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Ekko Church Praises SMS Messaging

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Public Warning & Emergency Response
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Ekko Church was looking for an effective way to provide resources to its congregants for two upcoming events: Mental Health Awareness Sunday and Orphan Sunday. The church needed a method to provide a list of resources for people who were curious about the ministries. The challenge was to find a solution that was easy to use and more efficient than typing in the entire URL for the special pages. Read More
About Customer	Ekko Church is a non-denominational church located in Fullerton, California. The church originally began with seven members, but has now grown to an average of 250 per week at its weekly worship service. While the church is well-versed in the latest technologies, it sought to provide an easy way to provide its members with the latest information. Read More
Solution	Ekko Church set up two mobile keywords ('EKKOMHS' for Mental Health Sunday and 'EKKOMJI' for Orphan Sunday) to collect phone numbers from those who were interested in the resources for either event. The automated responses sent upon someone texting in the mobile keywords provided links to relevant web pages for more information. At the end of each Sunday service, the instructions for mobile keywords were presented on the screens for congregants to message if they were interested. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Public Warning & Emergency Response

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Ekko Church was looking for an effective way to provide resources to its congregants for two upcoming events: Mental Health Awareness Sunday and Orphan Sunday. The church needed a method to provide a list of resources for people who were curious about the ministries. The challenge was to find a solution that was easy to use and more efficient than typing in the entire URL for the special pages.

About Customer

Ekko Church is a non-denominational church located in Fullerton, California. The church originally began with seven members, but has now grown to an average of 250 per week at its weekly worship service. While the church is well-versed in the latest technologies, it sought to provide an easy way to provide its members with the latest information.

Solution

Ekko Church set up two mobile keywords ('EKKOMHS' for Mental Health Sunday and 'EKKOMJI' for Orphan Sunday) to collect phone numbers from those who were interested in the resources for either event. The automated responses sent upon someone texting in the mobile keywords provided links to relevant web pages for more information. At the end of each Sunday service, the instructions for mobile keywords were presented on the screens for congregants to message if they were interested.

Impact #1	On the day that Mental Health Sunday launched, the organizers saw the highest hits on the website that have ever been recorded, with similar results on Orphan Sunday.
Impact #2	Interested church members found the mobile keywords and text instructions easy to use and simpler than typing in the entire URL for the special pages.
Impact #3	Ekko Church has regularly used it as a way of referring friends and family to their missions.

Impact #1

On the day that Mental Health Sunday launched, the organizers saw the highest hits on the website that have ever been recorded, with similar results on Orphan Sunday.

Impact #2

Interested church members found the mobile keywords and text instructions easy to use and simpler than typing in the entire URL for the special pages.

Impact #3

Ekko Church has regularly used it as a way of referring friends and family to their missions.

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Ekko Church Praises SMS Messaging

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