{"id":12407,"date":"2026-09-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=12407"},"modified":"2026-09-30T18:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T10:10:43","slug":"meet-your-digital-teammate-for-sales-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/blog\/meet-your-digital-teammate-for-sales-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Digital Teammate, Hunter: Spotlight on Sales Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/sales\/ai-sales-agent\/?d=bcta\">Try Agentforce<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet Hunter. Hunter is a new kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/agentforce\/what-is-agentic-ai\/agentic-teammates\/\">digital teammate<\/a> for growing businesses \u2014 an AI sales agent that works your pipeline around the clock, so your team can spend its time on the conversations that matter. Here&#8217;s a look at what Hunter does, how it fits into your day and why it matters for your next sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-what-s-an-ai-sales-agent-for-small-business\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s an AI sales agent for small business?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/small-business\/selling-with-ai-agents\/\">AI sales agent<\/a> isn&#8217;t just a chatbot for small business \u2014 it&#8217;s digital labour that takes on real work in your sales process, autonomously. Instead of assisting a rep one task at a time, these agents live in your business tools and can research accounts, prioritise prospects and act on its own, reporting back only when your reps need to step in. AI sales agents help you move sales forward, from prospect nurturing to loyal customer acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/sales-research-2023\/\">research<\/a>, Sales reps today spend just 30% of their time actually selling, with the rest eaten up by research, data entry and cold outreach. A digital teammate for sales flips that ratio back in your favour. Let\u2019s meet Hunter and see what it can do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-meet-hunter\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet Hunter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/sales\/ai-sales-agent\/outbound\/\">Hunter<\/a> is a prospecting agent inside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/sales\/ai-sales-agent\/\">Sales Cloud<\/a> to cover the full first mile of the deal cycle. Hunter identifies prospects based on buyer intent, researches accounts and contacts and hands off qualified leads for outreach \u2014 no more hours lost to manual research and cold email drafts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter effectively becomes a sales research and training partner, working from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/crm\/what-is-crm\/\">customer relationship management (CRM)<\/a> data you already have plus whatever new signals it can find. Let\u2019s find out what Hunter can do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-a-day-in-the-life-with-a-help-agent\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A day in the life, with a help agent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what can Hunter do for your sales team? This is what a real AI sales agent looks like in practise \u2014 it\u2019s a coordinated workflow that is trained by your team and executed by your team. Here&#8217;s what a day with Hunter actually looks like for growing teams:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>8.00 AM Prioritise prospect list:<\/strong> Every morning, Hunter surfaces your best accounts, leads and contacts to engage, ranked by intent and fit \u2014 no more guessing where to start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>10.00 AM<\/strong> <strong>Seamless handoff:<\/strong> Qualified contacts move straight to the Engagement Agent for automated outreach or into a sales engagement cadence, cutting the gap between &#8220;found&#8221; and &#8220;followed up.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>11.00 AM Personalised outreach:<\/strong> Hunter and Engagement generate emails on the seller&#8217;s behalf, handle objections and replies autonomously and even book meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>12.00 PM<\/strong> <strong>Lead nurturing:<\/strong> Contacts who aren&#8217;t ready yet get nurtured through ongoing email conversations instead of falling off the list entirely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-an-ai-sales-agent-matters-for-your-pipeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why an AI sales agent matters for your pipeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The business case here isn&#8217;t about one task getting faster \u2014 it&#8217;s about coverage across the whole deal cycle. Hunter holds the target, connects planning, prospecting and deal management and keeps your CRM data current without a rep lifting a finger. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/news\/stories\/how-salesforce-uses-agentforce-sales\/\">Salesforce<\/a> itself, Agentforce has generated over 72,000 AI-generated summaries and 43,000-plus personalised emails to support prospecting and outreach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/customer-stories\/raylu-ai\/\">Raylu<\/a>, a lean revenue team that runs its entire pipeline through Salesforce connected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/slack\/\">Slack<\/a> and Claude. With a small team and no dedicated RevOps hire, Raylu built a 2x uplift in pipeline coverage and now tracks richer data on every opportunity \u2014 proof that an AI teammate for sales can do the work of a much bigger team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That kind of coverage matters more than ever. Recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/ai-research\/\">research<\/a> shows 88% of small businesses are already engaging with AI and 74% of those say the investment delivered strong ROI \u2014 the shift toward digital teammates isn&#8217;t a future bet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to go deeper into how prospecting agents work? Trailhead&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/content\/learn\/modules\/agentforce-sales-agents-quick-look\">Agentforce for Sales: Quick Look<\/a> module walks through the mechanics in under an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-meet-the-rest-of-the-digital-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet the rest of the digital team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter is just one member of your growing digital workforce. In this digital teammates blog series, we&#8217;ll learn about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/small-business\/meet-your-digital-teammate-for-marketing-agent\/\">marketing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/small-business\/meet-your-digital-teammate-for-service-agent\/\">service<\/a> agents that handles customer questions around the clock and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/blog\/small-business\/meet-your-digital-teammate-for-slack\/\">Slackbot<\/a>, the teammate that keeps your whole team moving in the flow of work. Catch the whole team in action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More resources:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/agentforce\/pricing\/calculator\/\">Agentforce ROI Calculator<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/events\/webinars\/sales-prospecting-with-agentforce\/\">Stop Searching, Start Selling: Sales Prospecting Reimagined with Agentforce<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/sales\/demos\/agentforce-sales-demos\/\">Agentforce AI Sales Agent Demo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-put-hunter-to-work-on-your-pipeline\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Put Hunter to work on your pipeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t need a bigger team to have a better pipeline. You need the right one \u2014 and that includes sales. With the right AI sales tools, you can get growing fast. Get started with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/agentforce\/?d=bcta\">Agentforce<\/a> today and see what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>AI supported the writers and editors who created this article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion \">\n\t\n\n<button class=\"accordion-header\" type=\"button\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/button>\n<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is an AI sales agent?<\/strong><br>An AI sales agent is digital labour built into your CRM that can research, prioritise and act on prospects and leads on its own \u2014 not just assist a rep, but actually do the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How is Hunter different from a regular sales tool?<\/strong><br>Most tools require a rep to search and decide. Hunter runs the research and prioritisation autonomously, then hands off ready leads for outreach, cutting out the manual legwork entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Does Hunter replace my sales reps?<\/strong><br>No. Hunter and the Engagement Agent handle research, outreach and nurturing so your reps can spend their limited time on the conversations that need a human touch \u2014 closing deals and building relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is Salesforce built for small teams or just big companies?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ap\/sales\/cloud\/\">Sales Cloud<\/a> is built to scale to your ambition, not your headcount \u2014 lean teams like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/customer-stories\/raylu-ai\/\">Raylu<\/a> run full pipeline coverage without a dedicated RevOps hire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Where can I learn more about setting up an AI sales agent?<\/strong><br>Trailhead&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/trailhead.salesforce.com\/content\/learn\/trails\/get-ready-for-agentforce\">Get ready for Agentforce<\/a> trail is a solid starting point for understanding how to bring agents like Hunter into your sales process.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div> <!-- \/.accordion -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Hunter \u2014 the AI teammate that fills your pipeline while you focus on 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