Message categories
Utility messages
During and after purchase, utility messages help you deliver critical order status updates and time-sensitive customer notifications.
Utility messages on WhatsApp keep customers informed with timely updates during the purchase process and after conversion, ensuring a positive customer experience throughout the journey.
Drive growth
by keeping customer informed and minimizing friction
Facilitate orders
by providing prompt, actionable support and updates
Retain customers
by providing convenient post-sale assistance
Boost performance and ROI
- With an immediate channel that offers proven read and response rates and rich interactions that drive quality engagement
- By keeping customers informed to reduce inbound inquiries while also giving them a convenient two-way communication channel


Enhance customer experience
- By connecting with customers on their preferred channel, which has shown to increase customer satisfaction and retention
- To differentiate your brand from competitors and drive growth
Drive results across customer journeys
- With a single thread for multiple types of engagement and by driving customer adoption of the channel
- By deepening WhatsApp-driven relationships with customers to encourage opt-ins for other types of WhatsApp messages, including marketing messages

Use utility messages when the message must reach your customer on-time, drive engagement, and deliver a positive experience.




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