Setting Up Lead Stages

This section describes setting the lead stages.

There are two stages; open and closed. The Open stage is where the lead has not been closed yet and is still in a progress state. It consists of the New and In Progress stages.  On the other hand, the closed stage is when the lead is in the closed state, meaning you have scored the lead, or if you have not scored the lead, it will be displayed in one of the closed states. It consists of the Won, Lost, Disengaged, Duplicate, and Spam stages.

The stages are explained below:

• New: When a new lead arrives, it will be displayed in the New stage. 
  Note: By default, all new leads will be displayed in the New stage.
• In Progress: After you have contacted the lead and had interactions it will be moved to the In Progress stage.
• Won: Once the lead has signed the contract and has become your customer they will be moved to the Won stage.
• Lost: In situations where you were not able to score a lead and you have lost the lead, it will be displayed in the Lost stage.
• Disengaged: Whenever there is a break or disengagement with your lead, in case he is not responding or replying to your messages, or e-mails those leads are then displayed in the Disengaged stage.
• Duplicate: Duplicate instances are those where there one lead has two records for example; one lead may have two records against one email ID. These instances are displayed in the Duplicate stage.
• Spam: The spam leads will be displayed in the Spam stage.

Lead Stages

In the Lead Stages page, you should add a set of stages that a prospect moves through, as they progress from a new lead to a customer. Once each pipeline stage is completed, the prospect should be advanced to the next stage.

Adding a New Stage

By default, the stages which are mentioned above are displayed in the LeadCenter.AI Management System. It allows you to add a new stage according to your requirements to the existing stages.
To add a new stage, do the following:

1. On the LeadCenter.AI, go to Setup > Lead Management > Stages
2. Click on Add icon button to add a new stage.
   
3. Add the following details.
   Name: Enter the name of the new stage
   Color: Choose the color from the given list
   Is Closed State: Slide to the right to mark it as a closed state
   Won or Lost Stage: Choose the radio button.
   Icons: Choose the icon for the new stage
   
4. Click on Add New Stage button to add the new stage. 
   The new stage will be added to the existing list of stages. You have successfully added the new stage.

Modifying a Stage

To modify a stage, do the following;

1. On the LeadCenter.AI, go to Setup > Lead Management > Stages
   The Lead Stages page is displayed.
2. Select the stage to modify and click on the Edit button
   
3. Modify the stage and click on the Save Changes button 
   You have successfully modified the stage.

Deleting a Stage

To delete a stage, do the following;

1. On the LeadCenter.AI, go to Setup > Lead Management > Stages
   The Lead Stages page is displayed.
2. Select the stage to delete and click on the Delete button
   
   You have successfully deleted the stage.