SMS Short Code
An SMS Short Code is a 5 digit number (e.g. 60777) like those used on Television & Radio. Due to their ease of use they are excellent for receiving texts and generating leads from potential customers.
Short codes can be set up to charge the customer either their Standard Network Rate or a Premium Rate SMS of 25p, 50p, £1.00, £1.50, £3.00 or £5.00.
Example Uses
There are thousands of example uses for SMS Short Codes, here are just a few:
- Lead Generation (e.g. Text ADVERT to 60777 for more information)
Add a short code to your marketing literature and you instantly provide an additional channel for potential customers to respond to. People will often text when they don’t have time to phone. You then get the lead which can be followed up in due course. An auto reply text can also be sent straight back. - Income Generation
By setting up the Premium Rate Short Code with a tariff of either 25p, 50p, £1.00, £1.50, £3.00 or £5.00 you can earn revenue from people texting in. - Brochure Request Service
A brochure request service can easily be set up where people text in their email address. They are then automatically sent both an auto reply thank you text and an e-mail containing your brochure. - Text 2 Win
You can run Text 2 Win competitions to either generate mobile numbers for future marketing activity or to earn revenue. - Ringtones, Wallpapers, Videos, Games etc.
A Premium Rate Short Code combined with our free Programmer's Interface can be used to automatically deliver paid for content directly to the customer phone. - Voting Competitions
These can be set up and through the use of our free Programmer's Interface you can even show the results live online. - Store / Branch Finder
A Short Code can be set up where customers can text in their postcode and an automated reply can immediately go back containing details of their closest store and telephone number.
Price Guide
Our feature-rich accounts give you a complete text message marketing package at affordable prices. Price Guide
Features & Benefits
It is simple and easy to send SMS text messages from an email application, some of the features and benefits are highlighted below:
- Quick Set Up
- A Shared Short Code can be set up in 24 hours. A Dedicated Short Code usually takes about 6 weeks to set up.
- Email Notifications
- All incoming texts are immediately sent to your nominated email address.
- Private Inbox
- All incoming texts are also stored in your Private Inbox which contains the mobile number, message and time and date of receipt. This can then be exported to Excel at the click of a button.
The numbers collected can then be used to run future SMS campaigns. - Auto Reply
- For a Standard Rate Short Code an auto-reply can be set up (and changed as often as you wish) and will cost you 1 credit. For a Premium Rate Short Code the auto-reply is included as it is this message that is charged at your chosen tariff.
- WAP URL
- In conjunction with our Programmer's Interface you can send back a WAP URL used for ringtone or other product downloads
- No Lengthy Contracts
- You can run a Shared Short Code for either 3, 6 or 12 months. However, the minimum duration for a Dedicated Short Code is 12 months.
