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WBUR Makes a Mobile Map of Coyote Sightings in Boston

After a winter filled with coyote sightings throughout the Boston metropolitan area, citizens were concerned about what all the wildlife meant for them. While animal experts assured the populace that coyotes aren’t dangerous for people, Bostonians still worried about their children and their pets. WBUR, NPR’s news station in the Boston area, wanted to help [...]

KCRW Sends Angelenos Restaurant Tips over Text Message

The Los Angeles public radio station KCRW is dedicated to keeping its listeners informed about the issues that matter most to them. And what matters more to a city dweller than where to find good food? That’s why KCRW has launched a mobile program to provide Angelenos with restaurant recommendations over text message. Every week, [...]

Publisher’s Weekly Features Simon & Schuster’s Text Message Campaign

We’re excited to announce a new text messaging campaign from Simon & Schuster that is revolutionizing how authors can communicate with their fans. Launching at San Diego Comic-Con, the campaign gives Young Adult readers the chance to enter contests and correspond directly with some of their favorite authors. That includes Scott Westerfield, the New York [...]

Mobile Commons Partners with Simon & Schuster for Text Message Campaign – Press Release

Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing to Partner with Mobile Commons for Young Adult Text Campaign to Debut at Comic-Con San Diego Contests and marketing campaigns will connect authors with their fans using young adults’ favorite mode of communication – text messaging NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 – /PRNewswire/ – Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has partnered with Mobile [...]

2 Mobile Commons Clients Featured as SMS Campaigns of the Quarter

Mobile Marketer released a list of the “Top 10 SMS campaigns of Q2” – and we were delighted to see that two Mobile Commons customers made the ranks. The National Cancer Institute’s SmokefreeTXT and the Arbys/Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry campaign were highlighted as mobile initiatives that “really us[e] the medium in an effective [...]

Union Privilege Helps Union Members Buy Union-Made Goods – Through Text Messages and the Mobile Web

Buying union is a point of pride with many Americans – and particularly with union members. So Union Privilege has created a text resource to help union members make sure they’re buying union-made goods on national holidays. Over Memorial Day and on the Fourth of July, for example, Union Privilege texted out a link to [...]

CREDO Mobile Lets Users Text to Find a Rally – And a Ride to Get There

In 2009, the passing of California’s Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex couples from marrying, ignited a storm of protest across the state. There were large rallies across San Francisco and Los Angeles. But what about those people in less urban areas who wanted to get involved? The activist mobile provider, CREDO Mobile, set up an SMS [...]

LIUNA Uses Radical Targeting to Personalize its Messages

Text messaging is uniquely valuable for labor unions. When workers are on job sites, they may not have consistent access to their email or the Internet. But they will have their cell phones in their pockets. Many unions use mobile messaging campaigns to keep their members informed about ongoing negotiations, as well as updates about [...]

1,000 Parties, 60 Thousand Voters – Brought Together by Text Message

When a national campaign wants to engage supporters on a personal level, local house parties can be a great way to do it. At a house party, it’s not just about donating money or calling a congressperson. A group experience provides social reinforcement that encourages deeper commitment. Organizing local events, though, can be tricky, especially [...]

Voto Latino Drives Voter Registration (and Voting) over SMS

Sometimes the best way to reach out to people is to have your members do it for you. That’s the idea behind a recent Voto Latino campaign that used text to engage its members in a voting registration drive. Members on the Voto Latino mobile list received a text asking them to take the May [...]

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