Here's another provider - haven't used them myself
I've been doinn a little bit more looking into this and I foudna few useful links with tips to follow and what to avoid in picking a service provider. They're mostly non-industry so there's decent points as to what you might want to look for in a provider like Zamano.
mobile-marketing-blog.net/2010/02/bulk-sms-marketing-tips.html
hughspear.com/blog/bulk-sms/
You can rest assured that some of those Blogs are either being written by an industry rep or at the very least the comments are loaded with individuals trying to push their own product.
Yeah I was thinking that as well. There's very little you can trust on the blogs these days and sometimes you're as well just go to the internal blog of the company and see what they have to say for themselves. Ignore the comments though as they're most likely from internal members of staff as well.
Why a cynical online reader I've become!
I got replies from both Puca and Zamano. It seems like the latter is a bigger operation but the former has a more effective onlin presence. I'm going to sit down and see which of the two I'm go to give some business to over the weekend.
Interesting. Make sure you return and say either who you opted for (if that's permitted) or what governed your decision in the end.
Ok I suppose that I shouldn't really say who I opted for as it probably breaks some rules or guidelines.
I broke it down as follows.
Provider A had a nice looking product that could be tailored to my needs and was reasonably cost effective.
Provider B was able to provide the same but we a better network of customer service available.
I'm going with B solely for the fact that, in my experience, there is no substitute for having a good customer service when dealing with mobile operations.
So there was no huge difference in the costs?
Did you look into getting a limit put in for the subscription that you could end up paying each month or any other limiter like that?
No, To be honest I think, given the number of subscribers that I hope to have, that if we were to get into a position where the costs were high then our turnover in revenue would more than justify persevering with the service despite the costs involved.
We're lucky enough to be in an industry that isn't affected by the recession.
No, To be honest I think, given the number of subscribers that I hope to have, that if we were to get into a position where the costs were high then our turnover in revenue would more than justify persevering with the service despite the costs involved.
We're lucky enough to be in an industry that isn't affected by the recession.
That's fair enough. And I presume you'll have access to track metrics and the like?
I've been trying to brush up on my analytical skills in this regards and it's no fun at the beginning but becomes an obsession after a while.