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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 essential reporting features within zero-rated SVSMS solutions to enhance messaging strategies and improve engagement metrics for South African enterprises.
In a technology-driven world, the ability to analyze communication data effectively is crucial for South African enterprises. Zero-rated SVSMS provides an advantageous solution for businesses looking to optimize their messaging operations without incurring data costs. This extensive guide will uncover the invaluable reporting features of zero-rated SVSMS, assisting IT decision-makers in leveraging these insights for strategic decision-making.
Zero-rated SVSMS (Special Value SMS) refers to a messaging platform where certain SMS services are exempt from data charges for specified recipients, providing a cost-effective way for enterprises to communicate. This approach allows businesses to reach their clients without additional data expenses while maintaining clear communication records for reporting and analysis.
Robust reporting capabilities within zero-rated SVSMS solutions aid enterprises by providing actionable insights necessary for refining communication strategies. Here are critical reporting features that every IT decision-maker should consider:
Enterprises can track the status of every sent message, providing critical insights into delivery success rates and possible failures. This data is crucial for troubleshooting and improving messaging reliability.
Understand recipient engagement through metrics such as open rates and response times. These insights can help tailor future messaging campaigns based on real user interactions.
Reporting features provide data segmentation, allowing enterprises to analyze interactions based on demographics. This capability is essential for targeting specific audience segments effectively.
For businesses to fully benefit from reporting features in zero-rated SVSMS, follow these essential implementation best practices:
Different industries can leverage zero-rated SVSMS reporting to meet unique operational communication needs. Below are a few pertinent examples:
Banks and financial institutions can utilize reporting data to send notifications and alerts to customers, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while tracking customer interactions.
Healthcare providers can use messaging to communicate important patient information and reminders, tracking engagement to ensure effective healthcare delivery.
To measure the success of zero-rated SVSMS, enterprises can derive specific key performance indicators (KPIs) based on reporting features:
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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
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.
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