Convert Leads to Opportunities in Salesforce: A Guide (5 Steps)

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April 16, 2024
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TL;DR

Convert leads to opportunities by clicking 'Convert' in Salesforce.

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How to Convert Lead to Opportunity in Salesforce

Converting a lead to an opportunity in Salesforce is a critical step in the sales process, marking the transition from a potential interest to a formal sales pursuit. This process involves converting a lead record into Accounts, Contacts, and Opportunities. The conversion process is essential for sales teams to effectively manage and nurture their leads through the sales pipeline. Let's dive into the methods and best practices for converting leads to opportunities in Salesforce.

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Convert Lead to Opportunity Salesforce: The Traditional Method

In Salesforce, the standard way to convert a lead involves navigating to the Leads tab, selecting the lead you wish to convert, and clicking the 'Convert' button. This action prompts a dialog box where you can associate the lead with an existing Account and Contact or create new ones. Additionally, you can choose to create an opportunity during this process. While straightforward for individual leads, this method can become time-consuming when dealing with multiple leads.

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Salesforce Convert Lead to Opportunity: Streamlined with Dooly

Dooly offers a more efficient approach for converting leads into opportunities directly from its interface, eliminating the need to manually enter data multiple times in Salesforce. With Dooly, you can:

  1. Convert a lead from your lead pipeline view.
  2. Convert a lead from a record overview for your lead.
  3. From a note linked to a lead, click on the dropdown next to the name of the lead and select 'Convert Lead'.

During the conversion process, you can create or select existing accounts, contacts, and decide whether to create a new opportunity. Dooly also allows you to assign a record owner and migrate your lead notes to the contact, account, or opportunity records.

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Pro Tip: Ensure to set up lead conversion field mapping in Salesforce to accommodate any custom lead fields. Salesforce admins can find this option under Setup > Object Manager > Leads > Fields & Relationships > Map Lead Fields.

Lead to Opportunity Conversion in Salesforce: Best Practices

  • Utilize appropriate fields like lead source and lead status to track progress and effectiveness.
  • Establish a clear handoff process among team members aligned with the buyer's journey stages.
  • Implement conversion criteria or lead scoring systems to prioritize leads effectively.
  • Monitor conversion rates and effectiveness through KPIs and analytics.
  • Leverage productivity tools to reduce administrative tasks and maintain CRM hygiene.

Adhering to these best practices ensures a smoother lead to opportunity conversion process, enabling sales teams to focus on nurturing leads and closing deals more efficiently.

Discover more ways to automate your Salesforce workflow to increase efficiency. Start by reading our Salesforce Integration Workflow Automation Guide and exploring useful Salesforce shortcuts and automations.

Automate Your Salesforce Workflow with Bardeen

Converting a lead to an opportunity in Salesforce can be streamlined through automation, bypassing manual data entry and accelerating the sales cycle. Leveraging Bardeen's Salesforce integration, sales teams can automate this crucial process, ensuring no lead falls through the cracks and enhancing overall sales efficiency.

Here are a few examples of how Bardeen can automate Salesforce-related tasks:

  1. Create a new Salesforce opportunity: Automatically create opportunities within Salesforce, enabling sales teams to quickly move leads through the sales pipeline.
  2. Generate Salesforce Opportunity from Email Quote Request: Capture sales leads directly from email requests, creating new opportunities in Salesforce without manual data entry.
  3. Convert Labeled Emails into Salesforce Leads: Streamline lead capture by converting emails labeled as potential leads directly into Salesforce, enhancing lead management efficiency.

Automating these processes with Bardeen not only saves time but also ensures accuracy and consistency in managing your sales pipeline. Start automating by downloading the Bardeen app.

Jason Gong

Jason is the Head of Growth at Bardeen. As a previous YC founder and early growth hire at Kite and Affirm, he is an expert on scaling high-leverage sales, marketing, and GTM tactics across multiple channels with automation. The same type of automation Bardeen is now innovating with AI. He lives in Oakland with his family and enjoys hikes, tennis, golf, and anything that can tire out his dog Orca.

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