Take a look at http://www.mmrservices.co.uk.

They provide a means of contacting clients, customers, recruitment candidates and colleagues using an Internet browser and SMS messaging.

Also www.primetext.co.uk. I have a vested interest here as CEO of PrimetexT :-)

Trust I'm not breaking any forum rules with this post? If so, apologies.

On 08:44:59 11 November 2003 nicoko wrote:
>Hi and to make things complete please also note the web
>based services at http://www.proptxt.com (for property)
>and http://www.zoomtxt.com (for marketing &
>communications) which allow for easy two-way contact and
>subscriber management.
>
>On 22:12:04 10 November 2003 dhewson wrote:
>>Take a look at http://www.mmrservices.co.uk.
>>
>>They provide a means of contacting clients, customers,
>>recruitment candidates and colleagues using an
>Internet
>>browser and SMS messaging.

Hi having a vested interest as MD of KODIME :-) just a quick reponse: with the "pay SMS only" services you of course don't have two-way communication, or keywords, or subscriber management or auto-responses - these are basic "shots" outbound which is certainly ok for basic reminders etc, but not a tool to build dialogue or relationships. Depends on the objective as usual...
On 17:13:54 14 November 2003 dhewson wrote:
>...mmrservices.co.uk do not have a monthly charge, you
>just pay for the txts you use, your SMS account is a
>simple to use web interface... nice!
>On 16:21:06 14 November 2003 phil g wrote:
>>Also www.primetext.co.uk. I have a vested interest
>here as
>>CEO of PrimetexT :-)
>>
>>Trust I'm not breaking any forum rules with this post?
>If
>>so, apologies.
>>
>>On 08:44:59 11 November 2003 nicoko wrote:
>>>Hi and to make things complete please also note
>the
>>web
>>>based services at http://www.proptxt.com (for
>>property)
>>>and http://www.zoomtxt.com (for marketing &
>>>communications) which allow for easy two-way
>contact
>>and
>>>subscriber management.
>>>
>>>On 22:12:04 10 November 2003 dhewson wrote:
>>>>Take a look at http://www.mmrservices.co.uk.
>>>>
>>>>They provide a means of contacting clients,
>>customers,
>>>>recruitment candidates and colleagues using an
>>>Internet
>>>>browser and SMS messaging.

One of the unique benefits of txt is the "anywhere, instant" nature of the channel, to provide consumers (and B2B customers) with the option to "pull" information from print ads and other offline advertising. SMS/txt sits between voice and email in the emotional curve, i.e. you may not always wish to speak to a person (who may be tempted to sell/push infos down your throat), and be away from email access - that's where SMS/txt as a dialogue tool comes in handy. Plus of course it has the option of being a premium channel with built-in micropayment, making it already so popular for entertainment content delivered by both web and mobile.

On 11:20:37 17 November 2003 dhewson wrote:
>Agreed. The objective is key to the services you are
>providing. From a detailed survey of consumers, it became
>apparant that initial contact via SMS messaging was seen
>as useful, however, people prefer to follow this up with
>human contact of some form, i.e a face to face meeting or
>telephone call. 2-way SMS messaging is not the way to
>conduct business, SMS is a good communications vehicle for
>attracting customers and providing a choice as to wether
>they wish to follow this up or request further
>information. I welcome your thoughts.
>
>
>On 19:29:46 14 November 2003 nicoko wrote:
>>Hi having a vested interest as MD of KODIME :-) just a
>>quick reponse: with the "pay SMS only"
>services
>>you of course don't have two-way communication, or
>>keywords, or subscriber management or auto-responses -
>>these are basic "shots" outbound which is
>>certainly ok for basic reminders etc, but not a tool
>to
>>build dialogue or relationships. Depends on the
>objective
>>as usual...
>>On 17:13:54 14 November 2003 dhewson wrote:
>>>...mmrservices.co.uk do not have a monthly charge,
>you
>>>just pay for the txts you use, your SMS account is
>a
>>>simple to use web interface... nice!
>>>On 16:21:06 14 November 2003 phil g wrote:
>>>>Also www.primetext.co.uk. I have a vested
>interest
>>>here as
>>>>CEO of PrimetexT :-)
>>>>
>>>>Trust I'm not breaking any forum rules with
>this
>>post?
>>>If
>>>>so, apologies.
>>>>
>>>>On 08:44:59 11 November 2003 nicoko wrote:
>>>>>Hi and to make things complete please also
>>note
>>>the
>>>>web
>>>>>based services at http://www.proptxt.com
>(for
>>>>property)
>>>>>and http://www.zoomtxt.com (for marketing
>>&
>>>>>communications) which allow for easy
>two-way
>>>contact
>>>>and
>>>>>subscriber management.
>>>>>
>>>>>On 22:12:04 10 November 2003 dhewson
>wrote:
>>>>>>Take a look at
>>http://www.mmrservices.co.uk.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>They provide a means of contacting
>>clients,
>>>>customers,
>>>>>>recruitment candidates and colleagues
>>using an
>>>>>Internet
>>>>>>browser and SMS messaging.