If you’re just using Salesforce as a CRM and not as a key part of your outbound sales strategy, your reps are at a big disadvantage.
To help them crush goals and connect better with prospects, you need to make Salesforce work for your reps—instead of slowing them down with disorganized data and manual note taking.
In this blog, we’ll discuss how integrating your phone system with Salesforce turns it from a tough-to-navigate CRM into a secret outbound sales weapon. We’ll cover how connecting both platforms helps you personalize sales conversations, automate call routing and note-taking, and monitor rep performance for every deal.
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Setting the scene
Imagine this—your reps are on a high-stakes sales call, navigating a complex discussion with a prospective customer. As they juggle Salesforce and other applications, they realize they’re missing key deal context and drop the ball. After re-asking too many questions or failing to make important pitch connections, the prospect chooses a competitor whose reps were prepared enough to avoid those missteps.
Relying on reps to organize their own account information is risky and can easily lead to lost deals. By integrating your phone system with Salesforce, however, you can provide all the communication history they need for every meeting. They won’t have to search for scattered information, and you can quickly review the same data to catch up on deal progress.
Aloware’s Salesforce integration stores customer outreach data like call logs, recordings, voicemails, and texts for immediate access in the platform. Your reps won’t have to fumble while switching tabs or searching for critical information—everything they need is easily accessible as they talk to prospects.
Streamlined communication
Having this unified view allows reps to lead more informed sales discussions and ultimately build stronger client relationships. For example, if a prospect reaches out about a specific product offering or concern, reps can instantly pull up their history, understand previous challenges, and tailor their responses accordingly.
Integrating these systems also reduces the time your reps spend on administrative tasks so they can focus on selling. When they can access all customer outreach data directly from Salesforce while clicking to call any lead or contact, the entire process becomes more efficient.
Aloware’s integration logs all call objects (dispositions, durations, tags, and more) in Salesforce so reps and managers can review the entire communication history for every deal. While syncing contacts and leads in real time, your team can instantly catch up on previous customer interactions and tailor prospect conversations for maximum impact.
Plus, our convenient Chrome extension lets reps import contact lists from any webpage right into Salesforce, scrubbed free of duplicates and non-working numbers.
Automated data entry and enhanced analytics
One of the most tedious aspects of sales is manual data entry. Keeping track of calls, notes, and follow-up tasks can consume significant time that your team could use to engage with clients. When you integrate your phone system with Salesforce, call objects and recordings automatically populate there.
This automation reduces the risk of human error and saves valuable time that your team can redirect toward more strategic activities, such as nurturing leads and closing deals. Imagine your reps’ relief in not having to remember to log every detail after conversations. Plus, you’ll never have to question data authenticity again, or feel frustrated deciphering poor or incomplete rep notes.
Along with storing all outreach data in Salesforce, Aloware offers cutting-edge, AI voice analytics that help you quickly monitor rep performance without listening to every call. The feature not only serves up instant call highlights, summaries, transcripts, and keyword analysis, but it also tracks emotional tones in customers and reps.
This way, you won’t have to spend hours combing through call recordings—you can simply check the voice analytics for accurate performance overviews. And if there is a particular call section you need to review in detail, simply click that part of the transcript to play it back.
Scalability and flexibility
As your business grows, so do your communication needs. Integrating your phone system with Salesforce ensures that you can scale operations without losing efficiency. Whether your team is expanding or your sales processes are evolving, having a connected system means you can adapt quickly while maintaining a high level of service.
As you onboard additional sales reps, a synchronized system simplifies training. New team members can get up to speed quickly by accessing all phone system data directly from Salesforce, allowing them to contribute impactfully in a shorter time frame.
Additionally, with many companies operating in remote or hybrid work environments, having a reliable integrated system supports flexibility. Reps can equitably access outreach data in Salesforce from any physical location, and they can seamlessly hand off deals to colleagues across the globe. Reps won’t have to speak with teammates in real time before taking over accounts, which can be challenging to coordinate across time zones.
Aloware’s power dialer also helps reps personalize conversations by facilitating better 1:1 prospect connections. Along with requiring reps to set dispositions after every call, our power dialer also increases pickup rates and improves call quality. Unlike predictive dialers that generate spam markings and lead to a poor customer experience, our power dialer ensures rep availability to handle every outbound call.
Plus, thanks to its built-in warmup period, instant voicemail drop, and callback shortcut button, reps can sail through their dialing queues without sacrificing the personal touch.
Better lead management
Optimized lead management is the secret sauce to any successful sales strategy. With a synchronized phone system, you can optimize service and ensure that no deal misses the attention it deserves or receives subpar support.
Aloware’s intelligent call routing works with Salesforce to match each new lead or call with the best qualified reps on your team. Our AI-driven logic analyzes lead info in real-time and routes to agents based on their expertise, availability, and previous interactions. If first-choice reps are busy or off the clock, Aloware will simply choose the next-best qualified rep who’s open.
This routing not only reduces wait times but also enhances the customer experience by connecting clients with the right reps quickly. As a result, sales and support teams can focus on what they do best—building fruitful customer relationships—while Aloware optimizes their workflow.
Conclusion
Integrating your phone system with Salesforce is not just a technological upgrade; it’s a strategic move that can significantly enhance your sales operations. By facilitating streamlined communication, automating data entry, and providing valuable insights, the integration empowers your sales team to perform at their best. This makes it not just a convenience but a necessary investment in your team’s growth.
