š£ Overview
Boulevardās pre-built, always-on automated campaigns work behind the scenes to boost bookings, improve client retention, and keep revenue steady. They take just minutes to set up, require minimal maintenance, and run in the backgroundāautomatically sending texts and/or emails to clients most likely to book.
Simply choose which campaigns youād like to turn on, add your custom branding and messaging, and our intelligent algorithms will do the targeting and sending for youātaking the guesswork out of marketing automation.
š Campaign types
Boulevard offers 5 pre-built campaigns that automatically text and email clients most likely to book. Each campaign comes with built-in targeting, triggers, and content. You can customize the messaging and specific thresholds to fit your brand and campaign goals. To maximize results, use multiple campaigns.
Fill Slow DaysPromote open slots in the coming week and nudge clients to book.
| Evaluates schedule availability 7 days ahead, automatically sending texts and emails to clients when a staff memberās availability exceeds a set threshold (e.g., 50%).
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Last-Minute OpeningsOffer clients first dibs on last-minute openings in the coming few days.
| Evaluates availability 2 days ahead, sending texts and emails to clients when availability exceeds a set threshold (e.g, 50%). |
Reminder to BookRemind recent visitors to book their next appointment, X days after their last service.
| Sends texts and emails to clients who havenāt rebooked for a set number of days after their last visit (0-100 days). |
Rescue Lost ClientsWin back inactive clients with a friendly reminder that theyāre missed.
| Targets clients who havenāt returned after a more extended period, sending reminders between 100 days and 15 weeks after their last appointment. |
Birthday MessageSend clients birthday wishes on their special day and encourage them to book.
| Sends personalized birthday wishes via text and email to encourage clients to book near their birthday. Set your campaign to message clients on: the day of, the day before, or 1-4 weeks before their birthday, based on the date saved in their profile. |
š„ Privileges
To access the Marketing tab, users must have at least one Marketing Privilege enabled.
Navigate to Manage Business settings > Privilege groups, then enable privileges in the Marketing section.
To send automated campaigns via text, your location must first set up a dedicated phone number.
š» Automated campaign dashboard
To access the dashboard, navigate to the Automated campaigns tab in Marketing.
If you don't yet have automated campaigns enabled, you can turn them on here.
Once you have one or more automated campaigns enabled, you'll see this dashboard view where you can manage campaign settings and review performance.
āš¼ Setting up automated campaigns
ā Enable a new campaign, or edit an existing campaign
From your automated campaign dashboard, click Enable in the new campaign you'd like to turn on, or click the three dot menu on the left to edit an active campaign.
ā Customize your campaign settings
Once you click to enable or edit a campaign, you can customize your campaign settings and content for each individual campaign. Within this settings page for each campaign, you can:
Select channel (send by text, email, or both)
Select locations
Customize email message
Customize text message
ā Set campaign triggers
Determine when the campaign should trigger emails/texts to clients. Each campaign offers a different trigger, or threshold setting, that you can customize. Here are the available campaign triggers within each campaign type:
Fill Slow Days | Fill slow days will email/text clients most likely to book, when a staff member has X% or more calendar availability in the next 7 days. In this example, it would trigger when your calendar availability is 50% or more in the next 7 days. |
Last-Minute Openings | Last-minute openings will email/text clients most likely to book, when a staff member has X% or more calendar availability in the next 2 days. In this example, it would trigger when your calendar availability is 50% or more in the next 2 days. |
Reminder to book | Reminder to book will email/text clients who haven't rebooked 0-100 days since their last visit, and do not have a future appointment scheduled. In this example, it would send 30 days after each client's last appointment. |
Rescue Lost Clients | Rescue lost clients will email/text clients who haven't booked 100-365 days since their last visit, and do not have a future appointment scheduled. In this example, it would send 120 days after each client's last appointment. |
Birthday Message | Birthday message will email/text clients who have a birthday saved in their client profile based on your selected trigger. Choose to send:
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ā Choose campaign channel: Send by text, email, or both
Choose whether each campaign should be sent through email, text, or both. To maximize campaign reach and respect client communication preferences, select Text and email. A dedicated phone number is required for text.
ā Choose campaign locations
Choose which locations you'd like each campaign to be sent from. While the campaign messages will be sent on behalf of the client's primary location, the location at which the appointment is completed is the location that will be billed $2 for the completed appointment resulting from the campaign.
ā Customize campaign email and text content
Each campaign comes pre-populated with default email and text message content, with language specific to each campaign goal. You can customize the email and text content within each campaign.
To edit the email message, click the Email tab, then click "Edit content".
Here, use the drag and drop email builder to customize the template and messaging, send a test to see how it looks, and save your email template when done.
To edit the text message, click the Text tab, then click "Edit content".
Here, use the text editor to customize verbiage, send a test, and save your text message template. Note that per text marketing law, opt out language and business name may not be removed. By default, automated campaign texts include a booking link through which customers can book their next appointment online.
ā Save and activate your campaign
Once you're finished customizing campaign settings and content, ensure the "Active" toggle is on in the top right, and click save to enable your campaign!
NOTE: When a client responds to an automated campaign, their reply is directed to the email address associated with the location that sent the email.
š Automated campaign reporting
In your Automated campaign dashboard within the Marketing tab, you can view and manage campaigns and track campaign performance.
For more details on Automated campaign reporting, check out this article.