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MessageDesk Overview

What is MessageDesk?

MessageDesk is a shared SMS inbox made for teams. With MessageDesk you can add SMS superpowers to any existing business landline or VoIP number.

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Product Description

Can your contacts and customers text you? Keep connected to contacts and customers with a smarter, simpler, business text messaging app. Use MessageDesk to organize contacts into groups, send group text messages without "reply all" and schedule text messages to send in the future. Small businesses and organizations that use QuickBooks Online can also get paid faster by texting links to QuickBooks Online invoices.


Seller Details
Year Founded
2018
HQ Location
Reno, Nevada
Twitter
@messagedeskapp
94 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
10 employees on LinkedIn®

Kyle K.
KK
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Co-Founder & CMO at MessageDesk

Recent MessageDesk Reviews

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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"One-Stop Shopping: Fast Communication to all levels in the company, Reliable & Easy to Use"
There is a long list of the many splendid things: 1. Fast 2. Can have mutiple users as Admins, but everyone sees or can respond 3. Phone App: wh...
Chris R.
CR
Chris R.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Message Desk improved the way my company communicates with clients and staff."
First, MD helped me separate my cleint base comunication from my personal messaging. Second, the ability to schedule outgoing mesages is huge. Thir...
Diana H.
DH
Diana H.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Notched up communication"
The platform is straightforward to use and track communications. The mobile app makes it easy to use anywhere.
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MessageDesk Media

MessageDesk Demo - Text Contacts & Customers
Two-way text from any area code using a 10-digit business phone number.
MessageDesk Demo - Schedule SMS & MMS Text Messages
Send messages at recurring time intervals or schedule one-time broadcasts.
MessageDesk Demo - Group Texts Without "Reply All"
Text updates, reminders, and alerts without a group chat.
MessageDesk Demo - Keyword-based "Text-to" Autoresponders
Set up keywords to automatically send texts for promo campaigns, out-of-office messages, and more.
MessageDesk Demo - Tags And Templates
Pre-save and personalize your text messages at scale.
MessageDesk Demo - Contact Info Collection Forms
Gather and update contact information with text messages linked to forms.
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Chris R.
CR
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

First, MD helped me separate my cleint base comunication from my personal messaging. Second, the ability to schedule outgoing mesages is huge. Third, the fact that tecnitians can comuicate with cleints directly without giving out their own phone number AND as the company owner, I can monitor these comunications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

When the cleint messages us and another receipient, it turnes into multiple threads. There does not seem to be an easy way to participate in a group thread. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

It created a centralized messaging center for all of my employees to comunicate with cleints and share informatoin without involving their personal phone numbers. And I can be totally unavailable and have soeone else on the team monnitoring our incoming requests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Environmental Services
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

There is a long list of the many splendid things:

1. Fast

2. Can have mutiple users as Admins, but everyone sees or can respond

3. Phone App: when I am not in the office, I am still connected

4. Broadcasting

5. Easy to setup

6. Templetes are the holy grail.

7. Cuts down on unread emails, mail flyers through USPS

8. Send links to Company pages

9. Allows the office to help address needs out in the field

10. Everyone has a phone, so text messaging is a direct hit.

11. Customer Support is always there.

12. Use it 7 days a week.

13. Easy to setup and easy to use, no issues with intergrating or uploading contact lists. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

The only struggle was resgistering our number. Once that was completed.....settled into the good life. Also having duplicate contact numbers. Takes a bit to clean up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

The MessageDesk team is just fabulous! I ask a ton of questions and bless their hearts, they respond & help me over the hump or point me in the right direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Diana H.
DH
Executive Director
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

The platform is straightforward to use and track communications. The mobile app makes it easy to use anywhere. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

That you can only upload one image in a text. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

the number of users and admin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Consumer Goods
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

The real-time messages and notifications help easily communicate with co-workers, and the search function is so powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

There isn't a single thing about MessageDesk that I dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Send messages immediately to coordinate with our external teams while working towards new deals with potential clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KB
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

Bouncing around and getting a lot done quickly is super easy and intuitive. It gets the job done better than the dozen or so other solutions I've tested. Not a lot of hoops to jump through to get started. Great trial flexibility to really dig in without committing. Most others are fairly limited. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

Getting a custom number takes a little time, which isn't a huge deal. Per message pricing is a hair above average, but monthly subscriptions are lower, so it probably balances out for a pretty broad segment of customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

All-in-one solution for outbound SMS marketing that integrates nicely with a wide variety of tools. It's a big time saver compared to other solutions I've tried, which was the primary pain point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

I like how you can organize contacts into groups instead of clicking every contact individually. It helps us reach the target audience. Using our office number for the app helps clients verify the legitimacy of the message as opposed to a spam text. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

Updating and handling "duplicates" is tedious until you get used to it. The contact list isn't organized by alphabet or group, so you have to search by name. It isn't a big deal, just takes more time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Client participation and regular client contact. We have had more attendance in our programs. Being able to send scheduled appointment reminders improves attendance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Yasmin G.
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Education Specialist
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

Automation. I love that I can schedule out messages as far as I need in order to know that my task is complete. These tasks help me have peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

I think that we are on two different time zones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Messagedesk is helping us with getting information to the team. It is a part of the step by step process for safety. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Restaurants
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

I am constantly surprised by how easy, helpful and useful MessageDesk is. Writing and scheduling broadcasts is quick, clear, and offers multiple ways to include or exclude contacts. The shared inbox my team uses keeps messaging organized and our customers happy we don't miss any messages. Adding contacts with either tons of info or very little is great. All around very please with this product and the support offered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

There really are not many downsides to MesageDesk. My one ask would be adding the ability to schedule a broadcast using the same time as a previously scheduled one - similar to scheduling multiple emails in Google using the same send time. But's that it! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

MessageDesk is solving many of the past issues we had with our broadcast scheduling, incoming messages and search for specific contacts. This is a massive time and frustration saver and raises message visibility to multiple team members who can then respond to our customers in a timely and informed manner. It's been great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Patricia H.
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Administrative Coordinator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

Stayng in commuincation with our team, not forgetting appointments and shared messaging allowing us to be proactive and always maintaining communication. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

I think the cost is a little high, but otherwise I really like all the functions. Realistically it is definetely worth the money. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keeping timely appointments. Sharing an inbox with all pertient parties has made us more efficient working in sync which is most beneficial to our comnpany. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Wholesale
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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about MessageDesk?

The interface is seamless and easy to use. Setting up broadcasts is intuitive and can be tailored to meet many different needs. The contact cards have space for lots of information and are easy to update as necessary/. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about MessageDesk?

More features to see how often customers interact with us would be great - but I expect with all the other improvements I've seen in my time using the app they will be coming soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is MessageDesk solving and how is that benefiting you?

Communicating available product to customers and taking their orders. It also helps with communication about delivery issues or any questions about the product when it arrives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.