Sms Shortcodes: Leading Method of Commodity Promotion

Short code is possibly the most expedient as well as the best method of promoting one’s product or service to goodness knows how many customers. It doesn’t matter which type of industry one belongs to. One may be in the real estate industry or in the automotive industry; sms shortcodes will certainly come in handy in reaching out to people all over the world.

There are some special numbers assigned by GSM Operators to Value SMS Services Providers so as to bill their customer special rates. Given below are some of the main services which make use of short codes:

• SMS Chat Services
• Mobile Text Download and Sales
• Customer Feedback or Customer Surveys
• SMS trivial Contest Services
• Polling
• Fax or Voice notifications
• Utility Bills
• Query of Bank Account details
• Traffic Defilement
• Weather Alerts and the likes.

A text shortcode is programmed to bill customers on the basis of the price set per message. It can be of varying lengths, operating differently in different countries. For example in Pakistan, a Text short code is usually of 4 digits and the same is applied and adopted to United Arab Emirates. A unique feature of United Arab Emirates is that it has implemented an exclusive numbering system that is related with state calling prefix code. It is pretty useful for the marketers and producers there to get their work done.

Then, there are the 5 digit SC numbers which are allocated to India by GSM Operators. VAS Providers request those GSM operators to allocate special prices to different sms shortcodes. Usually it is 3rs/message. Also, it is always a two way SMS exchange. The customer both gets messages from there and can send as well. This is a pretty significant bonus which can really help companies to earn and gain more.