American advisors are using text messages to convert prospects and strengthen their ties with existing clients.

Check out the below infographic, by marketing firm Hearsay Social, for a look at the pros and cons of mobile communication.

The statistics are from Forrester, Morgan Stanley, Venture Beat, Connect Mogul, Sutherland Absill and Brennan, DC Infobrief and Velocify.

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