Updating status of a converted lead

[Anonymous]

I want to know how to automatically update a new lead record for when converted leads or contacts reraise their hand for more info on a product.  Or if there is a way to put a New Lead status on a conact so that it appears in sales' lead view that would work. Any ideas? Much appreciated!

[Liz_Medeiros1]

Hi Brienne,

Sounds like you are talking about post-MQL contacts or when contacts bubble back up from recycle status. Couple of ideas:

• Add lead score and/or lead rating fields to contacts views and page layouts in SFDC
• Create a custom field for status that maps leads and contact statuses in SFDC - so the status continues on to the contact after the lead has been converted
• Create a task assigned to the sales owner with details about the hand-raise activity
• If you have Sales Insight, expose the Urgency and Relative Score fields (the stars and flames) in contact views your sales team is using
• A really cool feature of Sales Insight is that your sales team can get RSS updates of the Lead Feed - that way they can get real-time alerts of interesting moments for leads/contacts they own or added to their watch lists. (Note: you have to enable RSS for Sales Insight in the Admin section first)

I'm sure others will chime in with ideas as well.

Liz

[Anonymous]

This is wonderful, thank you for the suggestions. We really appreciate it:)