If you have a keyword with us on our 88802 number you can now set the auto response, API and trigger e-mail settings your self . The new option is under the “Text Response” top level menu, then just select “Change Settings“
Archive for May, 2009
Introduction
If you are using the API / Gateway to send bulk SMS you can collect your delivery reports from the server, which is a good way of removing bad numbers from your data.
Delivery Reports and the API
It is important to understand the difference between getting a “failure” (or success) message at the API/Gateway and a [...]
Competition for attention in todays SMS marketing world is increasing all the time. To increase the relevancy, deliver more value in Bulk SMS camaigns AND to deliver more sales - now is the perfect time to do some database segmentation.
By segmenting your database and talking to people in a more relevant way you can often [...]
Introduction
Text Marketer owns the 88802 short code, this short code can be used to “route” incoming texts via a keyword to your account and optionally respond with a message “thanks for entering our competition” etc, (this form of communication is known as text response). You can also configure your account to trigger a response when [...]
Introduction
Adding SMS as a communication method to a system is often very useful, for instance you don’t have issues with spam filtering, it doesn’t require the person to make an immediate response like a phone call, so it’s great for alerts and triggers. Another good application for SMS (text messaging) which is often over looked [...]
SMS Gateway API - Specification
When you create a free account you can also use the Text Marketer API (sometimes known as a gateway). The API uses simple HTTP GET requests to communicate with the Text Marketer gateway server. The requests allow you to send SMS’s through the system, you can also retrieve delivery reports discussed here.
HTTP [...]
When buying credits for your account it’s important to note that Google checkout has very stringent anti-fraud measures, whilst most transactions will be immediate, occasionally it can take a while longer as Google does extra checking. The implications are that if you are going to send a large campaign (and need to purchase £100 or [...]
Many customers are new to SMS Marketing and we’re often asked, “what’s the best way to send out my SMS campaign”. As with all direct marketing campaigns, there is no universal best way. What works for one company won’t necessarily work for another. Sigh!
Having said that, there is some common ground and also some general advice [...]
We’ve produced a few helpful videos that can help guide you through the main aspects of your Text Marketer SMS System. Try these first but if that doesn’t cover what your looking for you can also try our FAQ’s area for more help.
Our SMS Gateway is extremely powerful indeed. It allows companies to connect to our systems and send out messages 1 at a time. Although this sounds a bit old fashioned in these days of huge numbers of bulk sms, it has some considerable advantages.
By integrating with our SMS Gateway you can effectivel ‘text enable’ any [...]
There are a vast number of different ‘gateways’ that bulk sms service providers can use to connect to the UK networks.
Reliability of these services varies enormously and they support a range of different functions.
Overseas gateways, where the sms is dispatched from abroad, tend to be far less reliable than sending directly to a UK network.
What [...]
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There’s so much information to get across with SMS Marketing and we wanted a central place for customers and interested parties alike to come to for help and advice.
We aim to provide helpful information from best Bulk SMS methods, database usage, text message creative technicques, system usage and so on.
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