Speed to Lead
Speed to lead is the time between a lead arriving (for example, someone filling your Meta or Google ad form) and your business making first contact. Leads contacted within the first minute convert dramatically better than leads contacted hours later.
What does Speed to Lead mean in practice?
Speed to lead is the single most measurable conversion lever for ad-driven businesses. The pattern is well documented in sales research: a lead's interest decays within minutes of enquiring — they are comparing options, and the first business to respond usually wins the conversation. In practice, most Indian SMBs call ad leads back hours later or the next morning, because someone has to notice the lead, find time, and dial. Automating the first touch fixes this: an outbound AI agent can call the lead within about 60 seconds of the form submission, qualify them, answer questions in their language, and book the site visit or appointment while interest is at its peak. This is the core workflow Dvaarik's Leads Agent runs for real estate, clinics, coaching, and other ad-driven businesses.
Real example
A homebuyer fills a builder's Meta lead ad at 2:14 PM. At 2:15 PM the builder's Dvaarik agent calls, answers questions about the project in Telugu, and books a Saturday site visit — before the buyer has even opened the next listing.
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WhatsApp Chatbot
A WhatsApp chatbot is an automated assistant that replies to messages on a business's WhatsApp number. It can answer questions, share catalogs, book appointments, and collect payments — 24/7, without a person typing each reply.
Click-to-WhatsApp Ads (CTWA)
Click-to-WhatsApp Ads are Facebook and Instagram ads whose button opens a WhatsApp chat with the business instead of a landing page, turning ad clicks straight into conversations and leads.
WhatsApp Business Account (WABA)
A WhatsApp Business Account, or WABA, is the Meta business asset that holds a company's WhatsApp phone numbers, templates, messaging access, quality status, and billing relationship.
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