Colleges & Universities

The uses for TextCaster at colleges are unlimited. The following are examples of how you can reach a broad audience, even prospective new students!

Athletics: Connect with Alumni and Fans with the "inside information" they want. This may include pre-game comments from the head coach, recruiting updates, event ticket deals and sponsor promotions.

Admissions: Reach prospective students via text message. Send weekly updates about campus life. Promote statewide recruiting receptions and special campus events. Send important date reminders relating to enrollment and student aid.

Campus Life: Use TextCaster in day-to-day communications, ranging from campus news and events, to security-related alerts, campus closings and cancelled classes.

Student Media: Student journalists report the news and sell advertising. A student's cell phone has become a popular new media channel to deliver mobile coupons and breaking news. It's instant 24x7communication.

Message categories with high subscriber opt-in:
(click on category below to see message in phone)

• - Athletic Inside Information
• - Athletic Event Ticket Deals
• - Campus Saftey
• - Student Newspaper Coverage
• - Mobile Coupons

From: Coach Smith

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U.S. Wireless Growth:

200 million Americans, over 65% of population, own a cell phone

80% of people ages 18-34 own a cell phone

85% of people 18-34 actively use text messaging

25 billion text messages sent in 2005 - up from 5 billion in '04

Wireless advertising grew from $1 to $5 billion industry in 2005

Significant growth in above categories expected thru 2015

SOURCES: CTIA, WSJ, USA TODAY, JACOBS MEDIA