Using Employee SMS Alerts for Internal Communication
How Mass Texting Employees Works
To send mass text to employees, you will need to utilize an employee messaging system such as Textedly. Usually, the system works by setting up a short code. This is basically the sender of the SMS blasts. Once you've set this up, you can choose a keyword that employees can use to subscribe.
For example, employees can text UPDATEME to the short code 23123. Once the text message is sent, they will receive SMS alerts. The process is similar to a person subscribing to an email newsletter. It is easy to use as the sender. Your employees will also be familiar with text messaging since most people already use it every day.
The reason why SMS can be more effective than phone calls and email is that it's instant and direct. You also don't have to deal with other competing emails in inboxes, bad internet connections on mobile devices, and the intrusive nature of phone calls.
Why Send Mass Texts to Employees
It's Instant and Fast
As mentioned moments ago, it's instant. The message will get to your employees usually under a minute's time. Many smartphone users even have set up shortcuts that display a pop-up text message notification that takes them to the message in a single click.
It's Direct and Less Clutter
While many organizations have problems, it comes with its own set of issues. First, it may be possible for your message to get sent to the spam folder where it will never be seen. Second, many people have email notifications turned off because they receive so much email. Third, your email has to compete with other messages in the inbox.
You Get Better Open Rates
It's been found that the open rate of SMS is 90 percent. In comparison, email open rates are around 20 percent. That means SMS delivers 4.5 times better results than email communication.
There Are Fewer Connectivity Issues
One of the problems you have to deal with when it comes to email is connectivity issues. Employees may not have a big data plan for internet access. Their connectivity to the internet may also be limited by the area they are in. Internet networks can also get overloaded which can delay the process of opening the email message.
You Can Track the Results
With the right system, you can get reporting on your campaigns. You'll be able to see how many texts were sent, how many messages were opened, how many times your links in your messages were sent, and more. Using these reporting features will allow you to improve your internal communication efforts.
Save Time and Money
It's more efficient to mass text employees than calling them or getting employees to attend meetings. It can be challenging to get every team member to make it to a company meeting, especially with conflicting schedules. It saves a lot of time and money that you'd have to spend on traditional communication methods.
Other Common Uses for Employee SMS Alerts
- Companies that need to update their employees with critical news and emergency announcements can do so with a mass text platform. It's better to mass text employees in these situations because they are more likely to receive your message.
Atention all employees,
Tomorrow we will be having a company-wide fire drill at 10 AM. Please do not be alarmed.
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- You can organize your communication with a mass text system. You can create different groups for various teams. This allows you to target the right employees when you are sending out your messages.
- SMS can be used to create a more personal connection. You can use mass text announcements to motivate your employees, offer rewards, and lead teams. Because people respond more to texts, you know that your encouraging messages will actually reach your employees.
- SMS is a better way to link to your website. The traditional way has been to add website links in emails. Whether you want to link to new content, updates, or important news, SMS will improve the chances of your website content getting read.
Good afternoon everyone,
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- You can embed and send media files by SMS as well. If you need to send important files quickly and make sure your employees receive them, SMS is a reliable channel for sending audio files, videos, and images.
Try Out an Employee Messaging System
What's even better is the fact that an employee SMS messaging system is very affordable. Textedly offers different price points for businesses of all sizes. You can try our solution for yourself with a 14-day free trial.
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You'll see how efficient and effective communication with your employees will become. Improve your communication efforts using employee SMS alerts and see into your employee communication performance using Textedly’s analytics.