The highly coveted generation X/Y demographic influences more than $800 billion of annual spending. And, more than 60% of them are readily accessible via mobile phones.
Interestingly, almost 2/3 of young adults use their mobile phones to send text messages. This makes text messaging a highly effective method of communicating with your prospects and clients. Short Message Service (SMS) is a feature available with most wireless phones. Virtually all digital phones can receive and send SMS messages where networks support the distribution of text messages.
Interactive SMS goes beyond simply sending text messages; it allows two-way contact with specific target market cell phone owners. Examples include: nationwide voting on reality and awards shows, “chatting” on cable TV programs, and using SMS to enter contests and promotions. This SMS service is deal for specific marketing campaigns where direct communication with customers is crucial.
Often referred to as PSMS or reverse billing, premium SMS is the most widely used mobile payment and mobile billing mechanism in use today. It allows carriers to collect money from end-users and share the revenue with service providers. This service provides all the benefits of SMS in addition to highly efficient streamlined collection process.
Transactional SMS by its very nature is immediate communication link between a consumer and a service provider. A consumer may request information or the service provider may send SMS text messages based on business rules established between the end-user and service provider. Like regular SMS services, transactional SMS services also use Shortcodes.
WAP is a communications protocol as well as an application environment. It is an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication. It is similar to the combination of HTML and HTTP, except that it is optimized for low bandwidth, low memory, and low display environments. WAP’s principal application is to enable access to the Internet from a mobile phone or PDA and is built on XML.
MSKG creates WAP applications so that contents (e.g. ringtones and wallpapers) may be marketed through various WAP sites. We can create simple WAP sites in a very short period, usually within a day or two. Once the WAP site is created, MSKG can start generating traffic which can lead to increased revenue. Billing is easy using credit cards, PayPal, or direct billing through the carriers.
MSKG can also create more sophisticated WAP sites which incorporate on line applications and instant approvals.