TelSanta is a free service that tells parents what their children wants for Christmas via email. The service is provided free by TollFreeForwarding as a promo for their text to email service.
"Children call a toll-free number and listen to a message from Santa. He will ask them to record their wish list. Moments after the child leaves his or her voice wish list, the message is delivered by e-mail to Mom or Dad with a .wav file of their child's wish list, in their child's voice." - Giz Magazine
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New Service Relays Messages Back to Parents
Trend Themes
1. Voice-activated Gifts - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop voice-activated toys and products that can interact with children's wishes.
2. Digital Parenting Tools - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create digital tools and platforms that help parents keep track of their children's wish lists and gift ideas.
3. Personalized Gifting Experiences - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer personalized gifting experiences that allow parents to create customized gifts based on their child's recorded wish list.
Industry Implications
1. Toy and Gift Manufacturing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate voice-recording technology into toys and gift products, allowing children to record their wish lists.
2. Parenting Apps and Platforms - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop apps and platforms that enable parents to easily manage and organize their children's wish lists and gift ideas.
3. Customized Gift Services - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create services that offer personalized gift options based on children's recorded wish lists, providing unique and tailored gifting experiences.