Reviews & Referral Requests

Turn satisfied students into public reviews and warm referrals without anyone on the team chasing them manually.

92 hrs
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Manual time identified
4
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About This Automation

Language schools manually identify course completers, compose personalized review requests, and track referrals across email and spreadsheets. This fragmented workflow loses referral leads and delays review collection by days.

Automation identifies completers instantly, sends review requests within, captures referrals through a form, and monitors review submissions across platforms. The result is 2. 3x more reviews and referrals collected with minimal staff effort.

Key features:
Automatically identify course completers and extract contact details from your school management system
Send personalized review request emails within 24 hours of course completion
Capture referral submissions through a branded form and validate contact information
Monitor Google Reviews and Trustpilot for new submissions and update student records
Send timed follow-up reminders to non-responders without manual intervention
Log all referral leads directly into your CRM for immediate follow-up

Top friction points when done manually

The issues teams report most often with this process

#Friction pointCompanies Report This
1
Lost referral leads in email
Referral submissions arrive in email threads that are never systematically reviewed, causing leads to be lost.
80%
2
Inconsistent follow-up timing
Follow-up emails are sent manually and often forgotten, resulting in low response rates.
67%
3
Manual review tracking
Checking review platforms and updating spreadsheets is time-consuming and prone to errors.
53%
4
Duplicate contact verification
Staff spend time cross-checking email addresses and phone numbers against the student database.
40%
5
Template repetition
Composing personalized emails requires copying and pasting the same template multiple times per cycle.
26%
DisclaimerAll data is based on anonymized FullSpec mapping sessions and proprietary industry research. Learn more

Automation readiness

How well-suited this process is for automation

Process Pain Score™Manual tracking across email and spreadsheets causes lost referrals and delayed.
8.3/ 10
AI Fit Rating™Referral intake and review monitoring are highly repetitive and rule-based.
8.6/ 10
Automation Lift Index™Automation delivers 2.3x more reviews and referrals while reducing staff time.
8.9/ 10
Hidden Overhead™Context switching between email, spreadsheets, and review platforms creates.
7.1/ 10

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Course Completion Detectedtrigger

The automation is triggered when a student's course end date is reached or their status is marked as graduated in the school management system. The student's name, email, phone, course name, and completion date are captured automatically.

2. Enrich Student Profile

Student details are logged or updated as a contact with course completion metadata. This creates a single source of truth for all student interactions.

3. Send Personalised Review Request

A personalised review request email is sent within 24 hours of course completion. The email includes the student's name, course name, and direct links to review platforms.

4. Send Referral Request Form

Seven days after the review request, a survey is sent asking the student to provide referral names and contact details. Responses are automatically captured and logged.

5. Process Referral Submissions

The automation reviews incoming referral form responses, extracts referral names and emails, and creates new contact records. the automation flags any incomplete or invalid submissions for manual review.

6. Log Referral

Verified referral leads are automatically added as new contacts with a source tag linking them to the referring student. A task is created for the sales team to follow up.

7. Send Reminder to Non-Responders

Fourteen days after the initial review request, a reminder email is sent to students who have not yet submitted a review. The reminder is sent with a direct link to the review platform.

8. Notify Team

A daily summary is sent to the marketing team listing new reviews received, referral leads captured, and students who need follow-up. This keeps the team aligned without manual checking.

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DisclaimerAll data is based on anonymized FullSpec mapping sessions and proprietary industry research. Learn more

What you get when you map this process

Everything you need to understand, plan, and build your automation.

ROI and business case

What this process costs today and what changes once it's automated.

Launch schedule

What gets built, in what order, and what success looks like once it's live.

Process runbook

How the automation runs day to day, including exceptions and human decision points.

Developer handover pack

Full build spec, logic, and configuration — ready to hand off without a briefing call.

Integration and connections guide

Every tool connection, credential, and data mapping the build needs.

Test and QA plan

Every scenario checked and signed off before the automation goes live.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before mapping this process.

The automation monitors your email inbox for referral keywords and can flag messages for manual review, but the form captures the majority of submissions with validated contact details. Your team can manually add any email-based referrals.

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92 hrs
Time identified
Process pain:8.3/10
Mapped by:4 Companies

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