Industries / Cinemas
A full house even on a Tuesday
New films land every Friday - but who actually hears about them? SmartChat sends your programme, your sneak previews and your special nights straight to people's phones on WhatsApp.
Sound familiar?
Nobody sees your programme in time
The new film opens on Friday, but your audience decides on the night itself - and they end up on the sofa with a streaming app, because nobody told them what was on at your place.
Midweek the rows stay empty
Friday and Saturday are busy, then Monday to Wednesday the projector runs to a half-empty room. Those are exactly the nights when you have no way of pulling in an audience at short notice.
Special screenings never find their crowd
Sneak preview, subtitled screening, film season, open-air night: all lovingly planned, but the announcement disappears among hundreds of social posts and the seats stay unsold.
How you use SmartChat
Announce the Friday releases
One message a week with everything that is opening, and your audience plans the weekend around your cinema rather than around a streaming home screen.
Turn a quiet night into cinema night
A dead Tuesday becomes something people put in the diary. One short offer to your list and you fill screenings that would otherwise have played to empty rows.
Fill the sneak preview with your regulars
Your most loyal regulars love not knowing what they are about to watch. One mysterious message on Monday lunchtime and the sneak preview that evening is packed.
Open-air nights and events first in the chat
Open-air season, cult film night, kids' screenings in the holidays: your subscribers get the dates first, and the popular evenings sell out before you print a single poster.
Ready in 3 steps
- 1
Enter your website: SmartChat reads your cinema's site and learns your screens, your programming and your tone of voice - and the AI builds your landing page from it.
- 2
Win subscribers: a QR code at the box office and on screen before the main feature - your audience signs up on the spot, by double opt-in and GDPR-compliant.
- 3
Announce and fill: new releases, cinema nights and events go out on WhatsApp - the AI writes the draft, you approve it, the seats fill up.
What you get
- 98% open rate - your programme actually gets seen
- Bring your weakest nights back to life
- Special screenings find their audience
- GDPR-compliant with double opt-in
- The AI builds landing page, newsletter and follow-ups
- Unlimited contacts on every plan
Passende Funktionen
FAQs
Does my audience need an app for this?
No, just the WhatsApp that is already on every phone. SmartChat is the tool behind the scenes that handles your contacts, your copy and the sending.
How do I build my list?
With the landing page SmartChat creates from your website: as a QR code at the box office, on screen before the main feature, or printed on the ticket. Your visitors scan it and sign themselves up by double opt-in.
How often should I message people?
As often as you have something real to say, and the weekly change of programme gives you a natural rhythm. Stay relevant and people are glad to read you - and anyone can opt out with a single word.
Can this be done in a GDPR-compliant way?
Yes. Every sign-up runs through double opt-in inside WhatsApp, every consent is recorded, and opting out is as easy as opting in. That is exactly what GDPR asks for.
What do I pay for it?
SmartChat starts at 188 euros per month on the annual plan with unlimited contacts on every plan. Meta bills you directly for the WhatsApp sending costs, and SmartChat adds no mark-up on top.
Who is supposed to write the messages?
The AI does. It builds your landing page, newsletters and follow-ups from your website and drafts the weekly programme message for you. You give it a quick check and approve it, all in the time it takes a trailer to run.
Start for free today
Enter your website - your WhatsApp marketing is live in under 60 seconds.
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