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What is RMC SMS? 

RMC SMS Campaign tool helps marketers create, automate and deliver personalised SMS messages, or batch send campaigns through an integrated platform. Combine the reach of your SMS campaigns with the relevance and context of RMC omnichannel marketing. With integrated marketing data, behaviour anywhere can trigger responses via the SMS channel. 


You can use RMC SMS to deliver different types of campaigns:


Campaign TypeDescriptionWhen to useExamples
Regular (Batch)Singular SMS communication sent to one or more segments / lists of your users.

Use to send time-sensitive information about promotions or marketing campaigns to contacts who have explicitly requested to receive messages from you by opting in.

Marketing and promotional messages, like:

  • Sales promotions
  • Loyalty program deals
  • Event invitations & promotions
  • New product announcements


RecurringDelivers an SMS to a set list on a recurring basis, keeping the same format, updating recipients.

Use to automate recurring campaigns that goes out to new recipients as they meet segment criteria.

Benefit from our data-driven automation platform to manage your recurring marketing communications - save time while maximising results.

Recurring messages, like:

  • Birthday messages
  • Signup anniversary
  • Reactivation campaigns
  • Replenishment programs


Transactional

Messages that are triggered by an event initiated by a user or a change in a system attribute. These messages are triggered when a user interacts with an app or a website.


Use to pass on information necessary for using your product or service. No opt-out information is required as these messages contain static information.

Transactional messages like:

  • Order confirmation
  • Shipment details
  • Password retrievals
  • System notifications


OTP (One Time Password)Deliver One Time Password through SMS.

Use one-time passwords to authenticate account creations, logins and transactions within your system. Increase security and create extra safety for both you and your clients with two-factor authentication.


Verify Phone Number:

Ask first-time app users to validate their phone number via a One Time Password on SMS.

Two Factor Authentication:

Improve login security with SMS pass codes.


Follow-upsIntegrate email, SMS and push campaigns by sending follow-up messages to prospects who did not open your original message.

Use to re-engage those who did not open your email, SMS or push message by sending them a follow-up message. Eliminate cross-channel redundancy and bring your marketing costs down by targeting only those who did not open the original message.

Email follow-up messages:

  • A simple follow-up SMS asking "Have you read your email?" can help you increase your email open rates.


AutoPilotTriggering SMS messages from AutoPilot lets you benefit from complex cross-channel marketing activities. Once the automation program is active, all contacts who have opted-in to receive SMS campaigns will receive the selected message when they reach a specific node.

Integrate SMS in cross-channel automation programs. Create automated workflows based on the recipient's activity with a simple drag and drop interface.

Automation gives you more conversion opportunities and makes your marketing communication more efficient.

Automate cross-channel lifecycle campaigns:

  • Lead nurturing programs
  • Welcome programs
  • Conversion programs
  • Loyalty programs
  • Win-back programs




You cannot send an SMS message to a contact who opted in to receive email communications, you need to have explicit opt-ins for each channel to be able send messages. Contacts need to be provided with an easy way to opt-out from receiving messages. The unsubscribe option using our short link is the ideal solution to manage opt-outs.




Why should you use RMC SMS? 

SMS is a very effective communication tool if you want your users to read your messages very quickly. 90% of SMS messages are read within the first 5 minutes. This makes it very useful for communicating time-sensitive material that requires immediate attention. 

With this additional channel, you can reach more of your customers at anytime and in any location directly from their mobile phone without the need of an internet connection.

Whether your goal is to drive incremental revenue, reduce costs, offer more channel choices for interaction, attract new customers, or engage and reward loyal customers, RMC Mobile marketing solutions can help. RMC combines global reach with enterprise-level scalability and powerful omnichannel features. You can be sure that you are always getting the best solutions tailored to your specific business needs.



How can I use SMS messages for my business? 

Customer Lifecycle Programs

Build automated lifecycle programs for nurturing first time buyers, active, loyal and lapsed customers. Your programs will be more effective with the addition of the SMS channel. 

Increase your omnichannnel marketing audience.Once you get the opt-in, use SMS to supplement your other digital marketing channels.


Turn your non-purchase members into customers.Turn your non-purchase members into customers by promoting a special sale or event on your site.
Deliver engaging messages.Drive conversions by targeting your customers with special offers on products you know they'll love.

Turn your one-time buyers into active customers.Turn your one-time buyers into active customers by sending helpful and engaging messages that will incentivise additional purchases.

Build long-lasting relationships.Send your customers coupons to reward their loyalty. Surprise them with birthday messages or signup anniversary gifts.

Bring lapsed customers back.Setup reactivation campaigns to automatically target customers that are unresponsive to emails.

How does it work? 

You can make use of our SMS functionality to send SMS campaigns to your contacts, or deliver cross-channel experiences by easily integrating SMS with your other marketing channels in your Campaign Suite, or add it into any AutoPilot program.

You can also use the RMC API to trigger SMS messages from within your own infrastructure like transactional SMS, SMS Reminders, and more.

RMC uses a number of external operators to deliver the messages. You can view and analyse the results from the Campaign Reports or use the Campaign Performance Reports to benchmark against your other marketing channels.

Getting Started

To begin with you will need to contact your account manager about purchasing and setting up the following:


What features are supported?


RMC offers powerful features to deliver better SMS messages:





What makes RMC SMS different? 



Parent Topic: SMS