Getting Supporters To Save Your Campaign's Phone Number
New iPhone updates will silence texts from unknown numbers. Make sure your campaign stays visible.
New iPhone updates will silence texts from unknown numbers. Make sure your campaign stays visible.
Call Screening and the Unknown Senders text filter place automated barriers between unfamiliar numbers and the user.
Your campaign cant afford not to take full advantage of the power of text messaging.
If a campaign is only sending text messages, theyre missing out on intentionally communicating with people who are significantly more likely to vote.
Campaigns work with a platform like Tatango to secure their six digit short code from phone companies and manage the opt-in process, both of which are required to send at high volume and lower cost.
There aren't many platforms available to a campaign that are well suited for fundraising, volunteer recruitment and activation, narrative building, AND get out the vote, but these are four goals well-suited to texting thanks to its high levels of engagement.
P2P texts help your campaign cut through the noise and reach voters directly. They're also a powerful tool in driving your supporters to action.
Even before campaigns went completely virtual, text messaging was becoming a critical channel for reaching voters in races up and down the ballot.