Mixmax Tasks will help you keep track of important follow-ups and things to do so that no correspondence with your leads ever falls through the cracks again.
You can access the Tasks in several places, one of which is the Mixmax Sidebar in your Gmail. The Tasks Sidebar section displays all of your tasks in one place. You can filter which tasks should be displayed using the drop-down filter above the list of tasks.
To create a new task, use the +Add new task button at the bottom or click the + icon next to the Tasks tab to open the list of shortcuts and create a task of a certain type in one click!
Click any particular task or the Start X tasks button to start the Tasks Workflow mode, where you can complete multiple tasks in one go. You will learn more about the Tasks Workflow in the next section of this lesson.
Tasks in the Mixmax Tasks dashboard
All of your existing tasks are easy to find in the Tasks section of the Mixmax web app.
To create a new task, simply click +New Task in the top right corner. Select whether you'd like to create an Email task, a To-do task, or a Phone Call task by clicking the corresponding icon.
The Task popup window will open; next, enter a title for your task and fill in the required fields (they differ based on the type of the task). Then, click the calendar icon and set the task Due Date.
Click Save in the upper-right corner of the window to save the task.
Types of Tasks
To-Do tasks
| To-do tasks are general tasks that require some action outside of Mixmax. To-do tasks can be used, e.g., to perform some research before calling a lead or do something offline, like sending a thank-you card to your client. |
Call tasks | Call tasks allow you to include call touchpoints in your Mixmax workflows. You have already learned how to use the Mixmax Dialer in one of the previous lessons. |
Manual email tasks | With an Email task, you can draft an email that you can later choose to send manually whenever appropriate. Email tasks include a visual editor so you can conveniently review and then personalize your email before it is sent. |
LinkedIn Connection or InMail requests | You can exclusively create LinkedIn tasks by Sequence stages. These tasks allow you to engage with a prospect by adding a connection according to your outreach strategy or sending an InMail message based on a template. |
Prioritizing the tasks
Mixmax tasks prioritization workflows ensure you can make the most of your day and follow up with your most important customers.
On the left panel, there are several default quick task queues that make it easier to access relevant tasks with a single click.
To customize task prioritization for your own workflow, you can use the Task filters for more granular control:
View Tasks for - This filter is available to Workspace admins only and provides a list of your Workspace members. Myself, as the top result, allows you to only view the tasks assigned to you. To search for a specific user, start typing their name in the Search for an assignee field in the drop-down menu.
Due Date - There are several preset date configurations for you to quickly filter your task list, including “Today,” “Overdue,” “Today+Overdue,” “Tomorrow,” “Next 7 Days,” “Next 7 days + Overdue,” “This Month.” Additionally, you can use the View tasks between date pickers to enter a custom due date range.
Due dates for Tasks are timezone-dependent.
Task Type - You can filter the tasks by types, including Call, To-do, Manual Email, LinkedIn connection request, and LinkedIn InMail. By default, the All task types option is selected; however, you can only check the boxes next to those types that are relevant to you.
Sequence - In this list, you will see all sequences to which you have access in your Workspace if they are not archived. You can select specific sequences to view the tasks related to them. Type the name of the sequence in the Search for a Sequence field to look for the sequence you need.
Status - Use this filter to view your Open, Completed, or Skipped tasks. By default, your Open tasks are displayed.
Opens - This filter is how you can identify your most engaged recipients. You can choose to view all tasks regardless of recipients' engagement, only those sequence tasks where the recipient opened any of the emails in the sequence at least once, or only the tasks with no associated email opens.
Priority - You can view all tasks regardless of priority or focus only on the tasks with a high, normal, or low priority.
Account - Select a Salesforce Account to view the tasks associated with all Contacts and activities related to this Account.
To use the Accounts filter, your Mixmax account must be connected to Salesforce. For more details, see how to connect to Salesforce.
Bulk actions
You can update the status of To-do tasks in bulk using the checkboxes on the left side of the Tasks list. After you check the box next to at least one task, you will see the options to mark the selected tasks as complete or delete them.
If you mark a task that is a part of a Sequence as Completed or Skipped, the recipient will automatically move on to the next Sequence stage. If you delete a task that is part of a Sequence, the recipient will be exited from the Sequence.
Tasks Workflow mode
Using the Mixmax Tasks Workflow mode, available on the Mixmax Enterprise plan, you can power through your tasks in a single view based on your selected task queue.
Tasks Workflow helps you to efficiently complete a batch of tasks, such as sending emails from your Email Tasks or making all your daily phone calls.
Starting the Tasks Workflow
There are three ways you can start the Tasks Workflow:
Mixmax Sidebar in Gmail — As you already know, you can start the Tasks Workflow from Gmail by expanding the Sidebar, then selecting the Tasks tab and clicking the green Start X Tasks button or a specific task.
Sequences — If there are available tasks for a sequence, you will see the Start my tasks button next to it in the Sequences section of the Mixmax dashboard. You can choose to complete the tasks for an individual stage or all tasks for the sequence.
Tasks section of the Mixmax web app — You can start the Tasks Workflow by clicking Start X tasks directly on the Tasks page. Click a preset due date on the left to filter by the due date. You can also find specific tasks by assignee, status, or due date and then complete the selected batch of tasks.
Completing Tasks in the Tasks Workflow
This is how you can complete different types of Tasks in the Tasks Workflow:
To complete a Call type task, you need to complete the call. After you end the call, fill out the details related to the call, and once you're done, click Log and Complete.
To mark an Email task as completed, you need to send the email from the task, which automatically logs the email activity and moves you on to the next task.
To complete a To-do task, just click the checkmark in the upper-left corner of the task window.
You can also delete the task from the Task Workflow:
To delete a task, click the trash can icon at the bottom right of the window.
When the open task is associated with a specific Salesforce Contact, the Mixmax Sidebar will open automatically on the left side of the Tasks Workflow window. Click the arrow at the top of the Sidebar to quickly collapse or expand it, as shown below:
Call disposition
If you use Salesforce and your Salesforce account is connected to Mixmax, you can use the Mixmax Call disposition field to conveniently mark the results of your call tasks and then log that information to Salesforce. Once your Workspace admin successfully configures the Mixmax Call disposition field, it will be displayed in the Call type Tasks menu.
The default values are:
No connect - No voicemail
No connect - Left voicemail
No connect - Bad/Wrong number
Connect - Meeting Confirmed
Connect - Call Back
Connect - Not Interested
Connect - Disqualified/No fit
Connect - No longer at company
Connect - Do Not Contact
If necessary, your Salesforce admin can modify and/or add values for Call Disposition.
Call Disposition will also appear in all the Call options in Gmail:
Way to go! Let's move on to the next lesson now.