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Create intelligent automation rules with no coding required. Trigger real-time alerts, automate repetitive tasks, and orchestrate complex business processes across your entire organization.

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The Hidden Cost of Manual Business Processes

Every day, your team wastes countless hours on repetitive, manual tasks that could be automated. Sales reps forget to follow up on hot leads. Support tickets slip through the cracks. Managers discover critical issues too late to respond effectively. Important emails go unsent because someone forgot to click "send."

The consequences compound quickly:

Lost Revenue Opportunities

Revenue opportunities disappear when leads aren't contacted within minutes of showing interest.

Declining Satisfaction

Customer satisfaction plummets when service requests go unacknowledged for extended periods.

Reduced Productivity

Employee productivity suffers as talented professionals perform data entry instead of strategic work.

Delayed Decisions

Critical business decisions are delayed because alerts never reached the right people at the right time.

Operational Silos

Teams operate in silos without coordinated workflows connecting departments and processes.

Lack of Visibility

Managers lack visibility into process bottlenecks until problems become full-blown crises.

Traditional CRM systems offer basic automation, but they can't adapt to your unique business processes. You're forced to change how you work to fit the software's limitations. Custom development is expensive, time-consuming, and requires technical expertise most businesses don't have in-house.

Salesboom's custom workflow rules engine eliminates these constraints. Build sophisticated automation tailored precisely to your business processes—no coding required, no lengthy development cycles, no compromises.

Point-and-Click Workflow Automation That Adapts to Your Business

Salesboom pioneered custom workflow automation in cloud CRM, becoming the first platform to offer time-based workflow rules and the first to build custom automation on specification for individual customers. Since 2003, we've been empowering businesses to automate their unique processes without writing a single line of code.

Our no-code workflow builder puts enterprise-grade automation in the hands of business users. Create rules that trigger automatically based on any field, any condition, any combination of criteria you define. Whether you need simple email notifications or complex multi-step processes spanning multiple departments, the workflow engine handles it all.

Build Workflows Your Way—No Technical Skills Required

The visual workflow builder uses intuitive point-and-click tools that anyone on your team can master. Define trigger conditions, specify actions, set time delays, and create branching logic—all through simple dropdown menus and form fields.

  • Create unlimited custom workflows for leads, contacts, accounts, opportunities, cases, projects, and custom objects
  • Define trigger conditions based on record creation, updates, or specific field value changes
  • Set time-based triggers that activate after a specified delay or before/after important dates
  • Chain multiple actions together to orchestrate complex business processes
  • Add conditional logic to create different outcomes based on field values
  • Test workflows in sandbox mode before activating in production
  • Clone and modify existing workflows to accelerate deployment
  • Export and import workflow templates across departments or locations

No IT department required. No consultant fees. No months-long implementation. Build what you need, when you need it.

Built-to-Suit Model: We Build What You Need

When your business requires workflow automation that doesn't exist anywhere else, Salesboom builds it for you. Our Built-to-Suit development model has delivered hundreds of custom workflow features that became standard platform capabilities used by thousands of businesses.

This collaborative approach means you're never stuck with "out of the box" limitations. If your business process requires unique automation logic, our development team will build it, test it, train you on it, and deploy it—typically within days, not months.

Success stories include:

  • Territory-based lead routing that automatically assigns prospects to reps based on complex geographic and product criteria
  • Multi-stage approval workflows with escalation paths and parallel approvals
  • Integration workflows that sync data bi-directionally with ERP, accounting, and proprietary systems
  • Compliance workflows that enforce regulatory requirements and maintain audit trails
  • Revenue recognition workflows that trigger invoicing, payment tracking, and commission calculations

Your unique processes become competitive advantages when they're fully automated.

Never Miss Another Critical Moment with Intelligent Alerts

Information loses value with every passing minute. A hot lead that's not contacted within five minutes becomes exponentially harder to convert. A customer complaint that goes unacknowledged for hours turns into a lost account and negative review. An at-risk deal that nobody notices slips away to competitors.

