A customer answers a quote online and the rep sees the proof
Who is involved
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Tenant admin | Turns online quote acceptance on for the company. |
| Account executive | Sends the quote, shares its customer link and reads the customer's answer. |
| Customer | Reads the quote without signing in, then accepts, declines or signs it. |
Step by step
- Tenant admin
Turns on Online quote acceptance and e-sign in Settings → Features, in the CRM section.
What they see:The switch is on; it is off for every company until then.
- Account executive
Sends the quote, presses Copy customer link in the Customer's answer card and pastes the link into a message to the customer.
What they see:Customer link copied, with the date it stops working; the card counts the links still open.
- Customer
Opens the link, with no account.
What they see:The quote's lines, VAT per rate, totals, terms and its PDF, with Accept, Decline and, when the company has Contracts signing, Sign electronically.
- Account executive
Opens the quote while waiting.
What they see:The card says when the customer opened the link and that no answer has come yet.
- Customer
Types their full name, ticks I accept this quote and presses Accept the quote.
What they see:Thank you — this quote is accepted.
- Account executive
Opens the quote from the notification in the bell.
What they see:Accepted, with the customer's name, the time, internet address, browser and the PDF version and fingerprint they accepted; the sales order follows as usual.
- Customer
On another quote, chooses Decline and writes why.
What they see:This quote was declined, with the reason.
- Account executive
Reads the bell notification: the quote was declined, with the reason.
What they see:The quote is rejected; the card shows who declined, when and why.
- Customer
Or chooses Sign electronically, then signs from the invitation e-mail Contracts sends.
What they see:A signing page for the quote's PDF; the quote is accepted when they sign.
- Account executive
Opens the signed quote.
What they see:Accepted by e-signature, with Open the signed PDF; Switch links off closes any link still open.
Who is told what
The quote's owner gets a notification in the bell when the customer accepts (with the total) or declines (with the reason). When the customer chooses to sign, Contracts e-mails them the signing invitation. The link itself is never e-mailed by the system: the rep sends it in their own message.
Related
- CRM & Sales Pipeline
- Notification Centre
- Contracts & E-Signature
- Sales Orders & Fulfilment
- A discounted quote is approved before it is marked sent
- A manager moves deals to another rep
- A qualified lead is handed from a development rep to an account executive
- A ready-made sales pipeline report
- A sales leaderboard appears on the CRM home
- Team workflows