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SMS Marketing for Ghana Independence Day

As Ghana prepares to commemorate its Independence Day on March 6th, businesses and organizations across the nation are gearing up to celebrate this significant event. Amidst the festivities and patriotic passion, there lies a golden opportunity for businesses to connect with their audience in a profound and meaningful way through SMS marketing. In this comprehensive

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Valentine’s Day SMS Campaign Case Studies

SMS marketing has proven to be a potent tool for businesses aiming to enhance customer engagement and drive sales, especially during key holiday seasons like Valentine’s Day. By examining successful campaigns from various industries, Arkesel’s customers can gain valuable insights into creating impactful SMS marketing strategies. Below, we explore several case studies that highlight the

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How to Boost Your Valentine’s Day Sales with SMS Marketing

Valentine’s Day isn’t just a celebration of love and affection; it’s a golden opportunity for businesses to connect with their customers and boost sales. With the day of hearts around the corner, it’s time to think about innovative ways to reach out to your audience. SMS marketing, with its direct and personal approach, stands out

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How to Create a Black Friday SMS Campaign

Introduction Creating a Black Friday SMS strategy for a Black Friday campaign for any company involves planning for promotional messaging, target audience, promotions, scheduling, and engagement methods.  Customers are getting a little excited about Black Friday because they are looking forward to your offers. Arkesel houses an array of products which would make your Black

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Free Black Friday SMS and Voice SMS Templates

Introduction Here are 3 options of copies you could use for your Black Friday offer SMS to blast to your customers:  Send 3 emails TEA strategy to drive action: (Teaser, Engagement, Action) Teaser (This can be sent with your bulk SMS package to inform users and create excitement. Teasers allow customers to set aside cash

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Developer Guides
SMS character limit shown across three encodings: a full-length bar for the GSM-7 default alphabet at 160 characters, a shorter bar for the GSM-7 extension table, and a bar under half the length for UCS-2 Unicode at 70 characters, with the cedi sign marked as sitting in neither GSM-7 table.

SMS Length & Unicode: Character Limits Explained (2026)

A single SMS holds 160 characters with standard GSM-7 encoding, or 70 characters when it contains Unicode (UCS-2). Anything longer splits into concatenated segments of 153 or 67 characters each, and each segment bills separately. That one rule explains most surprises in SMS sending: why your SMS character limit suddenly drops to 70, why one

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