I had this email in today from a reader looking for some assistance. Have a read: I’m currently contracting into a large global email esp – one of their global clients has requested help with sms campaigns – across US, Latin America, EMEA and Asia pac. Can you recommend any agency/software provider that might be […]
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I’ve got another marketplace listing for you today. Hi Ewan, I know you review the mobile phone industry. We are looking for someone to help us with dynamic sms polling and audience participation programs (example: http://www.polleverywhere.com/) similar to what blue state digital did for Obama’s (http://www.bluestatedigital.com/). Not sure if you know anyone that works in […]
I had a note in from a regular reader asking who I recommend for the provision of outgoing SMS text messaging services in the United States (with the potential to add the UK as a destination later on). They’re after a good quality service with API — but they don’t need two-way, just outgoing. I […]
I had a note from the guys over at InfoBip the other day about their new SMS offering. Called ‘Vanguard’, it provides a direct connection to UK mobile networks with only one SMSC between the sender and the recipient. ‘So what’, I hear you ask. ‘Surely all SMS providers are the same?’ No, they’re not […]
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Global Messaging 2009 – a brief roundup
I spent an afternoon at the Global Messaging 2009 conference in London a little while back. Promising to ‘reverse the decline of messaging ARPUs’ and discussions on ‘strategies to grow messaging traffic and revenue’, the conference itself featured some big names from the likes of O2, IDC, MTN and Vodafone. But hang on a second, […]
I got this question in a few days from a regular reader by the name of Nigel. Dear Ewan, Do you know any providers of non-shortcode based virtual sms numbers for recieving SMS? So a local virtual mobile number for the UK, France, Spain, etc? I can’t seem to find any providers? Thanks, Nigel I’ve […]
Phil Goldstein of Fierce Wireless has posted a rather fair article about Verizon and AT&T’s text message costs. Charging 20 cents per text message, out of bundle, is still ridiculous, whatever way you look at it. And the defence that ‘most people buy in bundles so it’s ok’ doesn’t quite work.
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I’ve had an email in from a long time reader who’s on the hunt for a better aggregator to use in Canada. I’ve not identified him because he’s looking to take his Canadian SMS traffic requirements elsewhere. Here’s his enquiry: Two of our customers are in need of a short code in Canada. Our aggregator […]
Are you a quick texter? I am, if it’s a Blackberry QWERTY keyboard. But on any other device, I’m just a bit better than an 86 year old grandmother who’s never ever touched a mobile phone before. So I didn’t enter the LG texting championships. The prize is a whopping $50k for the winner. LG […]
Mobile messaging service provider, WIN, has woken up and smelt the coffee. Have a read of this press release I just received: Charities could be set to benefit from a campaign to erase commission charges on mobile text message donations. Currently, any mobile user who donates to charity via text message can see up to […]
I got the PhonePayPlus (the British Premium Rate regulator) newsletter in this morning. More dire reading. Another 141,000 pounds worth of fines. Here is just one sample of the ‘breaches upheld’ (or the areas of issue) for one company: Adequate Technical Quality, Fairness (Misleading), Inappropriate Promotion, Subscription Reminders Is this still where everyone’s making real […]