Reducing Message Costs: A Practical Guide for Growing Businesses
As your messaging volume grows, small efficiencies compound into significant savings.
Segment your audience
Sending to everyone wastes money. Target the customers most likely to act and your cost per conversion drops.
Keep SMS messages under 160 characters
Every extra segment doubles the cost. Edit ruthlessly.
Use WhatsApp where it is cheaper
For customers who use WhatsApp, service and utility messages are often more economical than SMS. Use automatic fallback to SMS only when needed.
Schedule to avoid waste
Do not send time-sensitive promotions to people who cannot act on them. Targeted beats broad.
Track your spend
Review your delivery reports and credit usage regularly. Spotting one wasteful campaign a month pays for itself.
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