Scheduled SMS marketing campaigns

Purpose

1.1. Automate scheduled SMS marketing campaigns targeting loyal and new customers of Costa Rican restaurants, fostering customer engagement and improving campaign timing for local cuisine promotions.
1.2. Automating personalized messages enables restaurants to efficiently notify about daily specials, limited-time offers, cultural events, seasonal menus, and holiday discounts.
1.3. The automation process ensures campaigns are delivered during optimal hours for higher open rates, improving retention and driving foot traffic through precise segmentation and schedule management.
1.4. Automates recurring engagement, boosts customer loyalty, collects feedback after visits, and encourages social sharing of Costa Rican food experiences.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Pre-set scheduler (daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals for automated campaigning).
2.2. Upcoming holidays or Costa Rican festive dates (automated calendar triggers).
2.3. New menu item launches (trigger by POS system or kitchen updates).
2.4. Customer actions (e.g. reservation, order, or loyalty program sign-up—automator trigger).
2.5. Customer inactivity detected over a specified period (automated win-back sequence).
2.6. Birthday or anniversary dates (automatedly from CRM database fields).
2.7. Event reminders or confirmations (automate via booking API triggers).

Platform Variants

3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Use Twilio Programmable Messaging API; configure SMS scheduling with messaging services; automate message template creation and dynamic personalization fields.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Leverage SendGrid Marketing Campaigns' SMS API integration; automate schedule via workflow automator and recipient segments.
3.3. Plivo
• Feature/Setting: Plivo SMS API; automate SMS scheduling using plivo.message.create with time_trigger; segment recipient groups for automated promotions.
3.4. Infobip
• Feature/Setting: Infobip SMS API Campaigns; automation via scheduled campaign dashboards and dynamic audience imports.
3.5. Nexmo (Vonage)
• Feature/Setting: Vonage SMS API; configure workflow scheduler for automating timed messages and promotion cycles.
3.6. ClickSend
• Feature/Setting: ClickSend SMS Marketing tool; use campaign scheduler and automated message personalization.
3.7. MessageBird
• Feature/Setting: MessageBird FlowBuilder; automate SMS sending with scheduled triggers and variable content for Costa Rican menu events.
3.8. Telynx
• Feature/Setting: Telnyx Messaging API; utilize automation script with cron jobs for campaign delivery.
3.9. Zenvia
• Feature/Setting: Zenvia Campaigns; configure automated campaign timing and trigger-specific automating flows (e.g., inactivity, loyalty).
3.10. SMSGlobal
• Feature/Setting: SMSGlobal MXT; automate via scheduled message templates and audience list management.
3.11. Esendex
• Feature/Setting: Esendex SMS API; set automated delivery schedules with campaign management features.
3.12. Textlocal
• Feature/Setting: Textlocal API; automate batch scheduling and conditional SMS sends for marketing.
3.13. SimpleTexting
• Feature/Setting: SimpleTexting Automation features; use scheduled messaging combined with custom contact triggers.
3.14. EZ Texting
• Feature/Setting: EZ Texting Scheduler; integrate with contact database for automating birthday and festival promos.
3.15. Trumpia
• Feature/Setting: Trumpia Marketing Automation; configure automated campaign series and auto-responses.
3.16. Mozeo
• Feature/Setting: Mozeo Scheduled Messaging; use autoresponder modules for automated food promo reminders.
3.17. RingCentral
• Feature/Setting: RingCentral SMS API; automate schedule-based campaign sending and event-triggered SMS.
3.18. Ytel
• Feature/Setting: Ytel SMS Platform; automate mass messaging, scheduled delivery, and drip campaign features.
3.19. Podium
• Feature/Setting: Podium Campaigns; schedule and automate review requests and food experience feedback via SMS.
3.20. Routee
• Feature/Setting: Routee SMS Automation; automate personalized SMSs based on customer segments and visit patterns.

Benefits

4.1. Automates repetitive campaign scheduling, reducing manual work, and maximizing marketing reach for Costa Rican restaurants.
4.2. Enhances engagement rates by automating timely and targeted messages, resulting in improved customer loyalty.
4.3. Reduces error and ensures compliance by leveraging automator workflows and centralized message controls.
4.4. Provides actionable analytics through automation dashboards, facilitating data-driven optimizations.
4.5. Supports effortless scaling—managing multiple campaigns and stores automatically with minimal intervention.
4.6. Enables quick adaptation by automating seasonal offers and last-minute menu changes.
4.7. Promotes a consistent brand voice by using reusable automated templates for all outreach.