For event planners, wedding planners and venues · Zambia

Stop losing weddings to the planner who replied first.Track every event enquiry to a deposit.EliteTeQ Inbox for event planners, wedding planners, decorators and venues in Zambia

Couples message five planners at once. The one who answers first, sends a clear quote and follows up gets the booking.

EliteTeQ Inbox brings event enquiries from WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook into one shared inbox. Each client is tracked from enquiry to quote to deposit, your team shares the work, and the ads that brought them are recorded. Staff in Lusaka and Kitwe or anywhere else answer from one +260 business number, with office hours on Lusaka time (CAT).

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  • Date availability
  • Packages and quotes
  • Deposits and payment plans
  • Vendor and planning questions
EliteTeQ Inbox chat screen: the list of customer chats with unread counts and the teammate on each, and an open Messenger chat that started from an ad, with an automatic greeting, a staff reply, an internal comment, the lead stage and the reply-window timer
  1. The ad this customer tapped
  2. Lead stage, one tap
  3. Internal comment, never sent
  4. Time left to reply
A chat on the phone that started from an Instagram ad, with replies from the Instagram app and from a teammate

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Sound familiar? What events & weddings teams in Zambia tell us

  1. Couples comment on our Instagram decor posts and we miss them.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    Automatic comment replies: rules that answer comments containing words like price or location with a public reply and a private message

    Comments land next to DMs and WhatsApp, with automatic replies for “price” and “available”.

  2. We send quotes and forget who we were waiting on.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    Pipeline filtered to hot leads, with reasons like New from an ad and Waiting for your reply

    Every client sits on a pipeline. Quotes waiting for a reply are flagged hot.

  3. My assistant and I both answered the same couple.

    EliteTeQ Inbox

    An open customer chat in EliteTeQ Inbox showing the ad it came from, an automatic greeting, a staff reply and an internal comment to the owner

    Each chat has one owner. Notes to each other stay internal.

Every enquiry is a customer deciding where to spend. Don’t let yours wait.

One shared inbox for event planners, wedding planners, decorators and venues in Zambia.

EliteTeQ Inbox is a customer conversation and CRM platform. WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs and comments land in one workspace your whole team answers from.

Customers in Zambia write in English, Bemba and Nyanja, and your team replies in the same chat. Every enquiry below gets an owner, a stage and a follow-up:

Less switching between phones. More enquiries turned into customers.

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With EliteTeQ Inbox, you can

  • Date availability
  • Packages and quotes
  • Deposits and payment plans
  • Vendor and planning questions

What is a WhatsApp CRM for events & weddings?

A WhatsApp CRM for events & weddings is a shared inbox and lead pipeline for the messages event planners, wedding planners, decorators and venues in Zambia get every day. EliteTeQ Inbox connects your WhatsApp Business number, Facebook Page and Instagram account, lets several staff answer from their own logins, puts every customer on a pipeline (for example Enquiry, Date available, Quote sent), and shows the owner who answered and how fast.

  • One business number, many staff, each with their own login
  • Every chat assigned to one person, with internal notes
  • A pipeline named after your own steps
  • Reports on reply speed, leads per day and ad sources

EliteTeQ Inbox at a glance

EliteTeQ Inbox at a glance
ProductEliteTeQ Inbox, by EliteTeQ Softwares Limited (Nairobi, Kenya)
What it isA WhatsApp team inbox and CRM
ChannelsWhatsApp Business (official Cloud API, works alongside the WhatsApp Business app), Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Facebook and Instagram comments
Works onAny browser; installs on Android and iPhone
PriceFrom $29 a month; $59 Growth; $99 Business with unlimited people; a year costs 10 months
Free trial7 days, every feature open
WhatsApp numbers1 to 3 included by plan; up to 20 per business (Meta’s limit once the business is verified with Meta)
In Zambia+260 WhatsApp Business numbers, office hours on Lusaka time (CAT)
LanguagesCustomers write in English, Bemba and Nyanja
SetupAbout 40 minutes, or done with you on WhatsApp
Last reviewed2026-11-01

How events & weddings teams use EliteTeQ Inbox

Real screens from our demo workspace, with example data.

Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp together

DMs and comments from your portfolio posts arrive with your WhatsApp chats.

