Bulk WhatsApp Broadcasting is a great strategy for your business to reach hundreds of Thousands of Users in one go & drive 3x more sales & revenue. This is because Messages sent on WhatsApp have:
- 98% Open rates (10x more than emails & SMS)
- 45-60% Conversion rates (20x more than emails)
In this blog, we’ll tell you how you can send WhatsApp Broadcast for your Business without getting blocked.
We'll discuss how to do WhatsApp broadcasting with:
Table of Contents
- What is a WhatsApp Broadcast
- WhatsApp Broadcasting using Business App
- Limitations of sending WhatsApp Broadcast through Business App
- WhatsApp Broadcasting using WhatsApp Business API
- WhatsApp Broadcasting using AiSensy Platform
- How to send a WhatsApp Broadcast through AiSensy?
- Send WhatsApp Retargeting Campaigns
- WhatsApp Broadcasting FAQs
- Conclusion
We’ll also tell you what to do to make the most out of WhatsApp Broadcasting with the WhatsApp Business app & WhatsApp Business API.
But first,
What is a WhatsApp Broadcast?
WhatsApp Broadcast is a list of recipients who receive messages from your business on WhatsApp in their personal chat. WhatsApp Broadcasting using WhatsApp Business API allows you to send messages to Unlimited users in one go, even those who haven’t added you to their contacts list.
You can send these messages only to users who've opted-in to receive WhatsApp notifications from your business.
Many people confuse WhatsApp Broadcast with Group messages. But, in WhatsApp Broadcasts, users receive messages in private chat & cannot see the names and numbers of other recipients while in WhatsApp Group chat, every person can see the number and registered name of all the users.
E.g. latest arrivals, product-related insights, delivery updates, newsletter subscriptions and more.
Here’s a sample WhatsApp Broadcast Message sent via WhatsApp Business API:
Now, Let's discuss how you can send broadcasts in WhatsApp Business App & the WhatsApp Business API.
How to send WhatsApp Broadcast from WhatsApp Business App? (for small businesses)
If you’re a self-sufficient small business, WhatsApp Business is the perfect choice for sending broadcasts to your customers. WhatsApp Business is free to use, easy to set up and has an in-built Broadcasting feature available.
If you don't yet have a WhatsApp Business account, create one easily by referring this simplified guide.
The Business App has a WhatsApp Broadcast limit of 256 unique users at a time. While the numbers are low, you can create multiple broadcast lists to make it work.
With WhatsApp Business App, WhatsApp Broadcasting is super easy. Follow the below steps to create a WhatsApp Business broadcast list of up to 256 contacts & send them messages:
- Click the three white dots on the right side of the WhatsApp Business App & hit "New Broadcast"
- Select the contacts whom you want to add to your WhatsApp Broadcast list. You can select up to 256 contacts in one broadcast list on the Business App
- Create the broadcast list by clicking on the green tick button.
That's it!
Monitoring is easy. Look for double blue ticks in front of the chats to whom you've sent the broadcast.
You can now send & monitor WhatsApp Broadcast to contacts who have added you to their contact list.
Limitations of sending WhatsApp Broadcast through WhatsApp Business App
It's easy to share broadcasts through WhatsApp Business but is it enough to sustain your business. Let's look at some limitations of the app which might make it unsuitable for your business:
- WhatsApp Broadcast limit to only 256 contacts
- Accessible only across 2 devices (one smartphone and one PC)
- No smart segregation & analysis of messages sent
- No feature for Chat automation, quick replies & WhatsApp chatbot integration
- People who haven't added you to their contacts won't receive the broadcast.
To serve a wider audience, you need a bigger, better platform to send broadcast messages on WhatsApp to Unlimited users (like we promised in the title)
So, how to send Bulk WhatsApp Broadcast to Unlimited users?
The answer is WHATSAPP BUSINESS API
Introduced around the same time as WhatsApp Business, WhatsApp Business API helps medium to large-sized businesses personalize their communication with clients.
