P2P

2 articles

Industry

P2P Text Messaging: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters for Your Business

Text messaging has evolved far beyond casual chats between friends. For businesses, especially consumer brands, it’s become one of the most powerful direct channels available. With open rates around 98% and 90% of texts read within three minutes, SMS consistently outperforms email and push notifications (Infobip). But not all text messaging is created equal. In recent years, the industry has drawn a sharp line between P2P (person-to-person) messaging and A2P (application-to-person) messaging. U

Aleena Hassan3 min read
Why the Smartest Brands in DTC are Leaning in to P2P Sales
Strategies

Why the Smartest Brands in DTC are Leaning in to P2P Sales

DTC operators love their acronyms: LTV, CAC, MER. But here’s one that actually deserves a spot in your playbook: P2P. Peer-to-peer sales isn’t about affiliates. It’s not multi-level marketing. And it’s definitely not new. You’ve seen it happen a thousand times—someone raves about a product in a WhatsApp group or answers a “where’d you get that?” comment in a TikTok reply. P2P is just people convincing people to buy. What’s changed is how DTC brands are now designing for those moments—using too

Aleena Hassan5 min read

The Smartest Brands Subscribe to DTC.Live

The intelligence every DTC operator needs to build, grow, and scale.