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1 | | -=========================================================== |
2 | | -Generate leads/opportunities from your website contact page |
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| 1 | +============================== |
| 2 | +Generating leads/opportunities |
| 3 | +============================== |
4 | 4 |
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5 | | -Automating the lead/opportunity generation will considerably improve |
6 | | -your efficiency. Any visitor using the contact form on your website will |
7 | | -create a lead/opportunity in the pipeline. |
| 5 | +Automating the lead/opportunity generation will considerably improve your team's efficiency. |
| 6 | +Utilizing email aliases and a contact form in your database can aid in that improvement. |
8 | 7 |
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9 | | -Use the contact us on your website |
10 | | -================================== |
| 8 | +By default, any email sent to *sales@database\_domain.ext* will create an opportunity in the |
| 9 | +default sales channel's pipeline associated with that particular email. |
11 | 10 |
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12 | | -You should first go to your website app. |
| 11 | +Configuring email aliases |
| 12 | +========================= |
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14 | | -|image0|\ |image1| |
| 14 | +Each sales team can use their own email alias to filter generated leads/opportunities automatically |
| 15 | +into their pipeline. This functionality can be useful when managing several sales teams with |
| 16 | +specific individual business processes. You will find Sales Team configurations under |
| 17 | +:menuselection:`Configuration --> Sales Teams`. |
15 | 18 |
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16 | | -With the CRM app installed, you benefit from a ready-to-use contact form |
17 | | -on your Odoo website that will generate leads/opportunities |
18 | | -automatically. |
| 19 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/sales-teams-configuration.png |
| 20 | + :align: center |
| 21 | + :alt: Configuring Sales Teams |
19 | 22 |
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20 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website03.png |
21 | | - :align: center |
| 23 | +Use the contact us on your website |
| 24 | +================================== |
22 | 25 |
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23 | | -To change to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website |
24 | | ---> Configuration --> Settings` under *Communication* you will find the |
25 | | -Contact Form info and where to change the *Sales Channel* or |
26 | | -*Salesperson*. |
| 26 | +By default, the *Contact Us* page will have both the stored company information and Odoo’s |
| 27 | +ready-to-use contact form on your website to automatically generate leads/opportunities. |
27 | 28 |
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28 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website04.png |
| 29 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page.png |
29 | 30 | :align: center |
| 31 | + :alt: Default Contact Us form |
30 | 32 |
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31 | | -Create a custom contact form |
32 | | -============================ |
| 33 | +This can be activated or deactivated at any time by going to :menuselection:`Customize --> |
| 34 | +Contact Form` on your website and toggling the option on or off. |
33 | 35 |
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34 | | -You may want to know more from your visitor when they use the contact form to |
35 | | -you will need to build a custom contact form on your |
36 | | -website. These contact forms can generate multiple types of records in |
37 | | -the system (emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk |
38 | | -tickets, etc.) |
| 36 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-toggle.png |
| 37 | + :align: center |
| 38 | + :alt: Contact Form toggle |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +When the form is toggled off, the *Contact Us* page will have a message letting customers know |
| 41 | +that your company accepts email contact and a send now button. |
39 | 42 |
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40 | | -Configuration |
41 | | -============= |
| 43 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/default-contact-us-page-no-form.png |
| 44 | + :align: center |
| 45 | + :alt: Contact Us Page using email |
42 | 46 |
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43 | | -You will need to install the free *Form Builder* module, only |
44 | | -available in Odoo Enterprise. |
| 47 | +To change the form to a specific sales channel, go to :menuselection:`Website --> Configuration --> |
| 48 | +Settings.` Under *Communication,** you will find where to change which *Sales Team* or |
