In today’s wired world, communicating with parents in case of an emergency is not only important, it is expected!
We have all seen school emergencies plastered all over the news and the parents of those children complaining right on T.V. about not finding out that there was an emergency until it was broadcasted by a reporter.
What follows is usually a political mess, unhappy parents and worst of all scared children.
In an emergency situation ultra fast and reliable communication is key.
We have to be realists and know that a school emergency can happen at any time and we must be prepared to handle the situation accordingly for the safety of our children.
SMS / Text Message Notifications
93% of American parents have a cell phone or a smart phone. Some of these parents even sleep with their cell phones. With Yap Talk’s unique SMS text messaging system, sending bulk messages has never been easier.
How Does SMS Messaging Work?
Sending a text message notification to the parents of your students has never been easier. Yap Talk’s proprietary communications system can deploy anything from one text message to millions at the same time.
An example of a SMS campaign for a school would be like this.
Let’s say that George Washington Elementary needed to deploy a text message campaign to notify parents of the school’s famous cupcake sale.
George Washington Elementary would do the following:
- Inform the parents that they could text “George Washington” to
their short code # 555555 to be informed of any emergencies and
school notices. - 1,176 parents signed up via the school’s short code.
- George Washington Elementary now has 1,176 parents in their
list notification list. - The morning of the cupcake sale, George Washington Elementary
sends out 1 text message through Yap Talk’s communication platform
and it is broadcasted to all 1,176 parents making the fund raiser the
highest grossing ever!
What Comes In a SMS Notification Package?
Every School’s package is different depending on the number of students the school has which directly correlates to the number of monthly text messages a school wants to send out.
We have different pricing modules that cover 90% of all schools at very reasonable monthly prices as shown below.
An average school text messaging package comes with the following:
- The school’s own short code so parent’s can sign up to the school SMS list
- The School’s own Keyword. So parent’s could text “Keyword” to # 55555
- Unlimited number of smart phones / cell phones able to sign up to list
- Roll-over text credits
- Amount of monthly texts starting as low as 1,000 per month up to millions
- FTC & CAN SPAM compliance
- A Yap Talk dedicated account manager
What Is The Pricing Schedule?
These are the most popular plans that we carry for schools. Yap Talk also carries bigger plans that include more keywords for those that need multiple keywords as well as roll-over text message credits ranging up to a couple of million a month.
How Do We get Started?
Your school can get started today by simply contacting us for a free consultation ($297.00 value)
