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Bulk SMS is a powerful re-engagement channel and has among the highest open and engagement rates of all messaging channels — 97% of texts are read within 15 minutes. Send text messages to convert prospects, drive more purchases, and increase brand loyalty.

Online eyewear retailer, Zenni, saw a 16% improvement in active engagement just 2 months after leveraging SMS to deliver timely and relevant content.

Increase sales and website traffic

SMS coupons have been proven to be very effective in driving sales and revenue. Customers redeem texted coupons 10 times more than other coupons. Use bulk SMS to bridge the gap between online and offline by sending offers to drive in-person visits.

Sms engage new audiences

Engage new audiences

Communicate with your customers in a mobile-first way even when you don’t have an app, when your customers haven’t downloaded your app, and when your customers don’t have a smartphone. Set up smart campaigns with OneSignal’s powerful segmentation to ensure your campaigns reach the right people with the right message.

Craft SMS that works

Create relevant, personalized texts easily through the OneSignal dashboard or automate personalized messages at scale with our robust API. Send SMS to your customers on a global scale, with delivery powered by Twilio.

“It’s [SMS] important because people open it — It means that we have a direct, high-performing channel.”

Our platform supports text messaging across iOS, Android, and other popular mobile devices

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Leverage the power of MMS marketing

Make your text messages even more engaging with MMS marketing. MMS messages allow you to send content like images, videos, gifs, and other media formats to make your texts even more exciting and engaging for customers. MMS texts even let you send longer messages when you need to include more in-depth information.

With MMS messaging combined with OneSignal’s powerful software, you’ll be able to reach customers like never before. OneSignal provides you with MMS marketing capabilities that just work.

One tool to easily grow your audience

OneSignal’s customizable web prompt helps you capture your users’ phone numbers and identify your best customers. The slide prompt can automatically synchronize emails, phone numbers, and devices to a single user record for both new and existing users.

Common SMS FAQs

SMS stands for Short Message Service marketing and is also known as text message marketing. This messaging channel provides an immediate, highly-visible method of communicating with users to provide order updates, promotions, abandoned cart notifications, and much more.

Bulk SMS (Short Message Service) refers to the practice of sending a large number of text messages simultaneously to a group of recipients. It's commonly used by businesses, organizations, and individuals to reach a wide audience quickly and efficiently. Bulk SMS is typically facilitated through engagement platforms like OneSignal, allowing users to upload contact lists and create, personalize, and automate SMS campaigns at scale.

SMS marketing has some of the highest open and engagement rates out of any messaging channel. In fact, 97 percent of texts are read within 15 minutes of receipt. In addition to being a high-performing channel, SMS can empower you to reach a larger audience that may not have opted to receive communication over other messaging channels. Unlike push notifications, SMS doesn’t require that you have a mobile app, so it is a popular mobile-first communication method for eCommerce websites.

MMS stands for Multimedia Messaging Service. Whereas SMS refers to text-only messages, MMS includes text and rich media such as images, gifs, videos, and emojis. OneSignal offers built-in MMS support, so it's easy to send eye-catching messages without doing any custom development work.

Yes, SMS marketing is completely legal when you earn a user’s permission to send them texts from your business. Typically, permission and phone numbers are captured through web push notifications, web prompts, checkout processes, and app onboarding processes.

You can start sending bulk SMS and MMS with OneSignal! Our free platform will help you get set up in as little as 15 minutes. From there, you can create custom multimedia messages and promotions, collect user phone numbers using our custom web prompts and push notifications, and track engagement using our built-in messaging analytics.

Not all businesses need SMS marketing, but it’s especially useful for businesses that sell products or services. Text messages are a great way to send promotions and convert potential prospects. They’re also an excellent way to keep customers updated on transactional logistics such as order status, delivery updates, flight changes, security alerts, and much more.

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"OneSignal offers a great gateway to send out messages across channels and drive engagement on the channels that resonate most with each user. We are empowered to come up with strategies to increase retention and tailor the experience."

90%

of OneSignal users say using OneSignal is easier than their previous messaging platform.

“We were looking for a tool that would allow us to reach our customers through different channels without having to change tools. We wanted an automation system as well as the possibility to do one-shot campaigns. We chose OneSignal for its ease of use.”

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Increase in mobile app usage

“OneSignal increased our mobile app usage by over 35%.”

“OneSignal came into play in order for us to target customers in the channel or specifically in markets where people have access to phone numbers. Most of them have never had a computer before.”

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Average increase in ability to engage audience using OneSignal reported across survey respondents.

“We see a positive lift in engagement when we run a campaign or Journey. It can boost engagement by tens of times…and that’s very encouraging. That’s something that keeps us interested in using OneSignal as our CRM.”

“Utilizing notifications, email, in-apps, and SMS helps build trust between us and our customers, as we’re able to keep them up-to-date on key events and activities.”

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