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Never miss a client deadline again

Breena Fain
June 24, 2025

You promise to send reports by Friday during a client call. You tell a prospect you'll follow up next month about their budget. You commit to checking in after their busy season ends.

These commitments are easy to make in the moment, but keeping track of all the different deadlines and follow-up timing across multiple clients gets complicated fast. Especially when the timing isn't as simple as "next Tuesday" - it's more like "after they finish their Q4 planning" or "once they get approval from their board."

The reminder system that doesn't exist

Most people use a combination of sticky notes, phone reminders, calendar events, and mental notes to track commitments. But client deadlines don't always align with neat calendar slots, and important follow-ups often need multiple touch points to stay on track.

You promise to "circle back next month about the budget discussion." You tell a prospect you'll "send pricing after you talk to your team." You commit to "checking in once the busy season is over." These aren't calendar events - they're commitments that need to surface at the right time with the right context.

Reminders that understand context

When you mention deadlines, follow-up timing, or check-in schedules during meetings, those commitments turn into reminders that appear in both your calendar and task management systems. The reminders include context about what was discussed and why the timing matters.

Client deadline tracking:

"Jennifer wants the financial projections by end of week, and she's presenting to her board on Monday."

Result:

Calendar reminder set for Thursday to prepare projections, task created with Friday deadline, and additional context note about Monday board presentation timing.

Follow-up scheduling:

"Marcus said to reach out in Q1 when they start planning their expansion. He mentioned they typically do strategic planning in February."

Result:

Follow-up reminder scheduled for early February with context about expansion planning and strategic timing preferences.

Project milestone reminders:

"Need to deliver the first draft to Sarah by March 15th so she has time to review before the client presentation on March 22nd."

Result:

Reminder set for March 12th to complete draft, deadline reminder for March 15th delivery, and follow-up reminder for March 23rd to get client feedback.

The system handles different types of timing naturally. "Next month" becomes a specific date based on when the conversation happened. "After the holidays" gets scheduled appropriately. "Before their busy season" factors in industry-specific timing that you mention.

Reminders across all your systems

Rather than choosing between calendar events and task reminders, important deadlines get tracked in both places with appropriate context for each system. Calendar reminders help with time blocking and availability planning. Task reminders maintain project context and completion tracking.

Voice notes work for setting reminders too. Walking out of a client meeting, you can record what you committed to and have reminders set up before you reach your next appointment.

For recurring commitments like monthly check-ins or quarterly reviews, the system establishes ongoing reminder patterns based on what you mention during conversations. You don't need to manually create each occurrence - just mention the pattern and future reminders get scheduled appropriately.

Beyond basic deadline tracking

Reminders connect to your broader client workflow. When deadline reminders trigger, relevant client context and conversation history get surfaced so you have the background needed to deliver effectively. Meeting notes, previous deliverables, and related project information become accessible when you need them.

The feature also learns your personal timing preferences. If you typically need two days to prepare proposals, or prefer to send follow-ups on Tuesday mornings, these patterns get incorporated into future reminder scheduling.

Keep every client commitment without the mental overhead

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