Salesboom's workflow engine ensures the right people know about critical events the instant they happen—not hours later when they check their dashboard.

Multi-Channel Real-Time Alerts

Configure workflows to send instant notifications through multiple channels based on urgency and recipient preference. Email alerts with full context and one-click actions. SMS text messages for urgent situations requiring immediate attention. Screen pop-up alerts for users actively working in the CRM. Mobile push notifications that reach team members wherever they are.

Every alert includes relevant data, links to the record, and suggested next actions—so recipients can respond immediately without hunting for information.

Big Deal Alerts

Automatically notify executives, sales managers, and support teams when opportunities reach critical thresholds. Set custom triggers based on deal size, probability, product category, customer type, or any combination of criteria.

Examples: Alert VP of Sales when any deal exceeds $500K. Notify customer success team when renewal opportunity probability drops below 70%. Alert CEO when enterprise prospect reaches decision stage.

At-Risk Customer Alerts

Detect early warning signs before customers churn. Trigger alerts when support tickets remain open too long, when usage metrics decline, when payment issues arise, or when sentiment analysis detects dissatisfaction in communications.

Proactive intervention workflows can automatically assign retention specialists, offer incentives, or escalate to executives—all before the customer decides to leave.

SLA Breach Prevention

Never miss another service level agreement deadline. Workflows monitor response times and resolution times continuously, sending escalating alerts as SLA deadlines approach.

Configure multi-stage alerts: notify assigned agent at 50% of SLA time elapsed, notify manager at 75%, escalate to director at 90%, and trigger executive alert if breach occurs.

Comprehensive Automation Capabilities

Salesboom workflows automate virtually any business process across sales, marketing, service, and operations.

Email Automation

Send personalized emails automatically based on triggers, with merge fields, attachments, templates, and HTML formatting.

Task Creation

Generate follow-up tasks automatically with due dates, priorities, assignments, and instructions based on record data.

Field Updates

Update field values automatically across related records, maintaining data consistency without manual intervention.

Record Creation

Create new records automatically in any module based on triggers, copying relevant data and establishing relationships.

Cross-Object Automation

Trigger actions in related objects—update opportunities when contacts engage, create cases when accounts flag issues.

Meeting Scheduling

Schedule meetings automatically, send calendar invitations, and create follow-up reminders based on workflow logic.

Time-Based Automation That Never Forgets

Salesboom pioneered time-based workflow rules in 2003, introducing capabilities that major CRM vendors didn't offer for years afterward. These powerful automation tools ensure critical actions happen at precisely the right time—without manual intervention.

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Delayed Actions

Execute actions after a specified time delay: send follow-up email 3 days after demo, create reminder task 1 week before renewal date, escalate support ticket if not resolved within 24 hours.

2

Date-Based Triggers

Trigger workflows before or after important dates: send renewal reminder 60 days before contract expiration, create onboarding tasks 1 week before start date, generate invoice on payment due date.

3

Recurring Actions

Schedule workflows to execute on recurring schedules: send monthly customer satisfaction surveys, generate weekly pipeline reports, create quarterly account review tasks automatically.

Lead Nurture Campaigns

Build sophisticated nurture sequences that guide prospects through your sales process automatically:

  • Send welcome email immediately when lead is created
  • Wait 3 days, send educational content about your solution
  • Wait 4 days, send case study relevant to their industry
  • Wait 7 days, send invitation to webinar or demo
  • Wait 14 days, send final follow-up with special offer
  • If no response after 30 days, mark as inactive and assign to marketing automation list

Each step executes automatically at the specified time, adapting based on lead actions and responses.

