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Real Estate Text Message Marketing Tips: SMS Drip Campaigns

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Real Estate Technology with Chime

The average response time is 90 seconds for a text message versus 90 minutes for an email! Whereas you should use phone calls to initiate contact and to build trust, text messages will help you fill time-sensitive gaps. For example, if you catch wind off market listing, send a text to your prospect to arrange a phone call or to set an in-person appointment at the listing at a later time.

But texts aren’t limited to single messages. Just like email drip marketing, you can also build text messages into your very own SMS drip campaign. How you structure your texts into a drip will depend on the type of lead, the lead source, and what stage the lead is in.

You can create an SMS drip campaign for your warm seller leads by sending them updated market information, including average closing price versus list price and average days on market.

Texts are a great way to supplement your lead follow up strategy but do not rely solely on texts to pull leads through your funnel. The key is balance each touch method by integrating texts carefully into your nurturing campaigns.

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Dennis Swartz
Full Circle Property Management - Columbus, OH
MBA, GRI...experience counts!

Good advice...many are marketing with texts now.

Jun 19, 2017 04:12 AM
Lisa @ Chime Technologies

Thanks for the kind words, Dennis! Have you given it a try as well? I'd love to hear how it works for you.

Jun 20, 2017 07:56 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

That is a really good idea - particularly when you send the same text to multiple people

Jun 19, 2017 04:15 AM
Lisa @ Chime Technologies

Thank you, Lise! It's all about making the most of your time and tools. Automation can make all the difference!

Jun 20, 2017 07:57 AM
Sean Marshall
Marshall Stearns Real Estate - Las Vegas, NV
Real Estate Sales

Our agents use a company that we developed called RealtyFlux which engages potential buyers and sellers through automated text messaging. We use it on our yard signs, post cards, business cards, and social media.

Basically, it allows people to get listing information or other real estate related info and we get their contact as a lead. 

I had a listing with a yard sign that was up for 4 months. I got no phone calls from the sign for 2 1/2 months and then put a sign rider on that said "For pictures and info about this listing, Text SEAN22 To 50505". In the 6 weeks that I had that on the sign, I got 8 engagements, 2 of which we are now working with.

Check it out at https://realtyflux.com/agent

Jul 07, 2017 12:44 PM