Launch Control is a text messaging platform for real estate professionals. Their Push to Podio integration allows you to transfer your Launch Control contacts and conversations into any Podio app. In this guide, we will provide details on setting up this integration.
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Pushing to Podio
Method 1: Podio Workflow Automation Webhook
This method requires Podio Workflow Automation (PWA), which is available on all Podio Premium plans.
Log in to PWA and select the "Webhooks" section at the top of your organization/workspace tree. Click to add a new flow from here.
Copy the webhook URL that appears after "Post to:" and save the flow.
While logged in to the Admin account in Launch Control, navigate to your Integrations page. Select "Connect" under Zapier. Although this is labeled as Zapier, we can put our PWA webhook URL here.
Paste your PWA webhook URL into the resulting pop-up.
Now, you will need to send a sample lead to Podio from Launch Control, which will allow you to set up the rest of the webhook flow. Open any contact from your Launch Control Summary page, and click the "Push to CRM" button on the right.
Now you have some sample data to work with in your PWA webhook flow. Click to edit your webhook flow, and now you can set up the flow to create a new item in your Leads app using the webhook data.
We recommend setting up duplicate handling as part of this flow to avoid duplicate leads.
Method 2: Email to App
With this method, the first step is to determine which Podio app you would like to forward Launch Control contacts to. We recommend setting up a new app to capture these contacts, then adding flows that parse the forwarded content and find/create leads in your existing Leads app.
Your Launch Control Podio app only needs one multi line text field. Once you have created this app, find the Email to App settings and copy the generic email address for that app.
Next, log in to Launch Control and navigate to your Integrations page. From this page, select "Connect" under the Beast Mode Podio tab (you do not need to be using Beast Mode to use this option). Paste your Podio Email to App Address here in the "Podio App Email Address" field.
Now you are ready to push your contacts to Podio. Open any contact from your Launch Control Summary page, and click the "Push to CRM" button on the right.
Note that this will only work for contacts that have a verified number. You can do this by clicking the "Verify" button in the SMS window for that contact.
Parsing the Data
The Launch Control data goes into your app as one block of text. Next, we recommend setting up flows that parse out this text, then push it to your Podio Leads app. This step requires Podio Workflow Automation, which is available on Podio Premium plans.
First, create a new flow in Podio Workflow Automation in your Launch Control app. This flow will trigger on Item Create.
You will need to parse out each piece of information (Name, Phone Number, etc.) into a Custom Variable block. Use the following syntax to parse:
preg_match_gf("/{keyword}:\s(.*)/i", strip_tags_gf([Launch Control Text]), 1)
Here is an example of this variable which will grab the First Name:
Once you have created variables for each piece of information, it's time to forward this information to your Leads app. If there's a possibility this lead already exists, you will want to check for duplicates first to see if there are any existing leads that match this one. Check out our article on duplicate handling for assistance with this. If a new lead is not found, then you can use a Create Item action to create a new item in your Leads app, using your variables to fill in each field for the new lead.
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