SMS Addon Mass SMS

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Description

Mass SMS addon lets you send one or more sms to an array of numbers automatically. This functionality can be used in telemarketing.

Who can configure and use Mass SMS?

  • Only end users can create Mass SMS campaigns, actions, edit, delete them and import numbers.
  • Admin and reseller can check their users' campaigns and view actions, but cannot edit them.



Configuration

For user to be able to use Mass SMS, he first has to be subscribed to SMS Addon.

After you prepare Providers go to ADDONS –> SMS:

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You will reach list of subscribed to SMS service Users:

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Here have to subscribe User to SMS Service, just select user from dropdown and press Subscribe. If you want unsubscribe user from SMS Service click Icon delete.png icon. Click on Icon edit.png icon to change Users LCR or Tariff for SMS Service.

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Reseller also has to have SMS Addon and SMS permission enabled.

Usage

From Admin/Reseller

Go to ADDONS -> SMS -> Mass SMS:

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Here you can see the list of campaigns created by the end users. You can see the number of phone numbers imported, actions created, campaign status, profit from campaign and other information.

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You can also check actions by clicking on the action Icon actions.png icon and sms being sent by selected campaign.

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From User

Go to PERSONAL MENU -> SMS -> Mass SMS:

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The main window shows the user's campaigns. Here is more information and available settings that admin/reseller has:

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The user can Activate or Stop the Campaign by clicking the Icon play.png or Icon stop.png button near the Campaign's status.

A Campaign can only be Activated if it has free numbers AND some Actions.

So please, before activating a Campaign, import some Numbers and create Actions.

Campaigns

Icon add.png Add campaign allows you to add a new campaign:

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The important fields here are:

  • Start/Stop Times – time when sms will be sent.
  • Device – each Campaign should be assigned to a Device in order for MOR to bill the call.
  • CallerID – what CallerID to put on SMS. If CallerID is not set, CallerID from SMS Provider settings will be taken in its place. If SMPP Provider will be used and CallerID is not set, CallerID from User Primary Device will be taken.



Numbers

Click on Icon list.png in the Numbers column to check numbers which will be dialed on campaign:

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The user can import phone numbers from a CSV file. Numbers should be in correct dialing format and not duplicated.

Example of numbers file:

442012345678
442087654321
442054987123

In a new Campaign there are no numbers, so click on Icon csv.png Import numbers from file and select the file to upload:

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After uploading the file, you will see status of imported numbers:

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You can delete all numbers by clicking Icon cross.png Delete all numbers. Also you can export details by clicking Excel.png Export IVR/poll results to CSV


If a number is Completed, it is possible to reactivate it (tell the system to call it again) by clicking the Icon reactivate.png icon near the number.

Actions

Click Icon actions.png in the Actions column to access the Campaign's actions:

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Here user can choose actions for the campaign. There is currently one type of action for Mass SMS:

  • SEND SMS – the specified sms will be sent to all numbers in the campaign.



Resend all failed SMS

You can resend all failed SMS:

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SMS Campaign statistics

To view the Autodialer Campaign statistics, click on the bar chart icon in the Stats column.

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On the newly opened page you will be able to see the desired SMS Campaign statistics with a search filter and a visual representation of data.

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See also