Studies show that up to 80 percent of today’s consumers prefer to be contacted by a business via texting, according to ATS, a voice solutions provider for the professional pest management industry. Thus, in addition to the traditional calling and emailing for service, texts requests are now added to the mix: New clients are thrilled […]
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