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Streamlining Internal Communication and Operations: A Case Study on MeisterLabs

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application Networks & Connectivity - 5G
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Leasing Finance Automation Time Sensitive Networking
Challenge	As MeisterLabs, creators of MindMeister and MeisterTask, expanded, they faced a common challenge that many growing businesses encounter - maintaining effective communication across different departments. The company's operations team was particularly burdened with managing vacation requests via email, a process that was inefficient and time-consuming. The team was constantly chasing 'inbox zero', but the influx of time-off requests made this goal elusive. Additionally, MeisterLabs wanted to streamline their lead generation process. They were looking for a way to consolidate leads from various sources, such as Livestorm webinars and MailChimp email signups, into their customer relationship manager (CRM), Close.io. The manual process of exporting and importing leads was laborious and inefficient. Read More
About Customer	MeisterLabs is the creator of MindMeister and MeisterTask, two popular productivity tools. The company is committed to developing intuitive and collaborative software that helps teams stay organized and efficient. As the company grew, it faced challenges in maintaining effective communication across different departments and managing operations efficiently. The operations team, in particular, was burdened with managing vacation requests via email, a process that was inefficient and time-consuming. Additionally, the company wanted to streamline its lead generation process, which involved manually exporting and importing leads from various sources into their CRM. Read More
Solution	MeisterLabs turned to Slack, a team chat application, and Zapier, an app automation tool, to automate their communication and operations. They built a Slack-based vacation approval workflow to manage time-off requests more efficiently. Employees would fill out a Google Form to request time off, which would create a row in Google Sheets. Zapier would then notify the employee's team lead in Slack, who would approve or deny the request. This action would trigger a series of automated responses, including notifying the employee via Gmail, creating a Google Calendar event, and updating the Google Sheets row. For lead generation, MeisterLabs used Zapier to automatically funnel leads from Livestorm webinars and MailChimp email signups into Close.io. Whenever a new lead was created in Close.io, a Zap would notify the Sales team in Slack. This eliminated the need for manual data entry and constant browser refreshing. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Event-Driven Application

Networks & Connectivity - 5G

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Leasing Finance Automation

Time Sensitive Networking

Challenge

As MeisterLabs, creators of MindMeister and MeisterTask, expanded, they faced a common challenge that many growing businesses encounter - maintaining effective communication across different departments. The company's operations team was particularly burdened with managing vacation requests via email, a process that was inefficient and time-consuming. The team was constantly chasing 'inbox zero', but the influx of time-off requests made this goal elusive. Additionally, MeisterLabs wanted to streamline their lead generation process. They were looking for a way to consolidate leads from various sources, such as Livestorm webinars and MailChimp email signups, into their customer relationship manager (CRM), Close.io. The manual process of exporting and importing leads was laborious and inefficient.

About Customer

MeisterLabs is the creator of MindMeister and MeisterTask, two popular productivity tools. The company is committed to developing intuitive and collaborative software that helps teams stay organized and efficient. As the company grew, it faced challenges in maintaining effective communication across different departments and managing operations efficiently. The operations team, in particular, was burdened with managing vacation requests via email, a process that was inefficient and time-consuming. Additionally, the company wanted to streamline its lead generation process, which involved manually exporting and importing leads from various sources into their CRM.

Solution

MeisterLabs turned to Slack, a team chat application, and Zapier, an app automation tool, to automate their communication and operations. They built a Slack-based vacation approval workflow to manage time-off requests more efficiently. Employees would fill out a Google Form to request time off, which would create a row in Google Sheets. Zapier would then notify the employee's team lead in Slack, who would approve or deny the request. This action would trigger a series of automated responses, including notifying the employee via Gmail, creating a Google Calendar event, and updating the Google Sheets row. For lead generation, MeisterLabs used Zapier to automatically funnel leads from Livestorm webinars and MailChimp email signups into Close.io. Whenever a new lead was created in Close.io, a Zap would notify the Sales team in Slack. This eliminated the need for manual data entry and constant browser refreshing.

Impact #1	The implementation of Slack and Zapier has significantly improved MeisterLabs' internal operations and communication. The automated vacation request process has not only made the process more efficient but also ensured that no requests fall through the cracks. The streamlined lead generation process has eliminated the need for manual data entry, allowing the sales team to focus more on sales and outreach. Moreover, the automatic sharing of updates has enhanced cross-team communication, making the international and partially-distributed team more communicative. The automation has also allowed the team to add a personal touch to their work, especially in sales and customer success, while Zapier runs in the background.

Impact #1

The implementation of Slack and Zapier has significantly improved MeisterLabs' internal operations and communication. The automated vacation request process has not only made the process more efficient but also ensured that no requests fall through the cracks. The streamlined lead generation process has eliminated the need for manual data entry, allowing the sales team to focus more on sales and outreach. Moreover, the automatic sharing of updates has enhanced cross-team communication, making the international and partially-distributed team more communicative. The automation has also allowed the team to add a personal touch to their work, especially in sales and customer success, while Zapier runs in the background.

Benefit #1	Automated vacation request process, freeing up time for the operations team
Benefit #2	Streamlined lead generation process, eliminating hours of manual work
Benefit #3	Improved cross-team communication, enhancing overall efficiency

Benefit #1

Automated vacation request process, freeing up time for the operations team

Benefit #2

Streamlined lead generation process, eliminating hours of manual work

Benefit #3

Improved cross-team communication, enhancing overall efficiency

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Streamlining Internal Communication and Operations: A Case Study on MeisterLabs

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