Why Restaurants Can’t Wait for RCS

3 Min Read By Jordana Makin

In 2017, the number of new restaurants opening increased from a net average of 743 to 1,333 – that’s 44 percent growth. This is great for consumers who enjoy more choice and competition driving standards ever higher, but it’s increasingly hard for new restaurants to be noticed, and even harder for long standing restaurants to keep their customers. This is reflected in the fact that the number of UK restaurants going bust increased by 20 percent in the same period.

RCS will be better equipped to attract customers than SMS because it will allow restaurants owners to include multiple images or their food. 

So how are restaurants able to survive in this ever-competitive market? Well SMS marketing holds a key factor in the success of any businesses, especially restaurants.

Millions of forward thinking restaurants are already using SMS to communicate with diners, informing them of new menus, exciting new dishes, special offers, confirming reservations and much more. SMS marketing…