SMS Marketing — $0 Platform Fee

98% of Your Leads Read SMS.
Are You Sending Any?

LeadSpheres includes native SMS marketing built directly into your CRM. Send automated text campaigns, trigger follow-up sequences, and run two-way SMS conversations — all connected to your pipeline. Connect your own Twilio account and pay zero platform markup. No separate SMS tool. No extra subscriptions.

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Jake Rivera
● New Lead · Missed call
⚡ LeadSpheres automation — active
⚡ Auto-sent in 24 seconds
Hi Jake, sorry we missed your call! I'd love to help — book a free estimate at your convenience: [booking link] 📅
11:47 PM · Delivered ✓✓
Thanks! I'll book now. Do you service my area?
Jake · 11:49 PM
⚡ Reply captured in unified inbox
Yes! We cover your whole area 📍 Go ahead and pick a time — we'll confirm right away.
11:49 PM · Delivered ✓✓
📅 Booked for Thursday 10am!
Jake · 11:51 PM
Booked ✓
Pipeline updated
4 min
Total time
$0
LS platform fee

98%

SMS open rate — vs 20% for email

45%

Reply rate — average SMS response

90s

Avg. time to first SMS reply

$0

LeadSpheres platform fee — connect Twilio, pay them directly

Why SMS Marketing Is Non-Negotiable in 2025

Your Leads Read Texts.
They Don't Always Read Emails.

Email open rates sit at 20% on a good day. SMS opens at 98% — usually within 3 minutes. The leads you’re losing aren’t ignoring you. They just never saw your email. A text is different. It vibrates. It’s impossible to miss. And with LeadSpheres, every text is personalised, automated, and tied to your CRM pipeline.

📍

Read instantly, anywhere

90% of SMS messages are read within 3 minutes. Your leads are on the job site, in their car, or on a ladder — a text reaches them. An email does not.

90% read within 3 minutes
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Two-way — leads actually reply

SMS has a 45% reply rate. Email has 6%. LeadSpheres captures every reply in your unified inbox and can trigger the next step in your automation based on what the lead says.

45% reply rate vs 6% for email
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Speed to lead wins the job

78% of customers hire the first business that responds. LeadSpheres sends an automated text within 30 seconds of a missed call or form submission — before your competitor even sees the lead.

78% hire the first responder
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Tied to your pipeline — not a list

Most SMS tools blast lists. LeadSpheres triggers texts based on your lead’s live CRM status — new, contacted, qualified, booked. The right message at the right stage. Every time, automatically.

CRM-native — not list-based
4 Ways LeadSpheres SMS Wins You More Business

SMS That Fires Automatically —
For Every Scenario Your Business Faces.

You configure it once. LeadSpheres handles every scenario automatically — 24 hours a day, including nights and weekends when your competitor’s phone goes to voicemail.

Use Case 01
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Missed Call Text-Back

A lead calls. You’re on the job. LeadSpheres texts them back within 30 seconds: “Hi {{name}}, sorry we missed your call! Book a free estimate here: [link].” The lead books. You close. No manual work.

Fires in 30 seconds
Use Case 02
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Lead Nurture Drip Sequences

Lead doesn’t book after the first text? Day 3 SMS: social proof. Day 7 SMS: last-chance offer. Day 14: re-engagement. Configured once. Runs automatically on every lead that matches the status — forever.

Status-based triggers
Use Case 03
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Appointment Reminders

24 hours before the appointment: SMS reminder. 1 hour before: “We’re on our way” ping. After the appointment: review request. Automated reminders cut no-shows by up to 60% — zero manual effort.

Cuts no-shows by 60%
Use Case 04
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Broadcast Campaigns

Send a targeted SMS blast to a specific segment — all leads tagged “Spring Campaign”, all contacts in a city, all clients who haven’t booked in 60 days. Personalised, segmented, and tracked — not generic mass texts.

Segmented broadcasts
Full SMS Feature Set

Everything You Need to Run
Professional SMS Marketing — Built In.

No add-ons. No third-party SMS platform. No per-message platform markup. Every SMS feature is included in your LeadSpheres account — just connect your Twilio account and go.

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Automated SMS in Workflows

Drop SMS steps into any multi-step automation workflow — immediately after a trigger, after a delay, or as a branch when email goes unanswered. Same builder as your email automation. One system for everything.

Same workflow as email
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Personalised with CRM Fields

Every SMS automatically personalised using your CRM data: {{first_name}}, {{company}}, {{service}}, {{city}}, and any custom field. Messages feel hand-written — even when sent automatically at 2am.

Dynamic variables
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Two-Way SMS Conversations

When a lead replies to your text, it lands in your unified inbox — alongside email, WhatsApp, and calls. Reply from one place. Their response can also trigger the next automation step, creating a fully conversational follow-up flow.

Unified inbox
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Instant, Delayed or Scheduled

Send SMS immediately when a trigger fires, after a custom delay (10 minutes, 24 hours, 3 days), or at a specific date and time. Perfect for appointment reminders, re-engagement campaigns, and time-based follow-up sequences.

Flexible timing
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Branch on Reply Received

Set condition branches inside your automation: if the lead replied to the SMS → move to booked sequence. If no reply after 24 hours → send follow-up email. Your automation adapts to what leads actually do.

Smart branching
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$0 Platform Fee — Your Twilio Account

Connect your own Twilio account and pay Twilio directly at their standard rates (~$0.0079/SMS). LeadSpheres charges zero platform markup on message volume. Full cost transparency — no surprise invoices, ever.

