Customer Support and Voice AI
AI receptionist for small business: calls, bookings and handoffs
What an AI receptionist does on a real call, the rules that apply, a sample greeting and a pass/fail checklist to launch one safely.
Outbound
AI Voice Follow-Up
A call placed automatically after a missed call, an abandoned booking or a past purchase, before the moment passes.
Interest fades quickly after a missed call, a half-finished booking or a quiet stretch after a purchase. AI Voice Follow-Up calls people back automatically when one of those moments happens, mentions what actually took place, and picks the conversation up from there. You choose the triggers, the scripts and the calling hours, and every call is logged with a transcript and outcome.
- Calls back automatically after missed calls and abandoned bookings
- Opens each call with the reason, not a cold script
- Logs every outcome so your team knows who to call next
$4,900
20–30 working days
Optional maintenance $249/mo
What it is
AI Voice Follow-Up places a call automatically when a specific event happens, such as a missed inbound call, an abandoned booking, or a past purchase reaching its follow-up window. The trigger decides when the call happens, and the conversation picks up where things were left off.
Why businesses buy it
Every missed call and unfinished booking is a customer who was ready a moment ago. Most teams mean to follow up, but busy days win and the window closes. This agent makes those calls on time, every time, with a reason the person recognizes, and passes anyone who wants a person straight to your team. The calls stop depending on someone remembering. Because the triggers, flows and connected systems are written on the Scope Card before you pay, you know what it will call about and what it will leave alone.
Problems this solves
Missed inbound calls are never returned
A missed call can trigger an automatic callback. The agent picks up the conversation and either resolves the request or hands it to your team.
Abandoned bookings are left without a follow-up
When a booking is started but not finished, the agent calls to help complete it. The trigger comes from your connected booking or CRM system.
Customers reach their follow-up window and nobody calls
Past purchases can trigger a call when the agreed follow-up window arrives. The conversation runs from one of up to five flows you approve. Customers hear from you at the moment that suits the relationship.
Staff forget which customers need chasing and when
The trigger decides when each call happens, so nothing depends on memory. Outcomes are written back to your connected system for the team to see.
A good fit if
You already know which events should trigger a call, such as a missed call, an incomplete booking, or a purchase reaching a follow-up point.
People who hit that event are currently followed up late, inconsistently, or not at all.
You want the follow-up call to reference what actually happened, not open with a generic, unrelated script.
You track these events in a system, such as a CRM or booking tool, that can signal when a follow-up should fire.
Not the right fit if
You are calling brand-new leads rather than re-engaging someone after a specific event. See AI Voice Lead Qualification.
The follow-up needs to collect an overdue payment specifically. See AI Voice Collections Assistant, built with the tone that task needs.
The call should pitch and try to close, not just re-engage. See AI Voice Sales Agent.
You need a general outbound base without a specific triggering event. See AI Outbound Calling Agent.
How it works
- A trigger fires in a system you connected, such as a missed call, an abandoned booking, or a purchase reaching its follow-up window.
- The call is placed to the number on file, within the calling window you set for that trigger type.
- The conversation opens by referencing the actual event, such as the missed call or the item left in an incomplete booking, rather than a generic greeting.
- It offers the logical next step for that trigger, for example completing the booking, rebooking a missed slot, or checking in on a past purchase.
- If the person is not reachable, it retries according to the rule you set for that trigger, then stops and logs the outcome.
- Every attempt is logged against the original event, so you can see how many missed calls, abandoned bookings or past purchases were successfully re-engaged.
What you provide within 72 hours
Your portal lists these the moment you order. Delivery starts the working day after everything is in and your access is checked.
- A telephony account in your name, such as Twilio, Vonage or Exotel, approved for outbound calling.
- The events that should trigger a call, such as a missed call, an abandoned booking or a purchase reaching a follow-up point.
- The calling window and retry rule you want for each trigger type.
- Access to the system that generates each trigger, such as your booking tool, CRM or calendar.
- The script or framing you want used for each trigger, so the call references the right context.
- Admin access and API keys for every connected system, shared by adding our team as a user or creating a key you control, never by email.
- One person who can approve the trigger rules and scripts, and sign off the test calls.
- Documented prior consent for every number we call, with your lists scrubbed against applicable do-not-call lists before each campaign. We do not give legal advice, so confirm your calling obligations with your own counsel.
- An API key for your own AI model account (for example OpenAI or Google Gemini), created for this build with a spending limit.
The 72-hour rule. Send everything on your checklist, including access, within 72 hours of ordering so your build starts on time.
Timeline
Start
Intake confirmed and your trigger events and calling windows agreed.
Weeks 1–2
Trigger-based flows and re-engagement scripts built for each event type.
Week 3
Trigger source systems and CRM connected and tested.
Weeks 3–4
Fifty test calls run across every trigger type, transcripts sent to you.
Week 4
Your review, with two rounds of changes to the trigger rules.
