Sales outreach · Production

ClickUp automates GTM operations with six custom AI tools built on Retool

The problem

ClickUp's GTM leadership wanted an AI-powered engine free from repetitive manual tasks, but off-the-shelf AI tools lacked the data integration capabilities and customization options needed to connect their data warehouse, Salesforce, and third-party tools at a cost that made sense for company-wide scaling. Internal development was also very engineering-dependent with lengthy planning and review cycles.

First attempt

ClickUp evaluated many AI tools on the market and found them insufficient — vendors had inadequate integrations and customization options — and the team also feared vendor instability.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Inbound inquiry arrives
trigger
“automate the manual analysis, qualification, and routing of inbound inquiries”
2
SDR agent categorizes and routes
ai_action
“prototyped and refined an inbound SDR agent using logic, prompts, and configuration with Retool connected to their Salesforce instance. The agent categorizes inquiries, conducts discovery conversations, answers questions, and routes lead…”
3
Human-in-the-loop oversight
human_review
“Human-in-the-loop oversight, built with a Retool app embedded in their customer engagement platform, ensures quality and a high level of customer satisfaction.”
4
Support ticket triage automation
ai_action
“Support reps now save hours each week with an AI workflow that automates triage, duplicate detection, and escalation of time-sensitive issues. The Zendesk integration means the workflow has the essential context to help shorten average r…”
5
Customer context aggregation
integration
“Borys's team built a custom workflow that aggregates customers' company info, support ticket history, adoption metrics, and CRM notes into a single view before reps meet with customers, giving them the context needed to help customers be…”
6
Product feedback research (Nexus)
ai_action
“Their user research platform, called "Nexus," transforms feedback from Zendesk tickets, sales calls, G2, and Reddit into an actionable dashboard. Product managers gain immediate access to auto-categorized summaries with complete source c…”
7
Order Form extraction and validation
ai_action
“a new agentic workflow extracts information from Order Form PDFs, cross-references it with data from Salesforce and internal systems, and validates accuracy”
8
Discrepancy alert and correction
output
“Any discrepancies trigger alerts, guiding representatives on necessary corrections for a streamlined process.”
Reported outcome

ClickUp deployed over six custom AI tools that automated hundreds of hours of work weekly across GTM and Product, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in headcount costs and $200k+ in vendor costs, while reducing development time for production-ready AI tools by 7x.

Reported metrics
Hours of work automated weeklyhundreds of hours of work weekly
Headcount cost savings (overall)hundreds of thousands of dollars from additional headcount
Vendor cost savings$200k+
Off-the-shelf automation software cost savings per year$200k per year
Show all 9 reported metrics
hours of work automated weeklyhundreds of hours of work weekly
headcount cost savings (overall)hundreds of thousands of dollars from additional headcount
vendor cost savings$200k+
off-the-shelf automation software cost savings per year$200k per year
development time reduction for production-ready AI tools7x
SDR agent headcount cost savingshundreds of thousands of dollars in headcount costs
DA team time saved per member per weektwo to three hours a week each
PM team time saved per weekdozens of hours a week
Order Form approval timea few minutes
Reported stack
RetoolOpenAIGeminiSalesforceZendeskSnowflakePerplexityReddit APIG2
Source
https://retool.com/customers/clickup
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

ClickUp deployed over six custom AI tools that automated hundreds of hours of work weekly across GTM and Product, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in headcount costs and $200k+ in vendor costs, while reducing d…

What tools did this team use?

Retool, OpenAI, Gemini, Salesforce, Zendesk, Snowflake, Perplexity, Reddit API, G2.

What results were reported?

Hours of work automated weekly: hundreds of hours of work weekly; Headcount cost savings (overall): hundreds of thousands of dollars from additional headcount; Vendor cost savings: $200k+; Off-the-shelf automation software cost savings per year: $200k per year (source-reported, not independently verified).

What failed first in this deployment?

ClickUp evaluated many AI tools on the market and found them insufficient — vendors had inadequate integrations and customization options — and the team also feared vendor instability.

How is this sales outreach AI workflow structured?

Inbound inquiry arrives → SDR agent categorizes and routes → Human-in-the-loop oversight → Support ticket triage automation → Customer context aggregation → Product feedback research (Nexus) → Order Form extraction and validation → Discrepancy alert and correction.

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