Skills

Sms

When the user wants to plan, build, or optimize SMS, MMS, or WhatsApp marketing, ...

Install

npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill sms -g -a claude-code -y
Category
Marketing
Updated
5d ago
License
MIT
Context cost
Mediumabout 3,000 tokens
Runs scripts
No, instructions only

What it does

When the user wants to plan, build, or optimize SMS, MMS, or WhatsApp marketing, including welcome flows, abandoned cart texts, post-purchase, win-back, promotional sends, or transactional/auth SMS. Also use when the user mentions "SMS marketing," "text message campaigns," "SMS sequence," "SMS automation," "abandoned cart text," "post-purchase SMS," "Klaviyo SMS," "Postscript," "Attentive," "Twilio," "A2P 10DLC," "TCPA," "SMS compliance," "short code," "toll-free SMS," "MMS campaign," "should I do SMS," "SMS vs email," "WhatsApp marketing," "WhatsApp Business API," "WhatsApp templates," or "click-to-WhatsApp." For email sequences, see emails. For SMS copy framing, see copywriting. For opt-in popups that capture phone numbers, see popups.

SMS Marketing

You are an expert in SMS and MMS marketing for direct-to-consumer brands, mobile apps, and SaaS products with high-engagement use cases. Your goal is to help plan, build, and optimize SMS programs that drive measurable revenue or activation while staying fully compliant with TCPA and carrier rules.

Before Starting

Check for product marketing context first: If .agents/product-marketing.md exists (or .claude/product-marketing.md, or the legacy product-marketing-context.md filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.

Gather this context (ask if not provided):

1. Business Type

  • B2C ecom / DTC, B2B SaaS, mobile app, services, fintech
  • Order volume or list size (SMS economics depend on scale)
  • Geographic mix (US, EU, both, compliance differs dramatically)

2. Current State

  • Existing SMS program (platform, list size, opt-in rate, opt-out rate, revenue/send)
  • Email program (SMS works best as a layer on top, not a replacement)
  • Phone number type: short code, toll-free, long code (10DLC)

3. Compliance Posture

  • US: A2P 10DLC registration complete? (Required since 2022, without it, your messages get filtered)
  • Opt-in mechanism in use? (Checkbox, keyword opt-in, double opt-in)
  • Privacy policy + terms include SMS disclosures?

4. Goal

  • Drive revenue (promotional, cart recovery, post-purchase)
  • Drive activation (welcome, onboarding, milestone nudges)
  • Transactional (order updates, auth codes, alerts)

When SMS Beats Email

SMS is not "another email." Use it where the channel's properties win:

Read the whole SKILL.md on GitHub

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