Go-live
Live and responding to real triggers, recorded handoff session held, support begins.
| Option | Delivery time | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 20–30 working days | $4,900 |
| Express | 15–25 working days | $5,750 |
| Rush | 10–20 working days | $6,600 |
What you receive at handover
- AI Voice Follow-Up, configured and deployed on one phone number
- Workflow, prompt and guardrail configuration for up to five triggered call flows with live transfer
- Connection to up to two agreed systems that supply the triggers
- A test report from 50 test calls with transcripts
- An admin guide and recorded 60-minute handoff session
- 30 days of post-launch support
Expected benefits and how to measure them
- Missed calls can be returned promptly without staff noticing them first.
- Abandoned bookings can be recovered more often.
- Follow-up can happen on time, every time a trigger fires.
- Missed calls returned
- Compare the share of missed calls that got a callback, from your phone system, before and after launch.
- Recovered bookings
- Count abandoned bookings completed after a follow-up call, from your booking system.
- Follow-ups made on time
- Check CRM activity for calls made within the agreed window, before and after go-live.
Before you start: Record a month of missed calls and how many were returned. Count abandoned bookings and follow-ups that slipped past their window.
These are things to track, not promised results. Outcomes depend on your data, your team and your market.
Running costs
The build price is paid once. Call minutes are billed directly in your own accounts, roughly $0.13 to $0.31 per connected minute all in, covering the voice platform, the AI model and telephony, plus number rental. Because calls only happen when a trigger fires, monthly cost tracks how often those events occur, such as your missed-call or abandoned-booking rate, rather than a fixed calling schedule.
AI usage during build and testing is billed to your own accounts too, so every provider relationship stays yours.
Ask about running costsCustom requirements
Need more than five trigger types, or a trigger source beyond the Scope Card's two connected systems? Add a note at checkout and you get a written Change Quote, with work starting only once you accept it. Larger or bespoke projects go through the Custom AI request form instead.
Request a custom versionKeep it running
Monthly maintenance covers monitoring, fixes, updates, a monthly health report and change hours to adjust a trigger's timing or refresh its script. It starts after the thirty days of included support and can be cancelled any month.
$249/mo (the minimum fee, includes 2 change hours)
Optional. Starts after the post-launch support period. Cancel any month.
How maintenance worksHow this compares
| Do it yourself with a SaaS tool | Hire a custom agency | Upmark Labs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | A marketing automation tool bundles follow-up as one feature of a broader plan | A custom build gets quoted after discovery calls | Ours is one fixed price, shown on this page before you buy |
| Channel | Automated follow-up is usually email or text, not a phone call | Depends entirely on what the agency scopes | Ours calls, which gets noticed when messages get missed |
| Delivery | Automation platforms are self-serve but slow to configure well | An agency build usually runs several weeks | Ours has a fixed delivery time shown before you buy, with faster options |
| Context on the call | Depends on how well the platform passes event data through | Depends on what was agreed with the agency | Ours opens by referencing the specific event that triggered the call |
Questions about this product
What kinds of events can trigger an AI Voice Follow-Up call?
Common triggers are a missed inbound call, an abandoned or incomplete booking, and a past purchase reaching a follow-up window you define, such as thirty days after delivery. You can configure up to five trigger types on one build, each with its own script and calling window.
How is this different from the AI Voice Lead Qualification agent?
Lead Qualification calls brand-new leads as soon as they arrive, to score and route them. This build is triggered by a specific prior event involving someone you already have a relationship with, such as a missed call or an abandoned booking, and its job is re-engagement, not scoring a new contact.
Does the call reference what actually happened, or is it a generic script?
It references the specific event, for example mentioning the missed call or the item left in an incomplete booking, using the framing you approved for that trigger. That context is what usually gets someone to stay on the line, compared with a generic outbound call with no reason given.
What does AI Voice Follow-Up cost to run each month?
Connected call minutes run roughly $0.13 to $0.31 all in, covering the voice platform, the AI model and telephony, plus number rental, paid directly in your own accounts. Because this build only calls when a trigger fires, monthly cost follows how often those events happen, not a fixed volume.
How long until it is responding to real triggers?
Once your intake is complete and access is verified, the clock starts on the fixed delivery time shown for each speed in the price and delivery panel on this page. Before any trigger goes live, we run fifty test calls across your flows and send the transcripts, so you approve how each follow-up sounds first.
Do people know they are receiving a call from an AI agent?
Yes. The call opens with a short disclosure in wording you approve, delivered before the re-engagement conversation continues. Several US states and countries have specific disclosure and consent requirements for automated outbound calls, and the wording is set during intake and can be updated later through monthly maintenance.
Can we add a new trigger type after launch?
Yes. Adjustments to an existing trigger's timing or script fit inside the monthly change hours in maintenance. A genuinely new trigger type beyond the five in scope is scoped and quoted as an Additional Workflow before the work starts. Maintenance also covers monitoring, fixes and a monthly health report, and can be cancelled any month.
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