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AI SMS campaigns send human-like text outreach and follow-up to your leads and customers - qualifying replies and booking appointments in a two-way conversation, not a blast. It is the fastest way to reach the contacts you already own, because a text gets read in a way an email never does.

Opted-in only, never cold. The assistant discloses that it is an AI, honors every opt-out, and hands a ready contact to a person on your team. Hear the voice side of the same assistant.

Example
Campaign · Autumn boiler service
480
Sent
173
Replied
41
Booked
EC
Emma Carter
Leeds · last service Oct 2025
SMS · Jessica, AI assistant
Hi Emma, it’s Jessica, the AI assistant at Northside Heating. Your yearly boiler service is due. Shall I book you in? Reply STOP to opt out.
Yes please. Do you do Saturdays? The boiler has been making a banging noise too.
We do. The engineer will check the noise on the same visit. Saturday 10 Oct, which suits you?09:0011:30
11:30 works
Booked: Sat 10 Oct, 11:30, Headingley, Leeds. Tom will text when he is on his way.
Google Calendar
Sat 10 Oct · 11:30 · Boiler service + noise check, LS6
HubSpot · deal
Emma Carter moved to Booked, thread attached

Works With the List You Already Have

HubSpot, Pipedrive, Salesforce, your booking system, a spreadsheet export - wherever your opted-in leads and customers live, we can text from it and book back into it.

  • ABC Fitness
  • Autowork Online
  • Calendly
  • Dentally
  • Google Calendar
  • Jobber
  • Make
  • Microsoft Outlook / Microsoft 365
  • n8n
  • Oracle NetSuite
  • Pipedrive
  • Sage
  • SAP
  • Slack
  • WhatsApp Business
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • Denticon
  • Fergus
  • Garage Hive
  • Google Sheets
  • Intercom
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service
  • NexHealth
  • ServiceM8
  • Virtuagym
  • Zillow
  • ClickUp
  • ERPNext
  • FieldEdge
  • HighLevel
  • SAP Field Service Management
  • Zoho Books
  • Apimo
  • B1.lt
  • Comarch ERP
  • DATEV
  • Fatture in Cloud
  • HERO Software
  • jameda
  • Medfile
  • onOffice
  • Praxedo
  • Resamania
  • STEL Order
  • Trainingym
  • Winmotor
  • Zucchetti Infinity Automotive
  • e.sveikata
  • Finvalda
  • ImmoScout24
  • Labbis
  • Otodom
  • Sellsy
  • weclapp
  • Axonaut
  • Immobiliare.it
  • Teamleader Focus
  • Altegio
  • Bitrix24
  • CDK Global
  • Dentrix
  • Housecall Pro
  • Keyloop
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Odoo
  • PerfectGym
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Salesforce
  • ServiceTitan
  • Tekmetric
  • Xero
  • Zendesk
  • Altegio
  • Docusign
  • Freshdesk
  • Glofox
  • IFS Field Service Management
  • Kommo
  • Mitchell 1 Manager SE
  • Rightmove
  • SimplyBook.me
  • Wodify
  • Airtable
  • ClubReady
  • Exact Online
  • FieldPulse
  • Instagram
  • Telegram
  • a3
  • Artwin
  • Cegid
  • CompuGroup Medical
  • Doctolib
  • FLOWFACT
  • Holded
  • Lexware Office
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  • Symfonia
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  • Commusoft
  • Follow Up Boss
  • HubSpot
  • Magicline
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
  • Mindbody
  • Open Dental
  • Pinewood.AI
  • Reapit
  • Salesforce Field Service
  • Shopmonkey
  • Vagaro
  • Yardi
  • Zenoti
  • Cal.com
  • dotloop
  • Freshsales
  • Gmail / Google Workspace
  • incadea
  • Lofty
  • monday CRM
  • Scoro
  • simPRO
  • Workiz
  • AutoLeap
  • Doctoranytime
  • Facebook Lead Ads
  • Google Drive
  • Messenger
  • Viber
  • Agnum
  • ASARI CRM
  • ClinicCards
  • Dampsoft
  • Doctoralia
  • Gesden
  • inFakt
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  • idealista
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  • mMedica
  • samedi
  • Stekas Plius
  • Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica
  • Extrabat
  • openHandwerk
+ Any system with an API

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Why Does a Text Get Answered When Email Gets Ignored?

Your leads and customers carry their phone everywhere and read almost every text that lands. Email sits unopened; a text gets read within minutes. That reach is only worth something if the message is a real two-way conversation that books an appointment - which is exactly what an AI SMS campaign runs.

98%
of text messages are opened - versus roughly 20% for email
45%
SMS response rate - versus roughly 6% for email
Two-way
a conversation that qualifies replies and books, not a one-way blast
Opted-in
we text your own leads and customers, never cold strangers

Source: Gartner, which reports SMS open and response rates as high as 98% and 45%, against roughly 20% and 6% for email. Texting is the most widely used feature on the phones your customers carry (Pew Research Center).

What Is an AI SMS Campaign?

An AI SMS campaign is human-like, two-way text outreach and follow-up sent to your own leads and customers - qualifying replies and booking appointments in a conversation, not a blast. Instead of firing one identical message at a whole list, the assistant opens a real thread with each person: it sends a personal text, reads the reply, answers the question, and books the appointment. It runs on your own opted-in contacts, discloses that it is an AI, and honors every opt-out.

Does It Sound Like a Real Person, or a Robotic Blast?