Contract Lifecycle Management

Automate every stage of the contract lifecycle from creation to renewal:

  • Generate contract automatically when opportunity closes won
  • Send for approval based on contract value and terms
  • Alert customer success team when contract is signed
  • Create onboarding tasks with due dates for implementation team
  • Schedule quarterly business reviews automatically
  • Send renewal alerts 90, 60, and 30 days before expiration
  • Create renewal opportunity and assign to account manager
  • Alert executives if renewal probability drops below threshold

Contracts never expire unnoticed, renewals are pursued proactively, and lifecycle management happens automatically.

Sophisticated Conditional Logic for Complex Processes

Real business processes aren't linear—they branch, merge, and adapt based on circumstances. Salesboom workflows support complex conditional logic that mirrors real-world decision-making.

If/Then/Else Logic

Create branching workflows that execute different actions based on field values, record types, or calculated conditions. If deal size exceeds $100K, route to enterprise sales team; else route to standard sales queue.

Multi-Criteria Evaluation

Combine multiple conditions with AND/OR logic: trigger alert if (deal size > $500K AND probability > 70%) OR (strategic account = true AND stage = negotiation).

Formula-Based Triggers

Use calculated fields and formulas in trigger conditions: execute workflow if (days until renewal < 60 AND annual value / lifetime value < 0.8 AND NPS score < 7).

Intelligent Lead Routing

Route leads to the right rep based on complex criteria that considers territory, product expertise, workload, and performance:

  • If lead source = trade show AND product interest = Enterprise Suite, route to enterprise team
  • Else if lead location = US West AND deal size > $50K, route to West Coast senior reps
  • Else if lead industry = Healthcare, route to industry specialist regardless of location
  • Else if existing customer referral, route to referring rep's manager
  • Else distribute round-robin among qualified reps with capacity

Every lead reaches the best-qualified available rep automatically, maximizing conversion rates.

Dynamic Approval Workflows

Route approvals through different paths based on request characteristics:

  • If discount ≤ 10%, auto-approve
  • If discount 10-20%, require sales manager approval
  • If discount 20-30%, require VP approval after manager
  • If discount > 30%, require CEO approval after VP
  • If strategic account, add customer success VP to approval chain
  • If contract modification, add legal review in parallel
  • If multi-year deal, require finance approval

Approvals flow through the appropriate chain automatically based on deal characteristics, accelerating decision-making while maintaining controls.

Integration Workflows That Connect Your Tech Stack

Workflow automation becomes exponentially more powerful when it orchestrates processes across multiple systems. Salesboom workflows integrate with your existing business applications, creating seamless automation across your entire technology ecosystem.

QuickBooks Integration Workflows

Automate financial processes between CRM and accounting systems:

  • Create QuickBooks customer automatically when account is marked as won
  • Generate invoice in QuickBooks when opportunity closes
  • Sync payment status back to CRM and trigger follow-up workflows
  • Update CRM when QuickBooks invoice is paid
  • Create dunning workflows for overdue invoices
  • Generate commission records when payments are received
  • Sync customer credit limits and payment terms

Eliminate duplicate data entry between sales and accounting while maintaining perfect synchronization.

Outlook Integration Workflows

Connect email communication with CRM workflow automation:

  • Create CRM records automatically from incoming emails based on sender or subject
  • Trigger workflows when emails are sent or received
  • Auto-file emails to CRM records based on contact matching
  • Send templated emails through Outlook with merge fields from CRM
  • Create tasks in CRM when emails require follow-up
  • Track email opens and clicks, triggering workflows based on engagement
  • Sync calendar events and create CRM records for meetings automatically

Email communication becomes part of automated workflow processes, not separate from them.

API-Based Integrations

Workflows can trigger API calls to external systems, pass data, receive responses, and take actions based on results. Connect to marketing automation, ERP, proprietary systems, or any application with REST API.

Webhook Triggers

External systems can trigger Salesboom workflows via webhooks, enabling real-time integration from website forms, payment processors, support systems, or any webhook-enabled application.

