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How do I stop deals going cold when my sales team forgets to follow up?

Let an agent own the follow-ups. It watches every open deal, drafts the next message on the day it is due, and brings it to the person who owns the deal to approve. Nothing is forgotten, and nothing is sent without a person.Last checked 27 October 2026

How it works

The agent reads the CRM and the inbox, works out which deals have gone quiet and why, and drafts a follow-up that refers to the last conversation. The person approves, edits or skips it. The agent logs the send and sets the next date.

What a person keeps

The deal owner keeps every send. A founder running sales alone sees one list each morning: the follow-ups that need a decision, with the drafts ready.

What to watch for

Sequences that fire on a timer send the same message to everyone. An agent that reads the deal writes a different message for each one, and shows you why.

An example

On Monday the Pipeline desk shows six deals with no reply in ten days, each with a draft. Dana approves four, edits one and skips one that closed on Friday.

Example data is invented unless a customer is named.

Questions

Does it need a RevOps person?
No. The agent does the tracking. A person approves the messages.

Does it work for a founder-led team?
Yes. One person can run it with one agent and grow it into a team later.