With WhatsApp Business API, you can send broadcasts to unlimited unique users, automate abandoned cart notifications & payment links, simultaneously communicate with multiple customers and provide 24x7 Customer Support with WhatsApp Chatbots and live support.
Get started with Free WhatsApp Business API
WhatsApp Broadcasting using WhatsApp Business API
WhatsApp Business API allows businesses to send broadcast messages on WhatsApp including notifications, announcements, promotion messages and more; all in one single platform.
However, since WhatsApp Business API is just an API and not a platform, you need to take assistance from a WhatsApp API powered platform like AiSensy to send bulk Broadcast messages on WhatsApp.
So, let's see how you can send WhatsApp Broadcasts with AiSensy's bulk WhatsApp sender.
WhatsApp Broadcast through Bulk WhatsApp Sender AiSensy
To send a WhatsApp Broadcast using WhatsApp Business API, signup on AiSensy.
We have already created a dedicated page on how to apply for WhatsApp Business API with AiSensy. Just follow these steps & you can get started with WhatsApp Business API in 10 minutes.
Now, once you've got your WhatsApp Business API approved, let's head on to how to send bulk WhatsApp Broadcast messages with AiSensy.
There are two ways to shoot broadcast messages in WhatsApp via AiSensy. These are:
Method 1- Bulk WhatsApp Broadcasting Through Contact Page
Step 1: Filter the customers based on various parameters. You can filter using parameters such as organic, ads, active, closed as shown in the image below 👇.
Step 2: Now, select all the filtered down users and click on the “Broadcast” button as shown in the image below👇.
Step 3: Name your campaign & select a pre-approved template message to Broadcast to your users.
Method 2- WhatsApp Broadcasting through Campaign Page
To launch a WhatsApp Broadcast from the campaigns page, hit the '+launch' button on the top right corner and choose 'Broadcast'. Now, follow the below steps:
Step 1: Choose a campaign name that best describes the broadcast or your end goals.
Select between pre-approved template messages or regular messages that you want to broadcast to users. Template messages need to be approved from WhatsApp to send to users while Regular messages can be sent to users who have connected with you in the past 24 hours.
Step 2: Now, segregate your audience and choose the contacts to whom you wish to send the WhatsApp Broadcast.
Step 3: Pick a pre-approved template message or create a regular message and configure the parameters just like we did while sending broadcasts through the contacts method.
After doing this, fill in the parameters by selecting relevant attributes. You can either choose the attributes by clicking the attribute button or type it manually as we did in Method 1.
Step 5: Configure & preview the selected message and click “Broadcast” to launch the WhatsApp Broadcast Campaign.
How to track analytics?
Tracking the performance of WhatsApp Broadcast is equally important as sending the broadcast.
AiSensy's intuitive dashboard allows you to monitor analytics quite easily! here's how to do it:
- Go to campaigns and hit the 'eye' button on the left side of each campaign.
- You'll see analytics like the ones shown in the image below
Here, you can view how many people the campaign was sent or failed to send, deliver, read and enqueued.
That’s it!
Your message will reach your customers immediately.
But, you cannot start sending messages to 100, 000 unique customers from the beginning. You’d need to convince WhatsApp that you’re credible. You’d have to win the three tiers of trust:
- 1st tier- In 1st tier, you can only send messages to 1000 unique users in one day.
- 2nd tier- Businesses can send messages to 10,000 unique users/ day in the 2nd tier.
- 3rd tier- This tier allows businesses to send a broadcast to 1, 00,000 unique users/ day
- 4th Tier - This ultimate tier allows businesses to send WhatsApp Broadcast to UNLIMITED users in one go
Check out how to upgrade your WhatsApp Broadcast Tier easily.
How to send Retargeting WhatsApp Broadcast Campaigns?
Now that you're familiar with the basics of WhatsApp Broadcasting, let's deep dive into the newest AiSensy feature that allows you to Retarget the right set of audiences.
