Text Voting

We have developed the technology to simplify the process and enabled the cost to be dramatically lower for setting up text voting and polling, so that it is no longer necessary to have an application with a very large audience of potential texters to make the cost of the set up worthwhile. 

With interaqtiv’s Text Voting service you can offer great fun and interactivity to your customers and participants and also enjoy sharing in the revenue. There are many price points to choose from, the details of which you will be able to see once you have registered and created your account.

 

Application

There are far too many potential applications for us to list here, and most of them we won’t have thought of yet, but then that’s where you come in!

All we ask is that the applications are legal, honest, transparent and ethical. Because we are able to offer such reduced set up costs, it means that the potential applications could be as small as school sports days raising a bit of money for the PTA, or might be local sports clubs such as football and rugby clubs developing another revenue stream by opening up the “man of the match” to a text vote.

This would not only raise some money for the club but would also be a lot of fun for the audience.  You might be a local radio station looking for ways to engage your audience in a dynamic way or perhaps a public transport company seeking feedback.

Keywords

This is the only set up cost. All the other costs incurred by us in enabling this service will be recovered from our share of the text revenues. For as little as £35.00 you can choose your own keyword for your organisation and/or application. For example, if you wanted to do a “man of the match” text vote then you might want to choose “MATCH” if it is available.

Voting Selections

You will also be able to choose what your audience will vote on, what the choice of answers are. For example, it might be “1”, “2” or “3”, or it might be something else like a colour. In the “man of the match” example it might be team and shirt number, say, MU7 for David Beckham at Manchester United. You will have given a selection of answers that will be counted for the vote. Please note that anything else will not be included in the results although the texter will be charged.

Price Per Text

There are various text price levels to choose from, ranging from 25p to £5.00 per text. The nature of the application will most likely determine the price level you will select and the choice is entirely up to you. It is of course crucial that your audience is very clear about the costs so you will need to make sure you inform them clearly and accurately. The set up pages will clearly show how much each price point will generate for your organisation.

For further detail please see the pricing page.

What Texters Text

Texters will take part by texting “Keyword Answer” to 60300. It’s as simple as that.

Communication & Advertising

The next step is to communicate and encourage your audience to take part in the text vote. How you do this is up to you as long as you are honest, transparent and ethical, and of course is crucial to the success or otherwise of your vote. The following link provides some helpful hints and guidelines:

http://www.phonepayplus.org.uk/pdfs_code/PhonepayPlus11CoP_Apr08v3.pdf

Set Up & Process

Whatever your application, it is a very easy process to set up:

1. Register, including leaving details of the bank account you want your share of the revenue deposited into. You only need to register once to access all our services.
2. Choose your keyword.
3. Choose the cost of each text.
4. Email Interaqtiv Customer Services with details of your event so that we can help to make sure it all works smoothly. Please include timings and anticipated volume.
5. Communicate the text voting details and process to your target audience and
   encourage them to take part.
6. Control the start and finish times of the vote.
7. Receive the results and communicate them to your audience.
8. Receive a monthly statement from Interaqtiv Ltd and have the money deposited into your nominated bank account **.
9. Enjoy, and then start again with the next vote.

** Interaqtiv's client is the registered account holder who will therefore have agreed to Interaqtiv's Terms and Conditions and to abide by the relevant Codes of Practice. Payouts will be done once Interaqtiv Ltd receives the money from the networks which is delayed by regulation for a period of three months from the end of the month in which the texts were sent. Monies will only be deposited electronically to the account on your registration details so please make sure that your details are correct and up to date at all times. Subject to a minimum transfer value of £10.00. If your account is less then £10.00 then this will accumulate until the transfer value exceeds £10.00 and will be transferred at the next transfer date following the balance being at least £10.00. It is your responsibility to ensure that the bank account details are correct. If the bank account is not valid or does not accept the payment for any reason then after a period of six months the funds will become the property of Interaqtiv Ltd who reserve the right to use them in any way including donating them to charity. All prices and payout amounts are including VAT.

If you have any questions please email us on customerservices@interaqtiv.co.uk in the first instance, leaving full contact details.