The SMS market looks like it is hotting up again. It was arguably Esendex, the Nottingham based business SMS experts, that started this trend with its MBO and acquisition of Text Marketer last year. Well, it looks as if Esendex might be one of the last ones standing at the end too as it has […]
I love it when people tell me that SMS is dead. I always give a little smile and agree that yes, my wife and I do communicate more on WhatsApp or iMessage than by text nowadays. However, the reason I smile is because I think about the likes of Darwin Private Equity who invested £11 […]
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Mobile services company Esendex are a healthy bunch. EIGHT Esendex team members, along with company co-founders, Adam Bird and Julian Hucker are indulging their passion for Triathlon this Sunday. September 21st to be exact. They’re all competing in The Last Minute Triathlon at Southwell, Nottinghamshire. Now I’m not that into running myself. I enjoy an […]
Congratulations to TextQube! Here is the announcement from Esendex: The SMS Developer Challenge invited talented developers form across the globe to submit their ideas for innovative use of 2-way SMS. With fellow judges Mike Short, Chairman of the Mobile Data Association, Ewan MacLeod, Editor of SMS Text News, we awarded first place – a cash […]
This morning it was judging time for the Esendex Two-way Text Developer Competition. ??I have been looking forward to this for some time. Two-way texting offers huge, huge potential that is poorly realised by a lot of companies and individuals. I was hoping to see some innovative ideas and concepts that would help go some […]