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Macaron startup's chat auto-message keeps founder from losing leads med specifics Added 2026-10-14
Business Pastreez, French macaron startup selling 100% online via Shopify (small founder-led team) Task Capturing inbound chat leads (incl. corporate orders) when the founder isn't at the computer Result "70% conversion rate" on chat inquiries; corporate clients incl. Netflix, Google, Visa, Snapchat cited
Tools Setup Delayed message fires after 1 minute without a reply, sharing the co-founder's phone number so visitors can text him right away Source tidio.com ↗ Specifics rating med specifics high = concrete numbers/quotes; med = partial; low = qualitative Results as reported by the source; not independently verified.
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