Automation

  • My 5 favourite Asana features (Oct 2024)[VIDEO]

    Here are my 5 favourite features of Asana that save us time and help us to standardise the processes within our business.

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  • 10 Time-Saving Pipedrive Automations [Video]

    Master Pipedrive program!

    I’m going to show you some real automations from my Pipedrive account that I use to save time during my sales process. My goal is for this video to give you an idea of what’s possible with automation and how you may be able to use these features in your business.

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  • How to manage renewals in Pipedrive [VIDEO]

    If you sell a product or service that renews (e.g. monthly or annually), you may be wondering what’s the best way to manage this process in Pipedrive. In this video, I explain how to set up your pipelines and how to use automation to generate automatic reminders about upcoming renewals.

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  • Pipedrive Automatic Assignment Rules [VIDEO]

    Learn how to set up automatic assignment rules to route leads or deals to users or teams in your Pipedrive account based on certain criteria. This is great for assigning deals to a sales rep based on the region or perhaps based on the deal type or value.

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  • Asana Rules: How to automate your tasks and workflow [VIDEO]

    Asana recently made some nice updates to how rules are created and managed in projects.

    Creating rules in Asana is great for projects where you need to move tasks through a workflow (e.g. support tickets, design requests, bug tracking). And rules are great for establishing consistent processes so your team never skips a beat.

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  • How to create Workflows in Asana [VIDEO]

    Using Workflows in Asana, you can create pre-defined processes and rules that govern how tasks are created and managed within a project. This helps your team work more efficiently as you don’t think about what needs to be done next. Instead, the workflows in Asana keep everyone updated and it’s clear what needs to be done next.

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  • Email nurture in Pipedrive [VIDEO]

    Pipedrive’s automation and emailing features have come a long way since I first started using the CRM back in 2015. Creating a simple nurture sequence is easy and is great for getting your leads to book a discovery call, following up on quotes or nurturing leads over the long run until they’re ready to make a purchase decision.

    In this video, I show you how to create a simple email nurture sequence using the native automation features in Pipedrive.

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  • Getting started with Pipedrive’s Workflow Automation [VIDEO]

    Pipedrive’s Workflow Automation feature helps you to automate simple deal updates and follow ups throughout your sales journey. It works on a trigger – action system, similar to other automation tools like Zapier.

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  • What can you automate with Pipedrive? [VIDEO]

    One of the most common reasons people approach me is they need help automating their sales process but they don’t know what’s possible with Pipedrive or where to start. In this video, I’ll be sharing some examples of the kinds of things you can automate with Pipedrive. While I don’t go into specifics in this video, it’ll give you some ideas of the kinds of things that are possible.

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  • How to sync Pipedrive to Mailchimp or Active Campaign [VIDEO]

    In this video, I show you how to sync your Pipedrive contacts to a tool like Mailchimp or Active Campaign. This is particularly useful if you have a long sales cycle and you want to nurture your leads by adding them to a newsletter or drip campaign.

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What do the lessons cover?

When you purchase, you’ll get access to the following lessons via your customer account. This is a “go at your own pace” program where you’re free to view the lessons whenever you like:

MODULE 1: PLANNING YOUR PIPEDRIVE STRATEGY

  • 1.1: Introduction (4:10)
  • 1.2: Your Pipedrive vision and purpose (4:12)
  • 1.3: Planning your Pipedrive tech stack (8:50)

MODULE 2: SETTING UP YOUR PIPEDRIVE ACCOUNT

  • 2.1: Organisations, contacts, deals & leads (15:01)
  • 2.2: Setting up your pipeline(s) (28:24)
  • 2.3: Labels, data fields and products (42:40)
  • 2.4: Activities and lost reasons (14:01)
  • 2.5: Importing data from a CSV file (10:46)
  • 2.6: Using filters to find information (10:26)
  • 2.7: How to bulk update information (7:11)
  • 2.8: Setting up sales goals (16.02)
  • 2.9: Project management in Pipedrive (30:43)

MODULE 3: TEAM ONBOARDING

  • 3.1: Planning your Pipedrive rollout (10:13)
  • 3.2: Define protocols and best practices (12:53)
  • 3.3: User permissions, visibility and teams (17:17)
  • 3.4: Training your team (recommended agenda) (8:49)

