Update account records when company research is complete
Turn a finished research brief into a reliable account record.
Trigger
Document Word Count Threshold
Triggers when a Google Doc's word/character count crosses a user-defined threshold. This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when its word or character count becomes greater than or equal to the configured threshold value.
Action
Upsert Account
This tool creates a new account if it doesn't exist or updates an existing account in activecampaign. it is particularly useful to ensure an account exists without creating duplicates, combining the functionality of create and update operations into a single action.
Why this helps
Completed research briefs often require another manual step before the CRM reflects the latest company information.
- Keep account data timely
- Avoid duplicate records
- Reduce CRM administration
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Google Docs and ActiveCampaign in Notis.
- 2Create an automation named Completed brief account upsert.
- 3Tell Notis to extract company details and create or update the matching ActiveCampaign account.
- 4Pick Document Word Count Threshold as the trigger.
- 5Choose reports and test with one completed brief.
Questions about this workflow
Can the threshold be based on characters?
Yes. Use either a word or character threshold.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Google Docs to Active campaign. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Google Docs triggers
Active campaign actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add contact note
Add a note to a contact in activecampaign. the note will be associated with a contact as a subscriber type. the tool will first find the contact id using the provided email address and then create the note.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Add Contact to Automation
This tool adds an existing contact to a specific automation in activecampaign. it first looks up the contact by email address to get their id, then adds them to the specified automation using the /api/3/contactautomations endpoint.
New Document Created
Triggers when a new Google Doc is created. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when new documents are detected. Uses timestamp filtering to efficiently poll for new documents.
Add Secondary Contact to Deal
This tool adds a secondary contact to an existing deal in activecampaign. if the deal has no primary contact set, this contact will be set as primary if no role is specified. the tool requires the user to have permission to manage deals and expects parameters like contact id (required), deal id (required), and role id (optional).
Document Deleted
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is deleted (moved to trash). This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are trashed.
Create Account
This tool creates a new account in activecampaign. it represents a business or organization and allows programmatic account creation. the tool requires the account name and optionally accepts parameters such as account url, owner, and custom fields.
Document Placeholder Filled
Triggers when a Google Doc's plain text changes such that a configured placeholder token/pattern is no longer present (i.e., the document has been filled in). This trigger monitors a specific Google Doc and fires when a placeholder pattern that was previously present is no longer found in the document's plain text.
Create contact
Creates a new contact in activecampaign with the specified details. this action allows you to create a new contact with basic information like email, name, phone, organization details, and tags. the email address is the only required field, while all other fields are optional.
Document Search Update
Triggers when a Google Doc matching a user-defined search query is newly created or updated since the last poll. This trigger uses timestamp filtering to efficiently monitor documents.
Create contact task
Create a task associated with a contact in activecampaign. this action allows you to create a new task that will be associated with a specific contact in your activecampaign account. the task can include details such as due date, title, description, and can be assigned to a specific user.
Document Structure Changed
Triggers when a Google Doc's structure changes (headers/footers added/removed, tables/images count changes). This trigger monitors a specific document for structural changes like: - Headers added or removed - Footers added or removed - Tables added or removed - Images (inline objects) added or removed - Positioned objects added or removed - Footnotes added or removed
Create Deal Pipeline
Creates a new deal pipeline in activecampaign. a deal pipeline is a visual representation of your sales process that helps organize and track deals through different stages. when you create a new pipeline, it automatically comes with three default stages: 'to contact,' 'in contact,' and 'follow up.'
Document Updated
Triggers when an existing Google Doc is updated or modified. This trigger monitors Google Docs and fires when documents are updated.
Create Deal Task Type
This tool creates a new deal task type in activecampaign. deal task types are used to categorize and organize tasks associated with deals, and they are an important feature for maintaining a structured task management system within the deals pipeline. this action complements the existing active campaign create deal task action by enabling the creation of custom task types that can be used when creating deal tasks.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Google Docs and Active campaign, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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