One Call Now

One Call Now is a broadcast messaging service that lets groups send voice calls, texts, emails and app notifications to many contacts at once. Its customers include schools, businesses, churches and other organisations in the United States.

What One Call Now offers

• Multi-channel messages — senders choose phone, text, email or mobile app according to urgency and each contact's preference.
• Contact groups — contacts can be split into subgroups, with filter fields for building groups dynamically.
• Text-to-speech — typed text is turned into an audio message in a chosen voice, and messages can also be pre-recorded for repeat use.
• Delivery tracking — senders see who was reached, review poll responses and fix bad numbers.
• Mobile app and imports — messages can be sent from a phone, and contacts can be uploaded from spreadsheets or brought in from systems such as Salesforce or Outlook.

Who it works with

It is used for emergency alerts such as severe weather or evacuations, and for routine notices about meetings, events and payments.

Key facts

• Founded: 2002
• Support: live customer support and training