Getting Started with Email API 

Email marketing and SMS messaging are two powerful tools that, when integrated, can enhance customer engagement and drive results. elfoA2P’s Email to SMS API integration allows you to combine the strengths of both channels, creating a unified communication strategy that delivers personalized messages to your audience. In this guide, we’ll explore the benefits of connecting your email tool with elfoA2P’s SMS Messaging Platform and provide step-by-step instructions on how to set up the integration.

Why Connect Email Tool with elfoA2P’s SMS Messaging Platform?

• Email to SMS Messaging: Engage in real-time conversations with your contacts, allowing for immediate feedback and interaction. 
• Submission and Delivery Reports: Keep track of the status of your messages, ensuring they are delivered successfully.
• Message Preview: Preview your messages before sending them out to ensure they are formatted correctly.
• Message Templates: Create and save message templates for future use, saving time and effort.
• Long and Unicode Messages: Send longer messages and messages in non-Latin scripts for more versatile communication.
• Personalization: Use tokens to personalize your messages, making them more relevant to your recipients.
• Smart Tokens: Manage your message content dynamically, ensuring that each message is tailored to the recipient.
• Auto Formatting: Automatically format and clean badly formatted numbers, ensuring your messages are delivered correctly.

Email to SMS API 

How to Integrate Your Email Tool with elfoA2P’s SMS Messaging Platform

Step 1: Setting Up Your elfoA2P Account

• Visit elfoA2P and sign up for an account if you don’t already have one.
• Activate your account and receive RM 3 SMS Credits for testing.
  
  

Step 2: Connecting Email Tool with elfoA2P

• In your elfoA2P account, navigate to the Email API section.
• Submit your request for Email API with elfoA2P
• Our expert will reach you out to discuss your requirements.

Step 3: Sending SMS Messages

• Compose your email as usual, including the recipient’s phone number in the recipient field.
• In the body of your email, write your message as you would for an SMS, keeping in mind the character limit.
• Send your email. elfoA2P will convert your email into an SMS and deliver it to the recipient’s phone.
  
  

Step 4: Tracking Your Messages

• Monitor the delivery status of your SMS messages in your elfoA2P account.
• Analyze the performance of your SMS campaigns and adjust as needed to optimize results.

ActiveCampaign Email Automation and elfoA2P SMS API

How to Integrate ActiveCampaign and elfoA2P’s Email to SMS API

In today’s digital age, leveraging SMS in your marketing automation can significantly enhance your customer experience. By integrating ActiveCampaign with elfoA2P’s Email to SMS API, you can create personalized SMS automation, reaching audiences globally. Here’s a step-by-step guide to getting started with Octopush in your ActiveCampaign platform:

1. Setting up elfoA2P to use its Email to SMS API in ActiveCampaign

• To use the elfoA2P Email to SMS API, you’ll need accounts in both ActiveCampaign and elfoA2P.
• Visit elfoA2P’s website and sign up for a free account using your email address and setting up a password.
• Once registered, you’ll receive a confirmation email from elfoA2P to activate your account, and you’ll receive RM 3 initial SMS credits for testing purposes.

2. Connecting your elfoA2P App in ActiveCampaign

• In your ActiveCampaign account’s left sidebar, navigate to the Automations tab to create a new automation.
• Click on “Create an automation” on the top right corner.
• Select “Start from scratch” and click “Continue” to begin setting up your automation workflow.
• Choose a trigger for your automation, such as “Subscribe to a list.”
• Once you’ve set your trigger, add an action to send an SMS using elfoA2P’s Email to SMS API.
• Scroll down the action pop-up’s left sidebar to CX Apps and select “Send SMS using elfoA2P.”
• Connect your elfoA2P account to your ActiveCampaign account by providing your elfoA2P API key.
• Obtain your API key from elfoA2P’s client area under HTTP API credentials.
• Copy the API key and paste it in the ActiveCampaign action pop-up to connect the two platforms.

3. Creating automation with elfoA2P in ActiveCampaign

• Customize the SMS message settings, including the sender’s number and the message text.
• Personalize the message using tags such as email, first name, last name, and phone from your contact list.
• Once you’ve set up your message, click “Finish” to complete the automation setup.

4. Testing and tracking your SMS campaign

• To test your automation, use your phone number to receive the first message on your mobile device.
• Monitor the contact message history in ActiveCampaign to track the SMS campaign’s performance.
• If a customer replies to the message, you can view the conversation history in both ActiveCampaign and elfoA2P’s SMS campaigns analytics.

By integrating your email tool with elfoA2P’s SMS Messaging Platform, you can create a seamless communication experience for your customers, driving engagement and enhancing your marketing efforts. Start integrating today and unlock the full potential of email and SMS marketing combined.