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Category: SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice

Advice and ideas for running SMS Marketing campaigns.

Still Without a Mobile Marketing Strategy? No Need to Panic

Posted on January 13th, 2012 by Henry.


Categories: Industry Commentary, News and Case Studies, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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Mobile marketing is on the move. For years now we have been told that the breakthrough is on its way. But at last, 2012 might be the year that mobile marketing genuinely becomes mainstream. It’s been a long time coming. When Text Marketer was set up, way back in 1999, … Continue reading

Generate free QR Codes

Posted on November 10th, 2011 by Richard.


Categories: Distributed SMS Articles, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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QR Codes are a great way to get response from your mobile marketing adverts and even from web sites. Although they are mostly used to embed to web/mobile site link, did you know they can also preformat an SMS or an Email message, send Geo information and much more. For … Continue reading

SMS API Integration – You Choose Your Level of Support

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Henry.


Categories: News and Case Studies, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice, Technical
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At Text Marketer we speak to a good number of software development companies. Usually they are adding an SMS sending facility to an existing piece of software. So this might be used for sending appointment reminders, order confirmations or a huge range of other SMS notifications. Integrating a system with … Continue reading

Mobile Marketing or Spam – Orange Please Explain

Posted on September 7th, 2011 by Henry.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Industry Commentary, News and Case Studies, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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I’m in a bit of a huff with Orange. In most respects they’re a great provider but I’m getting increasingly hacked off with their mobile marketing campaigns. I don’t mind them sending me stuff that might be of interest but I don’t understand why I’m not given the chance to … Continue reading

Text Response Service – Choosing the Right Keyword

Posted on August 25th, 2011 by Henry.


Categories: Distributed SMS Articles, How to, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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Using a text response option on your advertising and marketing activities can increase the response rate by as much as 20% or even 30%. By making it easier for your prospects to respond, it’s no great surprise that more of them do. But what is the best type of keyword … Continue reading

OMG – A customer used the ‘C word’

Posted on July 28th, 2011 by Henry.


Categories: Distributed SMS Articles, Industry Commentary, News and Case Studies, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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A had a call yesterday from a new prospect. It was typical of many that we get every day at Text Marketer. The chap I was speaking to was asked to find a new supplier of bulk sms services for his company. He was basically doing the rounds by ringing up a … Continue reading

Member-Get-Member (Recommend-A-Friend) schemes can really help grow sales

Posted on July 18th, 2011 by Richard.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Distributed SMS Articles, How to, Mobile Marketing, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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Member get Member schemes are a great way to boost your client base. Get them right and you can build your customer base while at the same time rewarding your existing clients. Get it wrong and all it will be is a drain on time and money. Using texting to … Continue reading

Business Telecoms Companies to offer SMS Services

Posted on June 10th, 2011 by Henry.


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Text Marketer launches new sms service for business telcoms providers. For many years Text Marketer has received enquiries from business telecoms companies. They are frequently asked by their clients if they know where they can get hold of a bulk sms service. This seems fairly logical. If you were looking for a … Continue reading

Mobile Marketing – Relief as Bannatynes Includes SMS Opt Out

Posted on June 1st, 2011 by Henry.


Categories: Business SMS, Industry Commentary, SMS Campaign Watch, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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I had a moan about Bannatyne’s Gym in a previous post. As a lapsed (and slightly fatter) customer, they kept sending me mobile marketing texts trying to tempt me back. Nothing at all wrong with that, in fact I was a sensible target for them. What drove me slightly mad … Continue reading

How Much Does It Cost to Send a Text to 88802 or a TxtUs Number?

Posted on May 25th, 2011 by Henry.


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How much does it cost someone to send a text to 88802? It will cost them one text at their normal network rate. What exactly that is will depend on the individual’s network and tariff but is likely to be in the range of 8-12 pence. Sending a text to … Continue reading

Quick Guide To SMS Marketing For Nightclubs

Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Henry.


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Bringing text marketing to life. Many nightclubs are aware that they could be making more from their mobile marketing campaigns. This brief guide provides an overview of the main issues to consider. Automate the process of capturing mobile numbers. Many clubs still collect mobile numbers by sending someone round the … Continue reading

SMS Buyers’ Guide

Posted on May 11th, 2011 by Henry.


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Choosing the right supplier from the mobile marketing industry is frankly a bit of a nightmare. Companies seem to package things in different ways, have different sms pricing structures and appear to do as much as possible to confuse the hell out of you. There also appears to be a … Continue reading

One guaranteed way to get repeat business

Posted on April 21st, 2011 by Richard.


Categories: Bulk SMS, Business SMS, Distributed SMS Articles, Mobile Marketing, SMS Marketing Ideas & Advice
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Most of us in business have probably heard the old saying that it’s 7 times easier to get sales from existing customers than new ones. Some of these sayings are just corporate speak. I have to say though, after 25 years in business, I firmly believe in this one. People’s … Continue reading

Mobile Marketing – Can I send my customers a bulk text campaign?

Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by Henry.


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Question. Am I allowed to send my customers a mobile marketing campaign? Customers have given me their mobile numbers but they haven’t specifically opted in to receiving text messages. This is one of the most frequently asked questions on the subject of mobile marketing and  I thought it would be worth clarifying the rules … Continue reading

SMS Marketing – Brunel Uni Students Get Text Alerts

Posted on March 17th, 2011 by Henry.


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Students aren’t well known for their excellent time keeping. In a bid to avoid lateness and non attendance, Brunel University has starting using Text Marketer’s bulk sms alert system to remind students of some key fixtures in their diaries. “Reminder: Career Development Workshop (Networking Skills) at 2.45pm today. Cavendish Room, … Continue reading