Inside the Visionary Partnership of Industry Veterans David Schlaegel and Justin Ramsey
ORANGE COUNTY, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 29, 2025 / In today's fast-paced marketing landscape, speed and precision are critical to success. Tells.co, an innovative SMS platform founded by David Schlaegel and Justin Ramsey, is setting a new standard by combining superior technical expertise with a deep understanding of marketers' needs.
From Rivals to Visionary Co-Founders
David Schlaegel and Justin Ramsey each possess over 25 years of experience across telecom, martech, and performance marketing. Originally competitors in the telecom arena, their professional rivalry evolved into a strategic partnership built upon mutual respect and complementary skill sets. This dynamic has propelled their venture, Tells.co, into a powerful force in the SMS marketing industry.
Their personal relationship, highlighted by mutual best man duties at their respective weddings, reflects the deep trust and synchronization driving the company's rapid growth and innovation.
Building Solutions for Real-World Marketing Challenges
Recognizing that legacy SMS platforms lacked essential agility and responsiveness, Schlaegel and Ramsey took a hands-on approach to construct a robust yet flexible solution. They tackled core issues such as slow provisioning, inefficient carrier routing, and limited marketer-centric features. By leveraging direct relationships with Tier 1 carriers and controlling their infrastructure, Tells.co now delivers standout capabilities including:
Rapid 15-Minute Toll-Free Verifications enabling swift campaign activation.
Exclusive Tier 1 Carrier Routing for reliable, premium-quality message delivery.
Real-Time Call Announcements and Alerts dramatically improving responsiveness.
Instant Provisioning to quickly scale marketing campaigns without delays.
Pioneering Conversational AI and Advanced Automation
At the heart of Tells.co lies proprietary conversational AI technology that goes far beyond standard messaging capabilities. This technology effectively handles both SMS and voice interactions, creating seamless, intelligent conversations that guide customers to action. Marketers benefit from features such as:
Voice Scheduling: Turning SMS interactions into productive voice engagements.
Smart Drip Campaigns: Personalized messaging sequences adapting in real time.
Deep Number Lookups and Engagement Scoring: Providing insightful analytics that enhance marketing strategies and ROI.
Proven Industry Track Record and Reliability
The founders' notable industry contributions further validate Tells.co's position in the marketplace:
Successfully delivered billions of SMS messages across high-performance campaigns.
Developed and deployed one of the industry's earliest AI-powered SMS agents, predating mainstream AI adoption.
Innovated transformative capabilities like SMS-to-voice scheduling and adaptive drip campaigns, now standard practices for sophisticated marketers.
Why Top Marketers Choose Tells.co
Unlike conventional platforms managed by marketers with limited technical backgrounds, Tells.co's infrastructure is meticulously overseen by its technical founders. Schlaegel and Ramsey's direct control allows for immediate feature updates, uncompromised platform performance, and cutting-edge compliance tools.
The platform uniquely balances high-volume message delivery capacity with precision targeting and compliance. From small businesses to enterprise-scale marketers, Tells.co supports campaigns effortlessly scaling from thousands to millions of messages daily.
Setting the Stage for Future Success
In an industry characterized by rapid technological change and escalating customer expectations, Tells.co stands distinctly positioned to lead. Combining decades of telecom expertise with advanced AI capabilities and unmatched infrastructure agility, David Schlaegel and Justin Ramsey have built a platform optimized for modern marketing challenges.
To explore how Tells.co can enhance your SMS marketing results, visit their official website and discover why industry leaders are making the switch.
Tells.Co
justin@tells.co
Orange County, CA
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