Comments for Digital Marketing Blog http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog by mobileStorm Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:43:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on SMS and SMS Aggregators - Playing catch up by prashanth123 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22198 prashanth123 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:07:40 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22198 Yes, i would like to use your interface, but also i also would want to know the pricing options of sending sms... :) Yes, i would like to use your interface, but also i also would want to know the pricing options of sending sms… :)

]]> Comment on SMS and SMS Aggregators - Playing catch up by CEO http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22196 CEO Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:55:43 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22196 Prashant, the answer is that if you want to send SMS messages quickly and reliably you should be doing a direct carrier connection and sending messages via SMPP. Check out my article on SMTP vs SMPP: http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/smtp-vs-smpp/ SMPP is the best for speeds, reliability and reporting. No matter what you are going to have to use an aggregator. Any aggregator would provide this carrier query service. You might want to look into using our APIs, we offer really good pricing. We have a service called the carrier query service. We tap into the largest number portability database in the U.S. We can figure out the carrier on the fly if you are using our API. Is this something you would be interested in? Prashant, the answer is that if you want to send SMS messages quickly and reliably you should be doing a direct carrier connection and sending messages via SMPP. Check out my article on SMTP vs SMPP: http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/smtp-vs-smpp/

SMPP is the best for speeds, reliability and reporting. No matter what you are going to have to use an aggregator. Any aggregator would provide this carrier query service. You might want to look into using our APIs, we offer really good pricing.

We have a service called the carrier query service. We tap into the largest number portability database in the U.S. We can figure out the carrier on the fly if you are using our API. Is this something you would be interested in?

]]> Comment on SMS and SMS Aggregators - Playing catch up by prashanth123 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22194 prashanth123 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:07:48 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-22194 Dear Jared, Seems like you have a ton of information. I would really like to plead you to help me with this. My problem is, currently i am sending the message using smtp, by finding out who the carrier is! given a phone number by some third party source. But as they say, i dont want to rely on the third party thing because what if it could break down sometime. I want to set up my own sms gateway and all the other essentials making me self reliant on whatever i need to make sms possible. My main question is " HOW WOULD I KNOW WHAT CARRIER A PARTICULAR PHONE NUMBER IS GIVEN THE PHONE NUMBER" . I also know that the sms gateway also figures out what carrier the particular phone number is! . And that is exactly whats breaking my head. Can you please tell me how can i figure that out. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee.... I am eagerly waiting for your reply. Thanking you, Dear Jared,

Seems like you have a ton of information. I would really like to plead you to help me with this. My problem is, currently i am sending the message using smtp, by finding out who the carrier is! given a phone number by some third party source. But as they say, i dont want to rely on the third party thing because what if it could break down sometime. I want to set up my own sms gateway and all the other essentials making me self reliant on whatever i need to make sms possible. My main question is ” HOW WOULD I KNOW WHAT CARRIER A PARTICULAR PHONE NUMBER IS GIVEN THE PHONE NUMBER” . I also know that the sms gateway also figures out what carrier the particular phone number is! . And that is exactly whats breaking my head. Can you please tell me how can i figure that out. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee…. I am eagerly waiting for your reply.

Thanking you,

]]> Comment on MMS: Red-Headed Stepchild Of Mobile Marketing? by eydie http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/mms-red-headed-stepchild-of-mobile-marketing/#comment-22170 eydie Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:31:15 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/?p=442#comment-22170 Did you find your ice cream MMS campaign appealed to a certain demographic? Yeah, the lack of MMS is the one bummer of the latest iPhone, at least for me (I'd been thinking I'd get it if the price drop happened, but now am still on the fence). I'm wondering if the iPhone/MMS issue is because they want people to use more of the special iPhone data plan (and thus send pix via mobile email) and thus increase revenue? Did you find your ice cream MMS campaign appealed to a certain demographic?

Yeah, the lack of MMS is the one bummer of the latest iPhone, at least for me (I’d been thinking I’d get it if the price drop happened, but now am still on the fence). I’m wondering if the iPhone/MMS issue is because they want people to use more of the special iPhone data plan (and thus send pix via mobile email) and thus increase revenue?

