You know SMS has a read rate of over 90%. And that users respond to SMS calls to action within 5 minutes of receiving the SMS (yeah, “it’s instant” is one of the reasons you and I love SMS communications!). Therefore, one of the really good problems you might have if you run a very […]
When I tell people I work for an SMS communication company, 99.9% of them would tell me “Oh! So you are the one that sends me discounts via SMS!” And even though it’s true online SMS is usually used to send limited-time or get-onto-it-now promotions, there are many other ways in which you can unleash […]
SMS is the king of immediate, actionable messages. Not only do people get them in their mobiles, they read them straight away. For businesses like beauty salons, medical practices and restaurants, sms reminders have proven to be a fantastic way of reminding customers of appointments or upcoming events, hence reducing no shows… which translates to more […]
Whether it’s an appointment reminder or a marketing campaign, you should always track the return on investment of your online SMS efforts to make sure you can change/ modify variables in order to increase it over time. This way, your investment in SMS will yield higher returns so you can either invest more and get […]
Surveys are an awesome way to gather data. You can learn a lot from your current customers, as well as prospects who could start using your business (and what would make them tick). In general, surveys are a quanti way of data gathering: you collect info from a large number of people, without a great […]
Recently, a bug in the most popular software for encrypting web sites was exposed (it has existed for a couple of years!). It is known as the Heartbleed bug and it’s so big, bad and important it’s got its own website. Long story short, this bug made encrypted data like passwords vulnerable. In other words, your […]
Mumble! is an Android app that uses custom alerts to give more information about the type of text message users receive before they look at their device. Developed by Jordan Elvidge, the app uses smart algorithms to detect the type of message that’s been received, and offers varying vibration alerts to give users a better […]
If you are a parent and you receive circa 2.30am an SMS like this one from your kids’ school… what would you do? In the early hours of Tuesday morning, over one thousand parents of Castle Hill High School students received an SMS saying the school had burnt down… but apparently it was all an […]
Almost everything we do or say on our mobile devices is recorded and archived, comprising a huge database of moments in our lives. You may have texted jokes, love poems, appointment reminders or meet up spots (and times)… Now Tx.to lets you print any or all of your text message conversations onto decorative scrolls as a memento.
Today, reforms to the Australian Privacy Act, a set of 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APP) that apply to the handling of personal information, take effect. We have updated our privacy policy to reflect these reforms (although most of it was already covered) and outlined what has changed.
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