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Using the Sales Dialer

Article: 000050548
Updated: August 22, 2024

With the Sales Dialer, you can place outbound calls directly from a contact's record and access the call recordings and notes in the contact's Life of the Lead. You can save recordings of logged calls.

This can help you when you are working deals, as you can listen to recorded calls to know where you left off last with prospects.  

This article will detail how to call contacts from using the Sales Dialer, as well as recording calls.


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Users:
Administrators 
Company Managers 
Marketing Managers 
Sales Managers 
Salespersons  
Jr. Salespersons  

Important Information Regarding Billing

The Sales Dialer requires that you use Lead Gen & CRM's billing platform. This feature will be disabled and inaccessible if you are not using the billing platform.

Refer to the following help articles for more information regarding enabling and using the billing platform:



Sales Dialer Availability

Sales Dialer calls can be made from any country or territory, but only certain countries or territories can receive calls. Sales Dialer calls can generally be made to the following countries and territories:
 

International Countries and Territories Able to Receive Sales Dialer Calls

 

   •   Argentina

   •   Ireland 

   •   Puerto Rico 

 

 

   •   Australia

   •   Israel

   •   Romania

 

 

   •   St. Barthelemy

   •   Italy

   •   Slovakia

 

 

   •   Brazil

   •   Luxembourg

   •   South Korea

 

 

   •   Canada

   •   Malta

   •   Spain

 

 

   •   Denmark

   •   Martinique

   •   Sweden

 

 

   •   France

   •   New Zealand

   •   Taiwan

 

 

   •   French Guiana

   •   Norway

   •   United Kingdom

 

 

   •   Germany

   •   Peru

   •   United States

 

 

   •   Hungary

   •   Poland

   

 

     
Note: There are certain areas within the list of countries that are not currently supported. Unsupported areas will return an error that the region is not available when attempting to call them using the Sales Dialer. Please contact support if you have additional questions.


Sales Dialer Settings

Prior to using the Sales Dialer, you will need to configure its settings and determine who can use the feature. Additionally, call recordings made through the Sales Dialer can be supplemented with indexable and searchable transcripts of what was said by all parties on the call. Transcription services can be enabled in the Sales Dialer settings.

Refer to Configuring Sales Dialer Settings for more information on Sales Dialer settings and enabling transcriptions.
 



Calling from the Contact Record

Lead Gen & CRM's Sales Dialer provides a way to increase sales efficiency by not having to leave the application to place a call. The Sales Dialer also provides modernized record-keeping features, which means that more meaningful data is stored about your contacts.

Important: Single-party consent areas, including States within the US, will automatically record calls, whereas states with two-party consent laws will ask to confirm consent before recording. Users should consult state laws if they have any questions regarding areas they may be contacting.

 

Place a call

You can place calls with the Sales Dialer through a contact's individual record in the Contact Manager. To make calls from a contact record, do the following: 

  1. Click Contacts in the left toolbar.
  2. Click the name of the desired contact.
  3. Click  salescall2.png  Call.
  4. Select the contact's listed phone number.
  5. Select one of the following options:
     
     Option Description  
     

    Default Caller ID
    Phone Number



     

    Sets your Caller ID number that appears on the contact's phone as the default number that is set in the Company Profile.

     
     

    Custom Caller ID
    Phone Number



     

    Allows you to enter a custom valid phone number to appear as your Caller ID number. Can be modified in the Company Profile.

     
  6. Click the I acknowledge the information provided here is accurate and adheres to the Constant Contact's Lead Gen & CRM Terms of Service checkbox.
  7. Click Finish.

 

Recording Calls

When using the sales dialer, you may record the call.

Important: Single-party consent areas, including States within the US, will automatically record calls, whereas states with two-party consent laws will ask to confirm consent before recording. Users should consult state laws if they have any questions regarding areas they may be contacting.

  1. Call a customer from the contact record.
  2. If necessary, allow your browser to use your microphone.
  3. Click one of the following recording options:
     
     Option Description  
     

    Record



     

    Records the phone conversation. An audio recording of the conversation will be saved to the contact's individual record.

     
     

    Don't Record



     

    Calls the contact without recording the conversation.

     
  4. Optionally, take any of the following actions during the call:
     
     Action Description  
     

    Book Time



     

    Opens to a Smart Mail with a meeting link. Contacts can book time on your calendar through the meeting link.

     
     

    Email



     
    Opens your email client of choice. 
     

    Smart Mail



     

    Opens to the list of all available Smart Mails. Smart Mails can be sent immediately or personalized for the contact.

     
     

    New Task



     
    Creates a new task in the Task Manager. 
  5. Either click  hangupcall.png  End Call or wait for the contact to hang up.

