Release 8 introduces interactive text messaging

We call it “texting.” The rest of the world calls it SMS. Regardless of what you call it, you are almost certainly doing it.

A lot.

What was once only an infatuation of teenagers, is now one of the most popular communication vehicles available. It is being so eagerly eyed by marketers that a new standards organization–the Mobile Marketing Association–has been created to establish usage rules.

It’s likely that those rules will mirror those of email–requiring explicit opt-in permission from recipients. For those of us with opt-in communication lists, automated texting would provide an incredibly fast and precise method of communicating time-critical information.

Enter Voicent’s new BroadcastBySMS text messaging software. New in Voicent’s 8.x release, BroadcastBySMS enables you to send customized text messages to large or small groups of people with a single click. What’s more, the program will automatically collect and store responses to messages. That means you would be able to send an invitation and track responses as they come in. Or, send a quick poll and collect responses.

Or, well … the possibilities for organizational agility, volunteer management, event planning, emergency alert systems and other time-critical needs are endless.

As usual, the software is available for a free trial download and is being offered under our “buy it once and own it for life” licensing policy. Click the link to download the text message software.