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Automations

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Written by Boni Newberry
Updated over 7 months ago

Swivel Automations help streamline repetitive tasks and improve efficiency by automatically triggering actions based on specific conditions.

Supported Automation Triggers

Trigger Type

Trigger

Contact

Contact Created

Contact

Contact Category Changed

Contact

Tags Added

Contact

Tags Removed

Contact

Contact Status Changed

Contact

Product Added from Institution

Contact

Product Added

Contact

Product Status Indicator Added or Changed

Contact

Lead Source Added or Changed

Contact

State Added or Changed

Contact

Zipcode Added or Changed

Contact

Appointment Status Added or Changed

Contact

Event Attendance Status Added or Changed

Date-Based

Birthday

Date-Based

Product Open Date

Date-Based

Appointment Date

Date-Based

Event Attendance Date

Date-Based

Contact Age

Date-Based

Product Issued Date

Date-Based

Product Effective Date

Supported Automation Actions

Action

Description

Send Text

Sends Text Message to the Contact

Send Email

Sends Email Message to the Contact

Add Tag

Automatically apply specified tag(s) to contacts.

Remove Tag

Automatically remove specified tag(s) to contacts.

Add Task

Creates & Assigns a Task to a specific user

Add Note

Adds a Note to the Contact

Assign Agent

May select from Existing Agents

Assign Status

Refers to the Contact Status

Recommended Automations

Below is a list of recommended automations and step-by-step instructions to create them in your Swivel account.

Email & Text Communication Automations

πŸ“Œ Note: You must have completed the Text Registration Process to publish automations with the Send Text action.

πŸ” Tip: Click the links to learn more about syncing your Email or Connecting Email Domain.

Send Welcome Email When a Contact Status moves from Pending to Active

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Triggers

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

      1. Contact Status Changed-From the Status drop down, select Active (under client).

    2. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Send Email

    2. Complete the Send Email pop-up

    3. Click Save

Send Happy Birthday Email and/or Text

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Triggers

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

      1. Contact Category Changed- From the Category drop down, select Client.

      2. Contact Status Changed- From the Status drop down, select Active.

      3. Birthday- From the Birthday drop down select On Day Of

    2. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Send Email

    2. Complete the Send Email pop-up

    3. Click Save

Appointment Automations

Send Appointment Reminder/Confirmation Emails and/or Texts

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Triggers

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

      1. Appointment Status Added or Changed- select Pending to send confirmation, or select Confirmed to send reminder.

      2. Appointment Date- select 1 day before or Day of for Reminder

    2. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Send Email and/or Send Text

    2. Complete the Send Email and/or Send Text pop-up

    3. Click Save

Send Follow up Email and/or Text to Seminar Attendees

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Triggers

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

    2. Event Attendance Status-from the Event Attendance Status drop down, select Attended.

      Other options include:

      1. Pending if you want to send reminder and confirmation

      2. No Show if you want to follow-up with guests who registered but did not attend.

    3. Event Attendance Date-Select Day of or x Days before for a reminder, x days after for followup.

    4. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Send Email and/or Send Text

    2. Complete the Send Email and/or Send Text pop-up

    3. Click Save

Business Management Automations

Create Reminders for Follow-Ups and Renewals

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Actions

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

      1. Products Added From Institution- Select desired Institution

      2. Product Issued Date-Select desired criteria

        Please Note: Carriers may have different windows for policy annual reviews and/or renewals. We recommend creating unique automations for each carrier.

    2. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Send Email and/or Send Text

    2. Complete the Send Email and/or Send Text pop-up

    3. Click Save

Create Tasks for when a Product changes Status

  1. Navigate to Automations and < click +New Automation to launch the Create Automation Wizard.

  2. Complete Step 1: Setup

    1. Name:

    2. Description (optional)

    3. Click Next

  3. Complete Step 2: Actions

    1. From the Triggers list, select:

      1. Product Status Indicator Added or Changed- Select Expired, Lost, and/or Closed

    2. Click Next.

  4. Complete Step 3: Actions

    1. Click the +Add Action button and select Add Task

    2. Complete the Add Task pop-up (Be sure to assign user)

    3. Click Save

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