 

Adding Call Notes

 

Add notes to the call entry. Notes can be added to a call at any time until the call is either logged or discarded.

 

Setting the call outcome

  1. Select one of the following from the Select an outcome drop-down menu:
     
     Option Description  
     

    Spoke with Contact



     

    Had direct verbal communication with the contact.

     
     

    Left a Message



     
    Left a message on the contact's voicemail service. 
     

    No Answer



     
    Contact did not answer the phone, and no message was left. 
  2. Click one of the following:
     
     Option Description  
     

    Log Call



     

    Retains all information for the current call. Contact information, call length, notes, and any applicable recordings will be saved.

     
     

    Discard



     

    Deletes all call information for the current call. No part of the conversation will be saved.

     


Be aware that there are limits on call recording. These limits are a result of various recording and consent laws present in certain countries. Refer to Understanding Consent and Recording Laws for more information on recording and required consent.

Note: There are several sales dialer minute plans. Trial and Essential users will have access to 1 user with 15 minutes per month. Advanced users can have up to 5 users with unlimited minutes and Unlimited users can have up to 10 users and unlimited minutes.

Calling from the Task Manager

You can initiate calls with the Sales Dialer from the Task Manager. To call from the Task Manager, do the following:

  1. Click  launchrocket.png  Launchpad in the top toolbar.
  2. Click the Task Manager tab.
  3. Create or locate a Call Task.
  4. Next to a Call Task, click  salescall2.png  Call.
  5. Select the contact's listed phone number.
  6. Complete the call in the Contact Record window that opens.

Be aware that, when dialing from the Task Manager, the Sales Dialer will automatically redirect to the contact's individual record. 



Marking Call Tasks Complete

Once you have finished a call, you can remove it from your task list. This is done by marking tasks as complete. To mark Call Tasks as complete, do the following:

  1. Click Contacts in the left toolbar.
  2. Click the name of the desired contact.
  3. Click  calendar.png  Due Date.
  4. Click the Mark as Complete checkbox.
  5. Select either of the following from the Select Call Type menu:
     
     Type Description  
     

    Incoming



     
    The contact called the listed phone number. 
     

    Outgoing



     
    Called the contact's phone number.
  6. Select one of the following from the Select an Outcome menu:
     
     Outcome Description  
     

    Spoke with Contact



     
    Had direct verbal communication with the contact. 
     

    Left a Message



     
    Left a message on the contact's voicemail service. 
     

    No Answer



     
    Contact did not answer the phone, and no message was left.
  7. Enter a note in the Note text box.
  8. Click Mark Complete.


 

Alternately, click the Mark Task Complete checkbox when writing task notes. Be aware that previous task notes in the Contact Record cannot be marked for completion. Only new notes can complete a task. 
 



Life of the Lead Information

Calls through the Sales Dialer are saved to a contact's Life of the Lead. To view information on a call event in a contact's Life of the Lead, do the following:

  1. Click Contacts in the left toolbar.
  2. Click the name of the desired contact.
  3. Click the Life of the Lead tab.
  4. Click the desired  salescall2.png  Call event.

The call event will contain a number of details about the event, including:
 

 Detail Description  
 Transcription

 

An indexable and searchable transcript of the call will be attached to the event.

 
 

Call Type



 

Lists the call as either Incoming or Outgoing.

 
 

Date and Time



 

The date and time that the call was logged. The time is displayed in the time zone your account is set to.

 
 

Call Outcome



 

Lists how the call ended. Calls can end as Spoke with Contact, Left a Message, or No Answer.

 
 

Call Length



 
The duration of the call. 
 

Recording



 

Whether or not the call was recorded. Recorded calls will be attached to the event.

 
 

Call Notes



 
Any notes that were added during the call. 



Refer to Life of the Lead Icons and Overview for more information on a contact's Life of the Lead.



Recorded Call Playback

With the Sales Dialer, you can record calls you make to contacts. These recordings are saved as audio files to a contact's individual record. Calls without recordings will have the Recording Disabled status attached to the individual call. Call recordings are also attached to the individual Life of the Lead entry.

To play a recorded call, do the following:

  1. Click Contacts in the left toolbar.
  2. Click the name of the desired contact.
  3. Click the Overview tab.
  4. Locate the desired  salescall2.png  Call event in the Activity section of the Contact Record.
  5. Click  play.png  Play.

The recording will begin playing. When listening to the recording, be aware of the following:

  • Clicking  pause.png  Pause at any time will pause the recording
  • Clicking  play.png  Play once a recording has finished will start the recording from the beginning
  • Clicking any point in the recording playback file will play the recording from that point forward
  • If enabled, clicking View Transcript will display the available call transcript

 


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