Yes, the Trump Campaign has officially been blocked from texting via their peer-to-peer SMS program. Many of us in the digital organizing space have known for a while that the Trump Campaign and the RNC are bad actors within the text messaging space. When I lead mobile trainings I talk a lot about how bad […]
I’m constantly asked questions in my trainings about broadcast and peer-to-peer mobile messaging deliverability. So with the help of Twilio, I’ve done my best to answer some of these frequently asked questions about SMS/MMS filtering done by wireless carriers that can affect the delivery of your text messages. Filtering by Wireless Carriers is often done […]
Note: This blog post ONLY applies to broadcast SMS or Application-to-Person text messaging. It does not apply to peer-to-peer or one-on-one SMS. I’ve lost track of the number of times I’ve had to tell someone that sending broadcast text messages from a long code (ie. regular phone number) is a big no, no. Before we […]
Mobile Fundraising Everyone seems to be talking about text messaging these days! With 95% of Americans owning a mobile phone, more of us are “meeting people where they are†by using mobile (SMS) as a vital component of an organization or campaign’s communications, fundraising, advocacy and field strategies. This year especially, we are seeing campaigns […]