| Online SMS system with Web/Desktop Application | | | | sending greetings and information about your |
| systems has become an effective means for small | | | | products and services. In so doing, you will have the |
| business owners to take advantage of and cut their | | | | pleasure and benefits of increased patronage, |
| advertising budgets by up to 50% through bulk SMS | | | | improved exposure and enhanced credibility - benefits |
| messaging. These systems are part of the best 21st | | | | that you will continue to enjoy long after 2010 is |
| century state of the art mobile technologies created | | | | over. |
| for fast, direct and cost effective exchange of | | | | When special events and occasions draw near, |
| information with the combination of mobile telephony | | | | announce your discounts to your customers through |
| and Internet. There are many of them on the | | | | SMS. For instance, with just a click, airlines operators |
| internet, but some are more sophisticated than | | | | can announce their flight discounts to 2010 FIFA |
| others. | | | | World Cup in South Africa to thousands of their |
| Bulk SMS enables you to send messages every time | | | | potential and existing customers, right in the palms of |
| to keep in touch with your customers and help your | | | | those customers. The recipient's direct response to |
| business grow. This service allows you to send text | | | | such information has been noted to be very high, |
| messages to your customers mobile phones | | | | since at home, in the office, even on the way, SMS |
| irrespective of the GSM service provider they are | | | | messages get to their targets, unlike emails that may |
| subscribed to, at flat and cheaper rates. It is easy, | | | | be dumped in the receivers' inbox and may never be |
| fast and reliable as there cannot be service | | | | read. |
| downtime; as does occur in some GSM/CDMA | | | | This method of business communication might also |
| networks. | | | | endear the business owners the more to such |
| Some of the systems implements the latest web 2.0 | | | | customers because SMS message in the palm of |
| technologies and thus, enable users to schedule the | | | | your customers make much more impact on them |
| delivery date and time of their messages to a certain | | | | than TV or magazines ads, because SMS is intimate. |
| date and at a particular time as they wish. This | | | | Other advantages include the ability of the systems |
| enables them send birthday and anniversary | | | | to host users' phonebook and ability to detect |
| messages to their customers at the right date and | | | | duplication within the phonebooks. As the users store |
| time even if they have a busy schedule. Business | | | | all their phonebook contacts and email addresses in |
| owners can also announce trade discounts and | | | | the system, they will never lose their contacts even |
| innovations in their product/service. | | | | if they lost their phones. It is safe and secured. The |
| With Bulk SMS service you can send unlimited | | | | system is also has the ability to detect invalid phone |
| messages from your computer to your customers | | | | numbers to avoid sending messages to them. |
| and prospective customers and the SMS units you | | | | Experience has shown that advertising budget could |
| buy never expires since they have no validity periods. | | | | be reduced by up to 50% when done through bulk |
| You can buy and stock the SMS units and save them | | | | SMS because they are generally cheaper than |
| for future use. | | | | conventional SMS costs from GSM service providers. |
| Using Bulk SMS service is the easiest way to stay in | | | | In Nigeria prices range as follows: |
| touch and be connected with your customers in 2010. | | | | SMS Quantity Range and Amount Per Unit |
| Sending messages constantly to your customers | | | | - 1 - 499 N6.00 or $0.039 |
| shows them that you appreciate their patronage and | | | | - 500 - 4999 N5.50 or $0.036 |
| also help you build trust with them. Send your | | | | - 5000 - 9999 N5.00 or $0.033 |
| message with style about the creativity and | | | | - 10000 - 19999 N4.50 or $0.030 |
| innovations in your services which are not obtainable | | | | - 20000 - 49999 N4.30 or $0.028 |
| from other businesses in your niche market. | | | | - 50000 - 99999 N4.00 or $0.026 |
| Communicating with your customers through SMS | | | | - 100000 - 199999 N3.80 or $0.025 |
| has many benefits for your business. For instance, to | | | | - 200000 - 999999 N3.50 or $0.023 |
| grow your customers' network and keep it intact, let | | | | - 1000000 - 999999999 N3.00 or $0. |
| them know you remember them by constantly | | | | |