SMS templates that save time and keep wording consistent

Write your best messages once, save them and reuse them whenever you need. Templates keep your tone, details and opt-out wording consistent across the team.

Write once, use many times

Most businesses send the same handful of messages over and over: appointment reminders, collection notices, opening hours updates, payment nudges. Saving these as templates means nobody has to rewrite them from memory. Pick the template, check the details and send. It is faster for experienced staff and makes life much easier for new starters who are still learning how you like things worded.

Personalise with merge fields

Templates can include placeholders that are filled in from your contact data, such as a first name. That keeps messages feeling personal while the structure stays fixed. Personalised texts tend to be read more carefully and are less likely to be mistaken for spam. Always preview a template with a real contact before a large send so you can see exactly how the final message reads.

Consistency and compliance

A shared library of approved templates helps you stay on message and on the right side of the rules. Include your business name so recipients know who is texting, keep the length under 160 characters where you can to save credits, and build the opt-out line into every marketing template. Reviewing templates every few months keeps phone numbers, links and offers accurate.

At a glance

  • Save your most-used messages
  • Merge fields for names and details
  • Consistent wording across the whole team
  • Opt-out line built into marketing templates
  • Use in one-off sends and campaigns
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Reusable templates with personalisation placeholders

Orbis SMS · SMS Templates
Reusable templates with personalisation placeholders in the Orbis SMS portal
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Use cases for sms templates

Questions

Frequently asked questions

You can save as many templates as your business needs. Most customers keep a small core set for regular reminders and updates, plus seasonal templates for promotions that come round each year.
Yes, indirectly. Merge fields are replaced with real data, so a long name can push a message over 160 characters and into a second part. Leave a little headroom in templates to avoid using extra credits unexpectedly.
Yes. Templates are available whenever you compose a message, whether it sends immediately, goes to a group as a campaign or is scheduled for a later date and time. You can still edit the text before sending if a detail needs changing.
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