SMS Short Code
An SMS Short Code is a 4 Or 5 digit number (e.g. 4545/7333/54999/56767/56677/53030) 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.
Example Uses

There are hundreds of example uses for Short Codes, here are just a few:

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Lead Generation (e.g. Text ADVERT to 56767 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.

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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.

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Text 2 Win

You can run Text 2 Win competitions to either generate mobile numbers for future marketing activity or to earn revenue.

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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.

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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.

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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.