How to Migrate from Artisan to Ceven
Artisan's AI BDR, Ava, automates outbound prospecting and email for sales teams, helping streamline outreach efforts. Ceven offers a broader AI workflow automation platform that connects to 1,000+ tools, runs end-to-end workflows with AI steps and human-approval gates, and can build no-code pages/apps.
This guide will walk you through the process of migrating your sales outreach automation from Artisan to Ceven, ensuring a smooth and effective transition.
Migrate from Artisan to Ceven in 6 steps
Inventory Your Artisan Workflows
Start by documenting all your Artisan workflows. Identify the outcomes they achieve, such as lead qualification, email sequences, and follow-up tasks, rather than focusing on the specific steps within each workflow.
Connect Your Apps in Ceven
Re-authorize the same apps and integrations in Ceven that you used in Artisan. This includes your CRM, email service, and any other tools involved in your sales outreach processes.
Rebuild Workflows in Ceven
Instead of recreating each Artisan workflow one-for-one, focus on rebuilding them in Ceven to achieve the same outcomes. Use Ceven's AI steps to enhance automation and add human-approval gates where Artisan's processes were brittle or required manual oversight.
Validate in Parallel
Run both Artisan and Ceven workflows in parallel on real data. This allows you to compare results and ensure that Ceven's automation meets or exceeds the performance of your Artisan workflows.
Schedule and Cut Over
Once you are confident in Ceven's performance, schedule a cutover date. Gradually phase out Artisan, ensuring that all critical workflows are fully operational in Ceven before making the final switch.
Monitor and Optimize
After the migration, monitor your Ceven workflows closely. Use the platform's analytics to identify areas for optimization and make adjustments as needed to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Why teams switch from Artisan to Ceven
Teams often switch from Artisan to Ceven because Ceven offers a more comprehensive and flexible AI workflow automation platform. While Artisan excels at automating outbound prospecting and email, Ceven provides additional capabilities such as human-approval gates, no-code page building, and integration with a vast array of tools. This allows teams to create more complex and customizable workflows that can handle a wider range of tasks beyond just sales outreach.
What moves over and what doesn't
When migrating from Artisan to Ceven, the workflow logic and outcomes can be replicated, but the specific steps and configurations will need to be rebuilt. Artisan's AI BDR, Ava, is a specialized tool for outbound prospecting, while Ceven offers a broader platform for end-to-end workflow automation. This means you can achieve similar outcomes but with more flexibility and additional features. However, any custom integrations or unique configurations specific to Artisan will not automatically transfer to Ceven and will need to be recreated.
Avoiding the common pitfalls
One common pitfall is trying to recreate every detail of your Artisan workflows in Ceven. Instead, focus on the outcomes and use Ceven's capabilities to improve and streamline your processes. Another pitfall is not running both systems in parallel long enough. Ensure that you validate the performance of your Ceven workflows with real data before fully cutting over. Finally, be sure to add human-approval gates where necessary to avoid errors and ensure quality control.
Frequently asked
Can Ceven automatically import my Artisan workflows?
No, Ceven does not support automatic import of Artisan workflows. You will need to rebuild your workflows in Ceven, which often results in more consolidated and capable automation processes.
How do I handle data migration from Artisan to Ceven?
Since Ceven is not a CRM, you won't be migrating your prospect data. Instead, focus on rebuilding your outreach and automation workflows in Ceven, ensuring they integrate with your existing CRM and other tools.
What are the benefits of using Ceven over Artisan?
Ceven offers a broader range of AI workflow automation capabilities, including human-approval gates, no-code page building, and integration with 1,000+ tools. This allows for more complex and customizable workflows that can handle a wider range of tasks beyond just sales outreach.