All about notifications and reminders to clients (automated messages)

Managing notifications and reminders manually can be time-consuming and prone to errors. With Bookem, you can automate messages to your clients for various purposes, such as confirming appointments, reminding them of upcoming bookings, sending video call links, or even following up with surveys. Here's how to make the most of Automated messages:

To manage client notifications, go to: Settings > Message templates

Here you will find a list of message templates for sending emails and SMSs with automations or manually. This article is about sending messages with automations.

Booking notifications

Bookem provides a set of default automated messages to handle common booking-related tasks.

This means that a message template is already set up and linked to an automation.

  • Booking confirmed notification
  • Two booking reminders (one day before and 2 hours before a booking)
  • Booking cancellation notification
  • Booking change notification

For businesses that take online booking requests, the following notifications are also set up:

  • Client booking request notification
  • Booking denied notification
  • Booking confirmed notification

For video call services:

  • Reminder, with video call link

Follow-up reminders

Follow-up reminders are typically used for messaging clients after their last booking has ended. For example, you could send a reminder after a rehab session to remind the client to book another session with you in two weeks.

Two other examples of follow-up reminders are Surveys and Recalls.

Surveys

  • You can send surveys to your clients after their appointment. This is a great way to get feedback on your services and improve your customer experience.

Recalls

  • Use recalls to remind clients to rebook, after their last appointment.

Custom notifications

Bookem gives you the flexibility to send any type of message you need. Just create the message template and link it to an automation with a defined trigger (eg. booking status change).

To learn how to set up custom automations click here.

Here is an example of an automated message template. Note the variables in purple, these will auto populate with the relevant information, when sent to the client.

And this is what the email looks like, when the client receives it (the SMS will also have the details)

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