How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent

How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent

In this session, Asana CMO Shannon Duffy shares how her team is joining the agentic marketing movement, and has scaled inbound by hiring Piper the AI SDR Agent.

Dan Darcy
Dan Darcy
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About Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform, helping teams organize, track, and manage their work. Known for their forward-thinking culture and product innovation, Asana is also on the forefront of AI adoption—not only within its own platform, but also in how the company runs its revenue engine.

“We’re not just building AI into our product—we’re building it into our go-to-market strategy.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

 The challenge: A funnel built for a different era

For decades, marketing teams have been tethered to a static, linear funnel. As Shannon Duffy puts it, the traditional marketing funnel was designed for a world with limited bandwidth—especially human SDR capacity.

“Pipeline is the #1 thing that keeps me up at night. And we were leaving too much of it on the table.”

Asana’s pains with inbound: Why they hired Piper the AI SDR agent

  • Slow and inconsistent follow-up on inbound leads

  • SDR team stretched thin—unable to cover every conversation

  • Missed pipeline from after-hours or peak-time traffic

  • Limited ability to scale lead engagement without adding headcount

The solution: Agentic Marketing at scale

Asana is embracing the Agentic Marketing movement—a new era where autonomous AI agents carry out core job functions for previously done by humans.

“We’re squarely in the Agentic era. Agents are transforming how we operate as CMOs. The inbound funnel is the perfect place to start.”

Hiring Piper, the AI SDR Agent, allowed Asana to:

  • Instantly engage with high-intent inbound visitors

  • Cover lead qualification 24/7 across global regions

  • Automate follow-up and handoff to human reps

  • Scale pipeline without scaling headcount

Meet Piper: Asana’s AI SDR agent

Asana brought Piper onto the team over a year ago to address top-of-funnel inefficiencies. Today, Piper is a fully autonomous agent — onboarded like a human rep and equipped with everything she needs to qualify, engage, and convert.

Key use cases:

  • Lead qualification and engagement

  • Meeting booking directly into AEs’ calendars

  • 24/7 coverage, especially during offline and peak hours

  • Routing to appropriate resources based on intent keywords

  • Handling missed conversations and eliminating drop-offs

“Piper filled an immediate gap and delivered an instant value-add.”

 How Piper the AI SDR Agent works at Asana

 Easy onboarding

Piper quickly learned Asana’s messaging, product value props, and chat FAQs—providing standardized and scalable coverage across the funnel.

 Intelligent routing

Piper uses Qualified’s goal feature to detect buyer intent and recommend next steps:

  • Mentions of pricing → Route to SDR

  • Support questions → Link to resources

  • Off-topic conversations → Gently redirected, maintaining brand tone

Always on

Piper has handled 24,000 conversations over 4 months (6,000/month), including nights and weekends—ensuring no conversation is left unanswered.

“We used to miss ~200 chats per month during business hours. Piper has taken that to zero.”

The results: Pipeline, efficiency, and scale

Since onboarding Piper, Asana has seen impressive returns:

  •  +22% incremental pipeline

  •  Eliminated missed chats (down from 800 over 4 months)

  •  Seamless handoff to human SDRs focused only on high-value conversations

“Piper is delivering pipeline we wouldn’t have captured otherwise—without increasing SDR headcount.”

What’s next: Deeper AI personalization and full funnel automation

Asana is continuing to innovate with Piper’s capabilities, including:

  • Personalized chat conversations during peak hours

  • Email follow-up automation

  • Spotlight integration for more targeted outreach

“This is just the beginning. Piper’s only getting stronger, and she’s quickly becoming one of our most impactful team members.”

Final thoughts

“Agents like Piper are transforming how CMOs operate. This is what Agentic Marketing looks like in action: scalable, intelligent, and revenue-driven.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

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How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent

In this session, Asana CMO Shannon Duffy shares how her team is joining the agentic marketing movement, and has scaled inbound by hiring Piper the AI SDR Agent.

Dan Darcy
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How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent
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About Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform, helping teams organize, track, and manage their work. Known for their forward-thinking culture and product innovation, Asana is also on the forefront of AI adoption—not only within its own platform, but also in how the company runs its revenue engine.

“We’re not just building AI into our product—we’re building it into our go-to-market strategy.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

 The challenge: A funnel built for a different era

For decades, marketing teams have been tethered to a static, linear funnel. As Shannon Duffy puts it, the traditional marketing funnel was designed for a world with limited bandwidth—especially human SDR capacity.

“Pipeline is the #1 thing that keeps me up at night. And we were leaving too much of it on the table.”

Asana’s pains with inbound: Why they hired Piper the AI SDR agent

  • Slow and inconsistent follow-up on inbound leads

  • SDR team stretched thin—unable to cover every conversation

  • Missed pipeline from after-hours or peak-time traffic

  • Limited ability to scale lead engagement without adding headcount

The solution: Agentic Marketing at scale

Asana is embracing the Agentic Marketing movement—a new era where autonomous AI agents carry out core job functions for previously done by humans.

“We’re squarely in the Agentic era. Agents are transforming how we operate as CMOs. The inbound funnel is the perfect place to start.”

