{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"AHA Factory","provider_url":"https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/en\/","author_name":"mbainbridge","author_url":"https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/en\/blog\/author\/mbainbridge\/","title":"WhatsApp Marketing: Go or No-Go?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"vWDz3fmX8l\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/en\/blog\/whatsapp-marketing-go-or-no-go\/\">WhatsApp Marketing: Go or No-Go?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/en\/blog\/whatsapp-marketing-go-or-no-go\/embed\/#?secret=vWDz3fmX8l\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;WhatsApp Marketing: Go or No-Go?&#8221; &#8212; AHA Factory\" data-secret=\"vWDz3fmX8l\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ahafactory.de\/2020\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/whatsapp-1889082_1920-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":976,"thumbnail_height":413,"description":"This will be fun. Rank the following social mediums (without using Google) according to monthly active users; highest to lowest. Twitter Facebook WhatsApp Instagram Pinterest Linkedin Got it in your head? Now scroll down for the results. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; source:\u00a0SumoMe Ok, Facebook. Duh, you got that one. But, wait,\u00a0WhatsApp? Yes, that is correct. WhatsApp has more active monthly users than Instagram, Pinterest and Linkedin COMBINED. If you live in the United States, you may be saying \u201cWhats-what?\u201d WhatsApp is an SMS based social platform that allows users to send text, picture, video, voice messages, location, documents\u2026 all for FREE and to ANYWHERE in the world. It simply uses your data plan or Wifi. So why is it such a secret in the States? Well, unlike other areas of the world, the U.S. cell market has adopted the \u201cunlimited\u201d model like no other country. For this reason, users aren\u2019t particularly worried about how many texts they send each month. Because of this, and other reasons, it has been slow going for the U.S. market, however\u00a018.4 Million users\u00a0is nothing to balk at. &nbsp; Why You Should Get In Now (Pros) Few U.S. and European marketers use WhatsApp as a marketing channel. But, think about it like this: Fewer marketers means\u00a0less NOISE\u00a0to cut through. No Ads\u00a0to compete with. Over\u00a01 Billion\u00a0global users and rising. Global reach is more important today than ever. It requires\u00a0100% opt-in, which means those receiving your messages actually\u00a0want\u00a0to get them (more on this later). They do this most often by adding your mobile number to their contacts list. As a\u00a01-1 channel\u00a0(direct link to your audience) you can get real feedback\u00a0directly\u00a0from real users. No algorithms\u00a0to compete with, so no watered down, organic reach. This means your message will reach each and every person who hasContinue reading"}