Never miss the next touchpoint on a hot lead
Schedule follow-up dates and contact preferences on every lead. Log calls, emails, and meetings in one workspace — and hand over to another counselor without losing context.
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follow-up types
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timeline per lead
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sticky notes on desks
Call Sarah M.
Today 2pm
Send quote to Li Wei
Tomorrow
Review documents — Raj
In 2 days
Why agencies lose leads between callbacks
Education consultancies live on relationships — but without a system, even the warmest prospect goes quiet when follow-ups slip.
Follow-ups slip through the cracks
Problem: Counselors jot callbacks on paper, set phone reminders, or rely on memory. When the team is busy, hot prospects go cold before anyone calls back.
Solution: Every lead gets a next follow-up date and preferred channel. The Follow-ups workspace shows what's due — filtered by lead, type, and status.
No record of what was said
Problem: A counselor calls a family, discusses programmes, and moves on. The next person to touch the lead has no idea what was promised or when to call again.
Solution: Log each touchpoint with type, summary, next action, and due date. The lead Timeline tab merges follow-ups and handovers in chronological order.
Handovers lose context
Problem: When a counselor goes on leave or workload shifts, leads get reassigned over WhatsApp with half the story — and families get asked the same questions twice.
Solution: Initiate a counselor handover with reason, type, and summary. The lead status updates and the transfer appears on the activity timeline.
Log every conversation the way it happened
Calls, emails, meetings, visits, and other channels — each with summary, next action, due date, and status tracking.
Phone callbacks and voice notes
Log outbound and inbound calls. When you save a call follow-up, edazent syncs the lead's contact preference to Phone automatically.
When to use: First response after a website inquiry, visa status updates, or family check-ins.
Call Sarah M.
Today 2pm
Send quote to Li Wei
Tomorrow
Review documents — Raj
In 2 days
Set how each lead wants to be reached
At intake or on edit, choose Phone, Email, WhatsApp, or Any — so counselors know the right channel before they dial.
Phone
Best for urgent callbacks and families who prefer voice.
Formal updates, quotations, and document sharing.
Quick messages common in South and Southeast Asian markets.
Any
No preference — counselor picks the best channel at follow-up time.
The Follow-ups page your counselors open every morning
A central list of every scheduled touchpoint — filter by lead, type, and status. Create and edit follow-ups without leaving the page.
- Columns: Lead, Type, Created by, Due date, Status, Summary
- Statuses: Pending, Completed, Cancelled
- Creating a follow-up syncs the lead's next follow-up date and contact method
- Counselor portal shows follow-ups owned by the logged-in user
Follow-ups workspace
Agency follow-up queue
| Lead | Type | Due | Status | Summary | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha Rahman (#1284) | Call | Today | Pending | Discuss UK Masters options after quotation sent | Sarah Chen |
| James Okafor (#1279) | Tomorrow | Pending | Send updated fee breakdown with scholarship note | Raj Patel | |
| Priya Sharma (#1261) | Meeting | 12 Mar | Completed | Virtual counselling — parents confirmed deposit timeline | Sarah Chen |
| Li Wei (#1255) | Visit | 8 Mar | Cancelled | Education fair — rescheduled to phone follow-up | Maya Singh |
Lead timeline
Follow-ups & handovers in one view
Every touchpoint and ownership change on a lead — newest first — so the next counselor knows exactly what happened.
Call logged — programme shortlist discussed
10 Mar, 2:30pmNext action: Send quotation for Monash Foundation. Due 14 Mar.
Follow-upCounselor handover — Sarah Chen → Raj Patel
9 Mar, 11:00amReason: Branch transfer. Summary: Family relocating to Melbourne office.
HandoverEmail — initial inquiry response sent
7 Mar, 4:15pmShared institution brochure and intake dates. Next: Schedule call.
Follow-up
Timeline merges follow-ups and handovers
Open any lead and see the full activity history — who called, what was discussed, and when ownership changed.
Lead detail sidebar: Next follow-up date and contact preference always visible — updated when counselors log a new touchpoint.
- Log follow-ups inline from the Timeline tab
- Handover entries show from/to counselor and reason
- Leads list shows follow-up badge — Scheduled or due today
- Move leads through pipeline as nurture progresses
How follow-ups fit your agency workflow
Follow-ups connect lead capture, quotations, handovers, and conversion — not a separate tool.
Schedule at intake
When a lead is captured, set the next follow-up date and preferred contact channel in the lead sidebar — before the prospect leaves your office.
Log each touchpoint
From the Follow-ups page or lead Timeline, record calls, emails, meetings, and visits with summary, next action, due date, and status.
Hand over when needed
Transfer ownership to another counselor with handover type, reason, and notes. The lead shows Handover recommended until the new owner picks it up.
Convert through the pipeline
Keep nurturing with quotations and follow-ups until the lead moves to student and application — every step visible on one timeline.
How each role stays on top of callbacks
Counselors, managers, front desk, and owners — everyone sees the follow-up context they need.
Counselor
Scenario: You have 40 active leads and three families expecting callbacks today. You can't remember who asked about scholarships vs visa timelines.
With edazent: Open Follow-ups filtered to your name, see due dates and summaries, log outcomes inline, and sync the lead's next follow-up date automatically.
Branch manager
Scenario: One counselor is on leave next week. You need to redistribute their pipeline without families repeating their story.
With edazent: Initiate handovers with reason and summary. New owners see full timeline history before making the next call.
Front desk
Scenario: A walk-in family arrives. You capture the lead and need the assigned counselor to call them back tomorrow morning.
With edazent: Set follow-up date and WhatsApp preference at intake. The counselor sees the lead in their queue with contact channel already chosen.
Agency owner
Scenario: You want visibility into whether counselors are keeping up with callbacks across branches.
With edazent: Counselor profile pages show pending follow-up counts. Ops settings let you highlight overdue items on the dashboard.
Configurable ops settings
Agency admins tune follow-up defaults and notification preferences in Operations settings — so your branches follow the same playbook.
- Default follow-up due days for new leads
- Dashboard highlights for overdue follow-ups
- Notifications when follow-ups pass due or handovers arrive
- Optional note required when reassigning leads
Operations settings
Suggested due date when creating follow-ups for new leads.
Surface leads with past-due follow-up dates on the home dashboard.
Alert counselors when a scheduled follow-up passes its due date.
Let the receiving counselor know when a lead is transferred to them.
Prompt for a summary when reassigning leads between counselors.
Follow-ups connect to the rest of edazent
Nurture doesn't happen in isolation — follow-ups sit alongside lead capture, quotations, and campaigns.
Lead forms
Capture inquiries and schedule the first follow-up date at intake.
Learn moreQuotations
After sending a quote, log the follow-up to confirm the family received it.
Learn moreCRM pipeline
Move nurtured leads through statuses from New to enrolled student.
Learn moreCampaigns
Track which marketing campaigns brought leads in — then follow up with full attribution context.
Learn moreAgency success story
“edazent helped us monitor all leads and clients in a structured manner. Exceptional sales and support service.”
— Md. Kamal Hossain, CEO at BMW Education Consultancy
3× lead organization
Follow-ups: memory vs system
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edazent
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| Feature | Manual | Generic CRM | edazent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead pipeline CRM | |||
| Application lifecycle tracking | Spreadsheets | Basic | Full wizard + stages |
| Institution & programme database | |||
| Document rules engine | |||
| Website ↔ CRM sync | |||
| Commission income pool & payout schemes | Excel | ||
| Student portal | Add-on | ||
| Agent portal |
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