How to automate a sales department
Step-by-step: from process map to production — without shelfware.
Step 1. Find the bottleneck
Don't automate everything at once. Pick one high-pain process: proposal prep (45 min per doc), lost leads, manual follow-up or CRM–Excel duplication.
Interview 2–3 managers: where time goes, what's copied manually, where deals stall. That's your ROI map.
Step 2. CRM as center, not reporting
Sales automation works when CRM is the single source of truth. Website lead → deal in seconds. Stages change automatically. Follow-up tasks created by robots.
Integrations: website, Telegram, ads → amoCRM or Bitrix24. Documents and 1C — bidirectional sync so managers don't duplicate orders.
Step 3. Proposals in minutes
Typical win: CRM + catalog + template → PDF in 2 minutes not 45. Prices and SKU only from catalog — no invented line items.
AI isn't always needed. Templates and rules deliver 90% of value. LLM for non-standard wording and large-catalog matching.
Step 4. Follow-up and analytics
Auto reminders, Telegram alerts, escalation of stale deals to manager. Funnel dashboard: inbound → leads → payment.
Measure: lead-to-proposal time, stage conversion, share of deals inactive > 3 days.
Checklist
- Process map from lead to payment
- 100% of leads reach CRM automatically
- Proposals generated from CRM without copy-paste
- Scheduled follow-up, not when someone remembers
- Funnel dashboard for leadership
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