Mobile marketing made simple
 

About us

We are a well established SMS marketing company with over 8 years experience. Our first class product enables us to provide a professional, discrete and dedicated service to clients ranging from large corporate users to small independent traders.

 

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SMS

 

SMS text messaging is an extremely cost effective way of reaching a large audience quickly. Take the free trial now.

 

  • Worldwide bulk SMS
  • SMS 2 email
  • Shortcode/premium no.
  • Campaign management

 

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Bluetooth

 

Bluetooth proximity messaging will allow you far more diversity in communicating within a targeted area and will reduce your carbon footprint.

 

  • Full high res. graphics
  • Animations
  • Audio/Video
  • Vcards/Vcals

 

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Creative

 

Our creative team can fully manage all design aspects of your campaign through all common media.

 

  • Bluetooth animation
  • Web site design
  • E-mail design
  • Print and press design
  • Radio and TV advertising

 

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Do you already hold an account?

 

Follow the link below to sign in to your account and start sending SMS messages.

 

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Are you interested in a free SMS trial account?

 

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With a limited amount of free credits you’ll be able try our system and see the benefits

We are a well established SMS marketing company with over 8 years experience. Our first class product enables us to provide a professional, discrete and dedicated service to clients ranging from large corporate users to small independent traders.

 

Our professionalism, discretion and our dedication to always providing first class products and services has helped us gain many clients ranging from large corporate users to small independent traders offering services from simple bulk sms services to bespoke applications. We now occupy a very strong position in both the SMS marketplace and the telecoms marketplace. This perfect mix of technical and business expertise allows us to offer a superior service to the competition.

 

Our clients benefit from a 24 x 7 customer support and for total peace of mind our services are collocated on multiple, resilient servers in Redbus Interhouse, a major high-speed interconnection point for the internet in the UK. We have peering arrangements with many bandwidth providers and this is backed by 24 hour monitoring by our technical team.

 

Over the last 6 years we have successfully built a vast and diverse portfolio of clients ranging from large corporate to single operators working from home office. In our mind all our clients deserve the same level of service regardless of size. We boast clients in many different client sectors.

Bulk SMS

Bulk SMS is very easy to use and the basics can be self taught within 5 minutes. With Global Messaging you could have your account set up and be sending messages in minutes.

 

Buy SMS online and you can send SMS messages straight away.

 

  • Web SMS is straightforward to use and no training is required
  • An ideal solution for bulk messaging, simply copy and past from any electronic format
  • No software to download
  • Fully customised sender IDs
  • Send messages to individuals or groups
  • Create multiple phonebooks
  • Create templates of most commonly used messages

 

We can send SMS into most countries.

 

Global Messaging platform offers many unique features including:

 

  • CC SMS: This is perfect for companies who will have multiple account users, A dedicated mobile phone number can receive a Carbon Copy of every message sent out.
  • Remote sending: Send messages on the move or have no internet connection this application allows you to send a message from your mobile which will be forwarded to everyone on your phonebooks.
  • Fully personalised messages to many recipients is a great and easy way to send target promotion messages.
    • Scheduled Appointment / Meeting Reminders
    • Promotions or Offers
    • News or Information Updates
    • Internal Communications
    • Debit collection
    • Market research
    • Staff motivation

 

Inbound services

The uses for inbound services are vast and varied and are widely used by many digital marketers. Our trained sales executives can advise you on the best way to use these services

 

SMS 2 Email

SMS 2 Email works very simply. As it sounds, your customers text your chosen keyword to a dedicated number and in real time you receive an email direct into your inbox, with the body of the text and the mobile number.

 

Auto Response

The auto response service works by using a keyword of your choice and texting a dedicated number. When your customers text in they will get an automated message back to their phone. This service is perfect for in house competitions.

 

Direct To Phonebooks

Once again working on the keyword of your choice, your customers text in to a dedicated number and their data is instantly added to a phonebook on your account.

 

Email Response

Using a pre-stored email template that you supply, the system can scan any incoming messages for a valid email address. If one is found, your stored template email is sent out to your customer as if it had been personally dealt with. Quick and simple, the perfect way to automatically fulfil information requests.

 

Forward to Phonebook

For those of you who can't always get onto the internet when you need to send out an important text message, now there's no need. By linking an inbound keyword to forward to a phone book, you can send a message to that phone book, wherever you are, whenever you like.

 

Inbound SMS is ideal for lead generation and business acquisition. Allowing:

 

  • Automated 24x7 sales lead generation system for new business enquiries
  • Your potential clients to respond to an advertising or marketing message by sending a text
  • An automated message can be sent back and if they have included their email address an email can be sent with your marketing material or message to the end users inbox!
  • Instant receipt of a prospects contact details direct to your email inbox
  • The ability to offer a quality customer experience as well as building an opt-in database for remarketing purposes!

 

This type of digital marketing gives your business an edge over your competition as well as helping to maximise your advertising budget and performance For a demo just text global and your email address to 88882*
* This is not a premium rate services you will be charged at you standard network rate.

