What is Bulk SMS?
What is Bulk SMS? This is a major question in every marketer’s mind. The marketing team of every company wants to use such kind of marketing tools and techniques which are affordable and result oriented at the same time. One such tool is bulk SMS.
Bulk SMS is the same as SMS, the only difference is bulk SMS is send to a large volume of people intended for advertising and is done via an SMS gateway. In Bulk SMS information is conveyed in a fraction of seconds and it is the most direct way to connect with our clients.
Promotional SMS:
In this route, messages are related to promoting and advertising a brand or a product. Promotional messages can only be sent to a non DND number within a time frame of 9 am to 9 pm only.
Transactional SMS:
In this route, important and urgent messages like OTP details, verification code, password reset, etc are communicated to the user. Transactional messages can be sent to both DND and non DND numbers without any time restriction but the SMS should be non promotional.
Quick Transactional SMS:
In the Transactional route, lot of document submission and approval is required. To save your time and minimize your effort, Quick transactional route is launched by Fast2SMS. In the Quick transactional route, you just need to get the template approved without any document submission and approval. It is also very useful for people who don't have a registered company but wish to send messages on DND numbers.
1. SMS is ubiquitous:
Unlike most other instant messaging apps and social chat platforms, SMS is not an app and does not need to be downloaded or updated. It’s available to everyone with a mobile phone and the know-how to use it.
2. SMSes are read:
They are short and boast a 98% read rate.
3. SMS can easily be integrated:
Using an API, you can SMS-enable your website, application or your customer relationship management platform.
4. It is reliable:
SMS is a dependable platform to use when sending important information out, making it the ideal tool for businesses to communicate critical and time-sensitive information.
5. SMSes are paid for:
And because of this, they tend to provide valuable content which is relevant to the recipient.
6. SMS is versatile:
It has so many different uses and can be sent in so many ways. Look at how our clients are using it.
7. SMS offers more privacy for the recipient:
SMS doesn't give the message sender the chance to see your profile picture, to see where you're living or even if you have, in fact, read the message. SMS respects your client's privacy, while still sending them the important information that they need.
