Funky SMS Ideas
Farmers Weather Announcements
There are farmers who receive crop information by SMS. This
includes receiving important weather alerts and updates, crop
prices and other agricultural information on their mobile
phones.
Company-wide SMS Tool
In order to rapidly SMS-enabling all staff members to ensure
that internal communications cost were reduced dramatically, a
global pharmaceutical company has utilized SpiderSMS. They
further wanted to be perceived as technologically advanced,
and to ensure that their brand message was carried on all
messages.
SpiderSMS was implemented as a web page shortcut on all
desktop PC’s of the company’s internal staff. Virtually no
training was required, as the product, branded with
company’s imagery and style, is easy to understand and has
no barrier to use.
Traffic Alerts and Updates
Stuck in an unexpected traffic jam? Wish you could avoid an
accident scene clogging the highway? An SMS traffic alert
system is being used to warn motorists of roads to avoid
during peak or rush our traffic.
Suburban Policing Notices
A community-policing forum has set up an SMS messaging system,
which alerts all homeowners when a burglary or break-in has
happened in the area. This helps people become more vigilant,
and keeps everyone informed of the status of the suburb!
SMS Treasure Hunt
A large corporation has set up a treasure hunt via SMS for
their staff entertainment. The treasure hunt sent staff from
pub to pub along two different routes to reach an undisclosed
destination.
SMS Confessions
Clerics are going mobile to catch up with the kids. A
Norwegian vicar has started an SMS service for youngsters who
are shy when it comes to confessions and confiding in clerics
in general.
Weight Loss Program
As an added service a weight loss company is promoting healthy
living and itself by sending out daily calorie hints, diet
reminders, and motivational phrases.
Community Building
An Interactive Agency needed a means to collect data on behalf
of a client at a recent conference. They also required a means
of communicating via mobile technologies to all potential
clients whose details were collected.
SpiderSMS was employed to set up a branded web-based form,
which was used for registrations by prospects. Upon
registration, each visitor received an automated, branded
“thank you” SMS from the client. SpiderSMS further enabled
detailed profiling of client bases and targeted messaging to
community members.
Credit Card Fraud Prevention
In a bid to reduce occurrences of credit card fraud, a bank
has begun sending SMS messages to credit card owners each time
purchases above a certain value have been made on their card.
This way the owner is always informed when their card is used,
and how much money was taken for each transaction.
Web Server Monitoring
An online investment broker needed a solution to let their IT
staff know when their web server requires attention. They have
used SpiderSMS to deliver triggered messages to their support
and IT staff whenever their hosting environments become
unstable. A monitoring system with trigger events was set up
to send and SMTP (e-mail) post to SpiderSMS’s gateway.
Updating Details
A large online bank had a requirement to clean up their client
databases by communicating with clients whose e-mail addresses
were incorrect. They uploaded their target databases into
SpiderSMS Message Manager, and sent out all the required
messages by using a built-in merge facility to individualise
all messages. Clients were directed to the web site to alter
their details. SpiderSMS is now used daily as a bulk messaging
tool by the bank.
Customised Solution
An Internet service Provider had a specific requirement, which
was to allow their users to access a bulk SMS facility. They
did not want to spend any development time, and billing was to
be excluded from their standard billing methods.
SpiderSMS developed a scaled-down, branded version of
SpiderSMS Message Manager, which is part of the ISP’s site.
This tool integrated with the ISP’s templates and style
sheets, and SpiderSMS enters into direct billing relationships
with the ISP’s clients.
