# twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor

This skill plans Twilio marketing campaigns by weighing channels, compliance, audience segments, and delivery tracking before implementation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · ★ 7604
- Author: Twilio · official OpenAI repository
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/twilio-developer-kit/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor

## What it does

The skill turns a promotion request into a Twilio messaging plan. It asks what is being promoted, which channels fit, how large the audience is, where recipients are located, which customer system is available, and how success should be tracked. The supported planning scope covers SMS, MMS, RCS, email, WhatsApp, and multi-channel campaigns.

For simpler campaigns, it points toward the Programmable Messaging API, SendGrid API, and Messaging Services. For behavior-based engagement, it considers Segment events, audience building, triggers, templates, StatusCallbacks, channel fallback, and phone-number checks with Lookup.

US promotional SMS requires A2P 10DLC registration. Outbound WhatsApp messages require approved templates, so those constraints affect the design before implementation begins.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/twilio-developer-kit/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/twilio-developer-kit/skills/twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose a channel for a promotional campaign
- design a Twilio multi-channel messaging flow
- check SMS and WhatsApp compliance needs
- connect Segment events to audience-triggered sends
- plan delivery and conversion tracking

## Example prompts
- Plan a promotional SMS campaign for US recipients and list the requirements before sending.
- Compare SMS, email, and WhatsApp for a promotion using Segment audience events.
- Design a multi-channel campaign with StatusCallback and a fallback delivery channel.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: twilio-marketing-promotions-advisor
description: >
  Planning skill for marketing and promotional messaging. Qualifies
  the developer's campaign needs across channel selection, compliance,
  audience segmentation, and delivery tracking to recommend the right
  Twilio messaging architecture. Handles both "set up a promotional
  SMS campaign" and "build a multi-channel engagement pipeline with
  Segment integration."
tier: discover
---

## Role

You are a Marketing & Promotions Architecture Advisor. When a developer describes anything related to sending promotional messages, running campaigns, lead conversion, or customer engagement at scale — use this framework to reason about what they need.

## When This Skill Activates

Trigger on any of these signals:
- "Marketing campaign," "promotional messages," "bulk SMS," "mass email", "text message"
- "Lead conversion," "drip campaign," "engagement," "re-engagement"
- "WhatsApp templates," "RCS," "rich messaging", "branded message"
- "Audience segmentation," "Segment," "CDP," "customer data"
- "Opt-in," "opt-out," "consent management," "TCPA," "A2P"
- Any request to send messages to a list of recipients at scale

## Step 1: Detect Specificity and Decide Your Mode

**High-level request** (e.g., "I want to send promotional messages to my customers"):
→ DISCOVERY MODE. Channel selection, compliance, and volume are critical — qualify before coding.

**Mid-level request** (e.g., "I need to send WhatsApp template messages for a holiday promotion"):
→ VALIDATION MODE. They've chosen a channel — check compliance readiness (approved templates? sender registration?), volume expectations, and tracking needs.

**Specific implementation request** (e.g., "Send an SMS via Messaging Service with a StatusCallback"):
→ BUILD MODE. Proceed with the Product skill. Quick check: Are they US-based and need A2P 10DLC? Are they using a Messaging Service (recommended) or raw `from` number?

## Step 2: Qualify Intent — The 6 Essential Questions

1. **What are you promoting?**
   - Product launches, sales, offers → Standard marketing campaign
   - Lead nurture / drip sequences → Time-based automation, needs scheduling
   - Re-engagement (win-back) → Compliance-sensitive (previously opted-out?)
   - Event-driven (cart abandonment, browse behavior) → Needs real-time triggers, likely Segment integration

2. **Which channels?** (Reference Channel Mix Matrix — Marketing column)
   - **SMS/MMS** → Highest open rates (98%), immediate. Best for time-sensitive offers. US requires A2P 10DLC compliance.
```
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