IRIO
The face of communication is steadily changing, and wireless technology and text messaging is at the forefront.
Take advantage of this revolution in communication and engage with potential and current residents alike. For example:
Today, more people use text messaging than any other form of mobile data service. By utilizing IRIO’s Text-2-Connect
program, you are able to reach the broadest audience in the mobile space and guide them through the mobile experience.
Text Messaging
- As of June 2009, there are more than 276 million wireless users. This represents a year-over-year increase of
nearly 14 million subscribers and 89% of total US population.
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- 4.1 billion text messages are sent each day. 135.2 billion text messages are sent each month and 1.36 trillion text messages sent per year. More
- 57% of the US population texts on a daily Basis – End of 2008.
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- U.S. mobile subscribers send and receive on average 357 text messages per month,
compared with making and receiving 204 phone calls a month, according to Nielsen, 2008.
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Mobile Internet
- 58% of online consumers currently own a mobile phone capable of connecting to the Web - May 2009. More
- 22.4 million mobile subscribers use mobile internet on a daily basis in January 2009.
- 63.2 million mobile subscribers use mobile internet on a monthly basis in 2009 - 23% of the US wireless subscribers use mobile internet on a monthly basis.
Mobile Applications
- As of July 2008, 28.2 million US subscribers had downloaded mobile applications.
Articles
Text messaging is #1 when catering to the lowest common mobile denominator of cell phone users - Article
UNITS Apartment Trends for 2010: Texting short code signage is IN, "Now Leasing" signs are OUT - Article
Asset Campus Housing's testimony about text messaging revolutionizing how them communicate with residents - Article
Red Cross SMS appeal for Haiti raises $8M in 2 days - Article
SMS Marketing: How to stop the end user from switching off - Article
LisaTrosien RT @kdutyNMHC: One owner reports that 9% of all website traffic and 97 confirmed leases come from mobile users.
Why social networks & web 2.0 sites won't cannibalize Texting (SMS) - Article
SMS will continue to see an uplift in 2010 @leeodden Top mobile trends in 2010 - Article
SelectQuote launches Nationwide mobile life insurance quote service w/ IRIO - Article
For Teens, Has Texting Replaced Talking? - Article
