Mobile marketing and communications company Txtlocal have won a Mobile Messaging Award from 160Characters for best messaging infrastructure or platform within the mobile industry.
www.txtlocal.com provide a full range of mobile communication services online for businesses. These services enable any business from small SME’s to multi-national companies, to instantly send text messages online to their customers, members or staff through the medium of the mobile phone.
The panel of Mobile Messaging judges selected Txtlocal from many competitors and decided to award them for providing an expertly designed product that has been proven to enhance the existing messaging network today. They provide an easy-to-use interface, which allows businesses to use mobile technology to easily grow their customer data and intelligence and to communicate targeted messages directly to the palms of customer’s hands. This powerful online system has been acknowledged for being cost-effective, quick and proven to deliver results. In short, Txtlocal can enable any size of business to use SMS marketing, quickly, easily and at low cost.
The judges, as experts from within the mobile industry, commended Txtlocal on providing greater capacity, security, reliability and additional features that add value to their customers.
Managing Director Darren Daws said, “We are delighted to receive such a prestigious award, and extremely proud that it has been voted for by experts from within the mobile industry. We have successfully developed a one-stop shop for all mobile messaging and marketing activities, and our ethos has always been to allow businesses, or individuals to explore the full potential of mobile communications within minutes, with no contract fees, no obligation or lengthy sign up process. From mobile web, multi-media messaging and short codes, to charity services and SMS API Gateways, we have it all contained in one slick, easy to navigate system. The recognition for all of this is outstanding and we are excited about what the future holds for Txtlocal”.
This award echoes an industry growth in investment and it has been widely predicted that more companies are choosing to spend a larger percentage of their marketing budget on sophisticated mobile advertising and applications. In fact recent news in the FT indicated that the Mobile Advertising sector is forecast to see 14% growth in 2011, according to Enders Analysis, and this can certainly be evidenced with major brands worldwide.
This mobile messaging award follows a sequence of award wins for Txtlocal which saw them scoop an Internet Business Award for their user-friendly website, and their 2011 official listing in the Top 20 Fastest Growing Digital Media Agencies in Europe.
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For more information and interviews contact Rebecca McCormick at Txtlocal on rebecca.mccormick@txtlocal.com or 0845 009 3180.
Notes to editors:
We were listed in the top 20 fastest growing digital media companies in Europe 2011. Find out more.
We were voted the best telecommunication company in this year’s Internet Business Awards. Here’s what the judges wrote:
“The judges decided to separate mobile telecoms from landline and broadband services, as the sector is burgeoning. The beneficiary of this decision is Txtlocal, the Chester-based, mobile marketing services company. Their big, bold website gives business customers instant access to Txtlocal’s full range of services, all supported by pithy bullet points and phrases. Unlike its competitors, Txtlocal can enable any size of business to use B2B text message marketing, quickly, easily and at low cost.”