  • Comments with the post
  • Public or private reply
  • Keyword auto-replies
Comments screen with Facebook and Instagram comments waiting for an answer, the post they belong to, and a public or private reply box

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Every client tracked to a deposit

Move clients from enquiry to quote to deposit, with categories for event type.

  • Stages you name yourself
  • Categories for event type
  • Hot leads flagged
EliteTeQ Inbox pipeline board with columns from New lead to Client and Lost, each card showing the customer, the last message, hot-lead reasons and the teammate in charge

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

Know which posts and ads bring clients

Leads from ads against direct, ranked by clients won.

  • Ad name on every lead
  • Clients won per ad
  • Leads per day
Report card showing the share of leads from direct messages versus ads, and the top ads ranked by leads and clients won

Real screen · demo workspace with example data

A pipeline for events & weddings

An example you can set up in Settings → Pipeline stages and rename any time.

  1. Enquiry
  2. Date available
  3. Quote sent
  4. Deposit paid
  5. Event done
  6. Lost
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No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

Get your team answering in a day

No installation and no long training.

  1. Create your account

    Register with your email. The 7-day trial opens every feature, no card needed.

  2. Connect your channels

    Link your Facebook Page and Instagram. We connect your +260 WhatsApp Business number with you on WhatsApp, on Lusaka time (CAT), in about 40 minutes.

  3. Invite your team

    Add staff with their own logins as Owner, Admin or Agent, whether they work in Lusaka and Kitwe or from home.

  4. Set up your pipeline

    Name the stages after how you work, for example: Enquiry → Date available → Quote sent → Deposit paid.

  5. Start answering

    Assign chats, follow up hot leads and watch the reports.

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No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

More than a shared inbox. A better way to manage your customer relationships.

A shared inbox helps your team see messages. EliteTeQ goes further, connecting every conversation to lead management, team coordination and sales visibility.

Designed for teams
Employees work with their own logins, roles and responsibilities.
Conversations connected to customers
Every message sits with the customer’s history and their stage on your pipeline, not as an isolated chat.
Visibility for management
See how your team handles enquiries, how fast they reply and where follow-ups are needed.
Grows with your business
Start with a small team, then add people, numbers and a bigger plan as you grow.
Easy to get started
Register online, explore every feature on the free trial, and set up your workspace without waiting for a salesperson.

Simple pricing. No complicated contracts.

The same plans for every industry in Zambia, in US dollars: Starter $29, Growth $59, Business $99 a month. Paying yearly costs 10 months. 7-day free trial, no credit card. Meta’s WhatsApp charges, where they apply, are separate.

Try Growth free for 7 daysNo card needed · you choose the plan when you pay

Build your package: extra people, numbers and onboarding →

Phones and personal chats vs EliteTeQ Inbox

The difference is that every enquiry has an owner and nothing depends on one phone, whether your team is in Lusaka and Kitwe or at home.

Phones and personal chats vs EliteTeQ Inbox
Phones and personal chatsEliteTeQ Inbox
Whoever holds the phone answersEvery staff member answers from their own login
Two people reply to the same customerEach chat is assigned to one person
Quotes and follow-ups forgottenWaiting chats and hot leads are flagged
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp on different devicesEvery channel in the same list
No idea how fast customers get an answerReply speed and leads per person in reports

EliteTeQ Inbox in Zambia

EliteTeQ Inbox works for event planners, wedding planners, decorators and venues in Zambia on your existing +260 WhatsApp Business number. Customers see your business name as they do today, and your team answers from Lusaka and Kitwe or anywhere else.

In Zambia, customers message to ask about prices and stock before travelling across town or from the Copperbelt. EliteTeQ Inbox keeps every one of those questions visible until someone has answered it.

Customers write in English, Bemba, Nyanja and other languages. Your team replies in the customer’s language; template messages are created in English.

Office hours are set day by day for each number. A common setup in Lusaka: weekdays open, Saturday mornings open, Sunday closed. Anyone who writes while you are closed gets your away message, at most once every 12 hours, and the chat waits at the top of the list for the morning.

Selling on WhatsApp in Zambia

Customers in Zambia pay with MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and Zamtel Kwacha, cards, and bank transfers, so when a sale closes on WhatsApp the customer may confirm payment in the chat, and your team needs to see that message quickly.

