Messenger Bot – Messenger Broadcasting – SMS Broadcasting – Broadcasting Part 1

Transmisiones

The Broadcasting feature allows you to send messages in bulk and helps you broadcast via SMS and emails. You can create subscribers’ campaigns and compile a list. Broadcasting helps you send promotional messages to the targeted audience. You can send emails and SMS to the people using different platforms like Twilio discussed in the Twilio SMS campaign demo section y SMTP API, Mandrill API, in the respective sections.

Para ver esta sección, navega a Transmisiones del navigation menu located at the left below the Automatizaciones de la sección. Toca en Transmisiones and click any under it. A screen containing the following 4 sections will appear:

A screen containing the following four sections will appear:

• Messenger broadcasting
• SMS broadcasting
• Email broadcasting
• Sms/email sequence campaigner (external contacts):

Messenger broadcasting

Messenger broadcasting is used to send promo messages y target the real audience for you. This section has Subscriber broadcast y OTN subscriber broadcast options. The details of this first option are given below:

Subscriber broadcast screen consists of a list of page numbers, you can search for a specific página usando los barra de búsqueda. You can adjust the number of templates que se deben vistos por página. También puedes organizar ellas en orden ascendente o descendente seleccionando el flechas from the header. You can choose the rango de fechas for the narrowed search. You can also sort them out based on their estado.

Crear campaña

You can create a new subscriber broadcast campaign by following the steps given below:

1. Selecciona from the top of subscriber broadcast campaign.
2. Un add subscriber broadcast aparecerá en la pantalla.
3. Provide the following campaign details:
   1. Nombre de la campaña
   2. Select the page for which you want to create the campaign
   3. Select a broadcast type: It can either be non-promo or 24-hour promo
   4. Select a message tag from the dropdown menu.
   5. Choose the targeting options for better reach to your post, based on your gender, time zone, and locale selection.
   6. Choose message templates and sending time.

You can also see the subscriber numbers displaying on the right side of your screen in the Resumen sección.

Once you have provided all information, select Crear campaña.

Once you have created a campaign, it will be executed from your Facebook page account and will broadcast to multiple targeted audiences.

Difusión de SMS

SMS broadcasting is used for sending SMS in bulk, helping in managing the SMS campaigns. This section consists of three options:

• configuración de API de SMS
• SMS campaign
• SMS Template

The details of these options are given below:

configuración de API de SMS

To access the SMS API settings, select the Acciones option in configuración de API de SMS section of SMS broadcasting.

A list of gateways will appear on the SMS API screen. You can perform following actions from this view.

• Send SMS seleccionando el icono contra una puerta de enlace particular.
• View API information by selecting icono contra una puerta de enlace particular.
• Edite la API que desea actualizar.
• Eliminar la API.

Create API

You can also create a new API from SMS API screen. Follow the steps given below:

1. Selecciona button from the API de SMS
2. Proporciona el gateway name.
3. Proporciona el Authentication key/ API Key.
4. Ingresa tu secret password you want to set.
5. Ingrese el ID of your API.
6. Proporciona el Sender ID.
7. Set the estado of your API.
8. Once you have done all these settings, click on Guardar.

SMS campaign

To access the SMS campaign, select the Acciones option in configuración de API de SMS section of SMS broadcasting.

SMS campaign screen consists of a list of SMS API, you can search for a specific API by using the barra de búsqueda. Puedes ajustar el number of APIs que se deben vistos por página. Puedes elegir el rango de fechas for narrowed search. You can also sort them out based on their estado.

• View the report by selecting .
• Edit the campaign
• Delete the campaign

Twilio SMS campaign Demo

To start an SMS campaign, you need to get an API key for integration from Twilio. You can access Twilio from your web browser. Follow the steps given below:

1. Open the following link in your browser: https://www.twilio.com/
2. The Twilio login screen You need to sign up for first time login.
3. You will also receive an authentication email. Follow the link, it will redirect to the dashboard.
4. Now you need to reach the Configuración option from the left navigation menu.
5. A sub menu will appear, now select Claves API A list of API Keys will appear on the screen. You need to create a new key.
6. Selecciona el icon from the table header. You can provide a friendly name for your key and the tipo of your key.
7. Selecciona Create API Key. A new API key will be generated, copy it to use.

8. Go to Bot de Messenger Navigate to Transmisiones then go to configuración de API de SMS. Select Acciones, a screen containing a list of SMS APIs will appear.
9. Selecciona button from the top of the screen.
10. Un New SMS API modal will appear, select the gateway, provide the API Key in the field.
11. Proporciona el authentication token, sender ID y user name. Hit Guardar.

12. Now this API de SMS, will help you make a new SMS campaign. Go to SMS campaign, then select Acciones.
13. Selecciona de SMS campaign
14. Un Create SMS campaign view will appear. Provide the campaign name y mensaje.
15. Now Select the API de SMS from the dropdown menu which you created in Step 11.
16. Selecciona el página for which you want to make this campaign. A number of subscribers will appear in the toll.
17. You can also choose the targeting options.
18. You can select the number for Contact field either manually or import the CSV file and add your country code.
19. Selecciona un sending time, along with time zone.
20. Selecciona Create campaign.

Once you have created a campaign, it will send SMS to all chosen people and broadcast the messages to them.