Hiring Piper, the AI SDR Agent, allowed Asana to:

  • Instantly engage with high-intent inbound visitors

  • Cover lead qualification 24/7 across global regions

  • Automate follow-up and handoff to human reps

  • Scale pipeline without scaling headcount

Meet Piper: Asana’s AI SDR agent

Asana brought Piper onto the team over a year ago to address top-of-funnel inefficiencies. Today, Piper is a fully autonomous agent — onboarded like a human rep and equipped with everything she needs to qualify, engage, and convert.

Key use cases:

  • Lead qualification and engagement

  • Meeting booking directly into AEs’ calendars

  • 24/7 coverage, especially during offline and peak hours

  • Routing to appropriate resources based on intent keywords

  • Handling missed conversations and eliminating drop-offs

“Piper filled an immediate gap and delivered an instant value-add.”

 How Piper the AI SDR Agent works at Asana

 Easy onboarding

Piper quickly learned Asana’s messaging, product value props, and chat FAQs—providing standardized and scalable coverage across the funnel.

 Intelligent routing

Piper uses Qualified’s goal feature to detect buyer intent and recommend next steps:

  • Mentions of pricing → Route to SDR

  • Support questions → Link to resources

  • Off-topic conversations → Gently redirected, maintaining brand tone

Always on

Piper has handled 24,000 conversations over 4 months (6,000/month), including nights and weekends—ensuring no conversation is left unanswered.

“We used to miss ~200 chats per month during business hours. Piper has taken that to zero.”

The results: Pipeline, efficiency, and scale

Since onboarding Piper, Asana has seen impressive returns:

  •  +22% incremental pipeline

  •  Eliminated missed chats (down from 800 over 4 months)

  •  Seamless handoff to human SDRs focused only on high-value conversations

“Piper is delivering pipeline we wouldn’t have captured otherwise—without increasing SDR headcount.”

What’s next: Deeper AI personalization and full funnel automation

Asana is continuing to innovate with Piper’s capabilities, including:

  • Personalized chat conversations during peak hours

  • Email follow-up automation

  • Spotlight integration for more targeted outreach

“This is just the beginning. Piper’s only getting stronger, and she’s quickly becoming one of our most impactful team members.”

Final thoughts

“Agents like Piper are transforming how CMOs operate. This is what Agentic Marketing looks like in action: scalable, intelligent, and revenue-driven.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

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How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent

In this session, Asana CMO Shannon Duffy shares how her team is joining the agentic marketing movement, and has scaled inbound by hiring Piper the AI SDR Agent.

Dan Darcy
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How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent
Apple Podcast LinkGoogle Podcast LinkSpotify Podcast Link
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About Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform, helping teams organize, track, and manage their work. Known for their forward-thinking culture and product innovation, Asana is also on the forefront of AI adoption—not only within its own platform, but also in how the company runs its revenue engine.

“We’re not just building AI into our product—we’re building it into our go-to-market strategy.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

 The challenge: A funnel built for a different era

For decades, marketing teams have been tethered to a static, linear funnel. As Shannon Duffy puts it, the traditional marketing funnel was designed for a world with limited bandwidth—especially human SDR capacity.

“Pipeline is the #1 thing that keeps me up at night. And we were leaving too much of it on the table.”

Asana’s pains with inbound: Why they hired Piper the AI SDR agent

  • Slow and inconsistent follow-up on inbound leads

  • SDR team stretched thin—unable to cover every conversation

  • Missed pipeline from after-hours or peak-time traffic

  • Limited ability to scale lead engagement without adding headcount

The solution: Agentic Marketing at scale

Asana is embracing the Agentic Marketing movement—a new era where autonomous AI agents carry out core job functions for previously done by humans.

“We’re squarely in the Agentic era. Agents are transforming how we operate as CMOs. The inbound funnel is the perfect place to start.”

Hiring Piper, the AI SDR Agent, allowed Asana to:

  • Instantly engage with high-intent inbound visitors

  • Cover lead qualification 24/7 across global regions

  • Automate follow-up and handoff to human reps

  • Scale pipeline without scaling headcount

Meet Piper: Asana’s AI SDR agent

Asana brought Piper onto the team over a year ago to address top-of-funnel inefficiencies. Today, Piper is a fully autonomous agent — onboarded like a human rep and equipped with everything she needs to qualify, engage, and convert.

Key use cases:

  • Lead qualification and engagement

  • Meeting booking directly into AEs’ calendars

  • 24/7 coverage, especially during offline and peak hours

  • Routing to appropriate resources based on intent keywords

  • Handling missed conversations and eliminating drop-offs

“Piper filled an immediate gap and delivered an instant value-add.”

 How Piper the AI SDR Agent works at Asana

 Easy onboarding

Piper quickly learned Asana’s messaging, product value props, and chat FAQs—providing standardized and scalable coverage across the funnel.

 Intelligent routing

Piper uses Qualified’s goal feature to detect buyer intent and recommend next steps:

  • Mentions of pricing → Route to SDR

  • Support questions → Link to resources

  • Off-topic conversations → Gently redirected, maintaining brand tone

Always on

Piper has handled 24,000 conversations over 4 months (6,000/month), including nights and weekends—ensuring no conversation is left unanswered.

