When it comes to various communication channels, there are all kinds of options to help you set up your marketing and sales campaigns. Today, SMS is a simple, impactful, and effective medium for sharing information and ensuring the success of your business strategies. This article introduces the different ways to send SMS to your customers' mobile phones.

How do you send an SMS via the Internet?

Sending SMS via the internet allows you to send text messages to your contacts' and prospects' mobile phones in several ways: from websites, browser extensions, software, or applications. These services may be paid and can be used to send messages both domestically and internationally.

Sending text messages with Octopush

SMS sending platform, Octopush allows businesses (from large companies to small businesses) to manage all their marketing campaigns directly through its web interface.

Whether you are sending promotional messages (sales, private events, etc.), informational updates (delivery tracking, appointment confirmations, etc.), or looking to build customer loyalty, the Octopush platform is an effective way to send text messages online.

How does it work?

To take advantage of Octopush's text messaging solutions, simply sign up for a no-obligation account on the platform's website. Order the text message pack that best suits your needs. Various credit packs are available at sliding-scale rates. Run your SMS marketing campaign directly from the interface. You can import or create your contact list containing the phone numbers of each recipient.

Using the Octopush platform to send text messages means you benefit from:

• Creating personalized text messages and customizing your sender ID
• Automating text messages via email
• Integrating text messaging into software or a website via an API
• Sending text messages to a mailing list
• Receiving and managing all text message replies in real time

For every type of message (text, MMS, voice message), each text is sent securely and reliably. Octopush allows you to send texts easily with no commitment.

The interface complies with French legislation for sending texts. The "STOP" opt-out is included in every text sent. Commercial SMS and marketing campaigns are not delivered between 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM on weekdays, or on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.

Send SMS via API

Send SMS directly from your internal management systems using an API. By integrating this solution into your existing software, you gain new advantages. You can send texts directly from your website or application, making your business strategy faster and more instantaneous.

It allows you toautomate your SMS campaigns by integrating this service into your applications and software. You can use and install it in the environment of your choice (PHP, Java, VBA, etc.). A demo tutorial is available on the Octopush website, and a technical team is available 24/7 to guide you. Very easy to use, it allows you to communicate with your contacts from your own systems while benefiting from all of Octopush's features.

Send SMS via email

By using an email address to generate a text, you can send messages from your professional email account or your internal systems. The Octopush mail-to-SMS feature simplifies integrating text messaging into your internal tools. It automatically converts an email into a text and sends it to your selected recipient.

This feature offers several advantages: easy integration with existing systems, simple setup, and text delivery receipts.

You can send an SMS via email in two ways:

1. You can send an SMS to a mobile number. The recipient's email address will include the number and the platform's domain name.
2. You can send your text to a group of recipients. The email address you send from will include the keyword previously designated for that contact group (for example, the keyword "client"). You can also enter multiple email addresses.

Send texts using mobile apps

If you have a smartphone, mobile apps like WhatsApp allow you to send texts to France or internationally after downloading and registering.
Using this type of application requires an internet connection rather than your mobile carrier's network, which allows you to send unlimited text messages.

Sending texts from websites

You can send text messages from online sites by signing up for low-cost subscriptions.

To send your text, you must register on the website in question, and your SMS will be routed via the internet.

These services are also offered on mobile carrier websites. With Bouygues, you can send up to 5 free text messages per day to all mobile carriers from your Customer Account.

On the Orange and SFR websites, using the SMS/MMS service, you can send messages billed individually or purchase text message bundles.

SMS now plays a major role in companies' marketing and communication strategies.

With a 99% open rate, fast reading time, and interactivity, it has become an essential tool for communicating and strengthening customer relationships.