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“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Learn how to obtain a tailored quote for SMS services from Bidvest Data. Step-by-step guide covering requirements, best practices, and key considerations for enterprises.
In the digital communication landscape, SMS services remain an essential tool for enterprises seeking efficient customer engagement. Bidvest Data offers a seamless process for obtaining quotes tailored to your specific requirements. This guide outlines the key steps, important considerations, and best practices for getting a quote on SMS services, enabling your business to harness the power of effective messaging.
SMS services play a crucial role in various business operations, including marketing campaigns, transactional communications, customer support, and notifications. For medium to large enterprises, having a reliable SMS service provider can enhance communication efficiency and improve customer relations.
Obtaining a quote for SMS services from Bidvest Data involves several straightforward steps. Following this process will ensure you gather the necessary information, enabling an accurate and comprehensive quote.
Before reaching out for a quote, it's essential to clearly define your SMS requirements. Consider the following elements:
Investigate potential SMS service providers like Bidvest Data. Evaluate their offerings, pricing structures, customer reviews, and compliance with industry regulations, especially POPIA for South African companies. Reach out to reputable agencies for preliminary discussions.
Reach out to Bidvest Data to initiate the quoting process. You can do this through:
After submitting your quote request, Bidvest Data will review your requirements and may follow up with additional questions for clarification. This process may include:
When reviewing the quote you receive, pay attention to:
Getting a quote for SMS services does not have to be a daunting task. By articulating your needs clearly, researching potential providers, and engaging in meaningful discussions, South African enterprises can easily find SMS solutions tailored to their operations. With the right SMS services, your business can enhance communication strategies, engage customers effectively, and ultimately drive growth.
Get started today and see immediate results
“Thank you Bidvest team for your great service throughout 2024.”
- MTN
“Working with the Bidvest team is a real pleasure. We've thoroughly enjoyed partnering with a local provider for our business' WhatsApp profile - invoicing is simple and our templates are loaded and approved speedily. Prepaid24 would highly recommend Bidvest. Such a seamless process from setup to production!”
- Prepaid24
“We're incredibly grateful to the Bidvest Data Team who go above and beyond to support us with vital customer communication. Their commitment and innovation has kept us at the forefront of electronic customer engagement.”
- Sanlam Retail Mass
“Dear Bidvest team, Just wanted to take the time to say a very special thank you to TEAM BIDVEST. Everyone at OUP thanks all the people involved over the last few weeks and trust me, everyone in our organization now knows how much we can depend on Bidvest and we're all truly grateful for your efforts. Your responsiveness to our changing needs and requests is truly appreciated”
- Oxford
Get answers to common questions about Sms And Svsms
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Bidvest Data sends on average more than 10 million personalized SMS/SV SMS messages per month, with daily peaks exceeding 2 million messages. This comprises mainly of transactional notifications and hosted transactional data.
The SMS channel delivers a secure, shortened personalized URL to the consumer, directing them to their unique microsite. All consumer activity can be tracked.
PDF documents, HTML content, videos and animations can be hosted on our Zero Rated Data domains. Reverse billing of data on these domains ensure access for end users to content at no cost. Bidvest Data offers this service on all South African and Namibian mobile networks.
Bidvest Data offers custom-built, screen adaptive, HTML environments, enabling features like animation, rotating GIFs, and interactive buttons.
Our service includes automated large file batch sending through sFTP data transfer. The data can selectively drive template messaging. Near real-time SMS sending is facilitated through our API, using templates or dynamic text.
Where another channel in our omnichannel platform is unsuccessful in delivering a message, we can automatically fail over to SMS. Priority and fail over channels are configurable.
Bidvest Data provides near-real-time and periodic aggregate batched reporting on consumer engagement, including link tracking, SMS and SV SMS delivery status, and customized reports on microsite access.