| 49 | +*Salesperson* will be assigned to any incoming leads or opportunities from your Contact Form. |
45 | 50 |
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46 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website05.png |
| 51 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/contact-form-settings.png |
47 | 52 | :align: center |
| 53 | + :alt: Contact Form Settings |
48 | 54 |
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49 | | -Create a custom contact form |
50 | | ----------------------------- |
| 55 | +Creating a custom contact form |
| 56 | +============================== |
51 | 57 |
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52 | | -First, go to the page where you want to put your contact form. In edit mode, drag |
53 | | -the form builder onto the page, and you will be able to add all the fields |
54 | | -you wish. |
| 58 | +Wanting more info from visitors using the contact form? Contact forms can be customized for the |
| 59 | +specific information your team needs because they can generate multiple types of records in the |
| 60 | +system, such as emails, leads/opportunities, project tasks, helpdesk tickets, and more. |
55 | 61 |
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56 | | -.. image:: media/generate_from_website06.png |
| 62 | +The free *Form Builder* module can be installed from either the apps page or automatically when |
| 63 | +added to a page in the Website Builder. Adding a whole new form can be great if you are |
| 64 | +soliciting certain information that needs filtering, such as suggestions, bug reports, etc. |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/form-building-blocks.png |
| 67 | + :align: center |
| 68 | + :alt: Form Builder building blocks |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +However, if editing the available predefined options is all that’s necessary, editing the Contact |
| 71 | +Form itself is the best option. |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +Editing contact form fields |
| 74 | +--------------------------- |
| 75 | +In edit mode, click on the field to change, and you can edit any of the following information for |
| 76 | +the specific field: |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +- **Type**: Choose a custom field option or an existing field. Examples include phone, file |
| 79 | + upload, language, etc. |
| 80 | +- **Input Type**: This determines the type of entry customers should input. Available options are |
| 81 | + text, email, telephone, and URL. |
| 82 | +- **Label Name**: Type in the display name to show users what information is needed from them. |
| 83 | +- **Label Position**: Choose the way the label is aligned with the rest of the form. The label |
| 84 | + can be hidden, above the field, to the far left of the field, or right adjusted and closer to the |
| 85 | + field. |
| 86 | +- **Required**: Toggleable option for information that you absolutely need entered |
| 87 | +- **Hidden**: Toggleable option to hide the given field for this form or not |
| 88 | +- **Shown on Mobile**: Toggleable option to show the field to users on mobile devices. |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +.. image:: generate_from_website/editable-field-options.png |
57 | 91 | :align: center |
| 92 | + :alt: Editable field options |
58 | 93 |
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59 | | -By default, any new contact form will send an email. You can switch to |
60 | | -lead/opportunity generation in *Change Form Parameters*. |
| 94 | +By default, any new contact form will send an email. You can change this to lead/opportunity |
| 95 | +generation in edit mode by clicking any of the form’s fields, and under the form options, |
| 96 | +selecting **Create an Opportunity** as the action. |
61 | 97 |
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62 | | -.. note:: |
63 | | - If the same visitor uses the contact form twice, the second |
64 | | - entry will be added to the first lead/opportunity in the chatter. |
| 98 | +.. tip:: |
| 99 | + If leads are activated in your CRM settings, selecting **Create an Opportunity** will generate |
| 100 | + a lead. |
65 | 101 |
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66 | 102 | Generate leads instead of opportunities |
67 | 103 | ======================================= |
68 | 104 |
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69 | 105 | When using a contact form, you should use a qualification step |
70 | | -before assigning the form to the right sales people. To do so, activate *Leads* |
71 | | -in CRM settings and refer to :doc:`convert`. |
72 | | - |
73 | | -.. |image0| image:: ./media/generate_from_website01.png |
74 | | - :width: 1.04401in |
75 | | - :height: 1.16146in |
76 | | -.. |image1| image:: ./media/generate_from_website02.png |
77 | | - :width: 1.43229in |
78 | | - :height: 1.16244in |
| 106 | +by activating *Leads* in CRM settings and refer to :doc:`../sales/crm/acquire_leads/convert`. |
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