Send SMS to Attendees

Get your message visible and direct to your attendees by using SMS

Preparation:

• Phone number in the Phone column of the attendee list is a valid mobile number
• Country code must be added before the mobile number in one of the following format:

         1. +852 98765432

        2. +85298765432

Steps:

1. Click on the Email/SMS, then select SMS on the top-right corner. 

2. Click the Recipients drop down box to select your target group.

3. Input your message in the Message box.

You can preview the SMS in the phone image on the right and; have an idea how many characters you have been used for this message from the counter underneath.

Character limit for a single SMS (including space, line break, punctuations and special characters):

• English characters: 153 
• Chinese characters: 67
• Combination of English and Chinese characters: 67

4. Use the merge tags if needed.

For example, if you click 'Full Name', it will appear as a tag {{attendee_name}} in the message box. This can help merge the data from your uploaded attendee list.

 5. Test Send or Send it.

You can fill in your own phone number into the field then click the Test Send button to have a test send. Or, select at the bottom to set if you would like to save it as a draft or send it immediately or at a certain time.

 6. Review the sending status.

Go back to the broadcast history, and click the statistic button to review the sending status.

On the statistic page, the organizer can check the SMS is delivered or bounced. They can click to resend the bounced SMS.