Tim Ritchie

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Tim Ritchie

An admitted HubSpot fanboy, Tim has been in the HubSpot ecosystem as a consumer of the platform from the beginning. Tim believes that Message IQ’s success begins and end with the success of our customers and partners.

Articles by Tim Ritchie 77

SMS Open Rates: What the 98% Stat Actually Means (2026 Benchmarks)

98% of SMS messages get opened. It’s the most repeated stat in business texting and it’s also the…

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Text Message Marketing: A HubSpot Users Guide

You have probably seen the stats that say text message response rates outperform other marketing channels, generating more…

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TCPA and CAN-SPAM for SMS Marketing: How to Avoid Costly Fines in 2026

A single non-compliant SMS campaign to 5,000 contacts carries a theoretical fine exposure of $2.5 million to $7.5…

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How to Schedule a Text Message: iPhone, Android and Business SMS (2026)

Scheduling a text message on your phone takes about 10 seconds. Scheduling SMS at business scale timed sends…

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How to Send Mass Text Messages: A Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

98% of business SMS messages get opened within 3 minutes. Email sits at roughly 20%. If you’re still…

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HubSpot SMS Link Tracking: Clicks, Workflow Triggers and UTM Attribution

Your sales rep texts a prospect a link to the proposal. The prospect clicks it within 4 minutes…

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SMS for HubSpot Deals Pipeline: How to Trigger the Right Text at Every Stage

Most sales teams use HubSpot to track deals but rely on email to move them. That’s the gap.…

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A2P 10DLC Registration and SMS Compliance: The Complete Guide for 2026

Your text messages aren’t being filtered. They’re being blocked entirely. As of February 2025, every major US carrier …

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SMS Marketing for Property Listings: How Agents Book More Showings With Text

Zillow sends your buyer a listing alert email. So do Realtor.com, Redfin, and your competitor’s IDX drip. By…

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