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WhatsApp marketing that knows where every sale came from.

Leads from Meta ads, Instagram, links and QR codes land on your own number with their source attached. The AI answers in seconds, follow-ups go out on their own, and Meta learns which clicks became customers.

Chat with us on WhatsAppSee how it works

Your own WhatsApp numberOfficial Meta APIWe set it up with you

Every lead arrives with the ad that brought it.

The campaign page shows clicks, leads, replies and sales for each ad, link and QR code.

  • Ad name saved on every lead
  • AI answers in the campaign's own terms
  • Sales sent back to Meta
Diwali villa offerCampaign · live3 sources
SourceClicksLeadsWon
Meta ad · Pool villa reel1,240869
Instagram bio link310415
Flyer QR code96223
Example data · each "won" also goes back to Meta as a conversion

Sound familiar?

You pay for leads. Half of them never hear back.

Ads bring hundreds of chats, and nobody can answer them all in time.

You can't tell which ad, post or flyer brought the people who actually paid.

Follow-ups depend on someone remembering to send them.

Meta optimises your ads for clicks, not for customers.

What it does

Everything after the click, handled.

01

Every lead carries its source

Meta ads, short links, QR codes, Instagram and lead forms, each tagged on the lead.

Meta adInstagram bioFlyer QRLead form
02

Answered in seconds

The AI replies from your prices and the campaign's offer, day and night.

Saw your ad. 3BHK price?

Vista Heights 3BHK starts at ₹1.42 Cr. Own stay or investment?

03

Follow-ups on their own

A nudge in the first day, an approved template after, a reminder when they say 'next month'.

Day 1 nudgeDay 3 templateNext month reminder
04

Meta learns who bought

Pipeline stages send conversions to Meta, so your ads find more people like your buyers.

Sent to MetaPurchaseWhen a lead reaches Won

Know which ad brought each sale.

Every lead is tagged with the Meta ad, link or QR code it came from, and each campaign gets one report.

  • Clicks, leads, replies and sales per source
  • Short links and QR codes for offline
  • Conversions sent back to Meta
See Click-to-WhatsApp Ads
Diwali villa offerCampaign · live3 sources
SourceClicksLeadsWon
Meta ad · Pool villa reel1,240869
Instagram bio link310415
Flyer QR code96223
Example data · each "won" also goes back to Meta as a conversion

Every lead answered in seconds.

The AI agent replies from your own price sheet, in the customer's language, and books the next step.

  • Prices from your sheet, never made up
  • Hindi, Hinglish and English
  • Hands over to your team when needed
See the AI Sales Agent
Susegad StaysWhatsApp · replies in secondsAI agent on

Hi, is the 3BHK villa free 20–22 Dec? We are 6 people.

Yes, Sea Breeze (3BHK, private pool) is free those nights. ₹28,000 a night, so ₹56,000 for 2 nights for up to 8 guests. Shall I hold it for you?

Haan, hold karo. Breakfast included?

Breakfast is ₹450 per person a day, not included in the villa rate. Holding Sea Breeze for 20–22 Dec now.

Example data · every price comes from the business's own sheet

Follow-ups nobody has to remember.

Promises become reminders, quiet leads get a nudge, and the hard questions go to a person.

  • Reminders until someone replies
  • One-tap answers for your team
  • Overdue leads flagged
See Sales Follow-ups
Human handoffsThe AI stepped back on these3 open
  • DiscountWants 10% off for 3 nightsOverdue
  • VisitAsks to see the site on Sunday18 min
  • Person“Can someone call me?”4 min
Example data · tap an answer, the reply is written in the customer's language

See it in your business

What kind of business do you run?

Pick yours to see the questions your customers ask, the pipeline in your words, and an example chat.

Clinics & dentalSkin & hair clinicsHospitalsSalons & spasGyms & studiosReal estatePlots & open landsHotels & villasTravel agenciesCaterers & eventsEducation & admissionsCoaching institutesSchools & preschoolsOnline coursesJewellersRetail storesD2C & online storesCar & bike dealersCar & bike rentalsLoans & insuranceCA & law firmsMarketing agenciesSaaS & softwareB2B suppliersFranchisesAll industries

The difference

Same ad budget. More of it comes back.

