RocketBux News


    Carlson Marketing launches Instant Rewards on mobile devices
Jun 17, 2010
Carlson Marketing launches Instant Rewards on mobile devices
Carlson Marketing launches Instant Rewards on mobile devices MINNEAPOLIS, June 17, 2010 – Mobile gift certificates, or mCerts, a new innovation from Carlson Marketing’s Instant Rewards program gives loyalty marketers the ability to send digital gift certificates via mobile devices providing on-the-spot reward redemptions for their loyalty program members. mCerts can reach approximately 97 percent of all mobile device users by using text messaging, mobile catalogs and scannable barcodes to connect customers with their loyalty programs and provide access to immediate reward redemption.


    Datalogic Scanning Announces Joint Marketing Agreement with RocketBux
May 10, 2010
Datalogic Scanning AnnouncesJoint Marketing Agreement with RocketBuxEugene, Oregon USA May 10, 2010 – Continuing to leverage the rapidly expanding mobile commerce and marketing trends in retail, Datalogic Scanning is pleased to announce its joint marketing agreement with RocketBux, a white label mobile marketing services provider.


    RocketBux® Mobile Platform Usage Growing
More than 130,000 messages per month delivered to resort goers
Feb 01, 2010
February 1, 2010 - Bend, OR - Mobile marketing company RocketBux now delivers more than 130,000 mobile text messages per month to skiers and snowboarders across the country. 


    Dutch Bros. Arizona Deploys RocketBux
Grows Subscribers to over 10,000 in just months
Jan 26, 2010
Dutch Bros. Coffee’s mobile marketing initiatives helped the coffee shop build a mobile database of 10,000 consumers in just a few months, resulting in increased revenue. Phoenix residents opted-in to receive special promotions at Dutch Bros. Using technology powered by RocketBux, a mobile marketing company, the coffee shop regularly sends special discounts and alerts such as $2 lattes and two for the price of one deals.


    RocketBux® and nFinanSe Partner for a Prepaid Card Industry First
May 28, 2009
BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RocketBux®, a mobile advertising pioneer, has signed an MOU with nFinanSe Inc. (OTCBB:NFSE) to provide coupons and offers to nFinanSe cardholders' mobile phones. The partnership will leverage RocketBux' patent-pending technology to deliver scannable bar code coupons to "opted-in" nFinanSe cardholders who simply swipe their card at a retailer's POS. Participating merchants can elect to send targeted coupons directly to the phones of customers that carry the nFinanSe card. Via these "card-triggered" offers, nFinanSe will be able to deliver unique value to its cardholders.


    Rocketing through the recession
Mar 30, 2009
As people look for more ways to save, they’re opening up to new ideas – and a Bend startup is reaping the benefits


    MT Lottery Deploys RocketBux® Solution
Jan 27, 2009
Montana Lottery and RocketBux Use Mobile Phone Technology to Send Winning Numbers to Players.


    Via text, all the details to sell a home
A Bend-based phone technology company lets real estate agents forgo fliers by going high-tech
Nov 16, 2008
Imagine you’re house hunting, it’s January and frigid outside. You find a home you like, reluctantly exit your warm car to trudge through snow and slush for the flier box nailed to the home’s for-sale sign — only to find the box is empty. Maybe you write the address down to inquire about the home later, or maybe you move on and forget the whole episode. This scenario is one Fred Boos, founder of Bend-based RocketBux, believes consumers and real estate professionals can avoid with a new text-messaging application his company has developed...


    Thanks Again and RocketBux Partner for a Card Industry First
Jul 24, 2008
Thanks Again, a leading merchant-funded reward network, and RocketBux, a mobile advertising pioneer, have announced a partnership to enable Thanks Again registered consumers and participating merchants to interact via mobile messaging.


    RocketBux Captures Award at Wireless Innovations 2008
Company Enables Credit Card and Gift Card Issuers to Deliver Targeted Offers and Messages Including Barcodes to Cardholders' Mobile Phones

May 14, 2008
BEND, Ore. -- Wireless start-up company RocketBux was voted one of the top presenting companies at the 2008 Dow Jones Wireless Innovations Conference in Redwood City, California. RocketBux provides mobile phone text message advertising triggered from a credit card swipe.


    Mt. Bachelor & RocketBux - First Application of Optimized Standard Barcodes

Jan 02, 2008
BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mt. Bachelor, one of the largest resorts in North America, and RocketBux, a mobile software company, announced today that RocketBux is providing mobile phone barcode coupons to the resort's customers. This is the first application of optimized standard barcodes on phones ever used by the public.


    RocketBux Unveils New Mobile Phone Participation TV Product
Viewers Participate, Bringing a New Source of Revenue to TV Stations

Nov 26, 2007
BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RocketBux announced today its new product, RocketBux RocketLaunch, its software text messaging platform for TV stations to use in Participation TV (PTV). The PTV revenue projection is in the hundreds of millions by 2009


    Mt. Bachelor & RocketBux Give Skiers & Snowboarders Weather and Snow Reports

Nov 06, 2007
BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mt. Bachelor, one of the Top 10 resorts in North America, and RocketBux, a mobile software company, today announced a new initiative to give skiers and snowboarders free weather and snow reports on mobile phones.


    RocketBux Brings Mobile Interaction to Broadcast
Technology enables viewers to use their mobile phones to interact with the morning news.

Jun 08, 2007
BEND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RocketBux, Inc. is now offering its easy-to-use mobile phone-based marketing platform to television stations around the nation. Rocketbux has a user-friendly web interface that allows television, newspaper, radio, internet and other media to quickly place a keyword short code promotion online.  After selecting the keyword, the media company can then promote the offer to its viewers, readers and listeners.