For this operations manager, automation quickly moved from a nice-to-have to a daily necessity. With contact management, currency tracking, and event follow-ups filling their schedule, repetitive tasks were taking up valuable time and slowing down decisions. Automation with IFTTT provided a clear solution.

Using IFTTT integrations with apps like Google Sheets, Google Contacts, and Airtable, they built a workflow that collects new contacts, tracks currency changes in real time, and logs event leads automatically. This freed up their time to focus on more important work.

IFTTT connects to over 1000 apps. From productivity tools and calendars to social media and smart devices, IFTTT makes it easy to build Applets. Applets are custom automations that run on their own based on the trigger settings. For this user, IFTTT is more than a convenience, it's a setup that transforms how they work so they can focus on scaling operations and improving team performance.

The challenge

Before automating with IFTTT, much of his daily work was done manually:

Contact information had to be entered manually anytime a new lead came in. It was easy for details to get unnoticed and team members weren’t always working with the most up-to-date records.

Currency exchange rates were checked every morning to help with sales quotation approvals. But manually looking up EUR/OMR and GBP/OMR rates and entering them into spreadsheets took time and it was one more task on an already long to-do list.

Visitor logs from events were handled after the fact, often taking hours to organize. That delayed follow-ups and made it harder to generate timely reports for the sales team.

What they needed was a better way to standardize the routine, free up time, and reduce the chance for human error.

The solution

Contact management in Google Sheets

For this IFTTTer, new leads were once scattered across emails, chat threads, and business card stacks, making it difficult for team members to act quickly or follow up consistently. With this Applet, it reduces friction in the sales and onboarding process.

Every time a new Google Contact is created, their information is automatically added to a Google Spreadsheet.

Now, every contact, whether from an online form, CRM, or networking event, is instantly recorded in a central location. This setup also simplifies list segmentation and campaign targeting later on.

Daily currency rate tracking

Managing international sales requires up-to-date financial data and this was a daily pain point until they connected this Applet to track the EUR/OMR and GBP/OMR exchange rates.

At a time you specify, retrieve today’s exchange rate between any two currencies, then automatically get a notification and log it in a Google Spreadsheet.

This Applet sped up the sales quotation process and became valuable for predictive analysis, helping them make better calls on foreign currency purchases and boost profit margins.

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Event visitor registration in Airtable

At their most recent expo, the team used an Airtable integration to automatically log new visitors as they arrived.

Every time they add a new contact to Google Contacts, it automatically gets added to Airtable.

That meant the event team could skip manually inputting data afterward and pull together a detailed post-event report right away. It saved them hours and gave the sales team a head start on following up while the leads were still fresh.

The outcome

With these automations, this IFTTTer was able to cut down on repetitive tasks, reduce data entry errors, and focus on more impactful work. From organizing contacts and tracking currency to making event follow-ups easier, it gave them the room to move faster and make smart decisions with real-time data.

For any team trying to streamline their day-to-day and keep things efficient, it’s a great example of how the right automation can really change the game!

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These automations are just a few of the ways this IFTTTer simplifies daily workflows and cuts down on repetitive tasks and they’re only scratching the surface of what’s possible with IFTTT. Whether you're organizing contacts, logging leads, or keeping your databases up to date, there’s an Applet out there to help you save time and stay focused.