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Birthday and anniversary reminders for returning clients

Purpose

1.1. Automate personalized birthday and anniversary reminders for returning clients to foster loyalty and enhance client retention in mohel (bris) services.
1.2. Enable automated, consistent follow-up with families, ensuring the mohel remains top-of-mind for future lifecycle events.
1.3. Automating notifications increases positive customer perception, repeat bookings, and word-of-mouth referrals.
1.4. Collect data at the client intake stage to automate reminder creation and automate message scheduling for future dates synchronously.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automated triggers on specific dates stored in the client database (e.g., birthdate, anniversary date).
2.2. Triggers can be configured to automate reminders X days before or on the date itself.
2.3. Client record updates or new entries automatically queue up new automated reminders.

Platform Variants


3.1. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Use Twilio Programmable SMS; automate sending outbound SMS via `Messages API` with scheduled jobs (sample: schedule using CRON).
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Automate email reminders via `Transactional Templates`, trigger via API's `mail/send`.
3.3. Microsoft Outlook 365
• Feature/Setting: Automate calendar and email reminders via Microsoft Graph API, specifically `Create Event` and `SendMail` endpoints.
3.4. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Automate event creation using `Events.insert` for reminders, use `push notifications` for reminders to device.
3.5. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate direct messages or channel reminders using `chat.postMessage` endpoint and scheduled triggers.
3.6. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: Automate outbound message delivery with `messages/send` and webhook triggers on predefined dates.
3.7. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automate email campaigns via `Automations API`, using subscriber birthdays as triggers.
3.8. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate personalized emails using `Workflows` and CRM property-based triggers for lifecycle events.
3.9. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automate task and email via `Process Builder` or `Flow Builder` with record-based automation.
3.10. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Automate workflow rules to send reminders using email/SMS with the `Schedules` feature.
3.11. Pipedrive
• Feature/Setting: Automate activity reminders with `Workflow Automations` and custom fields for dates.
3.12. ActiveCampaign
• Feature/Setting: Automate contact-based reminder emails through `Automations` using date-based triggers.
3.13. Microsoft Teams
• Feature/Setting: Automate channel messages or direct reminders using the `Send message` Graph API and scheduled jobs.
3.14. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Automate with `Apps Script` to parse dates and use `MailApp` for email reminders.
3.15. Calendly
• Feature/Setting: Automate follow-up reminders via webhooks and integration with calendar/event dates.
3.16. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automate notifications with `Automations` feature—trigger on date fields for outgoing messages.
3.17. ClickSend
• Feature/Setting: Automate SMS/email/postal reminders with API (`/v3/sms/send`).
3.18. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Automate messaging with outbound campaigns, triggered by user attributes (date fields).
3.19. Freshdesk
• Feature/Setting: Automate ticket notes or customer emails with `Automations` on custom field (birthday/anniversary).
3.20. Keap (Infusionsoft)
• Feature/Setting: Automate email/SMS sequences with `Campaign Builder` triggered by custom contact date fields.
3.21. Facebook Messenger API
• Feature/Setting: Automate message delivery using Webhooks with scheduled reminders per client event date.
3.22. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Automate post-purchase follow-up reminders with `Flow` for customer anniversary.

Benefits

4.1. Automation reduces manual follow-up tasks, freeing staff time.
4.2. Automated reminders drive higher rebooking and referral rates.
4.3. Improved client satisfaction via personalized, timely communication.
4.4. Automating the process minimizes errors and maximizes retention.
4.5. Automated messages adapt to client preferences—SMS, email, or direct messaging.
4.6. Enables reliable, scalable, and automatable client engagement.
4.7. Automating ensures no significant occasion is missed, strengthening professional credibility.

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