword that is short and sweet and not easily forgotten.
Inform people about your keyword
The keyword will only go so far. You need to spread the word about your keyword in order to get your SMS sports message up and running.
Start sending out your text messages
Start your sports communication SMS text messaging right away as you begin building your texting list.
