Business Acquisition

Deal Sourcing CRM System

A two-board Monday.com CRM for acquisition outreach and broker network management, with Gmail integration and automated follow-up logic.

Platform
Monday.com
Industry
Business Acquisition
Automations
4
Integrations
Gmail
Read time
7 min read

What was broken

A business acquisition team was tracking outreach across spreadsheets with no structure around follow-ups, no visibility into broker relationships, and no system enforcing accountability. Prospects were being contacted once and forgotten. High priority targets weren't being flagged automatically. The team was relying on memory and manual notes to manage a process that needed a system. Deals were being missed not because of bad sourcing but because of bad tracking.

What I designed

Designed a two board CRM in Monday.com covering acquisition outreach and broker network management. Four automations handle the follow-up logic that was previously being done manually, and Gmail integration keeps communication records tied directly to the outreach tracker.

How information flows

  1. 1Prospect Identified
  2. 2Added to Acquisition Outreach Tracker
  3. 3Source Tagged
  4. 4Priority Set
  5. 5Outreach Initiated
  6. 6Status Updated to Contacted
  7. 7Last Contact Date Auto Updated
  8. 8Follow-Up Reminder Triggered
  9. 9Broker or Banker Relationship Logged
  10. 10Deal Reviewed

The numbers behind it

2
Boards
25
Columns
4
Automations
3
Views
Gmail
Integrations
2
Workflows

Features and business value

Acquisition Outreach Tracker

Manages target companies, contact details, outreach status and follow-up scheduling.

Centralizes all prospect management.

Broker and Banker Network board

Tracks referral sources, financial intermediaries and relationship history.

Separates broker management from direct outreach.

25 structured data fields

Captures every relevant data point across both boards.

Eliminates unstructured note-taking.

My Calls Today filtered view

Surfaces only the contacts scheduled for outreach that day.

Removes decision fatigue from daily workflow.

Gmail integration

Connects outreach emails directly to the tracker.

Creates communication records without manual logging.

Every automation, explained

01Automation 1
Trigger
Status changes to Contacted.
Action
Set Last Contact Date to today.
Outcome
Contact date updates automatically, removing a daily manual task.
02Automation 2
Trigger
Priority changes to High.
Action
Send email alert to assigned team member.
Outcome
High priority targets escalated immediately without manual flagging.
03Automation 3
Trigger
Next Follow-Up date arrives.
Action
Notify assigned team member.
Outcome
No prospect gets forgotten after first contact.
04Automation 4
Trigger
Status changes to Interested.
Action
Set Follow-Up Needed field to No.
Outcome
Interested prospects are automatically removed from follow-up queue.

Before and after

Before
  • Outreach tracked in spreadsheets with no follow-up structure
  • Prospects contacted once and forgotten
  • High priority targets not automatically flagged
  • Broker relationships managed informally
  • No visibility into outreach activity or deal progression
After
  • Every prospect and broker relationship in one structured system
  • Follow-up reminders fire automatically on scheduled dates
  • High priority targets escalated immediately
  • Last contact dates update automatically
  • Full visibility into outreach activity and relationship status

Estimated impact

High

Reduction in missed follow-ups

Significant

Improvement in outreach visibility

Moderate

Time saved on manual contact date tracking

Inside the system

Acquisition Outreach Tracker

Board managing target companies, outreach status, priority and deal size across Follow-Ups and New Leads groups.

Purpose · Centralizes every active outreach in one view.

Broker & Banker Network

Dedicated board tracking referral firms, contact persons, relationship status and role across Dormant, New Contacts and Active Relationships.

Purpose · Separates broker relationship management from direct outreach.

Outreach Automations

Four automations handling contact dates, priority alerts, follow-up reminders and interested-lead logic.

Purpose · Removes manual follow-up tracking.

Deal Sourcing Dashboard

High Priority Opportunities, Status Distribution, Interested Deals, Total Outreach Count and Active Broker Relationships at a glance.

Purpose · Leadership visibility into the sourcing pipeline.

What this system delivers

Problem solved

Acquisition outreach and broker relationships were tracked in spreadsheets with no follow-up structure.

System built

A two-board Monday.com CRM with 25 fields, 4 automations and Gmail integration.

Operational improvements

No prospect is forgotten, high-priority targets escalate instantly, and broker history lives in one place.

All data shown in screenshots is sample data used for demonstration purposes.