{"id":6759,"date":"2018-02-26T03:03:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T11:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/?p=6759"},"modified":"2025-04-01T17:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:25:29","slug":"5-email-productivity-hacks-to-conquer-your-inbox-with-vtiger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/5-email-productivity-hacks-to-conquer-your-inbox-with-vtiger\/","title":{"rendered":"5 email productivity hacks to conquer your inbox with Vtiger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emails remain as one of the most popular communication tools in the workplace. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmo.com\/adobe-digital-insights\/articles\/2016\/9\/30\/adobe-email-survey-2016.html#gs.xtqS5dk\" rel=\"nofollow\">Adobe Digital Insights\u2019 2016 survey<\/a>, employees spend more than 4 hours every day sending or receiving over 110 emails! That\u2019s a lot of productive time sunk into emails, and if you don\u2019t manage your inbox efficiently, you can quickly get overwhelmed, stressed out and worse, miss important deals or tasks.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;justify-content: center;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"width: 700px; min-height: 90px; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #df6f32; padding: 10px; align: center; link: #0065FF;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left; color: white!important;margin-bottom:2px!important\">Whether you want to reach out to a prospect for the first time or request a customer referral after deal closure, use these email templates to grab attention and get replies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><center style=\"margin-bottom:20px!important\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/ebooks\/sales-email-templates\/\"><button style=\"background: #4caf50; color: #ffffff; padding: 8px 12px; border: 1px solid #4caf50; border-radius: 4px;\" type=\"button\">Download now!<\/button><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>To help you and your team stay productive while working with emails, we have built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/docs\/inbox\">Inbox<\/a> right into Vtiger. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/docs\/inbox\">Vtiger\u2019s Inbox<\/a> is designed to help you get rid of email clutter so that you stay focused on talking to customers and winning more deals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/files.vtiger.com\/static\/help-alpana\/conversation\/inbox\/get-started.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Use these five email productivity hacks to turn yourself into a productivity powerhouse:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><u>Organize emails:<\/u> Create dedicated inboxes to organizes emails going to shared email addresses such as contact@yourcompa ny.com or sales@yourcompany.com. Your team members can claim ownership for individual messages with assignments &#8211; giving you the complete visibility into who is working on what.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/files.vtiger.com\/static\/help-alpana\/conversation\/inbox\/inbox-header.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"82\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><u>Mark email as done:<\/u> When a conversation closes, mark the email as done to ensure that you focus only on open conversations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6768\" src=\"https:\/\/voeyenew.vtiger.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mark_done_inbox-1.png\" alt=\"Mark_done_inbox\" width=\"1052\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mark_done_inbox-1.png 1052w, https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mark_done_inbox-1-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mark_done_inbox-1-1024x295.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Mark_done_inbox-1-768x221.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><u>Set reminders:<\/u> Snooze emails to never miss on important deadlines. The snoozed emails pop at the top of the Vtiger inbox to remind what task you need to complete every time you open Inbox.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/files.vtiger.com\/static\/help-alpana\/collaboration\/calendar\/reminder\/set-inbox-reminder.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1138\" height=\"278\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li><u>Auto-create records in Vtiger:<\/u> For emails from a new sender, Vtiger automatically creates a contact record in the CRM and attaches the conversation with any extra comments.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/files.vtiger.com\/static\/help-alpana\/conversation\/inbox\/inbox-config-action.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1148\" height=\"642\" \/><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><u>Collaborate with ease:<\/u> Vtiger\u2019s inbox brings transparency and visibility to your team. Use @mentions in the comments section to tag a colleague and help resolve the issue at hand or coordinate next steps with ease. These internal comments ensure your team is up to date and well informed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6773\" src=\"https:\/\/voeyenew.vtiger.com\/s\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Comment_Inbox-1.png\" alt=\"Comment_Inbox\" width=\"697\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Comment_Inbox-1.png 697w, https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Comment_Inbox-1-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Set up your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtiger.com\/docs\/inbox\">inbox in Vtiger<\/a> today to take control of your emails. Interested in seeing what Vtiger\u2019s Inbox can do for you and your team? Send us an email at sales@vtiger.com.<\/p>\n<p>What productivity hacks do you use to stay on top of your emails? Please post your comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emails remain as one of the most popular communication tools in the workplace. According to Adobe Digital Insights\u2019 2016 survey, employees spend more than 4 hours every day sending or receiving over 110 emails! 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