The outreach for SMS is huge, it's been an integral part of our everyday lives for years and it’s far from going out of fashion. SMS is a technology that’s increasingly being adopted by businesses to reach the world’s 4 billion mobile phone users.

From marketing, micropayments, vouchers and news alerts, SMS is a cheap, reliable and green method of interacting with your customers wherever they are. According to the latest research, sending SMS from an application will exceed $70 billion, overtaking direct person-to-person messaging in 2016.

This mobile trend has been predicted by Juniper Research, report author Daniel Ashdown writes;

“While SMS is one of the oldest value-added services, it has an enduring appeal for a number of reasons. In terms of text communication it is unrivalled on the mobile device in its ubiquity – virtually every handset in the world can send and receive it. This makes it extremely appealing for brands who want to enable communication with their customers, as unlike other messaging mediums, they know it will reach almost its entire intended audience.”

For pubs, The Virtual Jukebox is a hassle-free, inexpensive way to benefit from this growing technology. Not only can your customers request music from the device they can’t live without; you generate revenue from every request and can advertise back to them by text message after their visit. Imagine if you could instantly tell your customers about an upcoming special event or drinks offer. Our figures show that over 90% of customers are happy to receive promotional messages from their local, who wouldn't?

Contact us to arrange a demo and to find out how to make the most of mobile in your pub.