 

Premium SMS

5 digit cross network short codes enable you to provide premium SMS or reverse-bill services for content delivered to a mobile user's handset.

 

Premium SMS and Reverse-bill services are provided as mobile terminated (MT) SMS services. This means that the mobile user pays their standard network charge to send a text message to your service and is then charged a premium rate for the text message that they receive.

 

We can offer a range of premium rate tariffs which are: 12p, 25p, 50p, £1.00 and £1.50 and £5.00 across all UK mobile networks. The premium revenue from these services is shared by the mobile operators, Global Messaging and yourselves and you will receive your revenue share or out-payment according to the tariff selected.

 

Response rates to SMS competitions are proven to be better than with any other medium.

 

5-digit codes are easy to remember. They greatly enhance the benefit of premium SMS and are issued directly by us.

 

The table below explains the applications that can be used with regards to premium sms competitions.

Application Description
Voting Viewers participate in their favorite program through SMS voting. Notable programs include reality TV shows, news programs and favorite radio songs.
SMS and Win Subscribers enter competitions by sending a message to a Premium number and receiving a confirmation in return.
Polls and Surveys Participants respond to polls, and results are tallied either in real time or after the poll is completed.
Product Information Encouraged by an ad or information on the product itself, participants send a text message to a premium number to receive more information.

 

Text to landline

This simply allows you to send a text message to any landline number on the BT exchange.

 

Textual originators will not deliver to landlines. This is not supported by BT. Text messages are usually read out by an automated system rather than displaying on a handset. Send the text to your own landline until you are happy with what is being received.

 

For more information on text to landline please go to BT’s website http://www.fixedtext.com/

 

FAQ

What does SMS stand for?

Short Message Service. It is a standard feature of the GSM protocol (used by most mobile phone networks around the world), and allows messages of up to 160 characters to be sent to mobile phones.

 

What is the maximum length of an SMS message?

SMS messages may be up to 160 characters long.

 

Do you add any text to my messages?

No we do NOT add any text to your messages. Some companies add a 'tag' which advertises their company; this also eats in to the 160 character limit.

 

Is there a minimum monthly purchase required?

There is no minimum monthly usage. Simply purchase credits when you need more.

 

Do my credits expire?

No, your credits stay on your account for as long as it takes you to use them, If credits are on your account unused for over a year the value of your credits may go down if we have had a price increase.

 

Are there any hidden charges?

No, We are open about all our charges, 1 credit = 1 Message and monthly fees are only charged on certain products.

 

Can I send a text to a Landline?

Yes. Please call the office on 01733 370439 to learn how.

 

How many credits does it cost to send a text to a landline?

No matter where you send the text, 1 Message = 1 Credit.

 

Can I ask you for advice on putting together a campaign?

Absolutely, we are happy to offer free advice on getting the most from all our services.

 

Do I Pay for failed message?

Sadly YES! If we send a message to the network for delivery they will charge us if it delivers or not!

 

Why would a number fail?

There are many reasons for a number failing:

 

  • Incorrect number format (must be country code followed by number without leading zero or any spaces) - e.g. 447789123456
  • Receiving phone switched off
  • Receiving phone's inbox full
  • Non existent number
  • Receiving network overloaded or broken down

 

NB: Global Messaging can not be responsible for any of these possible reasons for failure. We will if possible investigate any failures. How many mobile phone numbers can I send to in one send?
Unlimited but please let us know if you plan to send to more than 5K at a time.

 

Can I buy credits online?

Yes, please contact us for more information about this service.

 

Do you offer an auto top up service?

Yes and if you use it you may even be entitled to a discount.

 

Do you ever use the data on my account for third party advertising?

ABSOLUTELY 100% NOT! We pride ourselves on our discretion and professionalism at all times, we abide by all the rules and regulation of having Membership of the data protection agency, Registration Number: Z7120531. All data held within your account belongs to you and is for your sole use!

 

What is your refund policy?

Global Messaging customers have the right to cancel their order within 7 working days without giving a reason. The 7 days will start from when the credits are purchased. From cancellation, monies will be returned within 30 days of cancellation. to cancel an order, please e-mail email@globalmessaging.co.uk. Only complete orders can be refunded.

A more sophisticated way to talk to your customers...

The mobile phone is rapidly becoming one of the few growth areas in advertising today. It is specifically developed to cater for a personal approach to communication and is the most technologically advanced solution for transmitting marketing messages.

 

What’s in it for you

  • Untapped market place. Be the first to reach your customers this way.
  • If your advertising messages are strong enough, a highly viral advertising opportunity
  • Unlike text messaging, there are no transmission charges (there are also no charges for receiving either)
  • Aggregated advertising (turn your wigwag units into your own profit making opportunity)
  • Text message revenue share via use of premium rate numbers
  • Free software updates
  • Creative design service available that has immediate access to your wigwag units enabling you to respond quickly to market changes.

Not only clever but environmentally friendly too.

With a transmission distance of up tp 100 metres, wigwag cleverly knows if it’s delivered a message to somebody. It won’t deliver the same message over and over again, it will even build an exclude list so it won’t keep bothering someone who has declined to receive the message. It can even queue the sending of various messages to passers by over time.

