Archive for November, 2009

 

PHP and SMS

 

PHP is the very popular web scripting language, to make things easy for the PHP programmer we have provided some (almost!) plug and play  PHP code that easily integrates PHP with our SMS Gateway.
Simple Example of sending SMS with PHP
This class allows you to send SMS using PHP,  please feel free to modify at will. [...]

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Amey Enforce Safe Driving Message With Text Campaign

 

Leading public service provider Amey, has come up with a cunning idea to make sure that its team of field based staff stay safe while driving.
The company has recently put in place a ban on using mobile phones while driving, which includes driving while using a hands free device.
To help bring home the message, Amey [...]

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5 winning ways to make your company’s Christmas sales sing along like a carol

 

The Text Marketer creative team have been at it again, coming up with fabulous new ways for our customers to use SMS Marketing which makes a real difference to their business.
There’s an old adage I always think of in our business, “you never know until you try”. How true this is. So many companies still [...]

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SMS Gateway Reliability - The Chain is Only as Strong as the Weakest Link

 

Most bulk SMS providers , (including ourselves) will take great pains to point out the merits of direct connections to the UK Networks, and a direct connection is indeed essential for a first class, reliable sms service.
But that is only part of the story. Just as crucial to reliability are the systems in place that connect [...]

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5 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford To Ignore Mobile Marketing

 

1. It’s the most responsive direct marketing channel available.
Using bulk sms as a way of communicating an offer to your customers is astonishingly effective. In fact, according to the Mobile Marketing Association, sms is 5 times more responsive than direct mail. With open rates to e-mail collapsing, companies need to find new and innovative ways [...]

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National Autistic Society Deploys Text Response in The Times

 

In its first mobile marketing initiative, The National Autistic Society is running an advertisement in The Times with a text response mechanic that urges potential donors to text ACT to 88802 to express their support.
The society, that champions the rights and interests of all people with autism, is celebrating the news that the National Institute [...]

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Q: How Can You Get a Better Open Rate to Your E-mail Campaigns?

 

A: Use an SMS Service to draw attention to your e-mail.
We all know the problem with e-mail. Open rates have been dropping steadily and it’s becoming an increasing struggle just to get e-mails read let alone responded to.
SMS has presented a very effective solution that is going a long way to resolving the problem. By [...]

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System Update - Unsubscribe Service Now Live on Bulk SMS Service

 

Our development team has been busy recently building a range of new tools for our main bulk sms service. We’ll be reporting these new tools and what they can do for our customers over the next few weeks.
One of the main reasons that sms is such a responsive direct marketing channel is that if hasn’t [...]

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