Archive for the "Distributed SMS Articles" category

 

SMS Dominance to Continue

 

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 its entirety is a little ‘dry’ [...]

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Free Unsubscribe Service Now Available for All Customers

 

The Mobile Marketing Association best practive guidelines state that you need to have an unsubscribe service so that customers who no longer wish to receive your text alerts can easily remove themselves from your list.
Text Marketer offers all customers a free unsubscribe service when they set up a free bulk sms account.
How does the sms [...]

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Two Thirds of Brits Want to Receive More SMS Alerts

 

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% of people say they would be interested [...]

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The Onward March of SMS

 

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 show that our appetite for the [...]

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Drayton Bird Interviews Text Marketer

 

Have you come a across a chap called Drayton Bird before? If you’ve ever attended a direct marketing course or event, there’s a good chance you’ll have heard him imparting his marketing wisdom to an appreciative audience. Drayton is a marketing guru on a legendry scale.He’s been in the marketing world for over 50 years [...]

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

 

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 the land. We have dozens [...]

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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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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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Don’t Let the Royal Mail Strikes Affect Your Customer Communications - Use SMS

 

For many companies, the current mail strikes are an unwelcome distraction. As if generating a profit wasn’t hard enough already, now companies have to worry about whether their deliveries and customer communications are going to arrive on time.
This disruption might be the impetus that some businesses need to look at business sms as a low [...]

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Westminster Council Uses Business Sms Service For Event Alerts

 

Westminster Council is using text alerts to keep the public informed about a a range of free and low cost events taking place throughout the year.
Subscribers to the sms service receive regular text alerts to remind them about all the events aimed at young residents in the area.
“Find out what’s on during the school holidays [...]

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Plant-a-Forest Option now live! SMS Marketing helps the Environment

 

We are proud to announce our Plant-a-Forest option is now live in customer accounts. This is an opt-in option and is only shown on those accounts that have opted-in.
Your Certificate Screen
You can access your certificate showing how much woodland you have created under “Reports” menu, option “Plant-a-Forest Cert”. This will pop up a new screen [...]

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Text Marketer Launches SMS for Schools

 

Text Marketer has launched SMS for Schools, a low cost sms communication service for UK schools and colleges.
The new text system offers schools the highest quality sms service at the lowest price. (From 3.8 pence per message.)
Setting up an account is free and there is no monthly fee or other hidden cost. Schools only pay [...]

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How to get started with SMS Marketing today and save £246. A NEW Business Starter Pack goes live today.

 

You’ve heard of it. You know you probably should do it. But, isn’t it all complicated!?
Bulk SMS this, Text Marketing that, Send SMS Alerts, let customers contact you by Text Message … sigh, tut, I hear you cry.
Well, we guarantee you, it isn’t that tough. And, we’ve just made it a whole lot easier with [...]

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SMS Marketing for the Financial Services Industry

 

The financial services sector has endured a torrid time in the past 18 months. For most companies it’s been a tough job just trying to survive and they way is littered with casualties. There are however reasons for optimism and even talk of improving trading conditions in recent weeks.
Is using SMS right for my business?
The [...]

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Cineworld Cinemas Choose Text Marketer

 

In a competitive pitch, Cineworld Cinemas have selected Text Marketer as their bulk sms provider.
The Cineworld Group, which has over 75 cinemas nationwide has launched a new sms ticket confirmation service. Customers buying tickets online can now choose to get a booking confirmation text containing film booked, date and time, venue, number in party and [...]

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