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Re:Lawyers Send Mobile Ads To Phones In ER Waiting Rooms by massel on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:14PM (#17182578)
Usually this is done in cahoots with the carrier - you’re typically buying the advertising from them. At least, that’s how it is here in Canada.
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Re:Lawyers Send Mobile Ads To Phones In ER Waiting Rooms by gruez on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @04:35PM (#17182732)
i doubt it. do carriers really sell advertising directly to their clients? ie. does the company have a advertising division where you can spam SMS to their clients within a certain radius?
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Re:Lawyers Send Mobile Ads To Phones In ER Waiting Rooms by massel on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:44PM (#17197783)
Actually, yes. I was pitched by ad reps from the largest carrier - they claimed to be able to send an SMS when one of their customers enters a geofenced area.
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