Data Synchronization

Bi-directional sync workflows keep data consistent across systems automatically, with conflict resolution rules, field mapping, and scheduled synchronization intervals you define.

Multi-Stage Approval Workflows with Escalation

Standardize approval processes while accelerating decision-making through automated routing, deadline enforcement, and escalation paths.

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Submission & Routing

When approval is required, workflow automatically routes request to appropriate approver based on criteria you define. Approver receives notification with request details and one-click approve/reject options.

2

Multi-Level Approval

If first approver approves, workflow automatically routes to next level based on your approval matrix. Supports sequential approvals, parallel approvals, and conditional routing based on approval responses.

3

Completion & Actions

When final approval is received, workflow triggers downstream actions: update status, send notifications, create records, trigger subsequent processes. Complete audit trail maintained automatically.

Deadline Enforcement & Escalation

Prevent approvals from stalling indefinitely:

  • Set SLA timeframes for each approval stage
  • Send reminder notifications at specified intervals
  • Escalate to approver's manager if deadline approaches
  • Auto-approve or auto-reject if response time exceeds threshold (configurable)
  • Track approval metrics: average time per stage, approver response times, escalation frequency
  • Alert executives when approvals are consistently delayed

Approvals move at the speed of business, not bureaucracy.

Delegation & Backup Approvers

Ensure approvals never stall due to absence:

  • Approvers can delegate authority to alternates temporarily
  • Define backup approvers who receive requests if primary is unavailable
  • Respect out-of-office status and route to backups automatically
  • Support department-level approval where any manager in group can approve
  • Threshold-based delegation: small requests to team leads, large to executives
  • Maintain delegation history in audit trail

Business continuity maintained even when key approvers are unavailable.

Compliance Workflows and Audit Trails

Regulated industries require documented processes, audit trails, and enforcement mechanisms. Salesboom workflows provide comprehensive compliance capabilities built into the automation engine.

Automatic Documentation

Every workflow execution is logged automatically with timestamp, user, trigger condition, actions taken, and outcomes. Complete audit trail provides evidence of process compliance for regulatory review.

Data Validation Rules

Enforce required fields, valid value ranges, and dependent field requirements through workflow validation. Prevent incomplete or invalid data from entering your system, ensuring data quality and compliance.

Access Control Enforcement

Workflows respect role-based permissions, ensuring users can only trigger workflows appropriate for their role. Sensitive workflows require additional authentication or approval before execution.

Regulatory Workflow Templates

Pre-built workflow templates for common compliance scenarios:

  • GDPR consent tracking and data retention workflows
  • SOX financial approval and documentation workflows
  • HIPAA patient data access logging and security workflows
  • ISO 9001 quality management process workflows
  • 21 CFR Part 11 pharmaceutical compliance workflows
  • PCI DSS payment data security workflows

Accelerate compliance implementation with proven workflow templates customized to your requirements.

Audit Report Generation

Generate compliance reports automatically:

  • Workflow execution logs for specified date ranges
  • Approval histories with approver identities and timestamps
  • Data change logs showing who modified what and when
  • Access logs documenting who viewed sensitive records
  • Exception reports highlighting compliance violations or policy breaches
  • Scheduled report delivery to compliance officers and auditors

Demonstrate compliance to auditors and regulators with comprehensive, automated documentation.

Workflow Performance Monitoring and Optimization

Track workflow execution, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve automation effectiveness through comprehensive analytics and monitoring tools.

Execution Analytics

Track how many times each workflow executes, success rates, average execution time, and resource consumption over time.

Error Tracking

Monitor workflow failures with detailed error logs, failure reasons, and affected records for rapid troubleshooting and resolution.

Performance Alerts

Receive notifications when workflow performance degrades, error rates spike, or execution queues grow beyond thresholds.

Impact Analysis

Measure business impact: time saved, revenue generated, errors prevented, and efficiency gains attributable to specific workflows.

