Combine Pipedrive, the marketing-leading CRM and lead management solution, with Zoho Desk, the top-rated help desk software, to manage your pipeline from new lead to loyal customer.
Pipedrive’s Zoho Desk integration bridges the gap between sales and customer service, offering both teams greater visibility and data access while empowering your support agents to solve tickets faster with better context.
The key features of the Zoho Desk integration
By syncing Pipedrive and Zoho Desk, you’ll be able to:
Export important contact information, including name, email address and phone number, directly from Pipedrive to Zoho Desk
Access deal data (like deal value, stages and notes) from Pipedrive within Zoho Desk to provide better customer context
See a record of any past activity with a contact, such as calls, meetings and tasks
Any new contact information added in Zoho Desk syncs seamlessly with your Pipedrive account, ensuring your data is always up-to-date and accessible across both platforms.
Additionally, your teams can customize data fields in both platforms, tailoring the integration to display the most relevant information based on your business needs. Custom fields might include industry type, lead score or customer sentiment, providing both teams with context beyond standard details.
11 ways you can use the Pipedrive-Zoho integration
The integration between Pipedrive and Zoho Desk has the potential to improve processes and efficiency at every step in your pipeline – from capturing and managing leads to closing sales and delivering top-notch support.
Read on for eleven ways you can benefit from the integration.
Lead management and conversion
1. Automate lead capture and assignment
Capture leads from various channels, such as emails, web forms and social media, and assign them based on predefined rules.
The integration ensures that every lead reaches the right sales or support rep, maximizing follow-up efficiency and reducing the chance of missed opportunities.
For even greater efficiency, consider setting up prioritization criteria – such as lead scoring in Pipedrive – enabling high-priority leads to be routed to senior reps, ensuring that your most valuable opportunities get attention first.
2. Use insights to prioritize leads
With Pipedrive’s sales pipeline data integrated alongside Zoho Desk’s customer interaction history, you can prioritize leads who are actively engaging with your business.
For instance, leads with open support requests can be flagged for immediate follow-up, allowing salespeople to focus on the prospects most likely to convert.
Consider integrating additional filters, such as product interest or engagement type, to further segment leads based on recent activity or inquiry nature. These filters enable a more tailored follow-up, increasing the likelihood of conversion.
Customer support and engagement
3. Streamline ticketing with CRM data
Sync support tickets from Zoho Desk with Pipedrive’s CRM to give sales teams a clear view of customer issues, helping them anticipate objections and build trust.
With complete visibility into a lead’s journey and pain points, sales teams can tailor their approach and close deals faster by addressing customer concerns in real time.
Sales teams can also use this insight to provide a more proactive service. For example, if a customer has unresolved issues, a sales rep can delay pitching new products until the issues are resolved, showing empathy and establishing credibility.
4. Enhance customer engagement with automation
Leverage Zoho Desk’s automation workflows alongside Pipedrive’s email templates to deliver personalized responses at each stage of the customer journey.
These timely, consistent communications keep leads engaged and informed, improving the chances of conversion.
Using automations, you can schedule periodic follow-ups or send customized updates based on customer interests or previous inquiries. Effective personalization makes customers feel valued, enhancing their overall experience with your brand.
5. Reduce response times with AI-powered solutions
Zoho Desk’s AI-powered assistant, Zia, categorizes tickets and suggests responses to streamline support.
Integrated with Pipedrive, Zia can flag important sales inquiries, enabling sales reps to address customer needs more efficiently and reduce response times.
In addition to categorizing inquiries, Zia can analyze customer sentiment within support tickets. By flagging urgent or potentially negative interactions, Zia allows support and sales teams to prioritize and manage customer relations more effectively.
Pipedrive’s own AI-driven tools further enhance lead prioritization, helping sales teams focus on high-impact opportunities across the pipeline.
According to Pipedrive’s state of sales and marketing report, 76% of sales and marketing professionals believe AI supports their work.
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The state of sales and marketing 2024
Workflow and performance optimization
6. Centralize customer data for 360-degree views
Through this integration, both support and sales teams gain access to a comprehensive customer view, including ticket histories, communication logs and pipeline stages.
Centralized information keeps teams aligned and enables more informed, personalized conversations with customers.
Shared data also aids in better forecasting and resource allocation. With a complete customer view, teams can predict potential support needs for upcoming deals or allocate resources based on customer volume, promoting overall service quality.
7. Optimize workflows for faster resolutions
Pipedrive’s sales pipeline and Zoho Desk’s ticketing system work together seamlessly, allowing support to manage customer queries while sales focuses on conversions.
The streamlined workflow shortens resolution times, improving outcomes for both sales and support teams.
Enabling automatic notifications between Pipedrive and Zoho Desk allows teams to stay in sync on priority tickets or deals without having to manually update each platform. Reducing back-and-forth communication ensures high-value cases are handled quickly.
8. Monitor and measure performance with integrated analytics
Combine the reporting tools of both Zoho Desk and Pipedrive to get a complete overview of your support and sales performance.
Key metrics like ticket resolution times, conversion rates and lead response rates can be monitored to uncover areas for improvement across both departments.
Regular reporting on metrics – such as customer satisfaction scores and response times – allows managers to spot trends over time. Additionally, teams can set goals within each platform to track progress and ensure consistent performance improvements.
Boost sales with customer data
9. Track customer satisfaction to boost sales
Collect customer feedback through Zoho Desk’s built-in satisfaction surveys and share these insights with your sales teams in Pipedrive.
Sales reps can adjust their approach based on real customer experiences, offering personalized solutions that are more likely to close deals.
Feedback data can also be categorized by product or service type, offering insight into customer preferences. Your sales reps can then leverage this information to tailor recommendations based on past customer interactions, adding a personal touch to each pitch.
Note: 81% of consumers are willing to spend more with an organization for a better customer experience, according to Research by Capgemini.
10. Proactive support based on sales activity
Set up triggers in Pipedrive to alert the support team in Zoho Desk whenever a deal reaches a specific stage.
Support reps can then offer assistance at crucial points in the customer journey, building trust and increasing customer satisfaction.
Triggers can be further customized to send notifications when deals are delayed or customers show signs of dissatisfaction. A proactive approach like this helps the support team engage with customers before issues escalate.
11. Increase cross-selling opportunities
With data from Zoho Desk’s support tickets and Pipedrive’s sales pipeline, your teams can identify opportunities for cross-selling or upselling.
For instance, if a support ticket highlights a limitation, sales reps can follow up with an upgrade suggestion, creating more revenue opportunities.
Tracking customer purchase histories and support requests can also enhance cross-selling suggestions. By matching these with current offers, sales reps can present relevant products or upgrades to customers likely to benefit.
Final thoughts
Linking your sales and support systems can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your business operations. By integrating Pipedrive’s sales capabilities with Zoho Desk’s support tools, your teams gain valuable insights that empower faster responses, smoother lead hand-offs and more informed decisions throughout the customer journey.
With your CRM and ticketing data striking the same chord, your sales reps can better anticipate customer needs and your support reps can provide timely and relevant assistance.
These improvements don’t just optimize workflows – they also pave new ways for personalized engagement, proactive support and strategic upselling. The end result is a much more connected, cohesive customer experience.
Whether your focus is refining lead management, boosting customer satisfaction or driving revenue growth, the Pipedrive-Zoho Desk integration gives you the structure and flexibility to make it happen. It’s a powerful tool for aligning your sales and support efforts and unlocking new opportunities to delight your customers.
