Use cases

By use case · Communications

News and updates subscription

An expression of interest becomes a subscription with clear contact preferences.

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Starting point

An inquiry that needs context.

Someone wants updates, but the team needs to know their interests and preferred contact channel. Marketing needs a name, email, topics of interest, and optionally a birthday for specific campaigns. Without those details, updates are generic and less useful.

WitAsk organizes the first exchange so the team can move forward with the information it needs, without asking for the same details across separate messages.

What to ask

Three groups of details to move forward.

01Who is subscribing

Name and email address.

02Interests

Topics and types of content they want.

03Personalization

Birthday, when relevant to special campaigns.

The workflow

From the first message to a request ready for review.

  1. Initial message

    The person asks to join the updates list.

  2. Guided questions

    WitAsk collects interests, content preferences, and an optional birthday.

  3. Contact list

    Marketing receives a segmented contact ready for campaigns.

Resulting ticket

What the received information could look like.

Illustrative exampleTicket · New subscription
Name
Ariel Peña
Email
ariel.p@mail.com
Interests
Offers and launches
Preferred content
Monthly newsletter
Birthday
May 14
Next step
Add to contact list

The fields and destination of the answer depend on the customer's configuration.

Adaptation

One use case can take different paths.

Product segments

Replace general interests with catalog categories.

Welcome offer

Add a coupon or discount when the subscription is confirmed.

B2B list

Ask for company, job title, and industry instead of personal interests.

For marketing teams that need segmented audiences instead of generic contact lists.

Bring it into your workflow

Let’s define the questions your team needs.

A demo lets us review the workflow and decide what information should reach Zendesk.

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