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✦ SMS AUTOMATION

Reach Every Customer Instantly — With Messages That Always Land

SMS is the only channel with a 98% open rate and an average read time of under 3 minutes. AIS Autonomous gives you SMS marketing automation that is fast, personalised, compliant, and connected to every other channel your business runs on.

98%

Open Rate

<3 Min

Average Read Time

High-Deliv

On Every Message

Zero Tech

Setup Required

The Channel That Has Been There All Along — Just Not Used Well Enough

SMS does not need the kind of introduction that newer channels do. Every business knows it works. The 98% open rate is not marketing copy — it is one of the most consistently documented numbers in the channel marketing space. Messages get read. Alerts get seen. Reminders get acted on.

The challenge has never been whether SMS marketing works. The challenge has been doing it right — at scale, with personalisation, with proper deliverability, and with a connection to the rest of your marketing and sales operation so that a text message is not just a notification but a step in a structured customer journey.

AIS Autonomous makes that the default. Every SMS campaign, every automated alert, every transactional message is part of a connected system — triggered by real customer behaviour, personalised at the contact level, and tied to workflows that move customers forward automatically.

Fragmented Outbound SMS

Static message blast scheduled by calendar weeks
Generic generic copy sent to everyone, resulting in high unsubscribe rates

AIS Autonomous SMS Engine

Intelligent trigger sequences synced to customer behaviour actions
Dynamic personalisation at the contact level preserving high intent

SMS Drip Campaigns That Follow the Customer, Not the Calendar

The most effective SMS sequences are not the ones sent on a schedule. They are the ones triggered by something the customer actually did — or did not do.

AIS Autonomous SMS drip campaigns fire based on real customer actions and time-based logic you define once. A new lead submits a form — an immediate SMS welcome goes out. A customer abandons a cart — a recovery message follows at the right interval. A subscription is about to expire — a renewal reminder arrives three days before the deadline. A purchase ships — a real-time update lands before the customer thinks to ask.

Build these flows visually in the workflow builder. Connect them to your existing CRM, e-commerce platform, or custom system via webhook. Run them simultaneously for thousands of contacts without adding headcount or complexity.

This is automated SMS campaigns done properly — not a blast to a list, but an intelligent, behaviour-driven sequence that meets each customer exactly where they are.

Shopify Trigger: Cart Abandoned

Monitors customer checkout exits dynamically

Time Delay: 15 Minutes

Waits for natural customer intent recovery

Send SMS (High-Deliverability)

Includes cart recovery link with 10% discount code

Transactional SMS That Keeps Customers Informed —— Automatically

Every business has operational moments where a customer needs to know something immediately. An order has shipped. An appointment is confirmed. An OTP needs to be delivered. A payment has been processed. A delivery is arriving in an hour.

AIS Autonomous handles every transactional SMS automatically — triggered by the event in your system, delivered instantly, and logged against the customer record so your support team always knows what was sent and when.

There is no manual process. No delay between the event and the message. No risk of a customer missing an update that would have prevented an unnecessary support call.

For businesses running high-volume operations — e-commerce, healthcare, logistics, financial services — this kind of reliable, automated transactional communication is not a feature. It is a fundamental operational requirement.

AIS
AIS Security OTP
DELIVERED
Hi Spencer! Your secure AIS verification code is: 582-941. It expires in 5 minutes.
✓ Authentication Success

HubSpot Sync: <150ms

Bulk SMS Marketing That Does Not Feel Bulk

The reputation problem that bulk SMS marketing has always had comes from the same root cause: generic messages sent to everyone on a list, with no relevance to where the individual recipient is in their journey.

AIS Autonomous changes this at the system level. Every SMS sent through the platform is personalised at the contact level — name, location, purchase history, segment, last interaction, and position in the customer lifecycle all feed into what the message says and when it arrives.

