1.0Mobile Marketing Watchhttps://mobilemarketingwatch.comForresthttps://mobilemarketingwatch.com/author/forrest/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EW0z4U7Iv4"><a href="https://mobilemarketingwatch.com/how-to-properly-collect-an-opt-in-sms-database-part-1-of-2/">How to Properly Collect an Opt In SMS Database (Part 1 of 2)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mobilemarketingwatch.com/how-to-properly-collect-an-opt-in-sms-database-part-1-of-2/embed/#?secret=EW0z4U7Iv4" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Properly Collect an Opt In SMS Database (Part 1 of 2)” — Mobile Marketing Watch" data-secret="EW0z4U7Iv4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> As we all know SMS text messaging is a very popular and effective way to get your marketing message out to your audience. More reliable than email, text messages are read quicker than email and people tend to keep their cell phone number longer than they do any given email address. So it stands to...http://mobilemarketingwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/How-to-Properly-Collect-an-Opt-In-SMS-Database-300x199.jpg