Charities can now use TextBlue’s Scan2Donate QR-Code donation system to quickly and easily collect money from mobile phone users.


Using our QR-Code donation system, charities can select how much money they would like phone users to donate. This donation will then be collected directly from the customer’s mobile phone bill; with no need to enter any additional details.

QR-Codes are a great way for mobile phones users to interact with brands and organisations; not only for marketing purposes but to help charities collect donations in a new, fun way.

QR-Code readers are sometimes built into phones. However, you may need to download a QR-Code reader, by searching for “QR Code Reader” in the iPhone App Store, Android Marketplace or Blackberry App World.

To find out more about TextBlue’s Scan2Donate QR-Code donation system, please call our friendly team today on 01782 450 451 or e-mail enquiries@textblue.co.uk.

In February this year (this being a Leap Year), you have an extra day to promote to potential customers.

To help you, we have some great Leap Year offers available throughout February.

We have reduced the cost of the TextBlue Ultra – software solution – from £199 + VAT to £159 + VAT. This is a one-off cost for your business and provides you with a marketing system you can use for years to come.

Operating on a PC or Laptop, the TextBlue Ultra allows you to send Bluetooth advertising content to up to 7 Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones at any one time (with a range of up to 1000 meters*).

Alternatively, we can also offer you a great deal on a 29 day rental of TextBlue Mini hardware solution, which does not require a PC or Laptop to function.

Designed to be carried around easily, the TextBlue Mini can connect to up to 14 mobile phones at any one time, with a range of up to 100 meters.

Powered by the included lithium battery (for up to 12 hours continuous use) or power supply, the TextBlue Mini has been specifically-built to be a great, portable advertising solution.

For more information on our special Leap Year offers, please give our friendly team a call on 01782 450 451.

iPhone apps and Android apps can be extremely useful for both estate agents and potential home-owners. If a potential customer has your app installed on their iPhone or Android Device, they can browse through your catalogue of properties, easily locate each property and complete a form to book a property viewing.

We can provide you with an App, that makes it easy for potential clients to find out more about your properties and easily find your sales office.

All our iPhone Apps and Android Apps are designed with your estate agency in mind; from a fully branded design scheme to features that help you interact with your clients.

Some of the features we can provide are:

e-Book – You can upload a booklet containing information on all the different types of property you have for sale, which can be updated regularly and sent directly to all phones with the app installed.

Maps – Help people to find your most popular property or your sales office, with an integrated map.

Form – App users can complete a form to book a property viewing or receive a copy of the property booklet through the post. Once completed, the information will automatically be sent to any specified e-mail address.

Photo Capture – Allows potential clients to capture photos of a property they are interested in and share them with Facebook friends or on Flickr.

Instant Message Notifications – Send an instant message to all app subscribers; keeping them up-to-date with with any offers or news. We include 5 monthly Instant Message Notifications as standard.

Geo-Fencing – This allows you to target subscribers, whenever they are close to your sales office or your properties. When the user is a specified distance from this location, they receive a notification. As with Instant Message Notifications, we include 5 geo-fencing notifications a month.

Please click here to view the full list of available features.

In just 4 steps, you can get your App designed, created and ready-for-use:

Step One: Choose Your Features – Firstly, you need to choose which features you would like for your app. We will discuss your requirements with you, in detail, to ensure we have all the content you need.

Step Two: App Design – We then spend time designing your app and e-mail it over to you, for approval, within 5 working days.

Step Three: Build the App – We build the App and will send you over a working demo of what it looks like and does.

Step Four: Demo – On acceptance of this demo, we will submit your app to Apple.

Step Five: Publish – This usually takes around 1 month in total from initial discussions to submissions. iPhone Apps take around 2 weeks to be approved. Android Apps take approximately 24 hours to be approved.

We have broken down our App pricing into two, affordable segments:

• Set-up Cost of £250 – Paid up-front, this includes the Android and iPhone App design and the creation of up to 8 features from the full features list. Additional Pages/Features can be included for an additional cost.

• Monthly Cost of £79 – Paid monthly, in advance, after you have accepted the demo and we have submitted your App to Apple and the Android Market. Additional Pages and Features will attract additional monthly charges.

Your app will be kept up-to-date to ensure its compatible with any advancements Android and Apple make.

The monthly charge includes 5 managed interactions from the following:

• App Page Changes and Updates
• Proximity Marketing Updates
• Blast App Messages

Additional managed configurations are £15 per configuration.

To find out more about how Estate Agents can benefit from iPhone Apps, please click here. Alternatively, please click here for more information on how Estate Agents can benefit from Android Apps.

We have recently released a fantastic new feature for our QR-Code marketing platform, called Scan2Win.


This feature allows you to offer people, who scan in your QR-Code, the chance to instantly win a prize.

At random, the system will choose a winner and the lucky user will see (there and then) if they have been chosen to get a prize.

Unlike traditional Scan2Win campaigns – where users have to enter their details to be entered into a prize draw (which is great for large prizes and we can offer this too) – the benefit of an instant prize draw is that it gets the adrenaline going; as you are waiting for the page to load. Similar to the feeling you getting when playing a slot machine.

How It Works

Step One: Load three adverts and select the odds of them showing. Example, Advert 1 appears  33 in 100 times, Advert 2 appears 33 in 100 times , Advert 3 appears 33 in 100 times.

Step Two: Create a prize and a message that shows when someone wins. This could appear 1 in 100 times.

This all happens completely randomly so, every time a user scans, it’s a surprise as to what will show.

Our QR-Code Scan2Win system costs just £25 per month for up to 20 adverts.

Call us on 01782 450 451 to discuss your requirements.