Reminders and Notifications Overview
Reminder Templates in GReminders Key Features: Setup Process Benefits Limitations Additional Notes
Category: Reminders
Personal Reminders
Personal Reminder Templates in GReminders Definition: Personal Reminder Templates are pre-configured message frameworks that define the content, timing, delivery method, and conditions for reminders sent to you, or your team members. They work on any calendar event (meetings, recurring tasks, bills, medication, wake-up calls, etc.). In the above video, an example is shown of a […]
SMS Appointment Reminders with Outlook and Office 365
GReminders is compatible with Microsoft Office 365 and Outlook. It lets you send appointment reminders to your clients and customers and also allows them to book meetings with you directly. GReminders can be used with your Microsoft Outlook calendar or your Office 365 calendar. First thing you want to do is click login and then […]
Using Keywords for Reminders
In this video I’m going to show you how to set up keywords keywords are used as a sort of shortcut. Let’s say that you have an internal group of employees that you want to send reminders to on a regular basis. Rather than having to enter each one of their phone numbers into the […]
Use Personal Contacts to Match Events to Phone Numbers
If you keep your contacts in Google Contacts or Outlook, you can link GReminders for contact matching. This will allow you to automatically look up a contact’s mobile phone number for SMS reminders. If you integrate GReminders with a CRM, you will use the CRM for this purpose.
Appointment Confirmation Auto-Replies
When you ask your prospects and clients to confirm their appointments with you, it’s great to get confirmation they plan to show-up, but there’s one more thing you can do to ensure your no-shows become a thing of the past – let them know you received their confirmation. Your affirmation of their confirmation will make […]
How to Include a Link in SMS Reminders?
Did you know text messages with clickable links have a click-through conversion rate of 45%? Text messages with clickable links can be a powerful marketing tool to strengthen customer relationships across your business. When it comes to business communications, different customers have different preferences. Using multiple communication channels such as – SMS, Email, Voice, etc […]
URL Shortener for SMS Reminders
SMSs / Text Messages are still very much about brevity. An SMS “segment” is 160 characters and thats how Carriers charge. If you send a message over 160 characters, the carrier is actually sending multiple “segments” and then your handset (iPhone, Android, etc…) is combining these messages to display as a single message. So, if […]
Send Reminders at Specific Times
Back by popular demand, GReminders is introducing Reminder Templates to be sent at specific times. Want to send your SMS, Text, Email or Phone reminders always at 8am for the next day’s appointments? Send your reminders only on weekdays, so that your appointments on Monday don’t send on Sunday. Want to send all your Reminders […]
Limit Cancellations and Reschedules within a Certain Time of the Appointment
Letting your Clients and Customers reschedule or cancel appointments on their own is a great way to streamline Appointment Management. However, you may not want to allow this too close to the actual appointment time. This may give them a bit too much control. You may have a cancellation policy or you may want to […]