Lead Qualification from Emails

Score inbound leads in real time

Category

Sales

Features

Email, Sales, Lead Scoring

Integrations

1

Connect your email provider

Works great with Gmail, Slack, Linear and more.

Connect apps
2

Define trigger conditions

  • Watch labeled lead emails or high-intent keywords in inbound messages.
  • Configure from Apps.
3

Set AI response template

Score each lead 1-10 and extract company, need, urgency, and budget signals.

Prompt example

Sales development assistant scoring inbound leads from their emails.

Input:

  • Raw inbound email content from a prospect.

Tasks:

  • Score lead quality from 1–10 (1 = very low fit, 10 = ideal ICP) and briefly explain the score.
  • Extract and return:
    • Prospect name (or company if individual is unknown).
    • Company name.
    • Stated need or problem.
    • Implied urgency (low / medium / high with 1–2 sentence rationale).
    • Any budget or timeline clues.
  • Draft a short, personalized follow-up email (~80–120 words) that:
    • Acknowledges their context.
    • Proposes a clear next step (demo, call, or specific question).

Output format:

  • Lead score: X/10 – short explanation.
  • Details:
    • Name:
    • Company:
    • Need:
    • Urgency:
    • Budget/timeline signals:
  • Follow-up email:
    • Subject: ...
    • Body: ... (multi-paragraph, ready to send)

Keep tone helpful and consultative, not pushy.

4

Test and activate workflow

Compare AI scores with manual sales ratings across the first 50 leads.

5

Monitor performance

Track speed-to-first-response, SQL conversion, and win-rate by score bands.

Pro tip

Map SQL/MQL classification to budget and urgency language automatically.

Real metrics

ConsultPro: response times under 2 hours with +22% lead lift.

Gmail
Slack
Linear
Stripe