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Portal Guide

Leads

Track and manage incoming leads, review conversation status, and add customers to automated outreach sequences.

The Leads section gives you a focused view of customers who have expressed interest but have not yet booked an appointment. It lets your team monitor lead status, review conversations, and take action on contacts who need follow-up.

Overview

A lead is created whenever a customer makes an enquiry — whether through a web form, ADF email from a listing site, or a direct inbound message. The Leads view shows all leads for your dealership in a filterable table with quick access to each customer's conversation history.

Leads List

The main view is a paginated table with one row per lead. Each row shows:

ColumnDescription
CustomerName and contact information
ChannelHow the lead arrived (SMS, email, WebChat, ADF, etc.)
DateWhen the lead was first received
StatusCurrent state of the lead (new, in-progress, converted, closed)
Last messagePreview of the most recent message in the conversation

Filtering by Date Range

Use the Start Date and End Date pickers at the top of the page to narrow results to a specific period. This is useful for reviewing leads received during a particular campaign or promotional event.

Viewing a Lead's Conversation

Click any lead row to open the Chat Panel on the right side of the screen. The chat panel shows the full conversation thread and lets you:

  • Read all messages exchanged with the customer
  • Send a manual message directly to the customer
  • Review notes and contact details

Adding a Lead to a Sequence

If a lead has not yet received automated follow-up, you can enrol them in a Reach sequence manually:

Click the lead to open the Chat Panel
Click Add to Sequence in the panel toolbar
Select the sequence you want to enrol the lead in
Confirm — the lead will receive the sequence messages on the configured schedule

Leads who have opted out of SMS or email communications will not receive sequence messages, regardless of manual enrolment.

Lead Statuses

StatusMeaning
NewLead received, AI has responded, awaiting customer reply
In progressActive conversation underway
ConvertedLead has booked an appointment
ClosedLead was resolved without conversion (declined, no response, etc.)

Relationship with Appointments

When an AI agent books an appointment during a lead conversation, the lead status automatically updates to Converted and the appointment appears in the Appointments calendar.

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