SMS reminders for event attendees and participants

Purpose

 1.1. Automate SMS reminders to event attendees and participants for improved engagement, attendance, and proactive communication in arts & culture events.
 1.2. Serve non-profit arts groups by automating updates on event details, schedule changes, venue, or health/safety protocols.
 1.3. Enable organizers to automate personalized, timely notifications for improved audience experience, reduced no-shows, and scalable outreach.
 1.4. Automate consent management by gathering opt-in/opt-out preferences and integrating confirmations.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Event registration completion automates the addition of attendee contact info to SMS reminder queue.
 2.2. Calendar proximity schedulers automate message sending X hours/days before the event.
 2.3. Organizer updates (cancellations, changes) automate immediate SMS blast.
 2.4. Attendee confirmation status automates follow-up reminders.
 2.5. Engagement automation (Birthday/anniversary of last attendance).

Platform Variants

 3.1. Twilio
  • Feature/Setting: Configure Programmable Messaging API — automate SMS to attendee list via scheduled workflow.
 3.2. SendGrid
  • Feature/Setting: Email-to-SMS Gateway — automate conversion and routing of email reminders as SMS.
 3.3. Plivo
  • Feature/Setting: SMS API — automate bulk outbound SMS with event variables (time, venue).
 3.4. Nexmo (Vonage API)
  • Feature/Setting: SMS API endpoint — automate reminders using workflow triggers tied to event changes.
 3.5. MessageBird
  • Feature/Setting: Automate Flow Builder — set SMS steps with event-based triggers and personalization.
 3.6. ClickSend
  • Feature/Setting: Automate SMS Campaign tool — schedule/batch SMS for pre-event reminders.
 3.7. Telesign
  • Feature/Setting: SMS API — automate personalized reminders by mapping attendee fields with API parameters.
 3.8. Sinch
  • Feature/Setting: SMS API + Automation Rules — trigger reminders using time-based or webhook rules.
 3.9. Bandwidth
  • Feature/Setting: Messaging API — automate delivery post-registration or on event updates.
 3.10. Textlocal
  • Feature/Setting: Automated SMS Campaigns — trigger series of timed reminders and confirmations.
 3.11. Esendex
  • Feature/Setting: API Automation Suite — integrate event data, automate reminders as scheduled SMS.
 3.12. Infobip
  • Feature/Setting: SMS Automation — configure workflows for sequential reminders and RSVP follow-up.
 3.13. SMSGlobal
  • Feature/Setting: SMS API Integrator — automate batch SMS from cloud event management systems.
 3.14. BurstSMS
  • Feature/Setting: SMS Automation feature for event triggers (rsvp, last-minute alerts).
 3.15. SimpleTexting
  • Feature/Setting: Automated Campaigns — schedule SMS and automate responses for confirmations.
 3.16. Zipwhip
  • Feature/Setting: Automate event reminders via scheduling tools and webhook-based triggers.
 3.17. Kaleyra
  • Feature/Setting: Automate communications through programmable SMS with template merging.
 3.18. Heymarket
  • Feature/Setting: Automate workflows to send, auto-reply, or escalate messages based on rules.
 3.19. SignalWire
  • Feature/Setting: Messaging API with automation hooks — integrate reminders triggered by database/event changes.
 3.20. 46elks
  • Feature/Setting: API automation for scheduled and triggered SMS notifications.

Benefits

 4.1. Automates manual outreach, ensuring every attendee is reminded without human intervention.
 4.2. Reduces administrative work by automating scheduling, follow-up, and updates.
 4.3. Improves show-up rates and audience engagement through timely, reliable automated communication.
 4.4. Supports scalable growth as automation handles high volumes across multiple events.
 4.5. Enables tracking and analytics by automating delivery/response logs, offering insight for future event optimization.