Lead & Enquiry Intake

Every inbound enquiry gets acknowledged, scored, and routed to the right broker within minutes, not hours.

125 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Lead and enquiry intake at commercial finance brokers involves manually checking multiple channels (email, web forms, voicemail) and extracting prospect details into a CRM. This fragmented process causes missed opportunities, duplicate records, and slow response times that frustrate prospects.

Automation consolidates all enquiry sources, extracts key information, checks eligibility rules, and routes qualified leads to the right broker with an instant acknowledgement to the prospect. Response times drop from hours to minutes, and duplicate records nearly disappear.

Key features
Capture enquiries from email, web forms, and phone messages in a single workflow
Extract prospect details and loan information automatically from unstructured messages
Check eligibility criteria against stored rules without manual spreadsheet lookup
Route qualified leads to brokers based on speciality, geography, and workload
Send instant acknowledgement emails and broker notifications
Create or update CRM records and log all activity automatically

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Enquiry Receivedtrigger

An email arrives, a web form is submitted, or a phone message is logged. The automation platform monitors all three channels and triggers on new inbound enquiries.

2. Extract Details via AI

The automation reads the enquiry and extracts name, contact details, loan amount, industry, and enquiry type. It handles incomplete or unstructured input and flags missing critical fields.

3. Check Eligibility Rules

The automation checks the extracted details against stored eligibility criteria: loan amount range, excluded industries, and existing customer status. It returns a pass or fail decision.

4. Eligible?

If the prospect meets all eligibility criteria, the lead is qualified. If not, it is logged as ineligible and a rejection email is sent.

5. Create Contact

The automation creates a new contact with the extracted details, or updates an existing contact if a match is found by email or phone number.

6. Assign to Broker

The automation assigns the lead to the appropriate broker based on stored rules: speciality, geography, and current workload. A human can override the assignment if needed.

7. Notify Broker

A message is sent to the assigned broker with the prospect name, contact details, loan amount, and enquiry summary. The message includes a direct link.

8. Send Acknowledgement Email

An automated email is sent to the prospect confirming receipt of their enquiry and providing an expected response timeframe. The email is personalised with the prospect's name and broker contact details.

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Estimated Time Saving
125hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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