An alternative to phone calls, SMS is popular for its simplicity and speed. There are various cost-effective solutions forsending bulk SMS.

Sending SMS from professional platforms

You can find providers online offering solutions to send SMS tailored to professionals in any industry. These platforms offer various packages to effectively meet the diverse and varied needs of businesses. They allow for mass text messaging at a lower cost for SMS marketing campaigns, advertising, or sales. You can instantly send information via text to your contacts, and they receive it faster than email, for example. Via an SMS sending platform, texts are routed online to the mobile operator managing your recipient's number. There are various professional platforms that differ in the price of text credits as well as the services associated with creating an effective, high-performance, and impactful text campaign. Octopush is the simplest, most reliable, and most effective solution for sending professional-quality texts. Whether you want to improve your brand awareness, manage customer relations, or increase your customer base, you have access to several features for effective bulk messaging. Easily create targeted and attractive text campaigns to send information to your customers on their mobile phones.

SMS to send: web-based sending solutions

If you want to send texts to a large number of customers or reach contacts abroad, there are many online sites that allow you to send texts in France and around the world without it costing you too much. From any device with a connection (computer, tablet, smartphone), you can draft your SMS and send it to your contact's mobile phone via the internet. After creating a free account, most of these sites offer a certain number of free texts per day or affordable plans that allow you to send bulk texts. In response to this competition, mobile operators offer the ability to send texts from your customer portal. You have the same capabilities as on a mobile phone: send a message to multiple contacts at once, schedule them, etc. It is possible to send a number of free texts per day to any mobile operator or to subscribe to a text plan. In addition to online sites, there are also extensions offered by platforms. These solutions allow you to send bulk texts for free, directly from your browser.

Sending SMS from email

You can also send a message from your email account. This service, offered by providers, allows you to send texts from a personal or professional email address. Write your message and enter your recipient's mobile number in the recipient field. The message will appear as if you had sent it from your mobile phone. Octopush simplifies text integration with the Mail to SMS feature. This feature automatically converts an email into a text and sends the message to your contact. By using an email address to generate a text, you can send texts very easily from your professional email account, or even from your internal program or system, thanks to simple and user-friendly features like theSMS API. You can use this function to provide information about new items, send invitations, or promotional offers… In addition to being able to send texts via email with this feature, your recipients can reply to your texts via the SMS Reply functionality. When your recipient replies, you receive their response at the email address associated with the platform. Furthermore, you have several management options available in your dedicated interface. For example, if you do not want to share your personal contact details, you can use a virtual number.

Send SMS from applications

Due to the high cost of text messages, many applications have been created for the benefit of text users. They allow you to send free texts on and from any device: PC, Mac, tablet, or smartphone. Some social networks have added the ability to send free, instant messages that function like texts. You simply need to be connected to a mobile network. However, you can only send messages to your contacts linked to that social network. Other applications allow you to send unlimited free messages in France and abroad. However, they must also be installed on your recipient's phone. For bulk and more professional sending, an API is the solution to your needs. Offered by many platforms, this solution can be integrated into your internal software or website to save time and simplify your daily routine. Text messages are thus automated, and you no longer have to go through the platform's interface. Furthermore, the API can be integrated into any work environment (Java, C#, PHP). And with Octopush, you benefit from a tutorial available on the site to configure it according to your needs.