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Make calls with the Gong dialer
Working with Gong Engage requires an Engage seat for reps. The dialer allows easy calling and logging call details, with calls recorded for analytics. Admins must enable the dialer and set business numbers. Local dialing improves call answer rates. Call outcomes can be set, and calls can be recorded manually or automatically. Inbound calls can be routed to personal forwarding numbers. Notes can be taken during calls, and contact details can be reviewed. The Gong dialer supports mobile calling and call exports to CRM systems. Inbound calls are routed to personal or company forwarding numbers. Power dialing and voicemail drop are not supported. Calls within the USA and Canada are not automatically recorded. Number porting and call import from other dialers require specific setups.
Note
Working with Gong Engage requires an Engage seat.
Who's this for? Reps
Where to go: Sidebar > Engage > To-dos
Easily dial people and log call details, straight from the Gong web app or mobile app. These calls can be recorded, giving you the same analytics and insights as all recorded calls in Gong.
To use the dialer on either the web app or mobile app, you must have an Engage license. Your admin must enable the dialer for you, and must set business numbers that are available either to you specifically (assigned numbers) or to your entire team.
Twilio is the underlying service that establishes the call for both web and mobile calls made with the Gong dialer.
Where to go to use the dialer
From any to-dos that prompt you to make a call
From People: if the next action for someone is a call, click Call to open the dialer
Hover over a person's name on any page in Engage and click the call icon
Click on someone's name on any page in Engage to open person view. From here, click on the phone icon to open the dialer
Numbers you can call from
At the top, you’ll see the number you’re calling from. You may be able to choose from several numbers. These may include:
Assigned number: Numbers assigned to you specifically by your manager or admin
Personal number: A number that you or your admin has entered, that you verify personally from your own mobile device. It's not recommended to use your personal number for outbound calls as personal numbers are often labeled as spam when used with the dialer. We recommend using virtual numbers for outbound calls and personal numbers for inbound calls, as the forwarding number
Unassigned numbers: Numbers available to everyone in your company. When you make calls from an unassigned number, the person cannot call you back directly, but they can call back to a forwarding number, if your admin has set one.
Gong's dialer, whether you're using it from web or mobile, will not sync with another phone such as a desk phone for outbound calls.
Maximize call efficiency with local dialing
When you make calls using a number that matches the locale of the person you’re dialing, they’re more likely to answer the call. Once your admin has enabled local dialing, Gong selects local numbers for you to call from automatically. The number is displayed to the person you’re calling as an ordinary number, just like any other business number in Gong.
Calling US/Canada numbers
When you select Local number from the Calling from dropdown, Gong looks for an assigned number or company number that matches the destination country code, prioritized by area code. If none are available, Gong automatically provisions a new number with the same area code for you to use.
Calling non-US/Canada numbers
When you select Local number from the Calling from dropdown, Gong automatically selects an assigned number or company number that matches the destination country code, prioritized by area code, if there is one available. Automatic provisioning is not currently available outside of the US/Canada. Getting business numbers for countries outside of the US and Canada is done via Gong Support and usually requires specific regulation forms.
Receiving inbound calls when local dialing is used
If you make a call using local dialing and the person calls you back, Gong routes the inbound call to the last person who dialed their number, according to person’s Inbound call preferences.
Numbers you can call to
If we already have a number for the person you're calling, it will appear in the drop-down menu below their name. If there are multiple numbers for the contact, you'll see them all here. You can also free dial a number and click Call.
Can I make international calls?
You can make calls to/from anywhere you want, minus a few exceptions. However, we recommend buying a local number from the regions where you operate to improve answer rates.
For example, if you're located in the US but you want to dial UK numbers, your admin can provision a UK number for you. This helps with conversion rates as call recipients are more likely to pick up calls from numbers within their locale.
Gong understands what country a phone number in the CRM belongs to using the following logic:
If the number starts with +, we try to parse it and see if the result is a valid number.
If not, see if the contact has an address. If we know the country, try adding that country's prefix and see if the result is a valid number.
If not, try adding the US prefix and see if the result is a valid number.
If not, add + at the beginning, try to parse it and see if the result is a valid number.
If not, leave it as is.
Exceptions to numbers you can call to/from
Indian phone numbers (+91) cannot be provisioned or used and verified as personal forwarding numbers through Gong Engage due to India government regulations. Calls to India or any other outbound destination can only be made from non-India phone numbers.
Chinese phone numbers (+86) cannot be provisioned or used and verified as personal forwarding numbers through Gong Engage. Calls to China can’t be made through Gong Engage.
Recording a call
Your company can set up recording methods per region so that you can easily comply with regulations in different states or countries. The recording options are:
Manual: you can start recording manually at any point in the call.
Automatic: calls are automatically recorded
Rep-side only: calls are recorded automatically, but only the rep is recorded
Don't allow recording: the record button isn't displayed and you can't record the call
You cannot change or override the default call recording setting for a region, but you can stop the recording.
If manual recording is selected, initiate recording by pressing Record as soon as the call connects to the receiver.
Asking for consent
Remember to ask for consent when required, and note that you can always pause or cancel the recording during the call. Once the call is completed, you cannot delete the recording, unless you have permission to do so.
Actions you can take during the call
During the call, you can take any of the following actions:
Record call
Pause / cancel recording
Use the keypad
Mute yourself
Take notes
Get information about the account/person you're calling
Set call outcome: mandatory when making a call as a part of a flow step, optional for one-off calls
If accessing the dialer from a flow step, see your last email and/or script
Define your audio settings
Enable microphone access and set the microphone and speaker you want to use when making a call:
Start by permitting Google Chrome to access the microphone. You can do this in a few different ways:
Open the Gong dialer and when prompted, choose Allow.