Full cost transparency
Side-by-Side Comparison

LeadSpheres SMS vs.
Standalone SMS Marketing Tools

EZTexting and SimpleTexting blast lists. Twilio requires custom development. LeadSpheres gives you a full SMS engine — natively connected to your CRM, automation, and booking system — for less than standalone tools.

Feature LeadSpheres $97/mo EZTexting $25–$500/mo SimpleTexting $39–$999/mo Twilio DIY Pay per use + dev time
SMS Core Capabilities
Automated SMS sequencesMulti-step drip triggered by behaviour ✓ ⚠ Basic only ✓ ⚠ Custom build required
Two-way SMS conversationsReplies captured and actionable ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Personalised variables{{first_name}}, {{company}}, custom fields ✓ ✓ ✓ ⚠ Manual coding
Broadcast / bulk SMS campaignsSegmented lists, scheduled sends ✓ ✓ ✓ ⚠ Custom build required
CRM-Native Capabilities (Where LeadSpheres Wins)
Triggered by CRM pipeline statusNew / Contacted / Qualified / Booked ✓
Live pipeline status triggers		 ✕
No CRM		 ✕
No CRM		 ⚠ Build your own
Email + SMS in same automation flowOne builder — no Zapier needed ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
SMS reply triggers next automation step ✓ ✕ ⚠ Basic keyword only ⚠ Custom build
Replies in unified inbox with email + WhatsApp ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
Missed call text-back — 30 second auto-reply ✓ ✕ ✕ ⚠ Custom build
Appointment booking linked to SMS sequence ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕
Cost Structure
Platform fee per messageOn top of carrier cost $0 platform fee
Pay Twilio directly		 Yes — bundled credits Yes — bundled credits Pay-per-use only
CRM + SMS + Email + Booking — all-in-one Yes — $97/mo total No — SMS only No — SMS only No — needs full stack built
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Real Results

What Happens When You Add SMS
to Every Lead Follow-Up.

"The SMS automation is unreal. 98% of people actually read it. We added SMS follow-up to our email sequences and our booking rate doubled in the first week. Email alone wasn't enough — and I didn't realise it until I tried both."
James M.
Owner — Plumbing Solutions
"I was on a roof when the call came in. LeadSpheres texted the lead back in 30 seconds, answered their questions, and booked a $5,200 job — all while I was working. I found out when I checked my calendar at lunch."
Marcus R.
Owner — Roofing Co.
"Before LeadSpheres, if a lead didn't reply to my email, they were gone. Now the automation sends a text 10 minutes later and a WhatsApp the next day. Our pipeline recovered $28K in one month from leads I'd have lost entirely."
Tina K.
Owner — HVAC company

SMS Marketing Included.
Zero Platform Fees. Zero Markup.

Connect your Twilio account and pay Twilio directly — typically $0.0079 per SMS in the US. LeadSpheres charges zero platform fee on message volume. 10,000 SMS = ~$79 to Twilio. Nothing extra to LeadSpheres.

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Common Questions

Everything You Need to Know About
SMS Marketing in LeadSpheres

LeadSpheres includes a full SMS marketing engine built directly into your CRM. You connect your Twilio account, write your SMS messages, set your triggers and delays, and the system handles all delivery automatically. When a lead comes in via any channel — missed call, web form, chat, or WhatsApp — your pre-configured SMS sequence fires within seconds. Replies land in your unified inbox and can trigger the next step in your automation. No separate tool. No Zapier. Everything in one platform.
LeadSpheres charges zero platform fees on SMS sends. You connect your own Twilio account and pay Twilio directly at their standard rates — typically around $0.0079 per SMS in the United States and similarly low rates internationally. This means 10,000 messages costs approximately $79 to Twilio, with no additional charge from LeadSpheres. This is significantly more transparent and usually cheaper than SMS tools that bundle credits with hidden per-message markups.
Yes — and this is one of the most powerful capabilities in LeadSpheres. You build a single workflow that contains both email steps and SMS steps. For example: send email immediately → wait 10 minutes → send SMS if no reply → wait 24 hours → send follow-up email → if no reply after 48 hours, send WhatsApp message → trigger AI voice call. All configured in one visual workflow builder. No tools to connect, no Zapier webhooks, no sync delays.
Missed call text-back is an automation that fires the moment a lead calls your number and you don’t answer. Within 30 seconds, LeadSpheres automatically sends a personalised SMS to the caller: “Hi [Name], sorry we missed your call! Book a free estimate here: [booking link].” The lead taps the link, books an appointment, and the booking appears in your calendar — without you doing anything. This single automation recovers revenue that would otherwise go to the first competitor who responded.
Yes — SMS compliance (TCPA in the US, GDPR in Europe) requires that contacts have given consent to receive marketing SMS. LeadSpheres lets you configure opt-in flows through your forms, landing pages, and booking confirmations. Best practice is to include SMS opt-in on every lead capture form — most service leads expect and prefer text follow-up. We recommend consulting with a compliance professional for your specific region and use case.
Yes. LeadSpheres supports full two-way SMS conversations. When a lead replies to any automated text, the reply is captured in your unified inbox — the same inbox that shows email replies, WhatsApp messages, and call notes. You can reply manually from the inbox or configure your automation to branch based on whether a reply was received. For example: if the lead replied → move to a booked sequence. If no reply after 24 hours → send a follow-up email.
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Your Leads Read Every Text.
Start Sending the Right Ones.

Get automated SMS marketing, missed call text-back, two-way conversations, and CRM-native drip sequences — built into your LeadSpheres account at $97/month. 14-day free trial. $50 free credits. Live in 2 hours.

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