More videos coming soon… (Last Updated: November-2024)

MODULE 4: USING PIPEDRIVE ON A DAILY BASIS

  • 4.1: Using leads, contacts vs. deals (12:28)
  • 4.2: Activities, automation and calendar sync (20:10)
  • 4.3: Scheduling appointments with Pipedrive or Calendly (13:10)
  • 4.4: Email integration, templates, automation and bulk messaging (36:09)
  • 4.5: Calling via JustCall and the Pipedrive mobile app (14:05)
  • 4.6: Insights, dashboards and reports (21:18)
  • 4.7 Revenue forecasting, payment instalments and subscriptions (18:20)
  • 4.8: Creating Smart Documents in Pipedrive (12:17)
  • 4.9: Automating your sales process with Workflow Automation (24:29)
  • 4.10: Sending email campaigns (24:51)

MODULE 5: INTEGRATIONS & AUTOMATION

  • 5.1: Create new contacts and deals with Zapier (18:45)
  • 5.2: Adding contacts to a newsletter or drip campaign (18:42)
  • 5.3: Posting Pipedrive updates to Slack (6:43)
  • 5.4: Auto-generate proposals and quotes with Pandadoc (9:35)
  • 5.5: Auto-generate contracts with Webmerge (13:25)
  • 5.6: Invoicing via Quickbooks or Xero (8:06)
  • 5.7: Using LeadBooster to get more leads (15:28)
  • 5.8: Linking Pipedrive to a project management system (13:23)
  • 5.9: My booking system and email automation explained (23:25)

What do the lessons cover?

When you purchase, you’ll get access to the following lessons via your customer account. This is a “go at your own pace” program where you’re free to view the lessons whenever you like:

MODULE 1: PLANNING YOUR ASANA STRATEGY

  • 1.1: Introduction (4:28)
  • 1.2: Your Asana vision and purpose (13:23)
  • 1.3: Planning your Asana structure (17:31)
  • 1.4: Members vs. Guests (5:39)
  • 1.5: The Pyramid of Clarity (4:39)

MODULE 2: SETTING UP YOUR ASANA ACCOUNT

  • 2.1: Setting up a project (42:00)
  • 2.2: Using workflows, custom fields, rules, tags & forms (44:16)
  • 2.3: Should you use projects or tasks? (e.g. clients, events) (16:10)
  • 2.4: Importing tasks from a CSV (4:38)
  • 2.5: Seeing the big picture with Portfolios & Workload (19:24)
  • 2.6: Creating project and task templates (35:52)
  • 2.7: How to manage meetings (15:10)
  • 2.8: How to move projects between accounts (7:22)
  • 2.9: Planning your goals in Asana (24:40)

MODULE 3: TEAM ONBOARDING

  • 3.1: Planning your Asana rollout (10:23)
  • 3.2: Define protocols and best practices (22:41)
  • 3.3: Training your team (recommended agenda) (8:33)
  • 3.4: Improving the success of adoption (4:37)
  • 3.5: Customize your onboarding process (10:33)

MODULE 4: USING ASANA ON A DAILY BASIS

  • 4.1: Use ‘My Tasks’ to plan your day (17:09)
  • 4.2: How to communicate in Asana (14:00)
  • 4.3: Checking the inbox (9:19)
  • 4.4: Sharing project status updates (7:36)
  • 4.5: How to use Asana and Slack (9:45)
  • 4.6: Keyboard shortcuts (4:16)
  • 4.7: Filtering tasks with advanced search (5:49)
  • 4.8: How to manage approvals in Asana (4:25)
  • 4.9: Best practices for assigning a task to a colleague or VA (8:38)
  • 4.10: Daily habits every Asana user should follow (8:29)

MODULE 5: ADVANCED TRAINING AND AUTOMATION

  • 5.1: How to create projects with subsections (8:37)
  • 5.2: Automating tasks with Zapier (19:12)
  • 5.3: Time tracking options (30:33)
  • 5.4: Creating a client-facing project (5:26)
  • 5.5: Multi-homing tasks into multiple projects (10:41)
  • 5.6: Creating reports in Asana (14:33)
  • 5.7: Creating automated checklists with rules (5:21)

More videos coming soon… (Last updated: June-2024)