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Sudden Deals gives you, the merchant, power to reach customers who have requested Sudden Deals from your category of business, are in your vicinity right now and are ready to spend!
If you have already looked in to text message marketing, you probably have seen that other text message services only let you send messages to your existing shoppers.
With SuddenDeals.com, you are working with a network of shoppers. Our shoppers create a SuddenDeals.com account once and come back to request Sudden Deals on different days from different categories of merchants.
By joining SuddenDeals.com as a merchant, we give you access to these requesting shoppers. Sure, we let you build your own, private Text Message list like other services as well (FavoritesList),
but our constantly growing shopper pool will help you build your lists faster. SuddenDeals.com is, in a way, a virtual mall.
How Sudden Deals Work:
Merchants simply use their secure account to post Sudden Deals inside SuddenDeals.com. The system performs "System
Matches" throughout the day immediately matching shopper requests with the merchant's posted Sudden Deals based on the following criteria:
- Location.
- Category (Restaurant, Bar, Nightclub, Live Music Venue,
Cafe).
- Scheduled delivery, expiration criteria.
Once a System Match occurs, your Sudden Deal is instantly
delivered as an SMS text message to the requesting customers.
If your Sudden Deal does NOT require redemption,
(such as a Concert or Happy Hour announcement), you've instantly gotten your message out to consumers.
The consumers can then:
- Visit your business within minutes of receiving the Sudden Deal.
- Forward the Sudden Deal to their friends and family thereby
extending the reach of your Sudden Deal and introducing your
business to more people.
If your Sudden Deal is a Coupon, the consumers can then:
- Redeem the Sudden Deal at your place of business.
- Forward the Sudden Deal to their friends and family thereby
extending the reach of your Sudden Deal and introducing your
business to more people.
- Save it for later and have it with them wherever they go.
Your FavoritesList:
One of the most powerful features of SuddenDeals.com is your
FavoritesList. Your FavoritesList allows you to reach
your loyal customers instantly and as often as you like without a need for System Match.
Unlike the users on your email list, those on your FavoritesList will receive your
message instantly on their cell phones. You'll know they got
it immediately and you won't be waiting on people who have to
"check email" before knowing of your Sudden Deals!
(Participation in a Merchant's FavoritesList occurs on a
100% OPT-IN basis, so there are no worries about spamming
anyone.)
How FavoritesList works:
When you have the FavoritesList feature enabled, you
receive a FavoritesList Code(s). Merchants
should advertise their FavoritesList Code(s) in order to quickly
add users to their FavoritesList(s).
Your loyal customers and/or Sudden Deals users can OPT-IN to your FavoritesList in 3 different ways:
- 1. From their cell phone, by texting SD [your FavoritesList Code] to our shortcode
- 2. From your website by clicking a custom link
- 3. From their free SuddenDeals.com shopper account
Once
opted-in to your FavoritesList, you can send these customers special
offers, announcements and more.
NOTE: Users can easily unsubscribe from
your FavoritesList inside their control panel so we suggest
that Merchants use their FavoritesLists wisely by sending
super Sudden Deals to these loyal customers.
Using your FavoritesList, you can quickly engage and
interact with loyal customers anytime, anywhere...instantly.
That's power of mobile marketing!
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| Merchant FAQ |
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What is a System Match?
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A System Match occurs automatically when a
Shopper's request for Sudden Deals matches a Merchant's
posted Sudden Deal(s). The Shopper is required to choose a
location and category when requesting Sudden Deals. For instance: Location =
Downtown St. Paul - Category = Cafes. Under this
criteria the Shopper would receive up to 25 Sudden Deals
(since they did not specify a quantity) from
Cafes in downtown St. Paul. |
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What is a FavoritesList?
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See the "How FavoritesList works" section on the
left side of this page. |
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What is a Credit? |
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A credit is how much each sent message costs. A System Match
cost is 1 credits. Remember, this is a very targeted lead for which all the work is done by SuddenDeals.com for you! A FavoritesList
message costs 1 credit and you are responsible for growing your lists. |
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Do credits expire? |
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Those credits that come with a monthly plan expire every month. The credits that are additionally purchased get rolled over until they are used up.
Say a merchant chose a monthly plan that comes with 100 credits. If by the next billing cycle only 50 of those credits get used,
the remaining 50 will expire and the account will reset to the next month's 100 credits. On the other hand, if the chosen monthly plan comes with 100 credits and the merchant
purchased an extra 200 credits, the purchased credits get rolled over to the next month. By default, SuddenDeals.com uses up the monthly credits before
using purchased credits. |
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Are SuddenDeals.com users apt to read their text messages? |
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Text messages have, roughly, a 93% read
rate; More than any other communication medium.
SuddenDeals.com users are actively
requesting to receive Sudden Deals. Your message
will not only get through to recipients, but is
highly likely to be forwarded to their friends and
family. Remember, your Sudden Deals are requested! |
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Can I post multiple Sudden Deals and can I schedule them to go out at different times?
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YES!
You can post multiple Sudden Deals and schedule them to be sent out
at different times of the month.
EXAMPLE: From July 1-7 you
post a BOGO. Between July 8-15 you post live music bands, start times and cover charges. From July 14-22 you
post a SAVE 30% on Appz. from 10am-noon. From July 23-30
you post a Battle Of The Bands contest announcement.
You can post all of these on the 1st of the
month and let the system do the rest. Low
maintenance, easy to track ROI and instant
delivery. |
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Can I limit the number of people that get my Sudden Deal? |
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YES, you can specify limits on number of people receiving your Sudden Deal both for System Matches and FavoritesList messages. However, this feature is NOT available with the most basic plan. |
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How long can my message be...how many characters can the Sudden Deal contain? |
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Your message may contain up to 160
characters. Please note: You business
name and phone number will be automatically
inserted into all messages. Be mindful of this
when creating your account and entering the name
of the business. |
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