What to look for in your bulk SMS software

Maybe your business currently uses bulk SMS text messaging. Alternatively, perhaps you are thinking about using it in the near future. Deciding on the right software to use is an important consideration. Before you decide, you need to work out exactly which features would benefit your company.

Bulk SMS messaging software should first and foremost, be easy to use. It is no good having a piece of software that too complicated to use, no matter how good it is. It should also be able to deal with both sending a receiving bulk texts and send out auto replies if needed.

One such software package, that can provide this and more, is the e-txt™ message manager. It works in a similar way to your existing email program therefore automatically providing you with some familiar territory. e-txt™ allows you to send and receive SMS messages from your computer and is a cost effective solution to organisations and individuals alike.

There are numerous standard features available with e-txt™. You can send bulk SMS messages and receive the responses directly from the e-txt™ SMS software. Emails can be sent as texts and texts received as emails. Standard templates can be created for any messages that are to be used on a regular basis and the word count can be checked to ensure the word count does not exceed the limit. This makes sure the message is not split into two.

Promotions can be enhanced by the e-txt™ SMS software. It incorporates WAP publishing, letting you create your own mobile internet pages and then send links allowing users to click and view your updated information. You can set up auto responses to different messages and even issue a unique text ticket, which would be great for drinks promotions, etc.

Messages can be scheduled for up to 12 months in advance and a refund will be issued for any text that is not delivered. In addition, e-txt™ can handle 5000 SMS messages every 60 seconds and send messages to networks in 200 different countries.

The e-txt™ message manager system is brought to you by Dynmark International™. Their mission is “to develop and support user-friendly, reliable and world leading PC-based applications which allow organisations to establish and maintain mobile-phone based relationships”. This is especially true in the context of bulk SMS messaging.