I assume Shantikamda is still active here. If feet on the ground are required - under Rajenda, CM da and Barkakotyda's guidance - a team from Shantikamda's management school can execute the campaign - find details from BSNL, NETV etc, send out the messages, track call backs etc. They do not need to be believers in the political campaign - just an outside marketing agency. For them it would be a live lesson in Advertising and Marketing Promotions. For folks here, the needed feet on the ground.
--- Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did some research and I guess, the following need > to > be done: > > 1. Craft the message in 160 characters including > blank > spaces. SMS Messages take a max of 160 characters. > This must include the gist of the petition (e.g. > vote > against name change from Assam to Asom) and the > action/s the receipients need to take(SMS **** to > show > support AND/OR send this SMS to 5 others to > support). > Pbviously this has to be given some thought. > > 2. Online SMS gateways are available - so you put in > a > message and it can be broadcasted to a group. There > are India specific bulk SMS Gateways which will > charge > 60 Paise per message but more details need to be > found > out from them. Some are www.bulksmsindia,com, > www.smsjunction.com. A better alternative is to use > BSNL which charges 25 paise if you are a Sancharnet > user. Sancharnet is their ISP service. > > 3. For BSNL details can be found here: > http://webmail.sancharnet.in/. You have to download > a > small application for bulk sms but to use it a > Sancharnet account is necessary. Perhaps someone in > GUwahati who uses Sancharnet can help. That person > can > also confirm with BSNL the bulk SMS service as also > the fact that it needs to be broadcasted to numbers > there even if we do not know all the numbers. I know > this is possible because I kept getting marketing > oriented SMS messages when I was there. > > 4. I agree with Rajenda that the receipient SMS # > should be from media - preferably the local private > TV > station so that they can broadcast the number on the > news. All this offcourse if it can be arranged. In > fact, the TV station might make some money as well > on > account of the SMS messages it receives - with the > mobile service provider sharing some of those > revenues. All this will require work on the ground > in > Guwahati. > > > --- "Barua, Rajen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I think that is a good idea and will work. There > is > > always a first time > > even for such things in Assam. This will generate > > more interest as well > > as excitement on the issue. It should be open for > > all people who claim > > to be 'Friends and well wishers' for Assam. > However, > > I think we should > > make it more intelligent for people to understand > > exactly what they are > > supporting. Thus it should be : > > > > 1) Send a SMS to 5 other people > (OK like Rajib > > suggested) > > 2) Send a SMS back to a # if they support the > > petition i.e. oppose > > renaming of the state to Asom and support > retaining > > the present name > > Assam. > > > > We should finalize our plan and go for it. > > (Can we also ask the media to furnish the # to > > receive the calls?) > > Let us hear comments from Assam. > > Rajen > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Chan Mahanta > > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:33 AM > > To: Rajib Das; Chan Mahanta; [email protected] > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Petition News Coverage > > > > I like the idea Rajib, a lot! > > > > There is no reason not to try something new, that > > apparently worked > > quite well in recent months and years, like for > the > > Bollywood Idol > > contest etc. > > > > How can something like that be organized, any > idea? > > > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 8:30 PM -0800 1/3/07, Rajib Das wrote: > > >Wow - what PR coverage! > > > > > >And while I wasn't a signatory, here is an idea > to > > carry it forward a > > >bit more - please ignore/trash if it does not > make > > sense: > > > > > >Send bulk SMS to 10000 mobile numbers in Assam > > asking to do 2 things > > >regarding the petition if they support > > >it: > > >a. Send the SMS forward to 5 other people b. Send > > an SMS back to a > > >particular number confirming their support > > > > > >Sending the bulk SMS should cost about US $ 150, > I > > think and I can > > >confirm it if it makes sense). Sending bulk SMS > > should be easy. > > > > > >If it catches like wild fire and you get SMS > > response back on a > > >particular number, you have a problem at hand for > > the bill on the > > >receiving phone number. If not, it is just an > > investment of $ 150. > > > > > >Perhaps this SMS campaign can be launched with a > > similar traditional > > >press coverage as well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Bidyananda Barkakoty, who has taken on the > huge > > responsibility of > > >> giving our petition the media coverage and done > > it very > > >> successfully, > > >> reports: > > >> > > >> "ASOMIYA KHABAR has issued a corrigendum > today. > > >> ASSAM TRIBUNE has > > >> given a front page beautiful coverage today. > > Also news have come > > >> out in THE TELEGRAPH in page 17 (big news > > report) and in THE TIMES > > >> OF INDIA in page 3. THE SENTINEL has also > > covered the news in page > > >> 3. > > >> > > >> So with this our 4th phase is over > successfully > > (1st phase : > > >> drafting the petition ; 2nd phase : collecting > > the signatures ; 3rd > > > > >> phase : > > >> Handing over of the petition to CM ; 4th phase > : > > >> Media coverage). The > > >> Electronic Media coverage (TV NEWS channel) is > > still pending, but I > > > > >> am in touch with them to give an exclusive > > coverage on this > > >> subject." > > >> > > >> > > >> > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
