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What is an SMS blast?

Last reviewed July 22, 20261 min readReviewed by BroadNet engineering

Quick answer

An SMS blast is a single message sent to a large list of recipients at once — a broad announcement, alert, or promotion. It is the simplest form of bulk messaging, but 'blast' also carries a warning: sending the same message to everyone regardless of consent, segment, or timing wastes spend and hurts deliverability. Effective bulk sending is targeted and consented, not indiscriminate.

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The long answer

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Blast vs targeted bulk

A true blast sprays one message to the whole list; better practice segments the audience and tailors timing and content. The mechanics are the same bulk pipeline, but relevance drives results. See /answers/what-is-bulk-messaging and /answers/how-to-send-bulk-sms.

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The consent and deliverability trap

Blasting unconsented or stale numbers breaches regulation and tanks your delivery rate and sender reputation. Send only to opted-in recipients and validate the list first. See /answers/sms-opt-in-best-practices and /products/hlr-lookup.

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When a broad send is right

Genuine one-to-all alerts — an outage notice, an emergency — are legitimate blasts. For marketing, segment instead. See /answers/sms-marketing-best-practices.

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