iMessage marketing, priced honestly.
iMessage cuts through inbox noise because it arrives where people actually look: their texts. But this channel has hard constraints, and any pricing page that ignores them is selling you something that does not exist. Here is how our economics actually work, what shapes the onboarding fee, and the platform rules we refuse to bend.
The platform rules, up front
Before pricing, the non-negotiables. If another provider skips this section, ask why:
- Apple devices only. iMessage reaches iPhone owners. It does not reach Android users. Your audience has to skew Apple for this channel to make sense, and we will tell you if it does not.
- Consent is required. We message people who opted in or with whom you have a legitimate business relationship. We do not blast purchased stranger lists. Every campaign includes clear opt-out handling.
- No guaranteed rates. We do not promise open rates, response rates, or conversion rates. iMessage engagement is strong because the channel is personal and immediate, but anyone guaranteeing numbers is lying.
- Replies are the point. Unlike email, iMessage invites conversation. Campaigns are designed around the reply: qualifying, answering, and routing, not just the send.
These constraints are what make the channel work. The moment iMessage becomes another spam pipe, the engagement dies for everyone. We protect the channel because our clients' results depend on it.
Two engagement shapes
Every iMessage engagement we do fits one of these:
- Campaign-based. A defined send around one goal: a product launch, a promotion, a reactivation of a dormant list, an event push. Includes audience segmentation, copy, send execution, reply handling for the campaign window, and reporting. Scoped, priced, done.
- Ongoing program. Continuous outreach managed month to month: regular campaigns, follow-up sequences, nurture flows, and reply management. You get a messaging operation, not a one-off blast. Best when texting becomes a permanent revenue channel rather than an experiment.
Both models can include reply handling, where we manage the conversation: qualifying responders, answering common questions, and routing hot prospects to your team. Sending without reply handling is like running ads to a disconnected phone. The reply is where the revenue lives.
Both shapes start with a startup onboarding fee, shaped by your industry, your niche, and where the company stands today: an opted-in list in a straightforward niche is one starting point, a list we help you build in a regulated industry is another. For projects and operators we believe in, the onboarding fee can be waived. Ongoing programs carry a profit share on the growth the messaging creates. And we will say it plainly: we aren't a marketing company. The marketing services we offer are just for our partner clients.
What shapes the onboarding fee
When we quote, these are the levers that set the number:
- Audience size and source. Your existing opted-in list versus a list we help you build. Size matters, but list quality matters more.
- Copy complexity. One message to one segment is simple. Multi-segment campaigns with personalized variants and tested follow-ups take real copywriting work.
- Reply handling depth. Simple routing of hot replies versus full conversation management with qualification. This is usually the biggest scope decision.
- Frequency. A quarterly campaign and a weekly program are different operations with different management loads.
- Compliance setup. Consent capture, opt-out infrastructure, and record-keeping. Not glamorous, not optional.
We have run iMessage campaigns that produced real revenue, including work with a brokerage that closed 13 rentals and 1 sale through iMessage outreach. That is what this channel does when the targeting is right, the copy is human, and the replies get handled. No published price list could capture the difference between that kind of program and a single blast, which is why we quote from conversation, not from a table.
Frequently asked questions
Because the engagement depends on your industry, your niche, and where the company stands today, plus audience size and campaign complexity. A published number would be meaningless across that range, so we quote from a real conversation about your situation.
No, and you should run from anyone who does. iMessage gets strong engagement because it is personal and immediate, but guarantees are a lie in any channel. We guarantee the work: clean targeting, strong copy, compliant sending, and honest reporting.
iPhone owners, since iMessage is Apple only. And only people who have consented to hear from you or with whom you have a legitimate business relationship. We do not blast strangers, and we build opt-out handling into every campaign.
Consent-based messaging with clear opt-out handling is how legitimate text marketing works, and that is the only kind we do. We structure every campaign around consent and compliance from the start, not as an afterthought.
A campaign is a defined send around one goal: a launch, a promotion, a reactivation push. An ongoing program is continuous outreach: follow-ups, nurture sequences, and regular campaigns managed month to month. Campaigns are scoped projects; programs are relationships.
Both. Sending without reply handling leaves money on the table, since the whole point of iMessage is the conversation. We can manage the reply flow, qualify responders, and route hot prospects to your team, scoped as part of the engagement.
No. We aren't a marketing company. The marketing services we offer are just for our partner clients.
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