ExcelSMS - Group Text from Excel for iOS

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ExcelSMS is the most efficient way to send group messages. You can add recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file. You can enter static or...

ExcelSMS is the most efficient way to send group messages. You can add recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file. You can enter static or personalized text messages right in the Excel spreadsheet. For example, if you enter Hi {first name}, ... in a message, the app will take the first name of the recipients and personalize the message, generating text such as Hi David, , Hi Michael, You can use an Excel spreadsheet again without editing the spreadsheet on your computer. You can just pick an Excel file, type in a quick message and send it. It is similar to sending a message to a group.ExcelSMS is also an easy way to send text messages to the contacts on your iPhone. Just pick groups or individual contacts, type in a static or personalized message and send it.Who uses ExcelSMS ?1) Small Businesses2) Religious Groups3) Retail4) Nightlife - Bars & Nightclubs5) Restaurants6) Banks/Financial Institutions7) Insurance Companies8) Event Marketers (With hundreds (or even thousands) of people attending your events)9) Traditional Media10) Schools11) Social Groups12) Real EstateWith ExcelSMS you can :1. Import group SMS from an Excel file via USB/WiFi/Email.2. Create your own groups in an Excel spreadsheet and send messages to them.3. Send unsent messages . If the app is terminated while sending group SMS, the sending task will be continued next time you launch the app..4. Insert tags ({nickname},{firstname},{lastname},{nickname},{company} etc) in your text message in order to create personalized messages. When you use this function, each message has a personal touch. For example: Dear {firstname}, Welcome to our dinner party.5. Use MS Excel 2003 / 2007 / 2010 , OpenOffice.org , Apple Numbers or any other Excel-compatible applications to create your group text messages. Be sure to save as an Excel 97-2003 Workbook.6. Export an Excel template , and use it to create your own Excel file.7. Send SMS to as many recipients as you need within your Excel file 8. Limit the number of recipients per message. The app will split a large message into multiple separate messages.9. Create a formatted Excel file easily. The file can contain only two columns : Mobile and Message. You can find more example spreadsheets on the apps website.10. Create flexible group SMS in your spreadsheet. For example {family} Family Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little {kidname}! becomes David Family Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little Johnny!. The names change over and over again.11. Create contact groups, you can create in-app groups for Exchange contacts.12. Choose contacts organized in groups, companies, job titles and cities.13. Preview messages before sending them out.14. Skip duplicated phone numbers and messages.15. The lite version has ads. 16. Send online sms, supporting Google Voice, Twilio, TelApi and Nexmo. 17. Find a way to send messages without user interaction, please contact to samyuservice@gmail.com for details.IMPORTANT NOTE :Please check the setting of "Group Messaging" on the iPhone settings. If the option is available, set it to OFF (yes OFF) to be able to send to large groups. If it's on, the iPhone will try to send MMS instead of SMS and will fail to send to large groups.More detail and up-to-date help guides are available in samapp.net.