]]> Comment on MMS: Red-Headed Stepchild Of Mobile Marketing? by Martin http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/mms-red-headed-stepchild-of-mobile-marketing/#comment-22165 Martin Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:10:57 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/?p=442#comment-22165 I agree that this is a good but very unused channel. In Norway there haven't been many successful campaigns but we have some good ones. We have one now for an ice cream company where you send in a picture of yourself and get it posted on a website. The response is good but you usually get a higher response just using text messages. I don't think that mms use will pick up anytime soon, especially when iPhone don't come with mms. I agree that this is a good but very unused channel. In Norway there haven’t been many successful campaigns but we have some good ones. We have one now for an ice cream company where you send in a picture of yourself and get it posted on a website. The response is good but you usually get a higher response just using text messages. I don’t think that mms use will pick up anytime soon, especially when iPhone don’t come with mms.

]]> Comment on SMS Marketing’s Most Dubious Case Study by CEO http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-marketings-most-dubious-case-study/#comment-21126 CEO Thu, 08 May 2008 18:30:33 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/?p=403#comment-21126 This is hilarious! This is hilarious!

]]> Comment on SMS and SMS Aggregators - Playing catch up by CEO http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-20015 CEO Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:52:22 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-20015 Arturchik, we now have a two-way API so you can use us as an aggregator. Email sales@mobilestorm.com and tell us what you want to do. I will make sure you get a good deal. Arturchik, we now have a two-way API so you can use us as an aggregator. Email sales@mobilestorm.com and tell us what you want to do. I will make sure you get a good deal.

]]> Comment on What Not To Do In SEO by Jeffmakepeace http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/what-not-to-do-in-seo/#comment-19902 Jeffmakepeace Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:52:44 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/what-not-to-do-in-seo/#comment-19902 In addition to this, you can also do one thing if you do not want to seo. In fact, The best way to generate traffic is SEO, SEM or PPC what if you don’t know any of these. Then, I would recommend you to follow the Traffic Tactics guidelines to generate high volume of traffic online. You can get these techniques in Traffic Tactics ebook. This free e-book can be downloaded directly at http://traffictactics.com/book/download.asp without any opt-in process. You will also enjoy the optimization part for landing pages. Thanks Jeff. In addition to this, you can also do one thing if you do not want to seo. In fact, The best way to generate traffic is SEO, SEM or PPC what if you don’t know any of these. Then, I would recommend you to follow the Traffic Tactics guidelines to generate high volume of traffic online. You can get these techniques in Traffic Tactics ebook. This free e-book can be downloaded directly at http://traffictactics.com/book/download.asp without any opt-in process. You will also enjoy the optimization part for landing pages. Thanks Jeff.

]]> Comment on SMS and SMS Aggregators - Playing catch up by arturchik http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-19899 arturchik Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:03:32 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/sms-and-sms-aggregators-playing-catch-up/#comment-19899 Hello, can someone suggest where I can find a list or ranking of reputable SMS aggregators? Thanx Hello,
can someone suggest where I can find a list or ranking of reputable SMS aggregators?

Thanx

]]> Comment on As New Mobile Tech Becomes Mainstream, The More Important SMS Becomes by benjiani http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/as-new-mobile-tech-becomes-mainstream-the-more-important-sms-becomes/#comment-19881 benjiani Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:15:14 +0000 http://www.mobilestorm.com/digital-marketing-blog/as-new-mobile-tech-becomes-mainstream-the-more-important-sms-becomes/#comment-19881 I agree, a campaign created especially for SMS is a great idea, Our company just ran one using <a href='www.mozes.com' rel="nofollow">Mozes</a>,we got a good response. And the fact that it reaches more customers is a big selling point. We have been planning to run a similar such campaign again during our coming seminar. I think more people identify with SMS rather than fancy visuals on their mobiles. It is a great platform to leverage on. I agree, a campaign created especially for SMS is a great idea, Our company just ran one using Mozes,we got a good response. And the fact that it reaches more customers is a big selling point. We have been planning to run a similar such campaign again during our coming seminar. I think more people identify with SMS rather than fancy visuals on their mobiles. It is a great platform to leverage on.

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