The Mobile Marketing Blog - TellMyCell

TellMyCell Creates A Useful Guide For Texting Beginners

We recently created a new and extremely helpful 'texting dictionary'. It includes 70 texting terms and definitions which prove to be extraordinarily useful while texting. Every new texter has to read this!

To check it out, click here. 

New Trends Due To The Popularity Of The Mobile Phone

In recent polls, people have said that they would rather lose their wallets than their mobile phones. And now, with numerous smart phones on the market, people can do just about anything with the click of a few buttons. Here are some new growing trends due to the popularity of mobile phones.

1-Bargain Hunting: “Bargain hunting has become extremely popular with apps like RedLaser that allow users to scan product bar codes and discover its various prices at different retailers.”
2-Mobile Ticketing: “Mobile ticketing transactions are expected to exceed $100 billion world wide by 2012, according to a study released this month by Juniper Research.”
3-Marketing: “Text message marketing, where customers opt-in to receive news about deals or offer coupons, has been a widely adopted practice as it’s a direct way to engage with consumers that has a high likelihood of being read.”

Want to learn about more mobile trends? Read the entire article here.

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SMS Marketing For Retail

What can mobile marketing do for your brick and mortar shop? Mobile marketing through SMS text messaging allows you to build loyalty and increase sales by directly communicating with your customers.

So what can you do with SMS Marketing? Check out some popular ideas:

• Hold a private sale for loyal customers. Send out 10 or 1,000 messages in seconds alerting them.
• Offer mobile coupons - Show this text for 20% off your next purchase.
• Run contests to entice customers to join your text message marketing list.

Learn more @ TellMyCell, or click here to start your free trial.

Watch Our 5 Minute Video To Learn About SMS Marketing

New to SMS Marketing? Ready to learn? Not interested in reading a paper? Want to see how you can launch your first SMS marketing today? Watch our guide to TellMyCell's service and you'll be marketing like a pro in five minutes flat.

Ready to get started? See our plans & pricing and start your FREE trial.

From The FAQ: What Are Some Of The Advantages Of Using SMS Marketing?

What Are Some Of The Advantages Of Using SMS Marketing? In 2009, Americans sent over 1 trillion text messages. Over 90% of text messages are read. Want to cut through the noise? Text messaging has quickly supplanted email as the direct marketing channel of choice for savvy brands. The text messages we send for you are delivered directly to the carriers. They'll arrive in your customers' hands in minutes.

From The FAQ: How Do I Launch An SMS Marketing Campaign

How Do I Launch An SMS Marketing Campaign On My Own? TellMyCell is a do-it-yourself SMS Marketing platform. While we work with Fortune 500 clients, we know that most businesses don't have the budget for an expensive, agency-run campaign -- and that's why we built TellMyCell. Our SMS Marketing platform is web-based, it's easy to use, and its affordable for any budget.

How Much Does TellMyCell Cost? You can pay for your SMS Marketing campaigns in two ways. You can buy credits for 5 cents a piece. Or, you can signup for one of our monthly plans, which include per-credit discounts, and free Keywords. Please note: While Plan Credits do not roll over month to month, Anytime Credits never expire. Either way, you'll never sign a contract, and you'll never pay for incoming messages.

Want to learn more about SMS Marketing? Check the Frequently Asked Questions at TellMyCell.

SMS Marketing With Short Codes & Keywords

Yesterday we published the first in our series of How To Guides, SMS Marketing With Keywords. If you're new to SMS Marketing (aka Text Message Marketing), or just want to brush up, this easy to read, ten minute guide is a great resource.

Why SMS Marketing? Because mobile marketing using text messages dominated mobile marketing in 2009, a trend that's predicted to continue this year.

Here's what the guide will cover:

• Learn about Keywords
• Learn about Short Codes
• Learn how to integrate Keywords, Short Codes & Text Messaging to quickly and inexpensively launch SMS marketing campaigns using TellMyCell.

Head over to TellMyCell, to read the full How To Guide: SMS Marketing With Keywords.

From The FAQ: What Are Short Codes And Keywords?

What Are Short Codes? A Short Code is a special 5 or 6 digit phone number. It is a unique number to send text messages to. All major carriers recognize our short code, which 88202. Short codes are at the heart of SMS Marketing. More on that in a moment.

What Are Keywords? A Keyword is a short word (which may include numbers) that customers send as a text message to a short code. Tie short codes and Keywords together and you have the basis of an SMS Marketing campaign. A typical call to action would be: 'Text SAVER to 88202 to sign up for our VIP sale alert list.'

Want to learn more about SMS Marketing? Check the Frequently Asked Questions at TellMyCell.

Group Texting For Your Youth Ministry

If you're in charge of communicating with the members of your youth ministry you know how difficult it can be to get in touch with students who are always on the go. Maybe you've tried email, and maybe you're still using phone trees. Neither solution works well. Both are unreliable. Phone trees can be time consuming.

We think that group text messaging is the solution you've been waiting for. So how does it work? You setup an account (don't worry, it's completely free to try, and we'll only ask for a credit card if you decide to buy credits or sign up for a monthly plan). To send a message to 10 people or 10,000 people, the process is the same. Login to TellMyCell using any web browser. Type your message. Hit send. Done.

TellMyCell quickly delivers your group messages to everyone you need to connect with. Need to make last minute schedule changes? Announce after school events? Or would you like to send daily sermons to your congregation? Whatever message your church or ministry needs to spread, TellMyCell is the fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to do it.

Want to learn more about how TellMyCell works for churches and youth ministries? We've got Keywords, message scheduling, the ability to send from your phone, voice broadcasting, and much more. Check out our youth ministries info center.

FamilyFirst Alerts Now Powered By TellMyCell – The Mobile Marketing Company

We're proud to relay the news that FamilyFirst Alerts, a leading provider of emergency SMS notifications for schools and other educational institutions has rebuilt their service atop the TellMyCell platform. Check the press release:

FamilyFirst Alerts has released a significant upgrade to our popular and widely used emergency SMS alert notification system. We have partnered with TellMyCell, The Mobile Marketing Company, to provide the industry’s most advanced text messaging platform to independent schools and large districts alike.

Our new TellMyCell-powered platform offers our current users a more reliable service that preserves our best features and brings a host of new, exiting ones. Text message notifications, whether to one student or one thousand students will be delivered faster than ever—in mere seconds. Our voice broadcasting offering, which replaces cumbersome phone-trees, will also benefit from the TellMyCell platform.

Learn more @ FamilyFirst Alert's Newsroom.