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Date Published
Author
Lyssa Test
Word count
1365
Language
English
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None

Summary

Twilio is a pioneer in the API-driven communication space that offers a wide variety of communications channels, including email, messaging, VoIP, and video. Its platform is hosted in the cloud, ensuring high service levels and scalability. By leveraging Twilio's trusted enterprise-grade communications platform and developer-friendly APIs, businesses like Zendesk and the city of Pittsburgh were able to integrate voice communications into their customer support systems within a short period. OnLearn, a fictitious educational technology company, demonstrates how Twilio enables leadership teams to build multichannel engagement over a diverse stack by implementing four customer communications initiatives: email, SMS, unified contact center, and video chat. These implementations showcase the ease of use, scalability, and flexibility of Twilio's APIs, allowing businesses to quickly and effectively roll out a multichannel strategy.