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QuoteCloud + Slack

Opened, signed and commented quotes, posted in Slack

Connect QuoteCloud to Slack through Zapier and your team hears the moment a client opens, signs or comments on a quote. Views can go to the sales channel, signatures to a wins channel and comments straight to the person who owns the deal.

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What Slack is

Slack is a team chat app with channels and direct messages, where many sales and delivery teams talk through their day. QuoteCloud customers use it so document updates reach people where they already work, instead of in email.

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Workflows

Three Zaps worth building first

Each one is a trigger in one app and the steps that follow in the other. Build them as they are, or change any step.

01Via Zapier

Tell the sales channel when a client opens a quote

  1. WhenQuoteCloudRecipient First Viewed Document
  2. ThenSlackSend Channel Message

A message posts to #sales with the client's name and the document as soon as they first open it, so the follow-up call lands while it is fresh.

Events & functions

02Via Zapier

Post every signed deal to a wins channel

  1. WhenQuoteCloudDocument Signing Complete
  2. ThenSlackSend Channel Message

When the last signer signs, a message posts to #deals-won with the document name, the signer and the total, written in your team's own words.

Real estate

03Via Zapier

Send client comments to the rep who owns the deal

  1. WhenQuoteCloudDocument Comment Event
  2. ThenSlackFind User by Email
  3. ThenSlackSend Direct Message

A client's comment on the document arrives as a direct message to the rep, so a question gets answered while the quote is still open.

Marketing services

In practice

How three businesses use QuoteCloud with Slack

Example businesses from our industry pages, and the job the connection does for each.

Events & functions

Tidewell Pavilion

Tidewell Pavilion sends wedding and corporate function proposals with menus, packages and a form for guest numbers. The sales team lives in Slack between site tours. A Zap on Recipient First Viewed Document posts to #sales when a client such as Kestrel Analytics opens their end-of-year function proposal, so the coordinator calls while the proposal is still on screen.

QuoteCloud for events & functions

Real estate

Fernleigh & Sloane Property

Fernleigh & Sloane Property sends listing proposals and agency agreements that vendors sign online. When every signer has signed, the Zap posts the property and the agreement to the office's #listings-won channel. The marketing coordinator books the photographer from that message instead of waiting for the agent to get back to the office.

QuoteCloud for real estate

Marketing services

Ambergrove Digital

Ambergrove Digital sends retainer and campaign proposals, and clients often comment on scope before they sign. A Zap on Document Comment Event finds the account manager in Slack by email and sends them a direct message with the comment. When Elena Marsh at Kinroy Outdoor Co. asks about reporting, her account manager replies in the document the same hour.

QuoteCloud for marketing services

Setup

Set it up in Zapier

  1. 1

    Connect both apps in Zapier

    Create a Zap and sign in to QuoteCloud, or paste your API key if Zapier asks, then connect your Slack workspace. Zapier access to QuoteCloud is on the Essentials plan and up.

  2. 2

    Choose the QuoteCloud trigger

    Pick the moment that matters, such as Recipient First Viewed Document, Document Signing Complete or Document Comment Event. Use one Zap per moment.

  3. 3

    Write the Slack message

    Choose Send Channel Message or Send Direct Message, pick the channel or person, and map fields like document name, signer and total into the text.

  4. 4

    Test and turn it on

    Open or sign a test document sent to an @example.com address, check the message in Slack, then switch the Zap on.

Zapier access is on QuoteCloud's Essentials plan and up. Posting updates to Slack doesn't create documents, so it carries no QuoteCloud document fee.

FAQ

QuoteCloud and Slack: questions

How does QuoteCloud connect to Slack?

Through QuoteCloud's Zapier app, with no code to write. Choose a QuoteCloud trigger, such as Document Signing Complete, connect your QuoteCloud account, then choose a Slack action such as Send Channel Message. Map the fields into the message, test it and turn it on. Each Zap posts one kind of update.

Which QuoteCloud events can post to Slack?

You choose. QuoteCloud's Zapier triggers include Recipient First Viewed Document, Recipient Signed Document, Document Signing Complete, Document Accepted, Document Review Accepted, Document Paid, Document Status Changed and Document Comment Event. Each one can start its own Zap, so you can post views, approvals, signatures, payments and comments to different channels.

Can I choose the channel and the wording?

Yes. Each Zap posts to the Slack channel or direct message you pick, so signed deals can go to one channel and day-to-day activity to another. You write the message text yourself and drop in fields from QuoteCloud, such as the document name, the client and the total.

What data is shared with Slack?

Only the fields you map into the message are sent to Slack, such as the document name, the client and the total. The document itself stays in QuoteCloud, which protects documents with 256-bit encryption and is hosted on AWS. Who sees each message depends on the Slack channel or person you choose.

Which QuoteCloud plan do I need?

Zapier access is on QuoteCloud's Essentials plan and up. Posting updates to Slack carries no QuoteCloud fee. Each document created through Zapier or the API carries a fee of US$2.00, falling to $1.80 and $1.60 at higher volumes. Slack and Zapier are separate services with their own plans and limits.

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