BROADCAST BY SMS/TEXT
SMS (Short Message Service) IS TEXT MESSAGING.
TICKLE THE CUSTOMER: With our App & Mobile Website system, the bonus SMS service is primarily designed to "tickle" your customers, a term which means to "alert them to an important update". The expected result is that, in addition to reading your text message, they will continue to check your App or Mobile Website for any additional information.
Example: You're a restaurant using your app to promote your daily featured menu item. Today, you update your app with a photo of your famed Ossobuco along with a special discount coupon for this featured item. Next, you send all your SMS subscribers a text message to inform them of the update you just posted on your App or Mobile Website. That's tickling the customer.
EXPAND YOUR COVERAGE: There is no better way to get people's attention than making sure your message is delivered to them multiple ways. By adding SMS to your App & Mobile Website, your message is accessible to nearly 100% of all types of feature cellphones, making your critical information available even to those who still do not have a smartphone.
PLEASE NOTE: Having your App on their phone does not automatically subscribe someone to receive your alerts via SMS. Customers must subscribe accordingly in order to receive your updates via text message. See below to learn more about how our SMS subscription process works.
FREE WITH YOUR APP & MOBILE WEBSITE
WHY PAY FOR SMS "TEXT-ONLY" SERVICE ELSEWHERE?
When you can get "Unlimited-Use", Hi-Speed SMS TEXT service included FREE with your own iPhone/iPod-Touch/iPad Web App and Smartphone/Tablet Mobile Website?
| SMS FEATURES -- COMPARISON CHART | ||
| BASIC FEATURES | OTHERS | OURS |
| Uses Short Code Numbers | Yes | Yes |
| Supported by ALL major Mobile Carriers* | Yes | Yes |
| Works in the U.S. | Yes | Yes |
| Requires Customer Opt-in by Phone | Yes | Yes |
| Uses Keywords For Opt-in Process | Yes | Yes |
| Message Length (maximum per transmission) | 135-160 | 140 |
| Send Unlimited Messages | No | Yes |
| Get Unlimited Subscribers | Maybe | Yes |
| Per Message Charge (per transmission) | $0.05 - $0.15 | No Charge |
| * Alltel, AT&T, Boost, CellCom, Cellular South, East Kentucky Network, Immix, Nextel, nTelos, Rural Cellular, Sprint, Suncom, T-Mobile, Unicel, US Cellular, Verizon, and Virgin Mobile. |
NO SANE REASON: With the onslaught of smartphones, there is no longer a strategic reason why you should continue doing mobile marketing using just SMS Text as your only platform. For the same amount of money you'd pay for an SMS text advertising service elsewhere, we can provide you with your own marketing Web App and Mobile Website, plus provide you with a built-in "UNLIMITED-USE", Hi-Speed SMS broadcast service at no extra charge.
ORDERS FROM OUTSIDE THE USA: Our SMS system works only within the United States, while our marketing Web Apps and Mobile Websites are accessible to all users globally. If you are ordering from outside the U.S., you will still have to pay the same rates even if you can't use the built-in SMS features of our system. Our pricing is based on the value of our Web App and Mobile Website, and the SMS service is just a bonus feature where applicable.
EASY-TO-USE SMS BROADCAST SYSTEM
The bonus SMS service that comes with your marketing Web App & Mobile Website uses a short-code based SMS System that will enable consumers to subscribe and receive your promotional messages via SMS. Consumers can subscribe by texting your chosen keyword to our short code, and you can update and broadcast your promotional messages anytime you want.
HOW YOUR SMS SERVICE WORKS
1.) Select Your SMS Keyword. Log into your back office in order to choose a unique Keyword you would like to use for your campaign. The keyword you choose is assigned to you permanently and may not be changed. The keyword can be your brand, business name, or any word consumers can easily remember and associate with your business. (Example: If your business name is Joe's Pizzeria, you may want to use "joes", or "pizza", or "joespizza", or "delivery", or "hungry".)
2.) Consumers Subscribe Via SMS. Once your account is activated, consumers can start subscribing via SMS. In order to receive your alert text messages, consumers must first subscribe via SMS. They do this by sending a text message containing the word myprapp plus your KEYWORD to the short code number 368266.
Example: If keyword is pizza, consumers must text the words myprapp pizza to 368266.
* Must have a space between myprapp and your keyword.
After the consumer texts myprapp and your keyword to 368266, our SMS engine will automatically send back an SMS reply requesting the consumer to verify their intent to subscribe to your keyword. After the consumer verifies accordingly, our SMS engine sends them a confirmation. At that point, the new subscriber can start receiving your alert messages via SMS.
3.) Send Your Text Broadcast. To broadcast a message, simply login to your back office and select "Send A Text broadcast" from the main menu. Type your message and click the SEND button. Your new message is immediately sent to all your SMS subscribers.