“We used to miss ~200 chats per month during business hours. Piper has taken that to zero.”

The results: Pipeline, efficiency, and scale

Since onboarding Piper, Asana has seen impressive returns:

  •  +22% incremental pipeline

  •  Eliminated missed chats (down from 800 over 4 months)

  •  Seamless handoff to human SDRs focused only on high-value conversations

“Piper is delivering pipeline we wouldn’t have captured otherwise—without increasing SDR headcount.”

What’s next: Deeper AI personalization and full funnel automation

Asana is continuing to innovate with Piper’s capabilities, including:

  • Personalized chat conversations during peak hours

  • Email follow-up automation

  • Spotlight integration for more targeted outreach

“This is just the beginning. Piper’s only getting stronger, and she’s quickly becoming one of our most impactful team members.”

Final thoughts

“Agents like Piper are transforming how CMOs operate. This is what Agentic Marketing looks like in action: scalable, intelligent, and revenue-driven.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

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How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent

In this session, Asana CMO Shannon Duffy shares how her team is joining the agentic marketing movement, and has scaled inbound by hiring Piper the AI SDR Agent.

How Asana Scaled Pipeline with Piper the AI SDR Agent
Dan Darcy
Dan Darcy
|
May 19, 2025
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min read
Apple Podcast LinkGoogle Podcast LinkSpotify Podcast Link
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About Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform, helping teams organize, track, and manage their work. Known for their forward-thinking culture and product innovation, Asana is also on the forefront of AI adoption—not only within its own platform, but also in how the company runs its revenue engine.

“We’re not just building AI into our product—we’re building it into our go-to-market strategy.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

 The challenge: A funnel built for a different era

For decades, marketing teams have been tethered to a static, linear funnel. As Shannon Duffy puts it, the traditional marketing funnel was designed for a world with limited bandwidth—especially human SDR capacity.

“Pipeline is the #1 thing that keeps me up at night. And we were leaving too much of it on the table.”

Asana’s pains with inbound: Why they hired Piper the AI SDR agent

  • Slow and inconsistent follow-up on inbound leads

  • SDR team stretched thin—unable to cover every conversation

  • Missed pipeline from after-hours or peak-time traffic

  • Limited ability to scale lead engagement without adding headcount

The solution: Agentic Marketing at scale

Asana is embracing the Agentic Marketing movement—a new era where autonomous AI agents carry out core job functions for previously done by humans.

“We’re squarely in the Agentic era. Agents are transforming how we operate as CMOs. The inbound funnel is the perfect place to start.”

Hiring Piper, the AI SDR Agent, allowed Asana to:

  • Instantly engage with high-intent inbound visitors

  • Cover lead qualification 24/7 across global regions

  • Automate follow-up and handoff to human reps

  • Scale pipeline without scaling headcount

Meet Piper: Asana’s AI SDR agent

Asana brought Piper onto the team over a year ago to address top-of-funnel inefficiencies. Today, Piper is a fully autonomous agent — onboarded like a human rep and equipped with everything she needs to qualify, engage, and convert.

Key use cases:

  • Lead qualification and engagement

  • Meeting booking directly into AEs’ calendars

  • 24/7 coverage, especially during offline and peak hours

  • Routing to appropriate resources based on intent keywords

  • Handling missed conversations and eliminating drop-offs

“Piper filled an immediate gap and delivered an instant value-add.”

 How Piper the AI SDR Agent works at Asana

 Easy onboarding

Piper quickly learned Asana’s messaging, product value props, and chat FAQs—providing standardized and scalable coverage across the funnel.

 Intelligent routing

Piper uses Qualified’s goal feature to detect buyer intent and recommend next steps:

  • Mentions of pricing → Route to SDR

  • Support questions → Link to resources

  • Off-topic conversations → Gently redirected, maintaining brand tone

Always on

Piper has handled 24,000 conversations over 4 months (6,000/month), including nights and weekends—ensuring no conversation is left unanswered.

“We used to miss ~200 chats per month during business hours. Piper has taken that to zero.”

The results: Pipeline, efficiency, and scale

Since onboarding Piper, Asana has seen impressive returns:

  •  +22% incremental pipeline

  •  Eliminated missed chats (down from 800 over 4 months)

  •  Seamless handoff to human SDRs focused only on high-value conversations

“Piper is delivering pipeline we wouldn’t have captured otherwise—without increasing SDR headcount.”

What’s next: Deeper AI personalization and full funnel automation

Asana is continuing to innovate with Piper’s capabilities, including:

  • Personalized chat conversations during peak hours

  • Email follow-up automation

  • Spotlight integration for more targeted outreach

“This is just the beginning. Piper’s only getting stronger, and she’s quickly becoming one of our most impactful team members.”

Final thoughts

“Agents like Piper are transforming how CMOs operate. This is what Agentic Marketing looks like in action: scalable, intelligent, and revenue-driven.”

Shannon Duffy, CMO, Asana

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