Ndola

Copperbelt Province · the commercial centre of the Copperbelt

Ndola functions as the Copperbelt's commercial and distribution centre, redistributing goods to the mining towns around it and handling trade toward the DRC border. Wholesale activity is a larger share of commerce here than in the mining towns themselves, so bulk pricing tiers and supplier tracking matter, alongside exposure to cross-border demand. The Copperbelt's commercial and distribution centre redistributes goods to the mining towns and handles trade toward the DRC border. Client enquiries from Ndola get an owner and a follow-up instead of sitting in someone’s personal chats.

Livingstone

Southern Province · the tourism centre for Victoria Falls

Livingstone's economy is dominated by tourism to Victoria Falls, which makes it the most seasonal and most foreign-currency-exposed market in Zambia. Victoria Falls tourism makes this the most seasonal and most foreign-currency-exposed market in the country, with demand collapsing out of season. Client enquiries from Livingstone get an owner and a follow-up instead of sitting in someone’s personal chats.

Solwezi

North-Western Province · a rapidly grown centre for new copper mining

Solwezi has expanded quickly around large-scale copper mining, which gives it a young wage-earning population, strong month-end demand peaks and a retail sector still catching up with the town's growth. Rapid growth around new copper mining has produced a young wage-earning population and a retail sector still catching up, supplied over long routes from Lusaka. The binding constraint is reorder accuracy against those distances during month-end surges. Client enquiries from Solwezi get an owner and a follow-up instead of sitting in someone’s personal chats.

Kabwe

Central Province · a central town on the main rail and road corridor

Kabwe grew as a lead and zinc mining town and remains a railway junction on Zambia's central line, so its commerce today mixes rail-linked freight handling, a university population and retail serving a province of farming districts. The mines that defined it have largely wound down, which leaves a town whose spending power is spread across salaries, small trade and agriculture rather than concentrated in one employer. Mobile money is the everyday tender and businesses see steadier week-to-week demand than the Copperbelt towns to the north. Client enquiries from Kabwe get an owner and a follow-up instead of sitting in someone’s personal chats.

EliteTeQ Inbox in every city of Zambia

  • LusakaLusaka Province · Zambia's capital and commercial centre
  • KitweCopperbelt Province · a principal city of the Copperbelt mining region
  • NdolaCopperbelt Province · the commercial centre of the Copperbelt
  • LivingstoneSouthern Province · the tourism centre for Victoria Falls
  • SolweziNorth-Western Province · a rapidly grown centre for new copper mining
  • KabweCentral Province · a central town on the main rail and road corridor
  • ChingolaCopperbelt Province · a Copperbelt mining town
  • MufuliraCopperbelt Province · a Copperbelt mining town near the DRC border
  • LuanshyaCopperbelt Province · a Copperbelt mining town
  • ChipataEastern Province · an eastern trade town on the Malawian border

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Questions businesses ask us

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Is there a WhatsApp CRM for events & weddings in Zambia?

Yes. Events & weddings teams in Zambia use EliteTeQ Inbox with their own +260 WhatsApp Business number. Staff in Lusaka, Kitwe or anywhere else answer from their own logins, customers write in English, Bemba and Nyanja, and office hours run on Lusaka time (CAT). Plans start at $29 a month with a 7-day free trial.

Does it track event dates in a calendar?

No. Keep your event calendar where it is, and track each client’s stage on the pipeline.

Can vendors join the inbox?

Anyone you invite gets a login, but each one counts as a person on your plan. Most planners keep vendors on their usual WhatsApp groups.

Can we send reminders before the event?

Yes. Reply freely within 24 hours of the client’s last message, or send an approved template after that.

Can several staff use the same WhatsApp number?

Yes. Everyone signs in with their own login, on a computer or phone, and each chat is assigned to one person. The WhatsApp Business app on your phone can stay connected.

How much does it cost?

Starter is $29 a month for 1 WhatsApp number and 3 people, Growth $59 for 2 numbers and 6 people, and Business $99 for 3 numbers and unlimited people. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial.

WhatsApp rules on this page, from Meta:WhatsApp Business Platform pricing (Meta)Messaging limits (Meta)Message templates (Meta)Business phone numbers and limits (Meta)About the WhatsApp Business Platform (Meta)

Every events & weddings enquiry is an opportunity. Don’t let yours get lost in Zambia.

Bring your channels, your team and every customer conversation into one organised workspace.

No credit card required · Plans from $29/month

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