Monthly Archives: February 2010

Bernhard Glock, the former global media chief of Procter & Gamble, goes mobile for the next decade with TheTMSway

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TheTMSway, a Hong Kong based company, is launching a new version of its platform for marketers, www.tmsshortcodes.com. The platform provides services to create, manage and distribute  mobile campaigns in real time from any media (online and offline) to worldwide targeted consumers with Telco’s neutral solutions. Today the company has also announced that Bernhard Glock has accepted a non executive director position in order to help the company  expand business reach and drive forward to global expansion.                                      Bernhard-Glock

TheTMSway welcomes the former Media Chief at Procter & Gamble and current President of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), Bernhard Glock, as Non-Executive Director for the company. Bernhard Glock will help TheTMSway in customizing its “Media to Mobile” platform of services and in expending its business reach toward globally-driven growth.  His acceptance at TheTMSway is anticipated to help the company in boosting its client’s base on a global scale.

“We are a young company and it was a real “test” for us when we met Bernhard for the first time and presented him our vision of the evolution of marketing in the next decade with the explosion of the mobile internet and our Telco’s free platform of services allowing marketers to connect with consumers from any media using mobile as bridge. Following on from his enthusiastic reaction we rapidly decided to team up in order to leverage our business proposition for global expansion” said Frederick Saurat co founder and CEO of TheTMSway.

“I am thrilled to join TheTMSway and help them shape the future of international mobile communication between brands and consumers. Mobile has been an afterthought for too long for too many agencies and advertisers. It is time that mobile gets a front seat in business and equity building communication. TheTMSway is the right partner to help achieve that.”

TheTMSway will also launch this quarter a customization of its platform of services, dedicated to Social networks market, offering brands a mother board to manage their social engagements on the different SNS.  The platform will provide the tools to deliver mobile coupons, invitations and rewards directly from social posts driving the audience to points of sales or events. Bernhard Glock will provide his expertise and vast knowledge of the industry and its major players to help guide the Company grow globally.

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About Bernhard Glock

During his time at Procter & Gamble, Bernhard Glock oversaw the company’s estimated $8.5 billion global media business. Bernhard Glock pioneered media purchasing negotiations and enhanced Procter & Gamble’s consumer marketing return of investment (ROI). His latest pioneering responsibility was to reorganize Media at Procter & Gamble and established the organization of dedicated Media Purchases, Media Planning and Operations.
Bernhard Glock also held the position as Chairman to the Media Committee of the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) for 6 years, became Deputy President, and currently holding the role as President of same organization.

About TheTMSway Ltd

TheTMSway (www.tmsshortcodes.com) is a Hong Kong based company which provides a platform to develop, monetize, and promote mobile business. Based on a new technology (a new search engine of shortcodes), Telco’s neutral for real time interaction between Media and Mobile Internet, TheTMSway connects brands to consumers using the Mobile Medium as “1 click” bridge to engage in conversation and deliver personal content (marketing or transaction). In complement to its self-service platform www.tmsshortcodes.com, “TheTMSway” provides premium services for media and global brands.

Corporate Headquarters:

TheTMSway Ltd
5/f On Lan Centre, 11-15 On Lan Street
Central Hong Kong
Phone: +852 3102 8077
Contact: Frederick Saurat

Also read relevant articles:

http://www.media.asia/searcharticle/2010_02/Former-PG-media-head-Bernhard-Glock-takes-position-at-TheTMSway/38935?src=mostpop

http://www.mandmglobal.com/archive/2010/february?1=1&BlockID=198782764&cms_search_keywords=Glock

TheTMSway Weekly Radar on Mobile Marketing and Business

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Motorola Maintains Mobile Subscriber Market Share Lead

Despite a slight dip in its market share percentage, Motorola still led all mobile OEMs in U.S. subscriber market share during Q4 2009, according to the comScore MobiLens service. A total of 234 million people age 13 and older in the U.S. used mobile devices by the end of Q4 2009 in December 2009. Motorola’s market share of this group dropped from 24.9% in Q3 2009 to 23.5% in Q4 2009. LG retained its number spot, incrementally increasing market share from 21.7% to 21.9%.

15B Mobile Tickets Forecasted to be Sold by 2014

Nearly 15 billion tickets will be delivered to mobile devices worldwide by 2014, compared to just more than two billion this year, according to a new study by Juniper Research. The transport sector is leading the way, according to Mobile Ticketing Applications and Markets, with SMS, bar code and app-based services offered by rail and metro providers and airlines. In the foreseeable future, Juniper predicts that cinema chains, concert organizers and sports teams will also recognize the commercial viability of this technology.

Americans Spend Nearly 3 Hours on Mobile Internet Daily: Ruder Finn

Americans spend nearly 3 hours online via their mobile devices each day, according to a new study of mobile internet use by Ruder Finn. The study revealed that people in the U.S. spend 2.7 hours of their day on the mobile internet. Most (91%) go online to socialize, compared to 79% of traditional web users.

Demand for Mobile Financial Services Grows

While mobile coupon and mobile commerce usage may not have grown as quickly as many marketers hoped, Americans appear to be eagerly adopting mobile banking. The “Mobile Money Study” by Data Innovation found that a strong majority of US smartphone users (68.7%) had accessed banking or other financial services on their mobile phone in the past three months.

