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SMS Term

Delivery Rate

The percentage of sent messages that successfully reach recipients. Calculated as (delivered messages ÷ sent messages) × 100. A healthy delivery rate is 95%+ for compliant campaigns.

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Unsubscribe Rate

The percentage of recipients who opt out after receiving a message. Calculated as (opt-outs ÷ delivered messages) × 100. A healthy rate is under 2%—higher suggests messaging too often or irrelevant content.

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

The percentage of SMS recipients who click a link in your message. Calculated as (clicks ÷ delivered messages) × 100. Average SMS CTR is 19-36% depending on industry—far higher than email's 2-3%.

Deliverability

The ability of your SMS messages to successfully reach customer phones without being blocked by carrier filters. Affected by compliance status, message content, sending patterns, and sender reputation.

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