Competition Keywords

The system allows you to enter 3 competition keyword / trigger words. Those keywords are the words that users will need to SMS in order for the entry to be allocated to your SMS Competition.

Incorrect Keyword Usage:
An example of an entry that will NOT work and not be allocated to your account

Keyword you have reserved:

You advertise:

SMS Entry Reads:

This entry will not be allocated to your account because it does not include the word "win".

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Correct Keyword Usage:
This is an example of an entry that will be allocated to your account.

Keyword you have reserved:

You advertise:

SMS Entry Reads:

Success this entry will be allocated to your account because it matches the keyword you have reserved.
(PS: Upper or Lower case is not a factor)

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Important:

The first word that users SMS' in needs to be YOUR KEYWORD, if it is not, then it will not work!

Q: Will the following entry work if I have reserved the keyword win? "win joe bloggs 0115555555"

A: Yes, because the first word is win, therefore it will be allocated to your account.

Q: What if I dont have a VAT number ?
A: Not a problem, just enter 00000. It will mean that you wont be able to claim the VAT for any of the invoices.

Q: What is "Campaign Name" ?
A: That will be the name of your campaign on your system, it will help you to identify different competitions you may be running.

Q: What is "Order Number" ?
A: This is for your own personal records to keep track of the competitions you setup, place whatever numbers you like.

Q: Can I have more than 1 keyword ?
A: Yes, we encourage clients to use more than 1 keyword. You might want to have the incorrect spelling of the word just incase your entrant makes a mistake!

Q: The system says that you have to change the trading name, even if the trading name is right !
A: What you need to do is make sure the name does not contain any specials characters.

Step 1:
Is your competition active ?

Step 2:
Has it been approved by Admin ?

Step 3:
What is the start date for your competition ?

Step 4:
Did you send in the correct SMS keyword ? i.e. The keyword that you specified on the system, when setting up your competition.

Step 5:
Did you set up your SMS Competition on the demo account ? If yes, then no you will not receive a reply

Once your SMS Competition has been created you are able to add new SMS keywords or remove SMS keywords, you are also able to edit the SMS response for your SMS competition.

Step 1:
Click on current campaigns. Then select load report.

Step 2:
Select the SMS Competition you wish to edit then press the edit button.

Step 3:
Change the reply message, then once you have finsihed press "SAVE"

                                Edit reply SMS
Add / Remove SMS Keywords

For any client that requests to unsubscribe from your SMS service, notify them of the following:

Unsubscribe function works as follows:
Send absolutely any SMS to: "31397" The system will then permanently remove any reference on the system to the cell number that sent the message to 31397*.

*SMS Charged at R0.86c per SMS

Please Note:
You are not allowed to give CASH as a prize, it has to be an item, ie Holiday worth R10,000, Ipod worth R4,000, etc.

Also:
Should your competition be a purely money making exercise, please refer to point 3.

The National Lotteries Board has been established in terms of the Lotteries Act, No. 57 of 1997 to regulate all lotteries in South Africa. The definition of a lottery in terms of the Act is “any game, scheme or plan where the prize is distributed by luck or chance”. In other words if there is a “draw” to determine the winner, it is a lottery.

Only two types of lotteries are legal i.e. the National Lottery “Lotto” and “raffles” conducted by non-profit organisations. All others are therefore illegal.

However, a company or profit making entity may conduct promotional competitions. A promotional competition is a lottery whereby goods or services of that specific entity are being promoted for example Coke or Vodacom. It is of vital importance that the promotional aspect of the competition is being clarified. If for example a competition is conducted where the public sms or enter into the competition, without a specific product being promoted i.e. “sms a number and you can win a car”, then that competition is an illegal lottery and not a promotional competition as nothing is being promoted.

For more information on how to ascertain whether it is a legal promotional competition, please click here for more details...

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