 

WigWag is the most advanced device of its kind on the market and has the best broadcast range in its class. It is also environmentally friendly. No trees are harmed in the process of carrying out this form of advertising!

 

Transmissions are totally free, so whether you send 100 or 1 million messages there are no expensive printing or environmental concerns when you wigwag.

So many ways to communicate

You can also send...

  • Still images [as GIF or JPG files]
  • Animated images [as Animated GIF files]
  • Audio [as WAV, RMF, MP3, MP4 or Ringtone files] - Send sonic ID’s or audio content from radio or TV commercials
  • Video [as RM, 3GP or MP4 files] - Send the whole TV commercial or even a video brochure!
  • vCard [Business Card files] - straight to your phones address book
  • vCal [Calendar Event files] - Set appointments of upcoming sales events or product placement venues etc
  • Java game downloads - Allow Java based games to be downloaded or even charge per download via a premium rate short code response number.

 

Animated gifs offer quality graphics that video can offer but at a fraction of the file size meaning lots more can sent out over a short space of time.

 

Video can be used to promote...

 

  • TV adverts
  • Movie trailers
  • Music Videos
  • Game promotions

Total accountability

Wigwag is a fully managed internet based service that can be accessed from any computer via a simple login and password. With a comprehensive statistical and analytical back end wigwag allows you to instantly see how your campaigns are doing, making it totally accountable. No technical knowledge is required!

In the beginning...

Automotive retailers were the core foundation of our creative world. We still pride ourselves on the great ideas and graphics we’ve produced for the industry and we’re still a big player, but our hunger and passion for design has set sail. We’ve discovered the design world is round and full of opportunity for creative thinking designers.

Challenging

We’re constantly challenging our clients with ideas and thought processes. Engaging them to think about the subject and the message being delivered.

No Sting in the tail

We have a very open and honest approach to business. You’ll only ever pay for what you’ve requested, so there will be no sting in the tail at the end of a project or campaign. We hope you’re encouraged by our passion to help you achieve goals set and it need not cost you the earth.

Our ethos

Our values are firmly placed to provide the best advice for where your business is now and where you want it to be. We believe this approach is essential to develop mutual trust and respect which we know fosters long term business relations. We’re not after a quick win scenario, more a steady and sustainable professional partnering which creatively delivers the right results for business

One stop shop

We provide complete and bespoke marketing and advertising solutions to every client either project by project or on a retained basis. Defining your marketing strategy, your brand identity or message, planning and buying regional or national media through to tailoring design and print solutions of every conceivable scale and channel.

The plan

We are always asking questions! For instance, How do you plan your marketing? How do you identify your individual target markets? What do your customers want? Are you rewarding your existing client base? Do you market your end-of-line stock effectively? How is your product performing in today’s market? Because we know if you’re being asked the right questions then you can begin to formulate an effective plan to future proof your business.

Target new customers

Whether you have a regular inbound supply of new business enquiries, are actively seeking new prospects and opportunities or simply want to maintain the level of business you have right now, an effective marketing strategy will help you succeed with any of these ambitions. Shouldn’t you plan your marketing in advance rather than let it be decided on the hoof dependant on how your company is doing right today?

Win new business

Most customers need to be courted over time to be won over. Telephoning, seeing an advert, receiving a brochure or a tailored email, visiting your website, meeting you at an exhibition or trade show, being referred by a trusted peer. The touch points go on and on, the more meaningful conversations you have with your potential customers the more likely they will be to convert to active customers.

Fulfill your expectations

Targeted direct mail print and e-mail communications together provide and effective result. We’ll help you identify your individual target markets, source quality data, design meaningful and creative communication literature, manage your print, fulfillment and postage needs. You needn’t lift a finger and our rates are surprisingly reasonable because we want you to use us again and again just like you want your customers to.

Life time value (LTV)

Fact; It can cost up to 5 times as much to obtain a new customer compared with keeping an existing one. Are you doing enough to keep your existing customer base and more importantly stop your competitors stealing them from under your nose? Let’s not forget about customer life time value (LTV). Those all important customers that time after time buy from you giving you repeat business and income. Is it time to reward their loyalty?

Forgotten messages

Customers have little loyalty in this competitive landscape, they cannot be taken for granted. Changing preferences and lifestyle situations move at an ever increasing rate, it is the customer who chooses what and when they interact with information and it’s our job to make sure you are there to be seen when the mood takes them. Get the message out today to remind your clients why you’re the best company to deal with?

Knowing your business

Ensure you cross sell your services and other income channels to your existing customers and even potential new ones. Send messages that appeal to your customers buying motivations and criteria, know their spend patterns, learn from what other similar customers might like or buy too and tell them about it. It’s called customer insight and rather than being based on instinct and common sense alone, which does have its place, base it on trends and facts.

Your call

We’ve worked on some interesting projects already and gained brilliant results. We have the troops, the ideas and the ability to deliver. So what are you waiting for, one call is all it takes? We’re here to talk to you, to give you the best advice about all your marketing and campaign requirements.