Apptoto Blog – Best Practices

One method healthcare providers use to connect with their patients is by sending appointment reminders. The challenge then becomes ensuring those reminders align with the requirements spelled out in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

Stuck in a Rut? Online Booking May Be Just What You Need In our fast-paced world, getting overwhelmed with work, personal life, and everything in between happens easily. You may have faced this stalemate as a business person or key decision-maker.…

From managers to associates, suppliers to your sales team, and partners to customers, the range of people that need to share information in a retail environment can easily become overwhelming. SMS reminders are a simple and efficient way…

System Overview Carvajal Pharmacy in San Antonio, Texas, is one of Apptoto’s clients using our Campaigns and Scheduling products to maximize their efficiency and productivity for administering Covid-19 vaccines.  If you are interested,…

Whether you need a quick 10-minute pickup option, an hour-long general shopping option, both, or more, we’ve got you covered. Need to only allow 5 people in the store at any given time? We can do that too! We can even seamlessly remind your…

2019 marked the first year that US consumers spent more time on their mobile device than watching TV. Though many appointment-based businesses are still investing in television ads, many have not taken the time to invest in an online scheduling…

Christmas in October? It might have been over a month ago when department stores started displaying their Christmas wares, but if you haven’t started prepping your business for the holidays, don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Many appointment-based…

Running your own home services company is tough. As a business owner you have to wear so many hats each day like marketing, sales, foreman, accountant and office administrator. What if you could remove some of those hats and spend more time…

Missing a hair or spa appointment that you’ve been looking forward to for days, weeks, even months (hello, balayage, we’re looking at you) is the worst. Especially when that appointment is due to sheer forgetfulness and not an unavoidable…

Many of our clients manage their appointment-based business through Google Sheets which can be a quick and easy way to keep all of your appointments in one place, especially if you aren’t using a CRM. But it can be cumbersome to continuously…

We all know now just how powerful and flexible Apptoto’s automated messages are for reminding your clients of their appointments, but what if you or your staff also need to receive reminder messages for all appointments?  You can now use…

Picture this: Your ideal sales scenario. Think about the time you need to prepare, the optimal setting, and the model client. Are you seeing it? The friendly banter, the clever pitch, the handshake that seals the deal? While it may be more fun…

1. Fewer No-Shows & Last-Minute Cancellations Give your clients and your support staff advanced notice of cancellations with friendly appointment reminders to avoid same-day cancellations and no-shows. Services like Apptoto allow you to…

Apptoto Releases New Search Feature Apptoto has released a very powerful search feature that allows you to search for your customers, confirmed appointments, no-shows, custom fields, with robust reporting and messaging capabilities. Apptoto…

Whether your practice books 20-minute, 30-minute, or 90-minute appointments, there are common challenges and hurdles that come with booking, managing, and coordinating time between your business, its providers, and each and every one of your…

Our nimble support team is here to help you get the most out of Apptoto! We sat down with Jessica, one of our account executives/support specialists, to get the answers to a few frequently asked questions. Jessica has been working for Apptoto…

If you run a business that relies on appointments, then you're all too familiar with the frustration of no-shows and late arrivals. It can create huge strain on your business (not to mention stress levels). There have been many studies and…