Qualify Inbound Leads with AI Before Routing
The problem
SDRs lose a meaningful share of their day to unqualified inbound leads (students, competitors, wrong market).
Implementation steps
- 1
Trigger Clay table on new HubSpot form submission
- 2
Enrich with Clearbit for company domain and industry
- 3
Use OpenAI API to evaluate fit: "Is this a qualified B2B SaaS buyer?" based on title, company, and form responses
- 4
Assign qualification score (0-100) in HubSpot
- 5
Route scores above 70 to SDR queue; below 70 to nurture workflow
Template outline
The structure to recreate in your own workspace. Field names and thresholds are starting points.
AI Qualification Logic:
1. HubSpot webhook -> Clay
2. Clearbit enrichment (company size, industry, funding)
3. OpenAI API:
- Input: Job title, company name, industry, form answers
- Prompt: "Score this lead 0-100 for B2B SaaS fit. Reply with only the number."
4. Write score back to HubSpot custom property
5. HubSpot workflow: If score >= 70, assign to SDR; else, add to drip campaignKeep going
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