E-commerce
July 1, 2026
An SMS campaign creates a rapid reaction: the customer clicks, copies a code, views a short-term offer, or receives a personalized reminder. But they can later lose the message, fail to understand the terms and conditions, or discover that the code has expired.
The chatbot must recover the context of the campaign, verify the validity of the offer, explain exclusions, and respect the customer's communication preferences.
This guide shows how to manage inquiries following an SMS campaign with an AI chatbot, without frustrating customers who respond to an offer they received.
Summary
Why do SMS campaigns require quick support?
SMS is direct, short, and often time-limited. The customer can act from their phone without reading all the terms and conditions. If the code fails, frustration sets in immediately.
The chatbot must therefore quickly check the code, the date, the link, the account, and the cart. It must also distinguish between marketing offers and transactional messages.
A promotional SMS must remain understandable at the moment the customer wants to use it.
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What information should be requested?
The bot may request the code, the SMS timestamp, the link clicked, the product, the cart, the country, the account used, and a screenshot of the message if necessary.
It must avoid asking for sensitive data. A screenshot may contain a number or personal information; the bot should only ask for what helps to verify the offer.
How to check the offer?
The chatbot must check the start and end date, the eligible products, the minimum purchase, the channel, the cumulability, the country, and the account concerned.
If the SMS is personalized, it can explain that the offer may be linked to the account or to the number that received it, without revealing the targeting logic.
How to manage an expired or blocked code?
If the code is expired, the bot must explain this clearly and propose the currently available offers if the policy allows. If the code should work, it must collect the cart and the error message.
It must not extend an offer without validation, even if the customer received the SMS recently.
How to respect SMS preferences?
The customer may want to unsubscribe, receive fewer messages, or understand why they received this SMS. The chatbot must explain the opt-out process and direct them to their communication preferences.
It must respect the customer's choice without trying to convince them to stay subscribed.
Which flow to follow?
The flow must link the SMS to the customer's cart.
Identify the code, link, SMS time, account, country, and cart.
Verify validity, exclusions, minimum purchase, stackability, and potential personalization.
Explain why the code works, blocks, or has expired.
Collect a screenshot or error message if the offer seems valid.
Escalate valid proofs, code bugs, disputed offers, and sensitive opt-out requests.
Which messages should be used?
To check: "I will check the SMS code with your cart and the validity date."
For expiration: "This offer was valid until [date]. I can check the active offers today."
For preference: "You can modify or stop SMS from your communication preferences."
When to transfer?
The transfer is necessary if the client provides valid proof, if the code blocks despite a compliant cart, if the SMS is disputed, if the unsubscription does not work, or if the client reports an unwanted receipt.
The bot must transmit the code, account, cart, country, screenshot, SMS time, error message, expressed preference, and exact request.
Which KPIs should be monitored?
Track the SMS codes used, disputed expirations, transmitted screenshots, blocked carts, unsubscribes, frequency complaints, and conversions after assistance.
These data show whether the SMS campaigns are clear, well-targeted, and easy to use.
Which mistakes should be avoided?
Avoid extending code without validation, revealing internal segmentation, ignoring an unsubscribe request, or refusing a capture without reviewing it.
The chatbot must make the SMS actionable and respect the very personal channel that it represents.
How can Qstomy help?
Qstomy can connect the chatbot to the catalog, variants, size guides, stock levels, SMS campaigns, social content, and support rules to answer clearly, then hand over sensitive cases with an actionable summary.
The chatbot helps the customer move forward without inventing a reference, size, availability, or promotion that has yet to be confirmed by a reliable source.
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Key takeaways
Key Takeaways
An SMS campaign must be verified with code, link, date, cart, account, and communication preferences.
What the Customer Needs to Understand
The customer must understand why the offer works, is blocked, or expires, and how to manage their SMS.
The Chatbot's Right Limit
The chatbot can verify and explain, but it must transfer valid proofs, code bugs, disputes, and unsubscription issues.
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July 1, 2026
