SMS has become a flexible platform for all types of industries because of its instant deliverability, reliability and affordability. SMS gained importance with increasing mobile presence, as it does not require a smartphone capability plugging in internet connection. Hence, SMS is a simple platform from Startups to Large Entities. It is known that SMS is the efficient marketing tool. But sectors that do not indulge much in marketing for instance: Educational institutions like schools, Colleges and Universities are also benefitted using Bulk SMS.
Here are the ways with which an Educational sector can rule out the communication hassles leveraging SMS:
Bulk SMS service benefitting Educational Sector:
Bulk SMS is not only an instant message transmission channel but definitely an extraordinary way in bringing the institutions and parents on a single communication platform in making an efficient educational environment of schools, colleges, and universities.
Parents lead busy schedules with office and house hold chores. So, it is not of uncommon for them to forget about the important school meetings and events, particularly that are notified through an email, some time ago. A simple text message to Students and Parents with event updates and reminding them about their presence can go a long way in building parent-teacher relationships and student’s studious development.
SMS’s flexible for updating last minute changes in the form of weather alerts, as the change of weather conditions cannot be ruled out until parents and students reach the institution grounds. SMS play an important role in such cases with immediate intimations of any delays or closures making it a clear way for the parents and students to take alternatives.
Not only these, there are several ways from which an educational sector does benefit from SMS service:
- Admission procedures with deadlines for application submission can be posted instantly
- Attendance of the child with regards to absence or late to school can be posted
- Student’s performance can be known subject wise
- Daily dairy notes with homework and assignment schedules can be known
- Parent can manage their schedules much in advance with event updates.
- Holiday alerts with regards to closure on account of emergency or weather changes can be made instantly.
- Exam schedules – Exam dates and syllabus can be extracted
- Transport – Vehicle arrival, departure and the current location is perceptible
Striker’s UI facilitates educational sector to use Bulk SMS platform for sending notifications of workshops, courses and carrier options to students, giving them more information about the launches and scheduled admission dates for further process. Educational sector is feasible to incorporate web links, audio links and Video links of any course information. SMS incorporated with a Short URL can benefit students with the option to listen Audio, watch Video, and also to fill the enquiry form of the institution instantly. This is an enhanced communication platform that is used for admission process making it convenient for students and staff members.
Our UI provides extractable real-time reports and analytics of clicked links, SMS delivery status, open rates and etc., proving efficiency in working towards institution enhancements. Powerful API suites enabling integrations of any CRM, ERP and other web applications with redundant servers provides a convenient path for sending SMS notifications in no time. Striker’s SMS Platform plays a major role in building student, teachers and parent’s relationship. If, like to know more about our Bulk SMS platform of how it benefits an educational sector in creating an efficient educational environment then get in touch with us today.