Updated Tool: May 25, 2023
Subject: *NEW* Blast Composer
It's Here!
The team has rolled out an updated and enhance Blast Composer. Below is an overview of the NEW Send Broadcast page:
The new text broadcast features a progress bar that shows users their step by step progress.
After a user has selected their Mobile Campaign, Recipients, and Send Time, the message editor will appear. Users can easily toggle between SMS or MMS message tabs.
The Advanced Message Options are now represented as icons above the message text field. When clicked, the advanced options will appear to the right of the message editor. These icons will appear with green checks when they have been completed successfully. Or, they will display with red exclamation notices indicating a selection is missing or incomplete.
Users can now select from preset Message Templates, identified by the icon:
Message templates are a new feature that lets users easily load from predefined messages for their text broadcasts. Access to editing Message Templates has been added as a User Restriction:
The updated Emoji Section is more user-friendly and features a search field when looking for specific emojis.
A Message Preview is now available for users to preview their SMS or MMS messages before scheduling. This will render a preview of how the message might appear on a handset