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SMS Strategies The Email Marketer’s Guide to SMS

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SMS Strategies 10 Examples of Non-Promotional Content to Engage Without Discounts

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SMS Strategies How to Plan Your New Product Launch With SMS

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SMS Strategies 6 Types of Transactional SMS Messages to Send [With Templates]

SMS Strategies Holiday Planning Starts Now: How to Make Sure Your SMS Program Is Ready

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Join us for Thread—The Conference for Conversational Commerce

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Trends and Insights How iOS 16 Could Impact Your SMS Marketing—and How to Prepare

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Back-to-School Edition

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FEATURED

What is SMS Marketing? Best Practices and Examples

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Amazon Prime Day Edition

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Trends and Insights How Shop Pay Works, and the Benefits of Streamlining Mobile Payments

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News Attentive Product Spotlight: Volume 2

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: 4th of July Edition

SMS Strategies SMS Marketing for Shopify Merchants: Everything You Need to Get Started

SMS Strategies The Powerful Ways Two-Way Text Messaging Builds Long-Term Customer Relationships

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News The Conversational Answer to “No-reply@”—Why We Built Attentive Concierge™

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SMS Strategies Food & Beverage 2022 Text Messaging Calendar

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Trends and Insights Here’s How Marketers Are Responding to the Customer Acquisition Challenge

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Father’s Day Edition

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: UK Edition

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SMS Strategies Triggered Text Messages: Definition, Types, & Examples

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Trends and Insights [New Research] 90% of UK Consumers Are Interested in SMS Marketing From Brands. Here’s What You Need to Know.

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Trends and Insights Being a Purpose-Driven Brand Takes Work. Here’s Why It’s Worth It.

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Memorial Day Edition

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SMS Strategies The Definitive Guide to Growing Your SMS Subscriber List (With Examples)

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SMS Strategies 13 Examples of Two-Way Text Messages to Boost Your Conversational Commerce Strategy

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SMS Strategies 11 SMS Integrations to Help You Supercharge Your Existing Channels

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Mother’s Day Edition

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SMS Strategies What Makes SMS a Great Partner for Your Restaurant’s Loyalty Program (and How to Connect the Two)

SMS Strategies Is Your Social Commerce Working Hard Enough For You?

Earth Day SMS Ideas

SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Earth Day Edition

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News Attentive Product Spotlight: Volume 1

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SMS Strategies The SMS Marketing Strategies That Took Farmacy Beauty From Zero to 60x+ ROI

The History of Text Messaging

Trends and Insights The History of Text Messaging: How SMS Became a Top Performance Marketing Channel

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Trends and Insights We Surveyed 5,000 Consumers About the Future of Commerce. Convenience Is Their Top Priority.

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Trends and Insights 3 Founders on Moving Past “No’s,” Prioritizing Brand, and Finding Strength in Community

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: St. Patrick’s Day Edition

SMS Glossary

Trends and Insights SMS Glossary: 48 Most Common SMS Marketing Terms

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Trends and Insights Zero-Party Data Is Real, and It's Helping Brands Rethink the Customer Journey

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SMS Strategies 17 Tips for Writing Effective SMS Marketing Copy (With Examples)

Trends and Insights Lionsgate Films' Head of Inclusive Content on Elevating Black Voices Across Industries

SMS Strategies Meet the Marketers Behind Our 2021 “Best of Text” Award Winners

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Trends and Insights First-Party Data: What Marketers Need to Know in 2022

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SMS Strategies Is Gamification the Key to Delivering Entertaining Shopping Experiences?

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SMS Strategies What is SMS Marketing? Best Practices and Examples

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Game Day Edition

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SMS Strategies [Guide] Migrating Your SMS Marketing Platform to Attentive

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Valentine’s Day Edition

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Trends and Insights 6 Mobile Marketing Predictions for 2022

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News Make Data-Driven Decisions in Less Time—With Personalized SMS Insights & Performance Snapshots

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SMS Strategies 2022 Text Messaging Calendar: Important Dates & Actionable Tips

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Trends and Insights Why Conversational Commerce Will Define the Next Era of Brand Marketing

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Trends and Insights Reflecting on our 2021 Predictions: What We Got Right & What No One Saw Coming

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Trends and Insights Using Customer Data to Inform Your Digital Marketing Strategy

News A Q&A With Our New Chief Marketing Officer, Sara Varni

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: New Year’s Edition

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SMS Strategies How to Choose an SMS Marketing Platform [Checklist + Examples]

