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Bot Introduction
What are Bots? Bot is short for a web robot. Bots handle conversations for you – typically those that are simple and repetitive. Use bots to build automated workflows to save you time,…
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How to Create and Use Conversation Bots
What are Conversation Bots? Conversation bots interact with contacts and perform automated actions based on your contact responses. They automate back and forth texting for all kinds of things –…
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What Happens if People Use the Wrong Trigger Word?
Without the correct trigger word your bot won’t know it's time to take over the conversation. When this happens: Go to your inbox Open up the conversation Click the bot icon in your message composer…
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How to Create and Use Topics
Overview Topics organize your inbox, enabling you to see, at-a-glance, what a conversation is about. Create Topics Topics can only be created with bot actions.…
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How to Collect Birthdays
Overview Use Bots to collect your contact's birthdays automatically, or manually upload them using a CSV template. Use a Bot to Collect Birthdays Click on Automations in the left navigation to show a…
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How to Start a Bot or Drip for a Group
Start a Drip Campaign on a Group from the Groups Menu: 1. Click on People in the left navigation to show a drop down menu 2. Click on Groups 3. Select the + next to the Group you want to send a drip…
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How to Edit a Bot
1. Click on Automations. 2. Click on Bots under the automations drop down menu. 3. Click on the . . . next to the name of the bot you would like to edit. 4. From the drop down menu, click on Edit. 5.…
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How to Run and Track Bots & Drip Campaigns (Mobile)
Overview Bots automatically handle conversations for you. Drips allow you to send a series of messages on a schedule you set. Both can be managed from your phone!…
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How to Create and Use Chain Bots
What are Chain Bots Chain bots allow you to send information to your Shout-to-Shout (S2S) contacts. They don't collect responses. Instead, each message will either have a short time delay or include…
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