It reads like a person texting, not a template. The assistant understands the reply in plain language and answers it - “can you do Thursday morning?” gets a real answer and a booked slot, not a canned auto-reply. The warmth comes from a script you approve and a real back-and-forth, and the assistant always says up front that it is an AI. You can hear the same assistant's tone on the voice demo, which runs on the same conversational engine.

How Does It Work?

  1. 1
    Step 1

    You choose the opted-in list to text

    Your leads and customers already sit in your CRM, booking system, or spreadsheet. You pick the warm, opted-in contacts you want to reach. Nothing is bought, scraped, or sent cold to strangers.

  2. 2
    Step 2

    We build and you approve the conversation

    Together we write the opening text and the follow-up flow in your voice. You approve every message before anything sends. The assistant discloses that it is an AI texting on your behalf, and every message carries a clear opt-out.

  3. 3
    Step 3

    The AI texts, replies, and books

    The assistant sends the first message, then holds a real back-and-forth: it answers questions, qualifies the reply, and books the appointment straight into your calendar. It follows up the people who go quiet and stops the moment someone opts out.

  4. 4
    Step 4

    A person on your team takes the close

    When a contact is ready to commit or needs a human, the conversation is handed to your team with the full thread attached. Every message is logged, so you can see who replied, who booked, and who opted out.

How Is It Different From Mass Texting?

Mass texting is one-way: the same message goes to everyone and nothing happens when they reply. An AI SMS campaign is two-way and conversational. It handles the reply, qualifies whether the person is a fit, books the appointment, follows up the people who go quiet, and hands a hot contact to your team. Bulk SMS gets you a delivered message; a conversation gets you a booked job.

When does a text beat a phone call? When people will not pick up but will glance at their phone. Gartner reports SMS is opened and answered at far higher rates than email, and a text lets someone reply on their own time. Most reactivation programs use both - see how the AI voice agent and database reactivation sides fit together.

Who Is It For?

Home services (HVAC, plumbing, roofing)

A text about an overdue tune-up or a pending estimate turns dormant contacts into booked jobs. The assistant reaches last year's customers, confirms a slot, and fills next week's schedule without a single manual message.

Auto service centers and dealerships

Service-due reminders and lease or warranty check-ins land far better by text. The assistant texts the customer, answers the "when can you fit me in" question, and books the visit into an open bay.

Dental, medical and beauty practices

Recall reminders and rebooking nudges are perfect for text. The assistant reaches overdue patients and lapsed clients, holds the short conversation, and books the next appointment.

Real estate and mortgage

Old leads and past clients respond to a quick, personal text far more than a call they will not pick up. The assistant re-engages your opted-in book by text and routes the ready ones to a licensed person.

E-commerce and online stores

Abandoned carts and lapsed buyers already know your brand. A conversational text - not a bulk blast - recovers the sale or books the next order from a list you already own.

Fitness studios, gyms and memberships

Lapsed members and no-shows are a warm, opted-in audience. The assistant texts them to rebook a class or restart a membership and fills spots you would otherwise leave empty.

Text outreach built for your industry

Is AI SMS Outreach Compliant?

We keep to a clear safe list rather than loopholes. We text only your own opted-in contacts - people who agreed to hear from you. Every message discloses that it is an AI and carries a clear opt-out, which is honored the instant it is used. We work opt-in-first and never send cold, unsolicited texts to strangers. SMS rules differ by country, so we do not promise a blanket “legal everywhere” - we build each program around consent and disclosure and keep it inside your existing relationship.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an AI SMS campaign?
An AI SMS campaign is human-like, two-way text outreach and follow-up to your own leads and customers. The assistant sends a personal text, reads the reply, answers questions, and books the appointment in a real conversation - not a one-way blast. It runs on your opted-in contacts, discloses that it is an AI, and honors every opt-out.
Is this cold texting or mass blasting?
No. We text only your own warm, opted-in contacts - the leads and customers already in your records who agreed to hear from you. We never buy lists, scrape numbers, or send cold, unsolicited texts to strangers, and it is a two-way conversation rather than a one-way bulk send.
Will the texts sound robotic?
No. The assistant reads and answers replies in plain language, so it feels like a person texting rather than a template. It always discloses that it is an AI, and you approve the script before anything sends. You can hear the same conversational tone on the voice demo.
How is it different from a bulk SMS tool or autoresponder?
A bulk tool sends one message to everyone and stops when they reply; an autoresponder fires a canned line. An AI SMS campaign holds a real back-and-forth: it understands the reply, qualifies the person, books the appointment, follows up quiet contacts, and hands hot ones to your team.
Does it only text, or can it call too?
Both. The same assistant can reach your contacts by text, by phone, or a combination. See the AI voice agent for the call side and database reactivation for running text and voice together across your existing list.
Who is it for?
Established businesses with an opted-in list: home services, auto service centers and dealerships, dental, medical and beauty practices, real estate and mortgage, e-commerce, and fitness studios. If your customers answer a text far more readily than a call, this is for you.
Is AI SMS outreach compliant?
We text only your own opted-in contacts, the AI discloses that it is an AI, every message carries an opt-out that is honored immediately, and we work opt-in-first. SMS rules vary by country, so we do not promise a blanket "legal everywhere" - we build each program around consent and disclosure and keep it inside your existing relationship.
What do I need to start?
The opted-in list you already own - from your CRM, booking system, or a spreadsheet export. We map the segment worth texting, write and get your approval on the conversation flow, and run a first batch so you can see real replies and booked appointments before scaling.

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