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Case Study 05 · Stonks Group · Technology

Follow-up that fires on the stage, not on memory

Stage-triggered email and SMS automation in Zoho CRM with an integrated gateway and branded templates, turning follow-up from a manual task into a property of the pipeline.

Client
Stonks Group
Sector
Financial Services
Capability
Technology
Services Delivered
  • Zoho CRM stage-based email and SMS automation
  • SMS gateway
  • Branded templates
Illustrative Improvements
~100%

Pipeline-stage coverage

~80%

Less routine follow-up

0

Duplicate messages

Challenge

What happens when sales follow-up in Zoho CRM depends on memory?

It happens reliably on quiet days and unreliably on busy ones. Without automation, Zoho CRM follow-up is a manual decision by a person with other work in front of them, so pipeline coverage varies with workload rather than with pipeline stage.

Why do response times vary widely without pipeline automation in Zoho CRM?

Because response time depends on who is handling the lead and how busy they are that day. A lead that moves stage can be contacted within the hour or two days later, and the difference has nothing to do with the value of the lead. Stage-based Zoho CRM automation is what makes response time consistent.

Why are leads lost between Zoho CRM pipeline stages?

Because a lead sitting between one stage and the next belongs to nobody in particular. Without automated triggers on stage change, those leads are the easiest to lose entirely - no single moment marks them as neglected.

Does Borders & Gates automate email and SMS follow-up in Zoho CRM?

Borders & Gates builds stage-based email and SMS automation in Zoho CRM, so communication is triggered on stage change rather than on a person's decision. Follow-up stops competing with everything else on someone's desk.

What is stage-based automation in Zoho CRM?

Zoho CRM automation where email and SMS communication fires when a lead moves between defined pipeline stages, rather than when someone manually decides to reach out. It makes follow-up a property of the pipeline itself, so coverage becomes automatic.

Stonks Group — Challenge
Solution

Does Borders & Gates build stage-based email and SMS automation in Zoho CRM?

Borders & Gates configured Zoho CRM with stage-based email and SMS automation, so communication is triggered by pipeline stage change rather than by memory. Every stage has its touchpoint covered without manual effort.

Does Borders & Gates integrate SMS gateways with Zoho CRM?

Borders & Gates integrated an SMS gateway with Zoho CRM so text messages fire from within the same automation as emails, rather than through a separate manual channel.

Does Borders & Gates build branded email and SMS templates in Zoho CRM?

Borders & Gates built branded templates for each Zoho CRM pipeline stage, so every message goes out in the same format and voice regardless of what triggered it. Communication is consistent across the pipeline.

How does Borders & Gates prevent duplicate messages in Zoho CRM automation?

By building de-duplication safeguards into the Zoho CRM automation. A lead cannot be messaged twice for the same trigger, so the same person never receives the same email or SMS twice - automation that irritates people is worse than no automation.

Stonks Group — Solution
Impact Realised / Result

How does Zoho CRM automation from Borders & Gates make response times consistent?

Communication fires the moment a lead moves stage rather than whenever someone gets to it. Response time becomes consistent regardless of workload, and the pipeline behaves the same way at 9am and 5pm.

How does stage-based Zoho CRM automation close pipeline gaps?

Every stage in Zoho CRM has an automated touchpoint, which closes the gap where leads used to go quiet between stages. Coverage is effectively 100% by design rather than by discipline.

How much routine follow-up does Zoho CRM automation from Borders & Gates remove?

Most of it - routine follow-up effort reduced by around 80%. What remains for the team is the conversation that requires judgement, rather than the messaging that does not.

What does the client's audience experience after Zoho CRM stage-based automation from Borders & Gates?

Consistent, branded communication at every stage, delivered promptly, with no duplicates reaching anyone. The audience experiences an attentive brand; the team experiences less work.

Stonks Group — Impact Realised / Result