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We do our best to bring you the latest news and gossip from the world of SMS and Mobile Marketing. As SMS messaging becomes ever more widely adopted we expect to offer you a steady supply of SMS news so why not subscribe to our blog?

We will include info on new products and services in the mobile market. We will share usage statistics showing which operators are growing or losing out. What devices are proving popular and which are flops. Also reports from industry events, product launches, exhibitions and anything else we think you might find interesting.

We’ll also keep you up to date with what is happening inside Fastsms. Changes to the product range, new technologies, special offers and our plans for the future. We’ll include changes or additions to the team as well.

And if you want to share your stories with us please leave your comments below.



While it’s undeniable technology is a growing part of our everyday lives, it may be surprising how few of us ever turn it off. Or leave it behind. Most people rarely 'unplug' from their mobile devices. This provides unparallelled opportunities for marketing, especially via SMS text messaging.

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Traditionally Boxing Day is the biggest shopping day in the UK. But last year, the US holiday shopping events on Black Friday and Cyber Monday were also huge events in the UK. If you start planning early, you can take advantage of the special days to boost your holiday sales in 2014.

This blog is a bit of a departure for us. We don’t usually like to toot our own horn, but we’re excited about the results from our latest customer survey. We’re also grateful to everyone who took the time to share their opinions and thought it would be a great idea to let them, and you, know how it all turned out.

It went like this: Cinema goers watched a first person view of someone driving a car down a long road. Not too long after the "drive" started, people in the theater received a text message. When those with mobiles looked down to see the message, the car in the movie crashed into a tree.

We released the newest version of our browser based SMS service, NetMessenger 2 (NM2), in January. NM2 was developed based on customer feedback and new capabilities we wanted to introduce. Since then, we've continued to improve it in response to comments and requests from our customers. Though existing customers likely have seen the changes already, we wanted to share the news with everyone.  Here's a quick run-down of the new features we offer with every account...