SMS Competitions

SMS Competitions have been around for many years but continually prove themselves as the easiest and most cost effective way to build brand awareness and develop a mobile marketing database. You can quickly and easily reach the target audience with messages that are personalised, interactive and relevant. SMS competitions are an excellent way to build greater awareness of a brand or service.

What is it?

ReachTEL has developed a comprehensive, easy to use and cost effective competition platform that integrates three unique communication mediums – telephone, SMS and email. Our platform is regularly used for competitions run on national TV and at major sports facilities attended by more than 75,000 people.

SMS and Voice Competitions brought together

With traditional SMS campaigns the customer send in their name or codeword and then receives back a confirmation SMS. With our SMS and voice broadcast service solution, instead of receiving a SMS confirmation, entrants can instantly received a telephone call. This voice broadcast can include a pre-recorded message thanking them for their entry and can even provide an option to transfer the call to your sales team. As opposed to a bland text message, the customer receives a full, rich media audio message. This optional value added service has been proven to significantly increase competition participation.

Ditch the Premium number

Our many years of experience has shown us that premium number (190 xxx xxx) based SMS campaigns receive a significantly lower response rate than standard mobile entry numbers (04xx xxx xxx). Potential competition entrants are blocking premium number services due to an increasing number of ringtone and adult content mobile scams. In addition to this, many corporate mobile services have premium number services blocked by default. Competition entrants can also be turned away by the 55 cent entry fee whereas standard mobile entry numbers may be included free as part of a cap plan. All ReachTEL SMS competitions are run using standard mobile entry numbers.

Brand association with memorable entry numbers

It can be difficult for customers to remember competition entry numbers. ReachTEL is able to supply “phone words” to increase brand awareness and make it easier for customers to enter. Whether it’s “0400 4 RUGBY” or “0400 AUCTION” we can assist you with finding the perfect competition entry number.

Flexible competition rules

Don’t be locked into a particular set of rules. All of our services are fully managed which means we are flexible when it comes to the structure of your competition. We can arrange for daily draws, codeword or coupons, first correct entry, multiple winners, specific time cut offs or practically any other condition. Our team is available around the clock to assist you with any competition enquiries.

Cost effective

Our competitions are extremely cost effective. We charge a low monthly fee for your competition entry number and then incremental costs for each message sent or received. Basic competition can be run for less than $100 per month.

Contact us today

Contact ReachTEL today to learn more about how our competition platform can benefit your business.