A Primary Agent is a Lead Center agent who has been assigned to a specific Contact. The Primary Agent will be the default agent to whom all incoming and active texts and form submissions are directly routed. This feature will help agents develop relationships with the Contacts assigned to them, and provides admins with visibility into the workload of their team to make sure the load is spread evenly.
Assigning a Primary Agent to a new Contact
- Click the Settings icon on the left navigation bar.
- Choose the company where you'd like to manually add this contact.
- Choose Contacts from the Lead Management header on the left.
- Click the Add Contact button.
- Enter the contact information for the person you're adding to your list of Contacts.
- Click on the dropdown list under Primary Agent and select an agent.
- Click Submit to save your Contact.
Assigning a Primary Agent to an existing Contact
To edit a contact on the Contacts page
- Click the Settings icon on the left navigation bar.
- Choose the company where you'd like to manually edit this contact.
- Choose Contacts from the Lead Management header on the left.
- Search or find the contact whose details you'd like to edit, and click the pencil icon.
- Click on the dropdown list under Primary Agent, select a user, and then click Submit to save your changes.
To edit a contact in Lead Center
- Open Lead Center to find the person whose contact information you'd like to edit. This could be someone who recently reached out to you or someone you're actively speaking to within Lead Center. You can also use the search bar in the Inbox panel on the left side of Lead Center and enter a number or name.
- Click the link in the top right-hand corner of the page that says Add Contact.
- A new window will appear on your screen where you can edit your contact. Click on the dropdown list under Primary Agent, select an agent, and then click Submit to save your changes.
FAQs
What if a Primary Agent is offline?
The incoming interactions will revert to the usual behavior of that interaction type. For example, instead of texts and form submissions showing just for the Primary Agent, they will show for everyone available in the Active section.
What about calls and chats?
Calls and chats are not specifically routed to a Primary Agent. They are routed in real time to all agents that are available and/or associated with a call flow.
How does the Agent find out they’ve been assigned?
The agent will receive an email. The email includes the Contact’s name, phone number, a link to the contact's page, and the time of the assignment.
How can I see the history of a Primary Agent assignment to a Contact?
We insert a record for every time a Primary Agent is assigned or unassigned in the Contact’s interaction history list.