back every week
About 30 leads a week, no longer chased by hand
Service · Lead follow-up automation
Lead follow-up automation for leads that never wait on you.
Lead follow-up automation answers new leads the moment they come in, routes them to the right person, and keeps following up until someone replies. Real conversations get logged automatically, so nothing sits in an inbox waiting to go cold. We build it around the tools you already use in under 30 days.
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NEW WORK ITEMWebsite lead · Jordan PriceRidge Supply Co · demo request · 2:14 PM
- 01CaptureLead and source recorded0.2s
- 02EnrichCompany and role matched0.8s
- 03RouteTerritory owner assignedPriya
- 04Follow upPersonal reply needs approvalReview
WHAT CHANGES
What changes when leads never wait?
leads sold twice since launch
Status kept in lockstep across every tool
of CRM logging gone every week
Real conversations log themselves, matched to the right contact
THE OPERATING MODEL
Four stages. One visible exception queue.
The automation does not hide uncertainty. It moves clean work forward and stops exactly where a person is needed.
- 01
Capture
New leads come in from your forms, calls, or ads and are qualified against the criteria you set.
Web forms · Phone · Ads - 02
Route
Each lead is matched to the right person or team by rules like territory or deal size.
Your CRM - 03
Follow up
A first reply goes out fast, and follow-ups continue on a schedule until someone responds.
Email · SMS - 04
Log
Every touch is logged to the CRM automatically, so nothing falls through twice.
Your CRM - H
Judgment stays with your team
Approving unusual follow-up messages · Leads unresponsive after repeated tries · Pricing or contract questions · Deciding when a lead needs a phone call, not an email · Anything client-facing that reads oddly
What it handles
What can lead follow-up automation cover?
If a lead goes through the same steps every time, it can usually be automated.
Lead routing by rule
New leads matched to the right person by territory, deal size, or source.
Follow-up sequence
Reply speed
Lead summary for the sales call
Follow-up schedule
Stale leads, revisited once
PUBLISHED RESULT~15 hrs
saved every week, with leads never sold twice since launch
The Lead Sales Engine That Runs Itself
BeforeEvery lead meant looking up the contact by hand and reaching out one at a time, with leads occasionally handled twice.AfterNew leads are found, contacted, and marked handled the instant the process completes, so nothing goes out twice.
Read the full case study WHAT YOU OWN
Built in your accounts. Documented for your team.
We connect what you already have instead of adding another subscription.
Your logins and dataNo dependency on our accounts
Exception and error handlingFailures are visible, not silent
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Questions owners ask first
Clear scope, clear ownership, and no black-box handoff.
What is lead follow-up automation?
Lead follow-up automation is software that replies to new leads right away, routes each one to the right person, and keeps following up on a schedule until someone responds. Every touch gets logged to your CRM automatically, so no lead sits forgotten in an inbox.
How fast should you respond to a new lead?
As fast as you can, ideally within minutes. Leads that wait hours for a reply are far more likely to go with whoever answers first. Automated follow-up sends a first reply within minutes of a lead coming in, then keeps following up on a schedule if there's no response.
How much does lead follow-up automation cost for a small business?
At Whispers Lab it starts with a $250 Automation Audit that maps how leads move through your business today. If you go ahead, one standard workflow starts from $2,500 at a fixed price, and the $250 is credited toward it. Automation Care starts at $500 a month for existing workflows; AI Growth Partner starts at $1,250 a month when you also want one standard new workflow each month.
Will leads know they're talking to automation?
The first reply and follow-ups are written in your business's own voice, so they read like a normal message, not a robotic one. What changes is the speed and consistency, not the tone. Anything that needs a real conversation, like pricing questions, still goes to a person.
Does it work with our CRM?
Usually, yes. Lead follow-up automation connects to CRMs like HubSpot or Airtable, along with your phone and email tools. The $250 Automation Audit confirms the exact connections and routing rules before anything is built.
How long does it take to set up?
A lead follow-up automation built in the Whispers Lab Core Build goes live in under 30 days. That includes mapping your routing rules, building the follow-up sequence, testing it against real lead data, and showing your team how to handle flagged leads.
A CLEAR FIRST STEP
Find out how many leads are going cold.
In 7 days, the Automation Audit maps how your leads move today and hands you a build plan you keep either way. Build it with us and the $250 is credited.
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