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Integrations and Templates
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Using SMS to reach people can be a strategy not just used for advertisement purposes but also as a
reminder of events or issued invoices to your costumers, for example.


Organize Email Marketing and SMS Campaigns
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First, make sure to have the necessary feature activated. Go to the :menuselection:`Email Marketing
app --> Configuration --> Settings --> activate the option Mailing Campaigns`.

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Now, you will also have the menu *Campaigns* included in your *SMS Marketing* page, allowing you
to have an overview of your SMS mailings and your email marketing ones.

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This feature is especially useful if you have aggregated campaigns, as you have a global reporting
view. In addition to that, you can create stages in your kanban view to better organize the work
being done.

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Sending SMSs through the Contacts app
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| Sending SMSs through the contact’s form is available by default in Odoo. It makes your work easier
  if you need to send an SMS to a specific contact, for example.
| For that, go to the *Contacts* app, select the contact and click on the *SMS* icon next to the
  phone number.

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If you would like to send a message in a batch here, you could go to
:menuselection:`List View --> select all the contacts --> Action --> Send SMS`.

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Set up SMS Templates
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To set up *SMS Templates*, activate
the :doc:`Developer mode <../../general/developer_mode/activate>`. Now, go to
:menuselection:`Technical --> Phone/SMS section --> SMS Templates`.

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.. tip::
   Use *Dynamic Placeholders* to adapt automatically the content of the SMS to the context.

.. note::
   SMS Text Messaging is available throughout Odoo! Here are some of our extra notable integrations: 
   
   - *CRM*: send SMSs to your leads and opportunities.
   - *Subscription*: alert customers about their subscription.
   - *Accounting*: send payment reminders.
   - *Marketing Automation*: automate your SMS marketing campaigns.
   - *Inventory*: send an automatic confirmation when a delivery order is done.
   - *Sign*: receive a validation code to verify your identity before signing a document online.
   - *SEPA debit payment provider*: send a verification code to your customers.
   - *Studio*: send an SMS according to your needs by using automated actions.

.. tip::
   For more information about SMS integrations in Odoo and a list of frequently asked questions,
   go to :doc:`../pricing/pricing_and_faq`.