Reminder notifications for upcoming classes (email/SMS)

Purpose

1. Automate timely reminder notifications for students enrolled in modeling classes, ensuring maximum attendance and reduced no-shows.

2. Automating delivery of class reminders via email and SMS improves scheduling discipline, boosts student engagement, and enhances administrative efficiency.

3. Streamlines the communication process, automates repetitive administrative tasks, and enables tracking and logging of reminders for compliance and quality assurance.

4. Reduces manual intervention, automates multi-channel notification delivery, and increases parent/stakeholder satisfaction with real-time updates.

Trigger Conditions

1. Trigger on scheduled class time minus defined reminder interval (e.g. 24h, 1h before class).

2. Automate based on class rescheduling or changes detected in the timetable.

3. Trigger when a new student enrolls or class roster is updated.

4. Activate based on student preference for communication channel (email/SMS).

Platform Variants

1. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: "Send SMS" API; configure To, From, and Body fields with dynamic variables for student/class info.
  

2. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: "Mail Send" API; automate From, To, Subject, and HTML content with class details and links.
  

3. Mailgun

• Feature/Setting: "Messages" API; auto-fill email body using custom variables for personalized class reminders.
  

4. Nexmo (Vonage)

• Feature/Setting: "Send SMS" endpoint; automate contact mapping, message template, and time-to-send.
  

5. AWS SES

• Feature/Setting: "SendEmail" API; configure with automated templates, recipient merging, and schedule logic.
  

6. Firebase Cloud Messaging

• Feature/Setting: "Send Message" API for SMS/email app push; configure for mobile notifications before class.
  

7. Plivo

• Feature/Setting: "Send Message" function; automate scheduled text to class attendees with dynamic time slots.
  

8. Outlook 365

• Feature/Setting: "Create event with notification" or "Send Mail" Graph API; automate reminders from calendar events.
  

9. Gmail API

• Feature/Setting: "Send" endpoint; program automated emails with personalized subject and reminder body.
  

10. Slack

• Feature/Setting: "chat.postMessage" API; automate reminders to Slack channels for staff/class groups.
  

11. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: "Send message" to channel; automate notifications via Teams webhook bots.
  

12. Zoom

• Feature/Setting: "Send Webinar Reminder" via API; automate emails/SMS to registered class participants.
  

13. HubSpot

• Feature/Setting: "Workflows" tool with Send Email/SMS action; automate contact segmentation and message timing.
  

14. ActiveCampaign

• Feature/Setting: "Automations" with Trigger (class scheduled) and Action (Send email/SMS) modules.
  

15. Constant Contact

• Feature/Setting: "Email Automation" campaign; auto-send reminders based on event calendar.
  

16. Pipedrive

• Feature/Setting: "Activity reminders" automation API; automate pop-ups or SMS/email to contacts.
  

17. Zapier

• Feature/Setting: "Schedule by Zapier" with "Email/SMS action;" automate triggers from calendar apps.
  

18. Calendly

• Feature/Setting: "Invitee Notifications"; automate SMS/email reminders for booked modeling classes.
  

19. Google Calendar

• Feature/Setting: "Add notification" in event object or "Send email" add-on; automate pre-class reminders.
  

20. ClickSend

• Feature/Setting: "Send SMS" API; automate message queue for all class attendees.
  

21. MessageBird

• Feature/Setting: "Send SMS" platform API; automate reminders for international students.
  

22. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: "Process Builder" with automated email/SMS triggers; schedule reminders linked to class records.
  

23. Intercom

• Feature/Setting: "Outbound Messages" automation; configure triggers from class scheduling system integration.
  

24. Bitrix24

• Feature/Setting: "Workflow automation" with communication triggers; automate customized reminders.
  

Benefits

1. Automates reminder workflow, reducing manual errors and time spent by staff.

2. Increases class attendance and automates participant engagement.

3. Provides consistent, timely, and automated notifications across multiple channels.

4. Enhances overall administrative automation and allows scalable class management.

5. Reduces last-minute cancellations by automating timely communications to students and guardians.

6. Enables analytics for message delivery and student responses through automated tracking.