Thryv makes it easy to send your marketing announcement through text message. Announcements sent through text message (SMS) generally will have a higher open rate than messages sent through email. Just make sure your intended audience is opted in!

Create an Announcement and Send

• Navigate to Marketing>Announcements.
• Select New Announcement.
• Select from the available templates or Create Your Own.
  • If creating your own, select an action to 'Invite client(s)' to:

• Based on your selection enter the appropriate information:
  
  • Visit your client portal
    • No additional info needed
  • Review

• • Pay

• Schedule

• Share document
  • No additional info needed
• Visit Your Social Media Profile
  • You will have the option to choose whether to send your customers to your Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn pages.

• One of your predefined client portal actions
  • Example client portal actions (configurable by the client)
• The announcement will consist of a button for the action selected. You can also Add a coupon to your email, but only for the option of "Schedule." For instructions on how to create a coupon visit our Settings section in the Knowledge Center.

• Click Done.
• Click Send on your announcement
• Choose to send your announcement via Text Message (SMS)
  • Enter your text message.
  • Under If client's phone number is not available
    • Don't send
    • Send via email
  • If Send via email you can adjust the Email subject line
• Click on Avoid re-sending to clients that this campaign was already sent to if applicable.
• Click Continue.

• Select the Tags or the Clients that you want to receive the announcement.
• Click Continue.
• Click on Send now for the immediate delivery of your campaign.
• Information on Schedule for Later is available on the Announcements>Email and SMS Announcements>Scheduled Announcements article in the Knowledge Center