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		<title>Stockton Council Uses Sms Service To Help Parents Of Children with Additional Needs</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/2010/04/business-sms/stockton-council-uses-sms-service-to-help-parents-of-children-with-additional-needs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1283" title="stockton-on-tees-logo05" src="http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/stockton-on-tees-logo05.gif" alt="stockton-on-tees-logo05" width="151" height="70" />Stocton-on-Tees Council is using <a title="sms text alerts" href="http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/bulksms/sms-bulk.htm" target="_blank">sms text alerts </a>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 <strong>UFC</strong> to short code <strong>88802</strong>. The service also includes a text opt out that allows members to unsubscribe by text if they wish.</p>
<p>Subscribers to the <a title="text response service" href="http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/shortcode_sms.htm" target="_blank">text response service </a>receive regular text alerts informing them about support that is available including local events, changes in benefits and opportunities for short beaks.</p>
<h3>Text Marketer chosen as sms service provider. </h3>
<p>Text Marketer has been selected as the bulk sms provider to supply the platform for sending the sms alert campaigns; their Marketing Director, Richard Hawley said:<br />
<em>&#8220;We have been working with many more local councils recently and we are delighted to be working with Stockton Council and the Families Information Zone.&#8221;<br />
</em>SMS is proving far more effective than other communication channels. 98% of text messages that are sent are opened and read, compared to open rates for e-mail of typically less than 20%. (source &#8211; Mobile Marketing Association)</p>
<p>Text response services are becoming increasingly popular and many organisations are now taking advantage of Text Marketer&#8217;s low cost <a title="short code sms" href="http://www.textmarketer.co.uk/shortcode_sms.htm" target="_blank">sms response service </a>which comes with a one week free trial.<br />
To find out more about how your organisation could use an sms short code service, please call us on <strong>0117 9249207</strong>.</p>
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