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About Belmont Services LLC
Belmont Services LLC is a tax preparation service located in Columbus, OH. The business serves both English- and Spanish-speaking clients. Owner Jorge Beltran and family believe that their company’s success hinges on their customer care. Since Belmont and their clients have to schedule tax preparation appointments within a four month period, neither can afford a no-show during tax time. Their solution? Sending automated tax appointment reminders and messages using Apptoto.
Overview
Family-owned Belmont Services LLC will assist over 500 clients with tax preparation in the four months before the individual filing deadline. However, when clients miss their tax appointments, the impact on Belmont is significant and twofold. Initially, Belmont loses time and money from the missed appointments. Moreover, given Belmont’s packed schedule during tax season, if a client misses an appointment, they may be unable to reschedule. Eventually, this may mean a lost client, not just a missed appointment.
Before Apptoto, Belmont called each customer days before the appointment, then called again if they reached an answering machine or had not received a response. Despite their efforts, Belmont still saw a 35-38% no-show rate. Jorge refused to give up. He searched for a year for a customizable automated appointment reminder service compatible with Google Calendar. He wanted a service that offered pre-recorded messages in Spanish and English and had flexible billing options—allowing him to scale messages during the busy tax season but reduce costs during off-peak times.
Jorge chose Apptoto.
Requirements
Flexible Enough to Serve all Clients
Apptoto sends reminders by voice, SMS text, or email. Jorge sends automated tax appointment reminders in both Spanish and English. Additionally, Apptoto lets Jorge create different messaging sequences so he can send specific messages to specific clients.
Easy to Use
Apptoto automatically extracts client and appointment information stored in Google Calendar. Jorge had no trouble getting started sending reminders after integrating his Google Calendar and address book.
Customizable Scheduling
New clients receive additional introductory information in their reminders. Jorge schedules a reminder call, email, or SMS text two days before the appointment followed by a final email or SMS text reminder two hours prior to the appointment.
Seamless Integration
Apptoto automates customized reminders for all of Belmont’s calendars and clients. Integrating Apptoto into Belmont’s workflow was easy.
Results
Thanks to Apptoto, Jorge has achieved his goal. No-shows at Belmont are down from 38% to 6% with Apptoto.
After 7 years using Apptoto, Jorge says there is no going back. Apptoto saves Belmont time and money.
As important, Apptoto’s tax appointment reminders strengthen the business’s client relationships by providing a personal touch that is the hallmark of the Beltran family. With Apptoto, Belmont conveys how much they value their customers without an expensive infrastructure investment.
Get Clients to Show up to Appointments, Every Time
Eliminate no-shows and boost customer satisfaction with intuitive online booking and automated, appointment reminders for your tax business.
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Founder
