Creating email links that send SMS messages

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Referrals are an incredible boost to growth – but for many B2C brands, how many subscribers really have their friends’ email addresses readily available? Not many.

One thing we do have though is our friends’ phone numbers. But how do you share something from an email with a friend via text? A screenshot? Trying to copy a link and write up a text saying ‘hey this is something you should check out’? These methods are full of friction.

Will Chatbots Replace Email Marketing?

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Chatbots have been gaining in popularity. Take a look around the web and you’ll see the little chat icons powered by great platforms like Intercom, Manychat, and Drift. Facebook itself has built it’s own chatbot feature within its Messenger platform. In 2017, the number of chatbots Facebook Messenger supports grew to 100K and the global chatbot market is expected to reach $1.23 billion by 2025.