WhatsApp Retargeting Campaigns allow you to retarget a particular set of users by sending them a WhatsApp Broadcast Campaign.
Now, let's say you wish to Broadcast a message:
- To only those who have Read your previous campaign or
- To those who responded to the Broadcast with a particular reply
- Users to whom the previous message was delivered but didn't read it!
You can do it in a jiffy with AiSensy.
All you need to do is go to a particular WhatsApp Broadcast Campaign, select an audience group (e.g. People who replied to a particular message) & send the Retargeted WhatsApp Broadcast.
Below is an example of a WhatsApp Retargeting Campaign sent to users who Clicked the CTA button included in the WhatsApp Broadcast message.
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To know how to create & send these campaigns, check out this WhatsApp Retargeting Campaigns Guide.
WhatsApp Broadcasting FAQs!
Here are some intricate queries you might have once you start using WhatsApp Business API to share broadcast messages.
Simply, WhatsApp Broadcast allows you to send a message to multiple contacts in one go without compromising the contact's privacy which is disturbed in the case of WhatsApp Groups.
A WhatsApp Broadcast List is a saved list of all the contacts to whom you send the WhatsApp Broadcast. All users receive the WhatsApp Broadcast in their personal chats & not in a Group Chat, making a huge difference. People who have received the same Broadcast cannot see the names & numbers of other people (making it extremely private, secure & user-focused)
Using WhatsApp Business App, you can add 256 contacts to a WhatsApp Broadcast. Using the WhatsApp Business API platform AiSensy, you can add Unlimited Contacts to a WhatsApp Broadcast and send it to Unlimited Contacts as well.
With WhatsApp Business API! WhatsApp Broadcast sent via WhatsApp Business API platforms like AiSensy reach even those users who haven't added you to their contact list.
This depends on the quality rating that WhatsApp allows you. If people block or report you as spam on WhatsApp, you’ll receive a warning on FB Business Manager. If you’re still unable to cope with the ratings, your number will get blocked. However, it’s very rare and happens only when you send promotional messages without opt-in.
To export contacts, you need to upload your contact list in .csv format. You can also pick the contacts who have messaged you recently.
Send SMS & e-mail campaigns Have a checkmark in the lead contact form on your landing page taking consent and opt-in from users. Integrate a WhatsApp Pop-up on the Website that collects people's mobile numbers.
Failed messages are those which are not sent to users. This can be due to two reasons: No opt-in Inactive user If a broadcast message fails to deliver, you won't be charged a single dime!
WhatsApp Broadcast Messages get delivered to Unlimited users in one go if sent via WhatsApp Business API. You can have only 256 people in a WhatsApp Group. The biggest difference, however, is that in a WhatsApp Group, people's privacy gets disrupted. Anyone can have their contact number & send them a WhatsApp message. While a WhatsApp Broadcast is safe & delivered to users in their personal chats.
Prior to September 2021, WhatsApp didn't allow businesses to send promotional messages on WhatsApp. However, they now allow businesses across the globe to send promotional messages without risk of getting banned. You can send promotional messages like discount offers, coupons, etc easily to customers on WhatsApp to boost ROI up to 33x.
Conclusion
WhatsApp Broadcasting is the simplest yet most effective WhatsApp Marketing technique.
It guarantees an upward rise in sales & growth of your business and it has been a boon to our clients!
To know more about WhatsApp Marketing techniques, check this blog.
Whether it’s with WhatsApp Business App or WhatsApp API, you can send announcements, notifications and enticing offers that customers can’t reject using the broadcast feature. In this blog, you learned:
- What is WhatsApp Broadcasting!
- Different ways through which you can create a WhatsApp Broadcast list on WhatsApp Business app and WhatsApp Business API
- How to send Broadcast in WhatsApp Business App & the WhatsApp Business API.
- Last, but not least, you learnt of AiSensy and its role in helping you share bulk messages with thousands of customers across the globe.
