Establish your brand presence with a virtual number for SMS.
Allow your customers to text in, enable automatic replies and setup keyword trigger campaigns.
What is a Virtual Number?
Virtual Numbers also referred to as dedicated numbers or long codes, are just like normal mobile numbers that your Messageport account can send and receive text messages from. Virtual numbers allow you to send and receive messages to and from that same number, ideal for 2-way message campaigns.
Promote your virtual number through brochures, website and advertising campaigns. Create streamlined and cost-effective engagement with your clients and prospects. Customers can request information, opt-in to promotions or provide feedback. Use keywords to automate the process.
What are the features of a Virtual Number?
Manage Multiple Campaigns
Create and Manage simultaneous SMS campaigns with MessagePort. Set-up auto replies or keywords for specific campaigns to send targeted offers or promotions.
Set-up and Manage Keywords
Set-up keywords to allow people to opt-in to your lists, create multiple keywords per campaign to allow a specific automated reply to be sent when triggered by a specific keyword.
Auto Reply Management
Set-up an auto reply for each of your virtual numbers or take it to the next level and set up multiple keywords with specific auto-replies.
Manage Opt outs
‘Opt-out? reply STOP’. Through MessagePort, your unsubscribe list is kept up to date while your SMS marketing campaign remains 100% compliant.
Automatic Follow up SMS
Send to any number of recipients and set up an automatic follow up SMS to be sent at a later date, to any recipient who did not respond to your original message. This is great for building attendee lists.
Interested in a Virtual Number for your business?
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How can I use a Virtual Number?
SMS Competitions
Promote your virtual number through your current marketing collateral – print, billboards, radio, TV, social media etc. Allow your customers to text in for a chance to win, whilst legitimately collecting data.
Targeted Offers
Organise your data into specific groups, profiles or demographics. Create tailored campaigns in minutes for each group. For example group your database by location and alert customers when there are specials or promotions near their location.
Orders and Confirmations
Allow your customers to text their order to your virtual number and set-up auto replies to confirm orders have been received.
Gather Feedback
Create conversations by send using your virtual number and receive valuable feedback from you customers. You could set-up survey and rewards.