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Nudge Reps When a Sales Deal Goes Stale for Too Long

An n8n workflow that scans your CRM daily for open deals with no activity in X days, and DMs the owning rep a short list of what's gone quiet with a one-click way to act — so deals stop dying of neglect in the pipeline.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 40 minresult Reps get a daily nudge listing their stalled deals, so nothing rots silently in the pipeline—
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    Run daily

    A Schedule Trigger runs each morning and an HTTP Request queries the CRM for open deals with last-activity older than your threshold.

  2. 2

    Group by owner

    A Code node buckets the stale deals by rep so each person gets one consolidated list rather than scattered pings.

  3. 3

    Nudge each rep

    A Slack node DMs each owner their stale deals with names, values and days-quiet, plus links to act. Only reps with stale deals get a message.

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    Optional manager roll-up

    A summary count per rep can also post to a managers' channel weekly, turning neglect into a coachable, visible metric.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as 'stale'?

You set the threshold — commonly 7 days of no logged activity for an open deal past a certain stage. The query filters on last-activity date and stage. Early-stage deals can have a longer leash than late-stage ones if you add a per-stage threshold.

Why DM the rep instead of a group channel?

A personal, targeted list ('your 3 deals went quiet') drives action; a public list creates noise and defensiveness. The workflow groups stale deals by owner and sends each rep only theirs, which respects their attention and gets deals worked.

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