On a schedule · Sales manager

Spot the deals that need a next step.

Several open opportunities have no recorded next step. The team wants to distinguish genuinely stalled deals from incomplete CRM activity.

HubSpotGmailGoogle Sheets

Role: Sales manager at a commercial cleaning companyTrigger: Monday's pipeline meeting

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ILLUSTRATIVE OUTPUTPipeline exceptions

Sales operations · Follow-up gaps

CheckFinding / next step
DealAlder Interiors proposal: no recorded next step.
EvidenceLast recorded activity was nine days ago.
Suggested actionConfirm the current status with the deal owner.
Fictional example · Results depend on your sources and setup.

THE WORK

How the workflow works

  1. 01
    HubSpot

    Read the selected HubSpot pipeline and stage-specific age thresholds.

  2. 02
    HubSpotGmail

    Check HubSpot activity and the connected sales inbox for recent replies; flag uncertain coverage.

  3. 03
    Google Sheets

    Prepare a ranked exception list with the last known owner and source record.

THE RESULT

What you get

01Deals needing review
02Last-activity evidence
03Suggested owner questions

Time backCuts the weekly manual scan for stale or incomplete deal records.

GETTING STARTED

What you need to set up

Connect the sources used in this example, then confirm the scope and schedule.

  • HubSpot
  • Gmail
  • Google Sheets

Connections and available actions depend on your account permissions and setup.

HUMAN CHECK

Before anything goes out

The sales manager checks each opportunity with its owner before changing the CRM.

Illustrative workflow and fictional output, not a customer testimonial or measured result. Actual results depend on source quality and setup.