Sending Method Experiences


There are four sending methods available within ThruText. 

  • Manual Send: Each message is sent individually 
  • QuickSend: All the initial messages or followups in a single sender's assignment are sent automatically with one click 
  • Bulk Send: All the initial messages for an entire campaign are sent by the admin from the dashboard, and replies are handled within the assignment
  • Scheduled Send: Schedule your bulk send for some time in the future.


The admin for your organization will determine the sending method for your assignments. For details on the admin process for each sending type, please check out our guide for Sending Method Information for Admins.


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Manual Send

Manual send is the default sending method. With manual sending, you'll see a "Send" button within the Messenger to send out your assigned initial messages and follow-up messages. Clicking the Send button only sends the message that appears in the text input form. Manual send is the only sending method available for sending replies to contacts.

Regular send message example with a pink "Send" button

QuickSend

With QuickSend, you can send your initial messages or followups with one click. QuickSend will continue sending messages as long as the Messenger remains open. If you close it early, the process will stop and remaining messages won’t be sent.

If a campaign has QuickSend enabled, the Messenger's "Send" button is replaced with a "Send All" button:

Example initial message in messenger with a bright pink "Send All" button to its left.


You can only click the "Send All" button once to start the QuickSend process. After clicking the button, the button will become disabled and you will see your messages fly out! View the gif below for a demonstration:

A full screen gif showing the speed of QuickSend. As the messages go out the system blinks through the names in the left sidebar. When it has finished, the rows turn dark grey and then become the same navy blue color as the background.


Bulk Send

Bulk Send automates the initial message-sending process. When the Bulk Send method is used, a ThruText campaign will enter a “bulk sending” stage after the campaign launches. During this stage, initial messages are sent in the background.


Once bulk sending is complete, assigned senders will receive an email notifying them that the assignment is ready to handle replies. Just like with your assigned initial messages, the assigned replies will be available from your assignment page. When handling Bulk Send messaging, you'll want to focus on responding to messages and recording survey data. 


The "New Assignment" email for Bulk Send campaigns will indicate that the Bulk Send method is being used. Users must wait for bulk sending to complete before they can access replies. Example:

Email example for receiving "Bulk Send" reply assignment


Scheduled Send

Scheduled Send allows admins to schedule their Bulk Send. From the sender's perspective, the experience is identical to Bulk Send, except the time of the message sending.


Additional Notes

  • Replies are always handled manually, regardless of the sending method used for initial messages.
  • Replies appear only after all initial messages have been sent. At that time, you can begin sending your Recommended Replies.
  • Followups can be sent with QuickSend after the Bulk Send method is used for initial messages.