Mobile messaging enables the popular restaurant chain to enhance its customer experience
Pune, December 15, 2017: OpenMarket , a global leader in mobile messaging, is adding PizzaExpress India to its portfolio of enterprise customers. To coincide with the launch of its home delivery service, the popular Italian restaurant chain introduced SMS to improve delivery operations and better interact with customers.
The new solution highlights PizzaExpress India’s commitment to delivering a great experience for its customers across the country. Customers who place an order over the phone will receive an SMS confirmation directly to their mobile phone. Those that opt-in will then receive an update once the order has been dispatched.
A recent survey from OpenMarket shows that SMS is the number one preferred channel by millennials for notifications from businesses. Research from the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) also suggests that over half of all urban mobile phone owners in India use a feature phone rather than a smartphone. This makes SMS a great option for businesses like Pizza Express who need a quick and cost-effective way to directly engage with their customers- without relying on expensive apps.
Apoorv Johari, OpenMarket’s Sales Director for Asia said, “The most customer-obsessed brands are already using SMS as part of their standard alert practice. It helps them deliver great customer experienceswith empathy, which is crucial for success. We are working with PizzaExpress India to do exactly that. Mobile messaging lets PizzaExpress communicate with customers the way they want and at exactly the time they need it.”
PizzaExpress chose Open Market based on its mobile messaging market strength and the range of custom messaging solutions it provides. The company’s previous success with Club Mahindra and Ginger Hotels demonstrated Open Market as a powerhouse of enhancing business-to-consumer relationships.
Gunjan Singh, Head of Marketing for PizzaExpress India said, “The solution that Open Market brings to India is the perfect fit for our customer base and helps to streamline our delivery operations. We understand that creating an effective solution for delivery notifications is best done through a timely and ubiquitous mobile messaging platform. With SMS, we can easily keep our customers in the loop, at exactly the right moment.”
PizzaExpress plans to expand the service to include updates on delivery delays, further refining the customised messages. By providing an instant, reliable and convenient platform for mobile messaging, Open Market helps PizzaExpress to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Corporate Comm India(CCI Newswire)
