SendMode’s Ultra Reliable SMS Gateway

9 May 2012

We recently asked our hundreds of SMS Gateway customers to tell us what they liked most about using our SMS Gateway and the 2 things our customers loved most were the ease of integration and the ultra reliability.

The gateway architecture allows anyone to sms enable an application in minutes. We support HTTP Post and HTTP Get from all platforms, php, .net, java etc. We allow single or batch transactions of up to 5,000 and can send the delivery reports back to a specified URL or you can poll the sendmode server for the reports. We estimate full integration
including receiving delivery reports with the SendMode platform will take a developer less than 4 hours.

We provide ultra reliability by maintaining a 95% DELIVRD rate through our optimized routing algorithms, we have connections to over 20 operators and partners worldwide.
Also, we get a report on UNDELIVERED numbers and we can do a quick test on the GSM network and inform our customers that these number is now out of service and they would
save money by removing them from their opt in lists.

If you require any more information on our SMS Gateway please feel free to call us at any time or visit www.sendmode.com/sms-gateway

Thanks,
John

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SMS Marketing Best Practices

8 May 2012

In order to gain most from your SMS Marketing spend, you can follow some simple best practices which we have outlined below. The idea is to gain subscribers, get permission and

be creative with your campaigns.

Gaining Permission

  1. It is vital to respect a consumer’s right to privacy. Always gain permission from the people you plan to engage by employing an opt-in procedure.
  2. Statistics show that consumers who have given permission both welcome and respond to your messages.
  3. Gaining permission will save you money as each message sent costs money, so ensuring the customer wants to receive messages avoids any waste of your marketing budget.
  4. Sending unsolicited messages creates a negative impression and erodes brand recognition, prompting subscribers to avoid the service or file complaints. It is also illegal.
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SendMode reaches 100 Mobile Websites in first month

23 April 2012

A big thank you to everyone who has engaged with our new mobile websites service. We’ve had  a great response with over 100 mobile websites created on our platform in its first month.

More and more businesses are now seeing the importance of mobile websites as most consumers (61%) are now browsing on mobile devices.  Below are some more statistics to help show how a mobile website can drive revenue to your business.

  1. There are four mobile phones to every PC in the world
  2. There will be one mobile device for every person on earth by 2015 (source: Cisco, 2011)
  3. By 2013 more people will use their mobile phones than PC’s to get online (source: Gartner.
  4. Web traffic from mobile devices increased 110% in North America over the past year and 148% globally (source: Quantcast)
  5. Adding a mobile friendly site results in an overall traffic increase of 18% (source: Nielsen)
  6. According to Google, 95% of smartphone users have searched for mobile information and 61% of users call a business after searching while 59% visit the location.
  7. 81% of users prefer mobile sites to apps for researching products while 90% prefer purchasing from mobile sites than apps (source: Adobe, 2011)
  8. Business is lost by denying customers a good mobile experience – If a mobile user gets a bad experience when they visit a website, 61% off them probably won’t go back and 40% go to a competitor site (source: Gomez)
  9. Over 80% of SME’s surveyed across diverse geographies recognize that the mobile Web offers vast opportunities to target customers and drive revenue.

These statistics tell us that having a mobile website will help you get ahead of your competition and drive more revenue to your business.

Thanks and please feel free to contact us at any time regarding our mobile marketing or mobile websites services.

Regards,

John

 

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SendMode Introduces its Mobile Websites Service

21 March 2012

With mobile web usage increasing at a phenomenal rate, its time we all asked ourselves a question. How does my website look on a mobile? Mobile websites are websites optimized for a mobile phone screen and with 61% of people now browsing on their mobiles it’s an absolute must for any business.

“By 2013 more people will go online using their mobile instead of their PC” – Gartner
Continue reading →

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Reasons to use Mobile Marketing

29 February 2012

There are many reasons to use mobile marketing to promote your business from its low cost to the ease of communicating your message global through a powerful marketing medium. SMS provides guaranteed results for business because it is a form of permission-based marketing meaning subscribers want to receive your messages as well as these reasons:

  1. SMS is a powerful marketing channel for business providing a reach around 95% of mobile phone subscribers. (MobileProfile)
  2. Mobile phone users have their phones with them almost 24 hours day. (Braj Mohan Chaturvedi)
  3. 90% of text messages are read within 3 minutes of being delivered. (MobileProfile) Continue reading →
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Realtors add value with SMS Marketing

22 February 2012

SMS Marketing is an ideal marketing tool for realtors to maximise communication effectiveness with customers. With the nature of the ever changing client base in the property market Realtors need to utilise their time effectively on a day-to-day basis by using tools like Sendmode’s SMS platform saving time on the telephone. Continue reading →

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Is SendMode better value for business than O2 Web Text?

20 February 2012

While speaking to one of our clients recently, they mentioned that they had been using O2 web text for sending out their messages. Currently 02 allows 500 free messages on its excellent web text platform, after which the user would pay standard rate, typically 10c per message.

This particular client was sending an average of 1,000 messages per month, which meant 500 were free and 500 costs 10c each; total €50.

SendMode currently offers 1,000 messages for 3.2c each; Total €32. Monthly saving of €18 and a yearly saving of €216 for a client who sends out 1,000 messages per month. If you send out more than this, the savings are even better.

So for clients sending this volume and more, SendMode does in fact offer better value than 02′s free web text offering. Switching is easy, we’ll do everything it for you and when you login you’ll see how easy it is to use the SendMode Platform.

If you have any questions or would like to move to SendMode Web Text, we’d be happy to give you 10% extra for free on your first purchase.

Please feel to contact us at www.sendmode.com.

Kind Regards,
John

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SuperBowl Mobile marketing Lessons

15 February 2012

I’ve being working hard looking at the 2012 SuperBowl ads to see how they included mobile elements in their advertisements. Mobile marketing is key to marketing business due to the findings of an InMobi  survey revealing that 45% of viewers estimated they’d spend over 30 minutes on their mobile phone during the game, with 39% of viewers using mobile devices in response to TV ads during the 2012 Super Bowl. To have a successful mobile campaign you will need to learn from these 2012 SuperBowl lessons – Continue reading →

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SMS Marketing works a charm for Valentine’s day

13 February 2012


With Valentine’s Day fast approaching tomorrow, this is the perfect time to promote your products and services and let customers know what is available to them. SMS Marketing is the ideal medium to advertise all your special offers, as 80% of consumers keep their mobile phones with them all day. So why not sweeten your marketing campaign this Valentine’s Day with Text Marketing campaigns that will provide solutions for your customers and benefit your business.

Sendmode’s SMS Marketing service is an easy and effective online tool that allows you to reach your customer base with relevant, targeted, opt-in based offers. Here are a few tips to make your SMS Messages work like a charm: Continue reading →

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Spread the love this Valentine’s Day with Bulk SMS

8 February 2012

Next week customers will be looking for the best Valentine’s Day deals on products and services that will give them a little bit extra to spend on that special person in their lives. This makes it an ideal time to give your customers a helping hand by letting them know about your special offers on your products and services using Sendmode’s bulk SMS Messaging. Continue reading →

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