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Use “Welcome Series” Messaging to Bring New Subscribers Into the Digital Fold

When new subscribers join your mobile list, they immediately receive an automated response thanking them for joining. But you don’t have to let the handholding of your recent recruits stop there: Mobile Commons lets you target just your newest members with “welcome series” messaging. Send automated messages to your subscribers based around the date they [...]

Mobile is taking over the world: Are you ready?

Today Net Wits Think Tank confirmed what we’ve all be thinking: mobile is taking over the world. This phenomenon is not just occurring in the US – According to a report by International Telecommunications Union (ITU) mobile subscription growth was strong in developing countries (which have 3.8 billion subscriptions), from 53 per cent of total mobile subscriptions at [...]

Test Your Broadcast Before You Send It

We make our powerful features easy and intuitive to use. But even the savviest mobile marketer can make mistakes – and you can’t unsend a text message. That’s why we let you test out your broadcast before you send it to your list. Send a message to just a group of your coworkers and associates. [...]

How are non-profits using text messaging?

Earlier this month M+R Strategic Services & the Nonprofit Technology Network released their annual eNonprofit Benchmarks study. The report provides an overview of technology benchmarks for nonprofits using new tools and strategies to mobilize their supporters. As you might guess, much of the report is focused on email – out of the 40 organizations surveyed for [...]

Get To Know Your Users Better with Mobile Commons Data Fields

Most mobile marketers are on a first-name basis with their subscribers – but that’s it. They ask their members for their name, their email, and their address. Then they call it a day. But as with any good conversation, you should listen as much as you talk. The more you know about your subscribers, the [...]

Build Mobile Web Pages That Work on Any Phone

Smart phones like the iPhone and the Droid can view web pages better than most desktop computers can. But when you’re running a mobile campaign that reaches out to thousands of people, you can be pretty sure that some of your subscribers are carrying mobile devices straight out of the Stone Age. Now you can [...]

New Studies Show that SMS Helps You Stop Smoking

A text a day keeps the cravings away. Two new studies show that text-messaging can “measure and intervene in urges people have during smoking cessation programs.” Put simply, text messages help people stop smoking. Scientists at the University of Oregon and UCLA used fMRI on 27 smokers to map the areas of the brain where [...]

Want to help Japan? Send a text message.

We’ve been following coverage of the disaster in Japan as the magnitude of the damage continues to grow. First the earthquake, then the tsunami and now the reports of a nuclear disaster at Fukushima mean that the people in Japan need all the help they can get to even begin recovery efforts. Thanks to mobile [...]

Text RED to 723389 (SAFETY) for Safer Roads

Today the National Coalition for Safer Roads launched this PSA in support of red light cameras in Missouri. The campaign highlights the true stories of people whose lives have been affected by red light runners. Watch the PSA above, and then text RED to 723389 to learn more.

VH1 and DoSomething Want You to Text to Save the Music

VH1 and DoSomething.org are working with Mobile Commons to help save the music. They’re asking people to text in to learn what they can do – from starting a band to creating a petition or writing an article in their school paper. One winner will get $5,000 and a Fender guitar, autographed by R&B artist [...]

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