A customer who just purchased does not receive a first-purchase discount offer. A high-value customer does not receive a basic welcome message. A lead who clicked on a specific product gets an SMS about that product — not your entire catalogue.

Personalisation at this level is what separates SMS marketing automation that generates revenue from SMS that generates unsubscribes.

To: Spencer (VIP Segment)Delivered
Hi Spencer! ✦ Your recent checkout has shipped via Express. Track order: ais.to/track-4910
To: Anand (Active Lead Segment)Delivered
Hi Anand! Welcome. We noticed you liked our pre-qualification demo. Apply today: ais.to/apply- Mumbai

Every SMS Interaction Connected to Your Customer Record

An SMS campaign that generates replies or clicks but sends that data nowhere is a missed opportunity to build on genuine customer intent. AIS Autonomous connects every SMS interaction directly to your CRM in real time.

A reply to a campaign message can trigger a WhatsApp follow-up or assign the contact to a sales rep. A click on an SMS link can move a lead to a new pipeline stage. An unsubscribe can update the customer's preferences across every channel automatically.

This SMS CRM integration means your team always has context. They know what was sent, when it was sent, what the customer did with it, and what the system did in response. No manual logging. No data gaps. No disconnected customer records.

// CRM HUBSPOT INTEGRATION LOG ● IN SYNC
[14:32:00] User clicked SMS Cart link: Spencer (HubSpot Deal ID: #9831)
[14:32:01] HubSpot Stage moved: "Cart Abandoned" -> "Qualified Lead"
[14:32:02] Autopilot Triggered: Welcome WhatsApp Campaign scheduled

High-Deliverability SMS That Arrives —— Every Time

The technical side of SMS marketing — number registration, carrier compliance, message formatting, opt-out management — is where most businesses run into problems they did not anticipate.

AIS Autonomous manages all of it. Deliverability is monitored in real time. Opt-out requests are handled automatically and applied across every channel. Sending practices follow carrier guidelines by default. And if a message fails to deliver on one channel, the platform can retarget that contact on another channel automatically.

Your campaigns land. Your customers receive them. And your business stays compliant without anyone on your team having to become an expert in telecom regulations.

AIS SMART ROUTER FAILBACK GLOBAL SLA
[09:30:00] Send WhatsApp Message -> Failed Delivery (Bounced Network)
[09:30:01] Execute Failback Router -> Sub-second SMS Redirect Triggered
[09:30:03] Deliver SMS Alert -> Success (SPF/DKIM Signed Deliverability)
✦ THE POWER OF SMS IN NUMBERS

Measurable Outcomes At Scale

Direct message networks generate highly compressed reply windows and superior open rates compared to traditional inbound marketing funnels.

98%Open Rate — Higher Than Any Other Channel
90%Messages Read Within 3 Minutes of Delivery
45%Average Response Rate for Conversational SMS
6xHigher Engagement Than Email for Time-Sensitive
✦ Target Sectors

Who SMS Automation Works For

// Retail & Cart Recovery

E-commerce and retail

Abandoned cart recovery, shipping notifications, flash sale alerts, and loyalty programme updates — all automated and delivered in real time.

// Healthcare Triage

Healthcare

Appointment reminders, prescription alerts, post-visit follow-ups, and health notifications sent automatically at the right moment in the patient journey.

// Financial Services

Financial services

OTP delivery, payment confirmation, balance alerts, and loan status updates — transactional SMS that keeps customers informed and reduces inbound support volume.

// Logistics

Logistics and delivery

Real-time shipment tracking updates, delivery window alerts, and driver-arrival notifications — so every customer always knows where their order is.

✦ START DRIVING ACTION TODAY

Your Autonomous SMS Partner Is Ready

AIS Autonomous is your SMS marketing automation partner — delivering messages that arrive, get read, and drive action, connected to the rest of your business operation. Fast to set up. Simple to manage. Powerful at scale.

Book a demo and see what your SMS channel looks like when it is actually working for you.