Today

Ad leads wait hours for a reply.

With bananaleaf

Every lead is answered in seconds, in the campaign's own words.

Today

You can't say which ad brought the sales.

With bananaleaf

Each source shows its leads, replies and sales.

Today

Meta keeps finding people who tap and vanish.

With bananaleaf

Meta learns from your buyers and finds more like them.

Getting started

Live in three steps. We set it up with you.

  1. Connect your number

    Link the WhatsApp number you already use (the WhatsApp Business app keeps working) and, if you like, Instagram.

  2. Teach it your business

    Upload your price sheet and documents, check what the AI read, and set your pipeline stages.

  3. Rehearse, then go live

    Try it in a test chat until the answers are right. We do all of this with you on a call.

The details

WhatsApp marketing, explained.

How each part works, an example from ad tap to booked visit, and the rules on consent.

WhatsApp marketing tools usually mean one thing: a bulk sender. Sending is the easy half. The half that decides whether the ad budget came back is what happens after the lead writes “Hi, saw your ad” — who answers, how fast, whether anyone follows up, and whether you can tell a month later which ad set those customers came from. bananaleaf.ai is built around that half.

Every lead carries its source

  • Click-to-WhatsApp ads.Meta puts the ad's id, headline, copy and a click id on the lead's first message, and never again. bananaleaf.ai reads it at the webhook, freezes the first ad that brought the person and keeps updating the last one, so a later tap never steals the credit.
  • Short tracked links and QR codes. Each source in a campaign gets a short link on your own address (yourbrand.bananaleaf.ai/go/offer) and a QR code. Taps are counted (today, total, unique people, last referrer), link-preview fetches by WhatsApp and Facebook are not, and the first message joins the campaign.
  • Instagram. A keyword under a reel gets a public reply and a private DM; the DM lead sits on the same pipeline as WhatsApp leads, with one memory.
  • Meta lead forms. Form fills from lead ads are pulled in and filed as people on the pipeline, tagged with the form.
  • Uploads. A CSV of numbers from an expo or a past list joins a campaign as its own source, into a Holding area so top-of-funnel contacts do not crowd the sales pipeline.

A campaign is a page, not a spreadsheet

Create a campaign by saying what you are promoting, where the leads come from and whether they go to the sales team now or wait in Holding. The campaign page then shows clicks → leads → replied → won per source, with alerts when a source goes quiet, a follow-up template is still pending at Meta, or ad leads are arriving with no live campaign to catch them. The AI agent reads the campaign's brief on every reply, so an ad lead asking “what is this about?” is answered in the campaign's own terms, with the offer's link as a tappable button.

An example: from ad tap to booked visit

Example: a real-estate lead from a click-to-WhatsApp ad

Lead (from the ad)Hi, I saw your ad for 3 BHK flats in Kondapur. What's the price?

AI agentHi Rahul! Vista Heights 3 BHK (1,680 sq ft) starts at ₹1.42 Cr, with possession in March 2027. Which floor range are you looking at, and is this for your own stay or investment?

LeadOwn stay. Mid floors. Can we visit this weekend?

AI agentOf course. Site visits run Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm. Saturday 11:00 or Sunday 4:00 — which suits you?

LeadSunday 4.

AI agentBooked: Sunday 4:00 pm site visit at Vista Heights. I've shared the location pin and our sales manager Kavya will meet you there. See you Sunday!

Behind the chat: the lead was stamped with the ad id and headline from Meta's referral, placed on the pipeline under the campaign, moved to 'Site visit booked' when the booking was confirmed, and that stage sent a QualifiedLead event with the click id to Meta's Conversions API. Names and prices are illustrative.

