The education industry plays an essential part in the world's economy. A lot of people work in this industry. SMS messaging can be a good managing tool for this industry.
Educational Institutes Applications
The school operators can use SMS messages for notification and alert uses.
1. Teachers
Notify teachers of school events, work arrangements, class information, students' situation, etc. SMS messages are convenient to send and receive. SMS messages can notify many teacher management activities.
2. Students
Students also need to be notified of various activities. Paying school fees, class information, accommodation information, school events, school bus information, weather forecast, and so on.
3. Parents
The school needs to contact the parents, notifying them of the circumstance of the students, school activities, parents meetings, school payments, and other possible occasions.
4. Administrative staffs
Besides teachers and students, there is administrative staff in the schools. This group of people also can be managed by SMS messages. Notify them of school activities, teacher and student management, staff notifications, management news, etc.
Online Educational Companies Applications
Besides offline schools, there are online educational companies for commercial purposes that can use SMS messages for managing purposes.
1. Verification
When new users register for the first time or log in on a different device, a verification code will be sent through an SMS message. It can verify the user's identification or the validity of the phone number.
2. Notification
SMS messages can send different types of notifications. To build good relationships with customers, sending notifications to customers can be a good help.
When there are updates of new lessons, all sorts of events, promotion activities, notify the users through SMS messages can be an effective method.
3. Marketing
The SMS message can be used for marketing purposes. Hold promotion activities and invite new potential customers to come, to get new users. Invitations can be sent by SMS messages.
Send birthday and festival wishes to old customers by SMS messages, to deepen the customer relationships with them.
Advantages of the SMS message
1. High open rate
People check their cell phones frequently. They read text messages quickly. This habit gives SMS messages a high open-rate. According to the statistics, the open rate of SMS messages can be as high as more than 90%.
2. Low cost
The cost of the SMS message is low. Bulk SMS messages are even lower. With hundreds of dollars, you can send 100,000 local SMS messages a month.
3. High reach rate
Unlike emails, which could be blocked by the system, SMS messages can reach users quickly and smoothly. This feature makes SMS messages a reliable managing tool.
SMS messaging can be helpful in the education industry. There are people to manage. Use SMS messages to save the work, letting people focus on educational stuff.
