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Stockton Council Uses Sms Service To Help Parents Of Children with Additional Needs

Posted on April 7th, 2010 by Henry.


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Stocton-on-Tees Council is using sms text alerts to keep parents of children with additional needs informed about a range of support services on offer. Members of the public can join the service simply by texting UFC to short code 88802. The service also includes a text opt out that allows … Continue reading

National Childbirth Trust Integrates with Text Marketer’s SMS Gateway

Posted on March 30th, 2010 by Henry.


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NCT – the UK’s leading charity for parents, now communicates with its members by sending text alerts via the SMS gateway. The charity, which helps a million mums and dads each year through pregnancy, birth and the early days of parenthood, adopted sms as a faster and more responsive way … Continue reading

RESTful Web Services SMS Gateway API Overview

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Jay.


Categories: All SMS Gateway Documentation, Business SMS, Documentation, Technical, Web to SMS
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This blog post has been superseded with our website documentation In addition to our simple HTTP SMS Gateway API, explained here, we also provide a ‘RESTful’ SMS API to give you access to information about your SMS marketing account (don’t have one? Create a free account). If you are familiar with REST APIs, … Continue reading

REST SMS Gateway API – Specification Document

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Jay.


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This blog post has been superseded with our website documentation For an overview of what REST and our RESTful SMS API is all about you may like to read our RESTful SMS API Overview. If you prefer you can use the simple SMS gateway, rather than our RESTful implementation. To get straight into the details, … Continue reading

Thorntons Plug Mobile Site into Text Marketer’s SMS Gateway

Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, News and Case Studies, Text Messaging Software, Uncategorized
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World famous chocolatiers Thorntons have recently launched their new mobile site. This means that anyone can now order delicious goodies on the move; a welcome innovation for the country’s chocoholics. The mobile optimised site has been plugged into Text Marketer’s SMS gateway so that order confirmations are now sent to … Continue reading

Top Notch Health Clubs Integrate with Text Marketer’s SMS Gateway

Posted on March 12th, 2010 by Henry.


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South East based health club chain, Top Notch Health Clubs are using Text Marketer’s SMS gateway to keep in touch with their customers and prospects. They have integrated their own customer contact system with the sms gateway as a powerful and flexible solution to their sms communication requirements. By using … Continue reading

SMS Dominance to Continue

Posted on March 9th, 2010 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, Distributed SMS Articles, Industry Commentary, SMS Advertising, SMS Providers, Text Messaging Software, Web to SMS
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The popularity of sms messaging will continue for the foreseeable future according to a new report. The report, released by consulting firm Frost and Sullivan reveals that additional features of sms are likely to evolve, including location information, personal information, updates and messages in one user interface. The report in … Continue reading

How to nearly Double Advertising Response Rates

Posted on March 4th, 2010 by Richard.


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How to double advertising response rates. Continue reading

Police Force use Text Response in Recruitment Drive

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Henry.


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Thames Valley Police are using Text Marketer again to help with their recruitment. This campaign is about attracting suitable candidates who might be interested in a career as a Special Constable. A local advertising campaign in the Thames Valley area invites applicants to text the keyword SPECIALS to short code … Continue reading

Two Thirds of Brits Want to Receive More SMS Alerts

Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, Distributed SMS Articles, Industry Commentary, SMS Advertising, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice, SMS Providers, Text Messaging Software
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A recent survey by Dialogue Communications found that a tiny 3% of people currently receive text alert reminders, while 83% receive reminders through traditional post. However, a hefty 67% of people would be happy to receive sms text alerts in the future. Nearly 60% would positively opt in and 80% … Continue reading

The Onward March of SMS

Posted on February 1st, 2010 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, Distributed SMS Articles, Industry Commentary, SMS Advertising, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice, Text Messaging Software
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6 or 7 seven years ago, most industry pundits were predicting that the meteoric rise of sms messaging as a communication tool, would have levelled off by 2010 and would probably have been overtaken by a new form of instant, low cost messaging. The Mobile Data Association’s recently released figures … Continue reading

Medway Council Deploys Bulk SMS for Staff Communication

Posted on January 19th, 2010 by Henry.


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Medway Council has joined the many companies and organisations that are using a bulk sms service as a way of communicating with members of staff. The management team are now sent regular meeting reminders or news of meeting cancellations by sms. Using Text Marketer’s bulk sms account, they have been … Continue reading

Snow and Travel Confusion – Bulk SMS Keeps Staff and Parents in Touch

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by Henry.


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I’m not complaining about the snow, I can walk to work in 10 minutes and we Bristolians only get this exciting weather every twenty years. But judging by the messages that are flying through our bulk sms service the big freeze is causing merry havoc for workers up and down … Continue reading

Guide to SMS Marketing for Car Dealerships

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, SMS Advertising, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice, Text Messaging Software
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Is using SMS right for my business? The automotive retailing industry is very well suited to using sms as a way of communicating with its customer and prospect base. Dealers tend to hold a high proportion of mobile numbers on their databases but the potential of the mobile phone as … Continue reading

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

Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, Documentation, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice, SMS Providers, Technical, Text Messaging Software
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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 … Continue reading