Please see below process that we will follow for any Sales Lead that we will be receiving on the CS chat inbox.
To ensure that all sales-related chat enquiries are captured and properly handed over to the Sales team, even if no live transfer is possible.
update as of 27/06/25
1. IDENTIFY IF THE CHAT IS SALES-RELATED
Ask these questions to determine if the chat qualifies:
Is the customer asking about pricing, packages, dates, availability, or making a booking?
Is the customer requesting a callback or assistance from a Sales agent?
Are they referring to a specific destination or tour (e.g., “October Cruise”, “Scotland trip”, etc.)?
If YES, follow the process below:
2. CHECK SALES TEAM AVAILABILITY
Ask these questions to determine if the chat qualifies:
Is the customer asking about pricing, packages, dates, availability, or making a booking?
Is the customer requesting a callback or assistance from a Sales agent?
Are they referring to a specific destination or tour (e.g., “October Cruise”, “Scotland trip”, etc.)?
If YES, follow the process below:
2. CHECK SALES TEAM AVAILABILITY
Try to transfer the chat live to Sales if a Sales agent is online.
If no Sales agent is available or if chat times out, proceed to Step 3.
3. RAISE A FOLLOW TO SALES VIA NOTATIONS PLAYBOOK
4. ON THE TASK, PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF AVAILABLE:
Customer Name
Contact details (email and phone)
Enquiry topic (e.g., “Cruise enquiry – October”)
Notes from the chat (e.g., “Customer asked for a call but no agent was available”)
If the customer is idle check if:
Scenario 1: There is contact information provided on the chat such as HubSpot contact, a sales follow up task should be created following step 3.
Scenario 2: There is no contact information available on the chat and we don’t have any Hubspot records as well, close the chat.
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