Or, open the Gong dialer and click the site information icon next to the URL address. Make sure the microphone is enabled in site settings.
Or, go to your browser settings and navigate to microphone settings. Adjust your default settings or add Gong to your list of allowed sites.
To set the microphone and speaker when making a call, click
to the right of the Calling from phone number.
Select the speaker and microphone you want to use. Test the sound as needed.
Select whether you want the following:
Echo cancellation: reduces background noise and echo for improved call clarity
Noise suppression: minimizes background noise interference during calls
Automatic gain control: adjusts audio levels and ensures consistent audio quality throughout the call
Click Done.
Choose a call outcome
When making a call as a part of a step in a flow, you must set a call outcome. For one-off calls, setting the outcome is not required. You can set the outcome during the call or after it.
You have the following outcomes to choose from:
Call result: No answer
No voicemail: Rep doesn’t leave a voicemail
Left voicemail: Rep leaves a voicemail
Not in service: Number is not in service
Busy: Line is busy
Call result: Answered
Follow up: Person asks for more information, asks to call back, or hasn't decided yet
Meeting booked: Person agrees to meet, or seller sends an invite
Bad timing: Person says they're not interested right now or in the near future
Has a solution: Person says they have a solution with a competitor
Bad persona: Person says they are not the right person, and doesn’t provide a referral
Wrong number: Number is wrong
Gave referral: Person directs to someone else
Bad fit: One of the sides says it's a bad fit
Opt out: Person asks not to be contacted again
Hung up: Person hangs up
Gatekeeper: Gatekeeper answers and user can't reach targeted person
Not interested (other): Person says they're not interested
Set a forwarding number for incoming calls
If you have at least 1 business number assigned to you, you can set your own forwarding number so people can call you back. As long as the business number is assigned to you in Engage, if someone calls back, the call will be routed to you via incoming calls on your web browser. If you’re not available on the web, you can also take the call from your personal forwarding number.
To do this:
Go to My Settings and scroll to Gong Connect.
Here, you’ll see whether Gong Connect is enabled by your admin, how many business numbers are assigned to you directly, and whether your company has set a default forwarding number.
To set your own forwarding number, click Set personal forwarding number, then enter your mobile number and click Call me to verify it. If you’ve made calls from your personal number, or from a number that your admin assigned to you, this is the number to which calls will be directed if people call you back. If you’ve called people using a number that is available to your whole team, return calls will not be directed to this number.
Inbound calls made to a company forwarding number are routed to the last team member who dialed the prospect or customer from that company number.
Take notes about a call
While making a call in the dialer, the lower section on the left is your space to take down notes that you and your teammates can refer back to. The note is already linked to the contact you’re calling, so all you need to do is start typing.
To see previous notes about the contact you’re calling or the account they’re connected to, click Notes on the right side of the dialer.
Review and update contact details
From the right-side menu, click Contact to get more context about the person you're talking to. See recent activity with the person, mark a phone number as valid or invalid, and more.
Mark someone as do not contact
If someone you’re on a call with asks to be opted out of future calls and emails, you can mark them as do not contact by selecting the Opt out call outcome in the dialer.
Marking a contact as opted out removes them from any flow they’re currently in. They won’t be added to flows via automatic rules while marked as do not contact. Learn more about marking someone as do not contact.
Use the Gong dialer from the Gong mobile app
You can make and record calls on the go using a VoIP service within the Gong mobile app. If your admin has enabled mobile calling for your team, you can learn how to start using the dialer from mobile.
Export dialer calls to your CRM
This feature is currently available for Salesforce and HubSpot. Ask your admin to configure it in Company Settings > CRM > Salesforce or HubSpot settings.
Delete a call
Anyone can delete a call if enabled to do so in their permission profile. Learn how to delete a recorded call.
Gong dialer FAQs
Does the Gong dialer support voicemail drop?
The Gong dialer doesn't support pre-recorded voicemail drop yet.
Can the Gong dialer receive inbound calls?
Inbound calls are currently supported by routing them to the web and the rep's personal forwarding number or company forwarding number, depending on what has been set up. Inbound calls are not recorded.
For example: let’s say a contact called John makes an inbound call to a business number at Acme, and that business number has been assigned to all users by the Acme admin. John’s inbound call will be routed to the rep at Acme who last dialed John from that business number, if that rep has set a personal forwarding number. If the rep has not set a personal forwarding number, John’s call will be routed to the Acme company forwarding number (if a company forwarding number was set by the Acme admin).
Let’s say a rep at Acme dials John from their personal forwarding number, and then John calls that personal forwarding number back. That call will not be logged or recorded in Gong.
Does the Gong dialer support power dialing?
The Gong dialer doesn't currently support power dialing.
Are all calls made via the Gong dialer automatically recorded?
Calls within the USA and Canada aren't automatically recorded by the Gong dialer by default. You can set your system up to automatically record calls and you can exclude specific area codes as necessary.
For admins: Learn how to change your organization's settings.
Can I port my organization's existing phone numbers to the Gong dialer?
We do not offer the porting of numbers from existing tools out of the box. This may be done with a custom SOW via our professional services team. Please contact your CSM for assistance.
If I dial using a local presence phone number, what happens if the person doesn't answer and then calls back later?
The person can call back the number you called from, but the call will be routed to your personal forwarding number.
Does the Gong dialer localize the caller's number automatically?
For example, if I dial an Ireland number from a UK number, will the recipient see an Ireland number (+353)?
The rep can manually select the origin number, as long as that origin number is available to the rep to use.
Can I import calls from another dialer?
Gong captures calls of other supported dialers. These calls won't appear as part of flow steps or reporting. Your tech admin can set up your org to capture calls from other dialers via company settings.