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SMS Strategies The Top 10 SMS Marketing Questions We Get (and our Answers)

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Trends and Insights Cyber Week 2021 Recap: Brands Generated $830 Million From SMS, Doubling Revenue From 2020

Trends and Insights Lean Into Brand and Empathy to Build Long-Term Loyalty

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SMS Strategies Generational Marketing—Messaging Across Age Groups (With Infographic)

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Trends and Insights How Your Holiday Marketing Strategy Can Help Build Year-Round Loyalty

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News Attentive is Named Ometria's Preferred Partner

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Black Friday & Cyber Monday Edition

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News How Attentive & Daasity Are Creating Personalized Customer Experiences

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News Shopify Merchants: Grow Your List Faster by Collecting SMS Consent at Checkout

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SMS Strategies 7 Black Friday Marketing Resources We’ve Bookmarked for Holiday 2021

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News Attentive is Named BigCommerce's Preferred Partner

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SMS Strategies 7 Text Messages That Drive Customer Loyalty and Retention

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Halloween Edition

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Trends and Insights 4 Holiday Marketing Predictions for 2021—and How to Plan for Them

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SMS Strategies 30-Day Plan to Driving Results From a New SMS Program [Blueprint]

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SMS Strategies The Marketer's Guide to SMS Compliance

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Trends and Insights Why the Future of Shopping Is Hybrid, and It’s Already Here

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News Pioneering A New Era in Partnerships

Trends and Insights What iOS Privacy Changes Mean for E-Commerce Marketers

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SMS Strategies 16 SMS Holiday Marketing Ideas to Hit Your Revenue Goals

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Trends and Insights The Rise of the SMS Marketer

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SMS Strategies Texts We Love: Labor Day Edition

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SMS Strategies Explore Our SMS Holiday Village: A New Interactive Resource

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SMS Strategies How Utz Drives Customer Loyalty and Retention With an SMS-Exclusive Club

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News Attentive Joins Disney Accelerator Program

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SMS Strategies SMS Segmentation: Implementing Your Strategy

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SMS Strategies 16 Back-to-School Strategies From E-Commerce Marketing Leaders

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SMS Strategies 4 Ways Entertainment & Travel Brands Drive Ticket Sales and Memberships With SMS

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SMS Strategies How MATE the Label’s Commitment to Sustainable Fashion Drives Marketing Success

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SMS Strategies 2021 Text Messaging Calendar: Important Dates & Actionable Tips

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Trends and Insights How to Build Towards a Gender-Inclusive Workplace

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SMS Strategies SMS Segmentation: Creating Your Strategy

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News 3 AAPI CEOs on Entrepreneurship, Imposter Syndrome, and Learning From Failure

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News Smart Recommendations: Your Personalized SMS To-Do List

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SMS Strategies 8 SMS Marketing Strategies to Influence Purchase Behavior

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SMS Strategies Prime Day 2021: 3 Ways Your Brand Can Stand Out

Trends and Insights 4 Shopify Brands We’re Loving This Month

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SMS Strategies How 4 LGBTQ+-Owned Brands Are Celebrating Pride Year-Round

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News Attentive Acquires SMS Company, Tone, to Advance Conversational Messaging Capabilities

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News Announcing Our Partnership With the Base10 Advancement Initiative

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Trends and Insights How 3 Digital Marketing Leaders are Navigating the E-Commerce Boom

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Trends and Insights Consumers are Ready for the Post-Pandemic Future—Are Marketers?

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News How Our Collaborative Culture Landed Us on Inc.'s Best Places to Work

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Trends and Insights What We Learned Surveying Hundreds of Marketers About Their SMS Strategies

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SMS Strategies 4 Lessons From E-Commerce Brands Prioritizing Inclusive Marketing

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SMS Strategies Celebrating Earth Day—4 Ways to Engage Mobile Shoppers

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SMS Strategies 3 Ways Food & Beverage Brands Use Personalized Text Messaging to Increase Diner Lifetime Value

News We've Got a New Look—The Story Behind our Rebrand

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Trends and Insights 3 Women Founders on Building, Leading, and Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

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SMS Strategies SMS Segmentation: Best Practices to Power Personalization

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News Powering the Future of Customer-First Commerce

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Trends and Insights 3 E-Commerce Leaders Share How They’re Expanding Their 2021 Marketing Plans With SMS

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SMS Strategies How 4 Brands Are Supporting Texas Communities with Text Messaging

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