{"id":83680,"date":"2022-11-01T08:13:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T07:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sms77.io\/?p=83680"},"modified":"2023-02-14T15:47:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T14:47:15","slug":"sms-sweepstakes-pros-and-cons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seven.io\/en\/blog\/sms-sweepstakes-pros-and-cons\/","title":{"rendered":"SMS sweepstakes\u00a0\u2013 most important pros and cons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pros and cons: Should you run SMS sweepstakes?<\/h2>\n

Last week I was visiting my in-laws and while the coffee was brewing, I was flipping through the articles of a TV magazine, lost in thought. In addition to delicious recipes (simple oven vegetables \u2013 perfect for fall), my eyes lingered on a sweepstakes. I already forgot what the prize was, but I remember HOW I could have participated:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Send a postcard with your answer to address XY”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Might be \u00a0appropriate for the target group” I thought and imagined dozens of colorful postcards with various designs being delivered to the organizers, some poor (or fortunate?) soul who needs to sort them all \u2013 but I digress.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The more important question I asked myself was: Shouldn’t the organizers have offered readers to take part via SMS?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, here are our pros and cons on the subject of SMS sweepstakes \u2013 and some tips for implementation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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In this article:<\/h3>\n
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  1. Pro: Why use SMS sweepstakes?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Con: Where would SMS sweepstakes not make sense?<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. What is necessary to enable sweepstakes participation via SMS?<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. How to grow your recipient list with SMS sweepstakes<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Conclusion: Are SMS sweepstakes useful?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    Pro: Why use SMS sweepstakes?<\/h3>\n

    We never tire of telling you how easy it is to reach almost everyone via SMS. No app downloading, no GDPR concerns (if you do it right), just send it \u2013 done.<\/p>\n

    But being able to receive SMS as a business is even better. That goes for SMS sweepstakes, too.<\/p>\n

    Why? There are a few reasons:<\/p>\n