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40%
40% -- contact rate increase for automated SMS follow-up sequences (real estate leads) (2026)
Using automated SMS follow-up sequences can increase contact rates by up to 40% based on industry benchmarks.
- up to 40%
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Data Vintage
2026
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
hotiron.digital
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Tier C
https://hotiron.digital/ppc-for-real-estate-agents-in-ireland-the-2026-lead-generation-guide/ ↗
Source Article
PPC for Real Estate Agents in Ireland: The 2026 Lead Generation Guide
Why are you still paying to compete against yourself on property portals when your next high-value seller is searching for you directly? It’s a common frustration for many Irish firms. You see residential property prices rising by 6.5% across the country, yet your own margins are squeezed by rising …
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automated SMS follow-up sequences (real estate leads): 40% contact rate increase. Source: hotiron.digital (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/sms-followup-contact-rate-lift
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