November 30, 2004 -
Unwired Appeal and Realmessages
Launch SMS Trivia with the American Basketball Association
Boston, MA - November 30, 2004 -- Following the signing
of a strategic partnership, Unwired Appeal and Realmessages
have launched one of the largest SMS Trivia games and
SMS sweepstakes in USA history for the American Basketball
Association (ABA).
In their 2004-2005 league debut, the ABA has incorporated
ABA SMS Trivia where fans can demonstrate their knowledge
of original league history by answering weekly questions
sets sent to their cell phones. Each question answered
is also entered in the sweepstakes with thousands of
dollars in prizes awarded in weekly and grand finale
drawings.
Fans can easily register by text-messaging the word
PLAY to short code 42349 from their cell phones or visiting
www.abalive.com. Once registered, participants are sent
a weekly set of questions and automatically entered
in the tie-in sweepstakes.
"We have been working closely with Realmessages and
the ABA to launch this event", commented Stephen Nye,
director of business development at Unwired Appeal.
"Taking into account the ABA's growing fan base and
nationwide broadcast audience, we expect the promotion
to be one of the largest premium SMS campaigns to
date in the USA."
The driving force behind the ABA Trivia campaign is
the partnership between Boston-based Unwired Appeal
and Las Vegas-based Realmessages. While Unwired Appeal
is primarily a wireless technology firm, Realmessages
brings the marketing experience needed to access a broader
customer base. "The partnership with Unwired Appeal
has been very useful in the ABA context," offered Realmessages'
President Jeppe Dorff. "Realmessages is deeply involved
in designing mobile marketing campaigns and Unwired
Appeal provides the necessary back-end technology required
to bring our projects to market."
ABA Trivia is a cross-carrier promotion. Subscribers
from Verizon Wireless, Cingular, AT&T Wireless, and
T-Mobile are able to participate directly from their
cell phones and wireless devices. ABA Trivia will run
from November 24, 2004 through March 12, 2005. For more
information, visit
www.abalive.com/wireless.
About Unwired Appeal
Unwired Appeal is a leading provider of interactive
SMS/MMS technology for sporting events across the USA.
Additional products and services include Unwired Events
Online, Adaptive Content Server (ACS), ZaptoPhone, ToneGuys,
and WapBill. For more information, visit
www.unwiredappeal.com.
About Realmessages
Realmessages is a leading campaign designer and content
provider in the SMS/MMS industry. The company has extensive
experience in creating audience friendly campaigns that
have captivated and activated customers world wide in
various industries. Visit
www.realmessages.com
for more information.