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So you have set up your group text messaging account on Tatango and now you need to add members to your group! Tatango offers many different ways for people to join your group, which we have listed below.
We had a pretty heated argument today in the office about what mobile phone out there was the best for text messaging. To figure out who is right, we thought what a great question to put out to Tatango fans, the real experts on text messaging.
So in the comment section below, tell us which phone you think is the best mobile phone for text messaging and why.
Reset Games is a new video game store in the Northwest and when they needed to reach out to their customers in a new and unique way, they reached out to Tatango to help them. With the help of Tatango, Reset Games has been able to deliver coupons, specials and even tell their loyal customers about events that the store is putting on, all through their customers mobile phones. To hear more about how Reset Games using Tatango, watch the video below.
We wanted to show off our new Tatango ad copy, which we have embedded below. Feel free to leave your comments about what you think.
* Thanks to Nathan in our office for the cool design!
We know you love Tatango and are always telling your friends about what a great website it is, and now we want to reward you for your efforts! With the Tatango Affiliate Program you can earn $20.00 for each group you bring to Tatango that subscribes to a Pro Account.
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Keywords are one of the most useful tools in text message marketing. Below we explain the two different types of keywords that Tatango offers and how to use them to achieve the best results!
Join Keyword - This type of keyword is used when you wish for someone to join a group that you have set up. When a user texts the keyword that you have designated for your group, they will be sent a custom message which you will have created during the set-up process. At the bottom of this text message which you have customized, Tatango will automatically insert “Reply Y to join this group”. When a user replies with “Y”, Tatango will send them a standard opt in message that is required by the carriers with opt out information.
* To put a group member that texts a specific keyword into a sub group, in Step 4 select “Advanced Options” to set this feature.
* If a member is already part of the group they try to join, the member will receive the first part of the message but will not be able to join again.
Info Keyword - This type of keyword is used when you wish to only send information back to a members mobile phone. This type of keyword does NOT allow a member to join your group and doesn’t record this members phone number anywhere in your group. When a member texts the keyword that you have designated for your group, they will be sent a custom message which you will have created during the set-up process. This is the end of the interaction between your group and the member.
We wanted to give a shout out from Tatango to our friends at Kwiry for the announcement today on TechCrunch that they have added support for both Amazon and Netflix, which will allow users to add their wish lists on the go. I have embedded below how this new service works.
“To use the service, users text the name of the service they’d like to use, followed by the name of the movie they’d like to rent or the product they’d like to buy. For example, I could text “netflix Fellowship of the Ring” to have the movie added to my Netflix queue. Similarly, texting “amazon iPod Nano” would add the product to my Amazon wishlist.” - TechCrunch
Check out the entire article here.
Want your Tatango flash widget to match your blog, MySpace or website? Well the new flash widgets, that we released today allow you to pick from 7 new colors. You can find your flash widgets under the “Advanced” tab on the left hand side of your screen. Please let us know your feedback!
We were sent an interesting article that was written by Christina Binkley in the Wall Street Journal How to Pull Off ‘CEO Casual’ and we really liked what was said, especially as suits in the Tatango office are as rare as one of our engineers without a Red Bull in their hands. We picked out some of the choice quotes from the article and embedded them below for you to read.
“The suit is a signal that something’s going on that I’m nervous about,” says the 38-year-old Mr. Kaufman. “A suit has become something you wear when you’re asking for money.”
“When people wear suits in the music business, it feels like they’re not insiders,” says Anni Sarah Lam, CEO of Parc Landon, a Houston-based music, sports and entertainment agency whose clients have included Broadway shows, the rapper 50 Cent and David Beckham.
The two executives aren’t shy about asking employees to adhere to the uniform. At a recent meeting in Chicago with a potential client, Mr. Kaufman asked his creative director to remove his tie. He is equally critical of sloppy looks and encourages subordinates to buy clothes at department stores, where they can be conveniently tailored in-house.