Text messaging (SMS) has been hugely popular in Europe and Asia for years and is finally on the rise in the US. Year-to-year, SMS volume in the US has been doubling, today around 12 billion messages are sent every month. Vibes Media is a mobile marketing company, building campaigns that involve text messaging. Traditional companies use them to create and exectute compelling ways to connect with their customers via their mobile phones.
When Alex and Jack founded the company in 1998 they began with a targeted message system for pagers -- mobile phones didn't even have text messaging capabilities. The venture was founded in a one-bedroom apartment in Wrigleyville when they were 22 years-old. Today they've staked their claim as the largest and most profitable mobile marketing agency in the US.
Dimensions: ~40 people x 8 years x $NDA
Funding: TBD
Customers: Any company who wants new ways for their customer's to interact with their brand
Location: Chicago [Downtown] + www.vibes.com
