Five Ways For Marketers To Succeed In Messaging

Sympler co-founder and CEO Ben Jenkins outlines how brands should be approaching the massive opportunity in messaging. With WhatsApp at 1 billion daily active users, and Facebook Messenger and WeChat not far behind, there is no question of the importance of messaging. In the last 12 months my company has met with over 100 different brands, agencies and publishers curious to see what all the fuss is about in this burgeoning but enigmatic new medium. In doing so, we’ve identified some common misconceptions, some of which we’ve found surprising, so I thought I’d share some rules for marketers looking to break into the messaging space. These are intended to shed more light on messaging and how we, as a community of innovators, marketers and investors can work together to build best practices and lasting value.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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