34. Unnamed delegates on booking?
set audienceas booking contact
Adding delegates a few days before an event?
automated triggers (registration or offset)
manualfollow up and reminder just before start
High no-show rate?
stagger your triggers
use combination of Email+SMS
Pre-Event Scenarios
35. Staged release of information (LMS)
LMS login credentials (blended)
Important dates/times (ex. assessments)
Remember to’s…
During Event Triggers
36. Session based pre-reading list?
blended event with hidden content send login credentials
Or
attachedcontent from DMS with clever use of event start offsets
During Event Scenarios
38. Sending Certificates
generated content & offset trigger or on end/LMS completion
Expiry reminders
staggered offset triggers for years after anevent end
use reports to keep track
Post Event Scenarios
40. Financialprojections for next quarter
linkto report in template and attached to comms
send to email addresses
Scheduled Scenarios
41. Not confident?
Lots of templates?
No comms to students? Triggers not
firing?
Improve image?
Improve reputation?
Improve content?
Forget to send manual?
Need better results?
Tips & Tricks
set to manual& test test test
set audiencefirst (filter)
use comms contacts
check audience alignment
branding & consistent tone
get customer to review
use course feedback
set taskreminders / reports
staggered comms of Email/SMS
43. Thank you.Tapadh leat. Shukraan.شكرا
Terry Woods
Account Manager
Team Eagle
teameagle@getadministrate.com
+44 131 460 7305
44. Resources
Communcations Triggers FAQ: https://support.getadministrate.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011748707-Communication-Triggers
Communications Triggers Setup: https://support.getadministrate.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011901848-Triggers
DKIM&SPF explainer: https://blog.woodpecker.co/cold-email/spf-dkim/
Sendgrid sent status explainer: https://support.getadministrate.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011901848-Triggers#send-status
Editor's Notes
triggers play role in communicating effectively / consistently with customers
done well has an impact on the bottom line
topic that sometimes customers aren’t confident/comfortable with
share some practical use cases and tips we have learned along the way
automate comms >>> do it more, do it better
who has time to send more emails >>> you can focus on other things
won’t forget to communicate in crucial, time-sensitive scenarios >>> it’s not the what, it’s also the when
prevents mistakes / standardises comms >>> everyone has a story
manual work is error prone >>> service improves with fewer errors
Quick Math
10 events a month
20 delegates each
200 delegates
all need reg confirmations, JI’s, a form to print pre event
3 pre-event emails, all need to go at different times
600 emails in total, 30 batches of 20 emails
Quick Math
10 events a month
20 delegates each
200 delegates
all need reg confirmations, JI’s, a form to print pre event
3 pre-event emails, all need to go at different times
600 emails in total, 30 batches of 20 emails
In other words, the conditions in which a communication is sent.
At it’s core, it’s the same as sending any other sms or email.
In other words, the conditions in which a communication is sent.
At it’s core, it’s the same as sending any other sms or email.
A map? Attached document? A calendar invite? A report? A gif of a dancing parrot eating pizza?
Email? SMS? Both? (We don’t do smoke signals and carrier pigeon at Administrate)
month, week, day before an event? During? 5 years and 1 day later? On Mondays? 3rd day of the month?
Delegates on an event? Their comms contact? Instructors? Finance department?
Verifying sending address is a way to improve deliverability
DKIM = DomainKeys Identified
SPF = Sender Policy Framework
Setup in your DNS records of your mail server.
These sit on the back of an email in a signature to prevent spoofing, phishing or impersonation
when recipients receive your emails, their spam filters automatically poke your domain to see if those signatures are not forged
Where you setup EMAIL/SMS Templates
The What is being communicated
The Who it is being communicated to
The How it is being communication (SMS or Email)
We have a policy of providing tools that are practical and effective.
Why our stock templates are clean, clear and simple.
There is a deliverability to HTML/”bells and whistles” tradeoff.
Vanilla is good. Better chance your communications will be received and read as intended
If you go the route of HTML, be sure to use people/resources experienced in HTML email and.
We have a policy of providing tools that are practical and effective.
Why our stock templates are clean, clear and simple.
There is a deliverability to HTML/”bells and whistles” tradeoff.
Vanilla is good. Better chance your communications will be received and read as intended
If you go the route of HTML, be sure to use people/resources experienced in HTML email and.
Merge fields pull dynamically generated data
The email knows to grab this information when creating the message.
Important:
extend the brand/footprint of business
Keep your offering/services front of mind
Set the stage and expectation of the service to come >>> leave a good impression
Key for more competitive training industries like Health and Safety where differentiation is key
Especially important as they reduce no-shows
Important:
extend the brand/footprint of business
Keep your offering/services front of mind
Set the stage and expectation of the service to come >>> leave a good impression
Key for more competitive training industries like Health and Safety where differentiation is key
Especially important as they reduce no-shows
Important:
Especially to maintain contact and a relationship for long duration events, especially LMS courses
Story of friend doing a long LMS course to learn how to be an effective board member >>> very expensive, very reputable brand >>> felt a bit left out in the cold
Remember to’s are just as important for instructors as they are for delegates/booking contacts
Important:
Especially to maintain contact and a relationship for long duration events, especially LMS courses
Story of friend doing a long LMS course to learn how to be an effective board member >>> very expensive, very reputable brand >>> felt a bit left out in the cold
Remember to’s are just as important for instructors as they are for delegates/booking contacts
Important:
To express gratitude >>> small gestures make all the difference
Extend contact >>> Why not follow us on???
Give them a promotional code to use for follow up training
Remarketing and bring customer back into the funnel
Level up the training? You did level one, we are
Selling to an existing customer is always easier than acquiring a new one >>> extend CLTV
Tell them about about other courses that you offers
Important:
To express gratitude >>> small gestures make all the difference
Extend contact >>> Why not follow us on???
Give them a promotional code to use for follow up training
Remarketing and bring customer back into the funnel
Level up the training? You did level one, we are
Selling to an existing customer is always easier than acquiring a new one >>> extend CLTV
Tell them about about other courses that you offers
Important:
De-couple’s comms from anything event related
Best used for recurring information from an audience that is expecting something
Most often this is used for reporting and data visibility for departments or stakeholders that don’t use Administrate
Important:
De-couple’s comms from anything event related
Best used for recurring information from an audience that is expecting something
Most often this is used for reporting and data visibility for departments or stakeholders that don’t use Administrate
Opportunity to extend the relationship and brand perception (service delivery) >>> to be consistent in processes >>> to save time
Triggered communications means you can take actions to extend CLTV, cross-sell, incentivize, stay current and improve ROI without spending too much time on it
It takes courage but test test test. >>> Use your AM team to sanity check expected behaviour
Similar to the reporting engine, once you understand the logic behind triggers, they are simple >>>there is no wizardry
A few practical scenarios and tips to leave with >>> Use your AM team as we have a lot of experience with triggers