Purpose
1.2. Deliver welcome emails, product catalogs, pricing sheets, account contacts, and order instructions automatically.
1.3. Ensure customers receive regulatory information, FAQs, and personalized onboarding materials without manual intervention.
1.4. Automate follow-up scheduling and document collection required for compliance and order fulfillment.
1.5. Reduce onboarding time, minimize errors, and increase customer satisfaction by centralized, repeatable automating processes.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Online inquiry form submission receives valid email/phone number.
2.3. Email to sales alias with onboarding keywords detected.
2.4. API webhook receives “create customer” event from e-commerce or partner portal.
2.5. Accounting software registers first-time billing or payment info.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder automated flow — Trigger: new contact in sales pipeline; Action: send onboarding email.
3.2. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Workflows; trigger on new deal/contact; Action: send Sequence, attach onboarding PDFs.
3.3. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Blueprint automates follow-up tasks, Doc Send API sends documents.
3.4. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Power Automate flows with “When a record is created” trigger, SendGrid integration for materials.
3.5. Quickbooks
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation notifies Sales or sends Docs on new customer entry.
3.6. SAP
• Feature/Setting: SAP Business Workflow for onboarding process; outbound mail via SMTP connector.
3.7. Google Workspace
• Feature/Setting: Google Forms as new customer trigger; Gmail API for automated onboarding sequence.
3.8. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Builder sends auto DM on new #customer channel mention; custom bot shares resources.
3.9. Twilio SMS
• Feature/Setting: Twilio Studio flow, SMS triggers after customer profile creation; PDF links in messages.
3.10. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: Marketing Campaigns API automates onboarding emails and file attachments.
3.11. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automation triggers on list add, dispatches onboarding drip campaigns.
3.12. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: Automated sending of contracts or T&Cs via API when customer created.
3.13. PandaDoc
• Feature/Setting: New API trigger auto-sends onboarding packet with signable documents.
3.14. Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: API auto-generates shared folder link with onboarding docs for new customers.
3.15. Monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Automation builder—on new item, notify Sales and send email with onboarding checklist.
3.16. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Power-Up integration creates board/card with checklist and automated notification.
3.17. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Rule-based automator assigns onboarding tasks and notifies team.
3.18. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation on new record sends personalized onboarding email with status tracking.
3.19. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Flow triggers after first wholesale order; auto-email onboarding pack.
3.20. Zendesk
• Feature/Setting: Trigger automates welcome ticket creation, sends onboarding info as attachment.
3.21. Pipedrive
• Feature/Setting: Workflow automation dispatches onboarding drip and assigns onboarding rep.
Benefits
4.2. Ensures consistent, automated delivery of all critical materials and documentation.
4.3. Reduces errors and eliminates risk of missing regulatory steps by automating document tracking.
4.4. Speeds up onboarding process, allowing Sales to focus on value tasks.
4.5. Automates customer experience, increasing retention and satisfaction.
4.6. Provides complete automation audit trail for compliance and customer service.
4.7. Saves operational cost by removing redundant manual touch points.