Sending and Receiving Transactional Text Messages


Some of the benefits of using LeadCenter's text messaging service are:

  • See all text communication related to a contact under the contact page.
  • See delivery notification for each text message.
  • See scheduled text message marketing to contacts directly inside your CRM.
  • Automate sending text messages using workflows.
  • Automate sending reminders for meetings and events.
  • Automate sending client review meeting reminders.
  • Use text message templates to save time while sending messages and to stay compliant.

Choose the Default Number for New Texts

If your account has more than one texting number, account owners and admins can choose which number is selected automatically when someone starts a new text conversation.

  1. Go to Settings → Phones and texts → Phone numbers.
  2. Click the Actions menu (⋮) next to the number.
  3. Click Set as default for texts.
Phone numbers page with the Actions menu open, showing Set as default for texts

Open the Actions menu next to a number and choose Set as default for texts.

The number shows an SMS default badge. Setting another number as the default replaces the previous one.

  • Replies stay on the number the conversation already uses.
  • Workflows, events, reminders, and saved drafts keep the number already selected for them.

Control Contact Creation for Unmatched Texts

Each virtual number can control whether an incoming text from a phone number that does not match an existing contact creates a new contact.

  1. Go to Settings → Phones and Texts → Phone numbers.
  2. Open Actions for the virtual number and choose Phone settings.
  3. Turn Create lead for non matching phone numbers for SMS on or off.
  4. Click Save.

When the setting is off, texts from unknown numbers are still received, but LeadCenter does not create a new contact.

  • Texts that match an existing contact are always attached to that contact.
  • If a contact is created later with the same phone number, previously unmatched text history is automatically linked to the contact.
  • The setting is on by default and applies only to the selected virtual number.
  • Hosted text-only numbers can use this setting even though they cannot receive voice calls.

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