Loved by businesses across all industries
Texting for cinemas
Should your Cinema start texting?
In an era characterized by digital distractions and information overload, SMS offers a direct and unobtrusive channel to reach potential moviegoers. Cinemas can utilize SMS to send personalized showtime reminders, exclusive discounts, and promotions, ensuring that their audience remains informed and motivated to visit the theater. This not only bolsters attendance but also fosters customer loyalty by creating a direct line of communication between the cinema and its patrons.
Movie lovers often make last-minute choices about which film to see or when to go to the cinema. SMS messages can deliver enticing offers and updates in real-time, swaying these decisions in favor of the cinema. This immediate communication can profoundly impact ticket sales and concession revenue, making SMS marketing an indispensable tool for cinemas aiming to thrive in a competitive entertainment landscape.
Benefits of SMS marketing
How does text marketing help movie theaters achieve a full house?
Boost ticket sales
Drive higher ticket sales during peak booking times, such as weekends or blockbuster releases. Create demand, facilitate convenient booking, and foster customer loyalty, ultimately contributing to the cinema's financial success.
Direct Audience Engagement
Reach movie lovers with direct and personalized communication. Send showtime updates, special offers, and promotions directly to your audience's mobile devices, ensuring that messages are seen promptly.
Timely Communication
Send real-time updates, which is crucial for a dynamic industry like film exhibition. It helps cinemas inform customers about showtimes, new releases, and last-minute changes, ensuring a smooth movie-going experience.
Increased Attendance
Drive attendance by sending exclusive discounts, offers, and incentives to customers. This can encourage undecided moviegoers to make a spontaneous decision to visit the cinema.
Segmentation and Personalization
Cinemas can segment their audience based on preferences, location, and past behavior to send highly targeted and relevant messages. Personalization can enhance the impact of your Cinema SMS marketing campaign.
Use cases of texting
Effective ways to use cinema SMS text messaging
Showtime Reminders
Cinemas can send SMS reminders to customers about upcoming movie showtimes. Let patrons plan their visits and reduce the chances of missed screenings.
Exclusive Offers
Offer exclusive discounts, promotions, and early access to tickets through SMS. Incentivize customers to choose a particular cinema over competitors.
New Release Announcements
Use SMS to announce new movie releases or upcoming movies that can create excitement and anticipation among their audience.
Last-Minute Updates
In case of unexpected changes like schedule adjustments or special screenings, cinemas can quickly inform customers through SMS.
Survey and Feedback Requests
Gather customer feedback through SMS surveys. So that cinemas can improve their services and understand customer preferences better.
VIP Access
Provide VIP or early access to tickets for loyal customers through SMS. Build a sense of exclusivity and encourage repeat visits.
Text marketing features
Texting features to engage with movie enthusiasts
Group Texting
Send important announcements, promotions, and updates to a large audience simultaneously. Inform a group of patrons about special screenings, discounts, or loyalty program updates, maximizing outreach and engagement.
-
What do you mean by credits?1 message = 1 credit. Message includes incoming and outgoing SMS. 1 MMS = 2 credits.
-
Can I use my existing landline for texting?Absolutely! You can text enable your existing landline number any day without any change in your current voice plan. You can even text enable your 10-digit VoIP number as well.
-
Can I use my existing VoIP number for texting?Yes, you can. You can text enable your VoIP number in seconds and can use it for your communication.
-
Can my customers text my landline number?Absolutely! Using Falkon SMS, you can send and receive messages with your landline number.
-
Do I need any additional hardware to enable texting?No. You don't need to buy any additional hardware to text. You just need a desktop/laptop through which you can text.
-
How do you count messages?We use credit system to count messages. 1 credit = 1 outgoing message/1 incoming message. Message can either be a text/MMS.
-
What if I go over my monthly allowance?If you reach your monthly allowance, your outgoing and incoming messages will be stopped. You can send and receive messages again if you recharge with an add-on/wait till the next month for renewal.
-
I have multiple phone numbers and want to text-enable them. Can I do it using Falkon SMS?Yes. You can keep multiple phone numbers under a single organization using Falkon SMS.