Mobile Marketers Demand ROI

Mobile is at least somewhat important to the strategy of more than three-quarters of marketers in North America, according to a January 2010 survey by R2integrated. But barriers to mobile campaigns remain. The greatest obstacle, the survey found, was difficulty in developing the business case for mobile campaigns, followed by inability to measure ROI and a lack of a mobile component to the strategic marketing road map.

Mobile will be trillion-dollar industry by 2013

Our latest mobile forecasts predict that global connections will reach 6.49 billion in 2014, with revenues of $1,036 billion. However, “emerging maturity” in emerging markets and continued competition in developed markets will hit operators hard. Operators must seize the initiative to benefit from the huge scale of the mobile industry. Our estimate for global connections in 2009 (4.56 billion) is 1.2% lower than previously forecast. However, by 2014 our forecast of 6.49 billion connections is 1.1% higher than our previous estimate.

Mobile is pretty much the answer to everything: Google CEO at Mobile World Congress

Google CEO Eric Schmidt gives mobile a ringing endorsement at Mobile World Congress, Microsoft is talk of the town, carriers seeking to win back control of the app world worry some and the Jordanian queen has one goal. However, there was also a sense that Mobile World Congress was like rest of the major shows: carrier-centric. Indeed, one of our correspondents – an executive from one of the leading mobile ad networks – felt that mobile advertising got the short shrift at the world’s largest mobile gathering.

From TheTMSway: TMSfactory now with new improved mobile marketing services and more user-friendly interface

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We are happy to announce the latest from tmsshortcodes.com, your self-service mobile marketing platform for “media to mobile” interaction. This month, we kicked off in the next phase of our mobile marketing services development with a totally new version of TMSfactory equipped with more services and a simpler and friendlier interface.

SMS campaign builder. You can use our SMS TXT campaign builder when you aim to create a simple SMS text ad. Our SMS campaign builder can localize campaigns in up to 160 targeted countries in real time.

We have added 2 optional services to our SMS campaign builder. First is the possibility to add a URL in the SMS which can be linked to mobile web content for consumers who have Internet-enabled mobile phones. Second is the possibility to use a TMS online widget to reach more consumers and collect new mobile consumer’s contacts.

To access the service: Go to tmsshortcodes.com > My Campaign > New Campaign > from TMS Express at the right side bar, choose SMS TXT campaign.

Mobile Coupon Service. This service gives you the opportunity to build your own mobile coupons using TMSfactory – 3 different coupons are now available:  Discount or Gift Coupons / Classic Coupon / My own coupon, with ready-to-use templates where you can simply create your desired contents fast and easy. The mobile coupons service also offers optional templates such as Terms & Conditions and Feedback.

Measure the coupon’s performance. You can access to the TMS metrics tool which gives data and statistics to help you determine how far your mobile coupons have gone in terms of clicks, downloads, visits etc.

The service is for global use. You can assign your campaign to specific locations and participating stores for the validity of your mobile coupons. For more details, you may visit at www.tmsshortcodes.com or e-mail us at news@tmsshortcodes.com

To access the service: Go to tmsshortcodes.com > My campaign  > New campaign > from TMS Express in the right sidebar, choose “Mobile coupons”.

Tiny URL and Widget Service. This service is customized for online marketer who runs a campaign on web, email, and social media. If you wish to drive the audience directly to your store, restaurant, or the like, our platform works best for your strategic marketing approach.  This service allows you to create a tiny URL linked to a TMS widget form (that you can customize) where “opt in” consumer can enter their cell numbers to receive in real time your mobile coupon or invitation via a simple SMS message alert (with a link).The service is available in 160 countries. You can include the Tiny URL in your social posts, email copies, and behind a button or banner in a specific website.

To access the service: Go to tmsshortcodes.com > My Campaign > New Campaign > from TMS Express in the right side bar, choose Tiny URL + Widget.

Freemium Service. This is the newest free service that allows the bridging of mobile campaigns from all forms of media using our TMS shortcode technology, built for real time interaction (Telco free) between media and the mobile internet.

When you avail to our new Freemium service, you can use our TMSfactory site builder to develop your mobile offer: like creating a mobile site (rewards, newsletter, coupons, or invitations); or you may connect your existing mobile site to a TMS shortcode.

Our Freemium service helps you generate a unique shortcode and associate it to your mobile campaign (i.e.: 323 071 356).  You can display your shortcode to different media like billboards, restaurant flyers, print ads, and TV or radio air spots. You can just invite your customers to use their mobile phones and enter the given shortcodes at the code search engine powered by TMSsearch.com.

Sample: Use your mobile phone to get our mobile coupon. TMSsearch.com > code: 320 28 90

Why using a shortcode is better than URL? First, it is easier to use by consumers. Second, it is integrated with data collection and management. Lastly, you can benefit from earlier campaigns that already used shortcodes as their consumers have bookmarked the TMSsearch.com on their mobile phones and it is a reflex for them to use the service.

To access the service: Go to tmsshortcodes.com > My campaign  > New campaign > from TMS Express in the right sidebar, choose “Freemium service”.

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