Follow-ups that happen without anyone remembering

  • Inside 24 hoursa quiet lead gets a nudge from the AI that picks up something specific from the conversation (the dates they mentioned, the room they asked about), never a “just checking in”.
  • After 24 hours an approved template takes over, on a ladder you set per campaign; a reply re-anchors the clock and a stage change stops it.
  • “Maybe next month” files a reminder for your team on that date, so a deferred lead is not a lost one.
  • Broadcaststo a campaign's leads or to a filtered audience, with drip sending in daily batches and “Send again” to the people who did not read or reply. See WhatsApp broadcasts.

Closing the loop with Meta

Map each pipeline stage to a Meta Conversions API event (LeadSubmitted, QualifiedLead, InitiateCheckout, Purchase and the others Meta allows for business messaging). When a lead moves stage, the event goes out with the click id and hashed match keys, once per person per event, and Meta starts optimising the ad set for people who reach that stage. A test-code send never burns the real event. This is the piece most WhatsApp marketing tools leave out, and it is the one that makes the ads cheaper over time.

Knowing what the conversations say

Conversation insights read every chat on the number and tell you who is waiting for a reply, who is ready to buy, what people keep asking about and which offerings they want. It opens on the five people to answer first. For a marketing team it is the fastest answer to “what did the campaign actually bring in?”

WhatsApp marketing lives or dies on consent. A contact who writes STOP, “unsubscribe”, “don't message me” or “mat bhejo” is suppressed on the record with the message that triggered it, left out of every broadcast and automated send, and shown on a Suppressed list. Only the person's own next message lifts it. Quiet hours hold automated sends overnight in your timezone.

What it is not

  • Not an ad manager: you create ads in Meta; here they are tracked and their leads answered.
  • Not a bulk sender for lists that never opted in.
  • Not retroactive: a lead who arrived before tracking was on stays unattributed, because Meta sends the ad referral once.

Questions

Questions buyers ask

Still unsure? Ask us on WhatsApp — a person replies.

What is WhatsApp marketing?

Using WhatsApp to bring in leads and keep talking to them: click-to-WhatsApp ads that open a chat, links and QR codes on posts and flyers, broadcasts to people who opted in, and follow-ups on the conversation that started. It works because a WhatsApp reply gets read; it stops working the moment a business sends to people who did not ask.

How does WhatsApp lead generation from Meta ads work?

A click-to-WhatsApp ad opens a chat with your number. Meta attaches the ad's id, headline and a click id to the lead's first message, and only to that message. bananaleaf.ai captures it as the message arrives, so every ad lead carries the ad it came from, and the AI agent answers knowing what the ad promised.

Can I see which ad brought the customers who actually bought?

Yes. The campaign page shows clicks, leads, replied and won per source, and each pipeline stage can send a Meta Conversions API event (LeadSubmitted, QualifiedLead, Purchase and others) with the click id, so Meta optimises your ads for leads that became customers rather than for clicks.

Is WhatsApp marketing legal in India?

Yes, with consent. India's DPDP Act and WhatsApp's own policy both require that people agreed to hear from you. bananaleaf.ai records opt-outs (STOP, unsubscribe, 'mat bhejo' and similar) on the contact and keeps suppressed people out of every broadcast and automated send.

Which WhatsApp marketing tools are included?

Campaigns with tracked sources (ad ids, short links, QR codes, Instagram bio, uploads), broadcasts with drip sending, an audience builder, a template builder that submits to Meta, automatic follow-ups, an AI agent that answers replies, a pipeline, conversation insights and Meta Conversions API events. You bring your own WhatsApp number through Meta's official API.

Do I need a separate WhatsApp marketing agency?

Not for the sending and the follow-up; the software does that. You still write the ads and choose the offer. If an agency runs your Meta ads, give them the campaign page: it shows which ad set's leads replied and which were won.

What does it cost to send WhatsApp marketing messages?

Meta charges per delivered message by category and country; a marketing template to an Indian number is the most expensive kind, a reply inside the 24-hour window the cheapest. bananaleaf.ai bills Meta's rate plus a stated markup, prepaid. See the WhatsApp Business API pricing guide on this site for the current rate card.

Where next

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