The problem
Adult learners mean to carry on, then the course ends, life gets busy and they forget to book. If 5 students an intake who'd have drifted away re-enroll after a reminder, at $239£180€214A$346C$338 each, that's $1,197£900€1,071A$1,728C$1,692 an intake, about $399£300€357A$576C$564 a month.
What the AI does
Brevo is an email marketing tool with a drag-and-drop editor and contact segments; its FAQ says the Free plan sends up to 300 emails a day once approved. Keep a segment for each course group. Three weeks before the end of term, send each group an email with the next level's day, time, start date and booking link, and a second one in the final week. Brevo's pricing page lists an AI content generator for drafting subject lines and copy on Starter; check the wording before sending.
A worked example
A language school in Edinburgh has about 80 adult students a term, 4 intakes a year, and lets students find next term's courses on the website themselves.
Before
80 students left to find and book the next course themselves; some drift away
After
Two emails per group with the next level and a booking link; if 5 more re-enroll an intake, $1,197£900€1,071A$1,728C$1,692 more an intake
What it's worth
About $319£240€286A$461C$451 a month in profit, at an assumed 80% margin on $399£300€357A$576C$564 a month (5 extra re-enrollments at $239£180€214A$346C$338 $1,197£900€1,071A$1,728C$1,692 an intake, 4 intakes a year). The 5 is an assumption; compare re-enrollments with the previous year. Free covers 80 students; Starter is $8£6€7A$12C$11 a month.
How to set it up
- When students enroll, ask if they'd like to hear about future courses, and record the answer.
- Import students who said yes into Brevo, one segment per course group.
- Write a template: next level, day, time, start date, price and booking link.
- Send it three weeks before the end of term and again in the last week.
- Remove unsubscribes at once and keep students who declined off the list.
What goes wrong
- Promoting new courses by email is marketing under PECR; send only to students who agreed or who were given a clear chance to opt out when they enrolled.
- An email to the wrong group (beginners told about B2) looks careless; check segments before sending.
- Free-plan emails may carry Brevo's logo; Starter is $8£6€7A$12C$11 a month, with logo removal a further add-on.