{"id":2051,"date":"2015-12-16T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T13:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tedexis.com\/wp\/?p=2051"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:54:53","slug":"sms-importance-as-a-marketing-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedexis.com\/en\/blog\/sms-importance-as-a-marketing-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"SMS importance as a marketing tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SMS found new niches and uses, and went from being a social tool to become a marketing communications tool. Sending of mass messaging to mobile phones has spread in recent years in businesses of all kinds, hence the current importance of SMS in the world of marketing.<\/p>\n<p>A report published by Xopik indicates that 91% of people kept their mobile phones with them 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. 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