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Competition by SMS

 

Principle

 

To take part in an SMS competition, participants need to send an initial SMS including a key word to a short number.

 

The way the competition runs may vary depending on your requirements:

- 1 single question

- Several questions

 

Here is the basic application on our platform:

 

  • You inform the participant of your competition using one or several of the following media:website, television, radio, newspapers, magazines,...

This information must include the terms of the competition, the question(s), the short number to which the SMS    must be sent, the key word to go at the start of the SMS message, the total cost of the competition and the rules.

 

The information could also include an example of taking part in the competition.

  • Following this advertisement, the participant sends an SMS starting with the key word to the relevant short number.
  • The SMS responses received are now available on your SMS account.
  • Depending on the question set, and the type of competition organised, you can hold a prize draw to find the winner(s) from among the responses received.

 

Features

 

Our SMS platform is extremely reliable. Our powerful servers are housed in perfectly secure data centres.

 

  • Activate a key word on a shared short number
  • Host the number
  • Monitor the system
  • Handle SMS messages received, with a choice of:
    - via smsextrapro.com
    -via a URL (Gateway - http request)
    - via e-mail (SMS to mail)
  • Manage key words on the number (a specific action can be triggered when a message is received).
    For example: an automatic SMS response can be programmed.
  • A list of contacts can be created from the SMS messages received
  • A prize draw can be held of all the participants

 

Advantages

 

Competition by SMS is a fun way of:

  • creating or expanding your existing database
  • generating new revenue (premium rate SMS messages)
  • getting your products known