When it comes to reaching out to the consumer and getting them to act, it appears that SMS marketing maybe the trick. According to this infographic from SlickText, text message open rates hit at about 99%. Most of those SMS messages are opened within the first five minutes of being sent. According to SlickText, “Small businesses and organizations all over the globe are now using targeted, opt-in text messages to land coupons, specials, alerts, and other info right into the hands of their customers.”