Building Lead Categories

Categories determine the drip email messages sent to a lead, as well as the trigger schedule.  Categories also mirror as the "Sales Lead Communication Flow" to support simple lead followup management for your users.

An Example Sales Flow is: Interested    Product Opportunity   Enrolled

For Example, the Interested Category triggers a series of marketing email messages, scheduled to send out approximately every few days for the first two weeks.  Each email message has dynamic user content – directing a lead to take action.  When a lead takes action – for example, returns a phone call or email - and specifies interest in the products, a User moves the lead from Interested to Product Opportunity  - and a new series of email messages connected to Product Opportunity automatically trigger, suspending the Interested email messages. The lead decides to join, and the User then moves the lead to Enrolled. A Campaign allows for a User to move leads to various categories based on their progress within the lead sales flow - automating communication that drives the lead to action. 

Add Category

1    Click the Campaign sub tab.
2    In the Lead Categories block, click Add Category.
3    Enter the name of the Category.
4    Click Save Changes.

Your new Category has been created. Next step is to add Email Messages and their trigger schedule.

Add Email Messages and Trigger Schedule

1     Click on the name of a Category. A new Window will appear.
2     To the right of Category Details, you will see “E‐Mail Campaign”. This is where you
        will attach pre‐created Email Messages to the Category.
3     Click on “Add Message”. The Window will refresh and you will see two fields:
        E-mail Message and Schedule.
4     From the Email Message dropdown menu, choose the Email Message to be
        added to this Category.
5     From the Schedule dropdown menu, choose when you want this Email Message
       to be sent. The “days” represent the days from when a Lead is added to this
       Category. For Example: Immediately will be displayed as “0”. 3 Days will be
       displayed as “3”. Meaning, (3) days from when the lead is added to the Category.
       As a rule, send out Email Messages every 3 days for the first 15 days. This gives
       continual information for a lead to review - which increases lead response.
6     Click “Save Changes”.

Follow Steps 4 through 6 and add a series of Email Messages to this Campaign.