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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
Explore the reporting features of trackable SMS solutions and learn how they can enhance operational efficiency, customer engagement, and data-driven decision-making for enterprises.
In the age of data-driven decision making, understanding your communication strategies is paramount. For businesses leveraging SMS as a core communication tool, trackable SMS solutions provide invaluable reporting features that can significantly enhance operational efficiency and customer engagement. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the key reporting features offered by trackable SMS solutions, their impact on business outcomes, and how enterprises can utilize these insights to optimize their messaging strategies.
Trackable SMS solutions enable businesses to send, receive, and analyze SMS messages with precision. The backbone of these solutions is their robust reporting features that allow enterprises to gather crucial data about their messaging campaigns, customer responses, and overall communication effectiveness. For corporations in sectors like finance, healthcare, and logistics, these insights can be game-changing.
Implementing advanced reporting in trackable SMS solutions offers numerous benefits for enterprises, including:
To leverage the full potential of trackable SMS solutions, enterprises should consider the following implementation guidelines:
Various enterprises in South Africa have successfully utilized trackable SMS solutions and their reporting features to transform their communication strategies. Here are a couple of relevant examples:
A major South African bank implemented a trackable SMS solution to send transactional alerts. Through detailed reporting, they identified a high response rate to security notifications, leading to enhanced customer trust and a 40% decrease in fraud incidents.
A healthcare provider used trackable SMS for appointment reminders and surveys. Reporting features helped them achieve a 30% increase in patient attendance and improved service feedback metrics, enhancing overall patient care.
As enterprises navigate the complexities of customer communication, trackable SMS solutions with robust reporting features stand out as powerful tools in optimizing engagement, ensuring compliance, and driving business growth. By leveraging these functionalities, businesses can harness the full potential of SMS communications, transforming them from basic notifications into strategic engagement tools. Investing in such solutions not only enhances operational efficiency but also fosters stronger relationships with customers, ultimately leading to improved business outcomes.
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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
Get answers to common questions about Sms And Svsms
Discover our comprehensive solution features designed to transform your business communication experience

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.