Decide what each reply category does to a lead's sequence: pause on out-of-office, flag the interested ones, and always stop for not-interested
Give each reply category its own next move.
By default a cold sequence stops the moment a lead replies, which is the right call for most answers. But an automatic “out of office” reply is not a real answer, and an “I’m interested” reply deserves your attention, not silence. Reply handling lets you tell each sequence what to do per reply category, and Laureo applies it the instant the reply lands. It is an Ultra capability, built into the sequence builder.
The headline capability.
When a lead is away, stopping the sequence loses them and sending the next step lands in an empty inbox. Instead, choose “Wait, then continue” for the out-of-office category and set how many days to wait. Laureo recognises an automatic away reply, pauses the sequence for that many days, and then continues where it left off. The reply is not counted as engagement, so nothing is marked as replied.
Stop the automation and raise it to a human.
A reply classified as interested or a booked meeting always stops the automation, and you take the conversation from there. Choose “Flag for review” to also get a notification so a hot reply is never buried, or choose to stop silently if you would rather catch it in your inbox yourself. The cold reply lands in your normal email inbox under the Cold filter either way.
One answer can pause everyone at that account.
Turn on “When someone replies, stop their whole company” and a single reply from anyone at a company halts this campaign for every other active lead at the same company email domain. It is off by default. Use it when you do not want a second person at the same account cold-emailed after a colleague has already engaged. Personal email domains, such as consumer mail providers, are never grouped this way, so a reply from a personal address only stops that one lead.
Respect comes first.
An interested reply can arrive with a draft already written.
With “Draft replies with AI” set to On, the moment an interested prospect replies, Laureo writes a draft reply into your inbox composer for you to review, edit, and send. It never sends on its own, the draft simply waits for you. This is an Ultra capability, on by default when your plan includes it; on other plans the control is shown but inactive. For the full behavior see AI Reply Drafting.