Conversion rates from mobile marketing are over twice as high as traditional email, making short codes the most effective communications tool to broadcast your messages.
Navigating the carrier approval process is complicated and challenging. That’s why we’re here. Twilio makes an elaborate process simple, helping you reach your customers faster allowing you to focus on what matters.
Twilio short codes enable your app to send messages at a rate of 1,800 per minute. This high-throughput is perfect for apps that need to send time-sensitive or bulk messages.
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Use the same Twilio SMS API to build and implement your short code app. Start developing and testing your app with a Twilio long code phone number today. Implement your app once your short code is approved by carriers.
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Intuit uses Twilio SMS to provide an additional layer of security to protect customers' online transactions. Over one million businesses receive a Twilio-powered verification code before processing payrolls, thereby protecting customer data and ensuring privacy.
Airbnb uses Twilio SMS to send notifications to customers when they receive a message or a reservation request has been accepted.
The Philadelphia Police Department uses Twilio to enable residents to send crime tips via SMS. Since its launch in April, the people of Philadelphia have made texting with Twilio SMS the fastest growing avenue for reporting crime tips.
Path uses Twilio to distribute their application directly to mobile phone users via SMS. Within two and a half weeks from implementing Twilio SMS, Path’s active users went from 10,000 to 300,000.
If you have questions about buying or transitioning a short code, or want to make sure you understand the process before you start your short code application, give us a call.
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