http://www.totext.net/blog ...seamless text messaging Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:13:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a recent article in the Times the British public downloaded over 4 million apps on Christmas Day after unwrapping more than 500,000 Smartphones or Tablets. The same article also stated also that this Christmas’ sales surge is expected to push the number of active Smartphones and Tablets in ... http://www.totext.net/blog/740/sms-advice/blog-mobile-online-shopping-statistics-up-275.html When the majority of people hear the phrase “bulk SMS” they think of a wholesale service provided by SMS aggregators who sell millions of text messages in bulk to service providers and other large organisations. They subsequently provide promotional messages or notifications en masse to their customers or subscribers. Such ... http://www.totext.net/blog/736/sms-advice/bulk-sms-services-for-small-businesses.html There have always been differences of opinion with regards to the exact date of Cyber Monday – the last Monday in November, or the first Monday in December. The date itself is not really that important. The more interesting factor is that advances in mobile technology are having such a ... http://www.totext.net/blog/732/sms-advice/cyber-monday-how-sms-can-encourage-shoppers-to-spend-more-money.html The majority of people associate the term “reverse billed SMS” with premium SMS services, where more often than not consumers pay a fairly hefty price to receive alerts about the weather, football, other sports results or general informational updates. This type of application is really useful if you want to promote ... http://www.totext.net/blog/729/sms-advice/reversed-billed-sms-for-small-business.html Ensuring a steady cash flow is at the heart of any commercial organisation. But when times are hard and buzz words like “austerity measures” and “cutbacks” continually make the headlines, businesses and consumers alike tend to tighten their financial belts, which often results in payment delays. While larger organisations can usually ... http://www.totext.net/blog/725/sms-advice/use-sms-to-streamline-cash-flow-and-credit-control.html Following on from our last blog where we looked at Smartphone apps versus SMS, we are pleased to see that ITV has re-introduced SMS voting on the X Factor for the first time since the infamous phone-in debacle of 2007. We will certainly be voting for our favorite acts via SMS ... http://www.totext.net/blog/721/sms-advice/sms-is-here-to-stay-part-2.html New Ofcom research reveals we are a nation that has become addicted to Smartphones, with people professing to using them everywhere; from the dining table to the bathroom and bedroom. According to Ofcom’s latest Communications market report, over a quarter of adults and almost half of teenagers now own a Smartphone. With ... http://www.totext.net/blog/717/sms-advice/why-sms-is-here-to-stay.html While social media and web-based projects are all the rage with regards to current-day marketing activities, the whole process can be very “hit and miss” because you have no control over who will follow you on Twitter (or similar) or visit your website. Direct marketing campaigns allow you to be much ... http://www.totext.net/blog/713/sms-advice/eight-reasons-for-incorporating-bulk-sms-into-your-direct-marketing-activities.html Slepe Communications Ltd, a Cambridge-based company that specialises in providing bespoke online SMS applications is pleased to announce its acquisition of Liquid Drop, one of the UK’s original SMS gateways. Slepe Communications launched the toText.net service in 2007 and works with business start-ups, SMEs, large corporate and public sector organisations. Liquid ... http://www.totext.net/blog/707/sms-news/cambridge-based-slepe-communications-acquires-sms-gateway-provider-liquid-drop.html More and more of us are using online shopping facilities because we lead such busy lives. The weekly shop can be delivered to our front door – or even the kitchen if we’re really lucky! We can try on new outfits with appropriate shoes and accessories, we can even buy ... http://www.totext.net/blog/702/sms-advice/use-totext-net-online-sms-applications-to-streamline-order-management-and-delivery-processes.html