Workflow Performance Dashboard

Comprehensive dashboard provides real-time visibility into workflow automation across your organization:

  • Total workflow executions today, this week, this month, and all-time
  • Success rate percentages and trending over time
  • Most frequently executed workflows and their performance
  • Workflows with highest business impact based on your metrics
  • Recent failures requiring attention with one-click access to error details
  • Workflows consuming most resources (execution time, API calls, storage)
  • Inactive workflows that could be archived or optimized
  • Workflow dependencies and impact analysis for proposed changes

Make data-driven decisions about workflow optimization, resource allocation, and automation strategy.

Safe Testing and Confident Deployment

Thoroughly test workflows before activating them in production, minimizing risk of unintended consequences or business disruption.

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Sandbox Testing

Test workflows in isolated sandbox environment with production data copy. Execute workflows, observe results, refine logic—all without affecting live data or triggering customer-facing actions.

2

Pilot Deployment

Activate workflows for limited subset of users, records, or scenarios. Monitor performance and business impact before rolling out organization-wide, catching edge cases in controlled environment.

3

Full Production

Deploy confidently to entire organization knowing workflows have been thoroughly tested. Rollback capability allows instant deactivation if unexpected issues arise during deployment.

Test Mode Execution

Execute workflows in test mode where they perform all logic and evaluations but don't take final actions:

  • Emails are composed but not sent (preview available)
  • Records are identified for update but not modified
  • Tasks are prepared but not created
  • Alerts are generated but not delivered
  • Complete execution log shows what would have happened

Perfect for validating complex workflow logic before activating in production.

Version Control & Cloning

Maintain multiple versions of workflows for testing and rollback:

  • Clone existing workflows as starting point for modifications
  • Maintain version history with change tracking
  • Compare versions to see differences
  • Rollback to previous version if needed
  • Export workflows for backup or migration
  • Import workflows from templates or other environments

Iterate rapidly while maintaining safety net of proven workflow versions.

Enterprise Scalability Built In

Workflows execute reliably at any scale—from hundreds to millions of records—without performance degradation or architectural changes.

Distributed Processing

Workflow execution engine distributes processing across multiple servers automatically, scaling horizontally to handle increasing load without performance impact.

Intelligent Queuing

High-priority workflows execute immediately while lower-priority processes queue efficiently, ensuring critical automation never waits behind bulk operations.

Global Deployment

Workflows execute in geographically distributed data centers close to your users, minimizing latency for international teams while respecting local time zones automatically.

Continuous Innovation Delivered Quarterly

Technology evolves rapidly. Salesboom's in-house development team delivers continuous innovation through quarterly releases that add new workflow capabilities automatically—no upgrade fees, no migration projects, no disruption.

Customer-Driven Development

Since 2003, we've built features customers actually need rather than following competitive checklists. Our Built-to-Suit model means customer requests become product features that benefit everyone.

AI & Machine Learning

Recent updates integrate AI capabilities: sentiment analysis triggers, predictive lead scoring, intelligent routing optimization, automated response drafting, and anomaly detection.

Backwards Compatibility

New capabilities never break existing workflows. Every quarterly release maintains full backwards compatibility, ensuring workflows built years ago continue functioning perfectly.

Enterprise Automation at Small Business Prices

Salesboom delivers comparable capabilities to platforms costing hundreds per user per month—starting at just $14 per user per month with unlimited workflows included.

No Hidden Fees

Transparent pricing includes unlimited workflow executions, unlimited email sends, unlimited API calls, and unlimited storage. No surprise overages. No consumption-based billing.

Professional Services Bundled

Fast Track implementation services are included in your subscription, not billed separately. Workflow configuration, custom development, training, and ongoing support are part of the package.

Rapid ROI

Customers typically achieve positive ROI within 90 days by eliminating manual tasks, accelerating processes, and capturing revenue opportunities. Most businesses discover 10x to 50x ROI is achievable.

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