AI Receptionist for Marketing & Design Agencies
Answer New Business Calls During Client Meetings
Answer calls during strategy sessions, book discovery calls 24/7, qualify budget and services instantly, capture after-hours ad traffic. Stop losing £30K-£80K annually to agencies who simply pick up the phone. Live in 48 hours.
Why Agencies Lose New Business
Every missed new business call (£5K+ per client) goes to competitors who answer in 2 rings. 82% of prospects expect immediate response to sales inquiries.
Can't Answer New Business Calls During Client Meetings
You are in strategy sessions, client presentations, and creative reviews 4-6 hours daily. New business inquiries (£5K+ per client) arrive during meetings and reach voicemail. Prospects call 3-5 agencies simultaneously, booking discovery calls with whoever answers first. 82% expect immediate response to sales inquiries. Your voicemail says 'Leave a message' while competitors book the consultation call instantly. You lose £30K-£80K annually to agencies who simply pick up the phone.
After-Hours Inquiries Go Unanswered While Campaigns Run 24/7
You run Facebook ads, Google PPC, and content campaigns 24/7, but your team stops answering calls at 6pm. Prospects clicking 'Call Now' from evening ads (40% of daily budget spend) reach voicemail or overseas call centers with thick accents that damage your premium brand positioning. They book with competitors offering professional after-hours service. After-hours calls represent 35% of inbound inquiries but 0% of your bookings.
Junior Team Members Answering Calls Instead of Doing Billable Work
Your account managers and strategists (£40-£80 per hour billable) waste 8-12 hours weekly answering repetitive questions: 'Do you do SEO?', 'How much for social media management?', 'Can you send a proposal?' Fielding low-quality inquiries (tyre kickers, students, broke startups) diverts high-value talent from client delivery. You need 20 billable hours weekly to break even per employee but lose 15-20% to phone duties and unqualified lead screening.
Built for Marketing & Design Agencies
From Lead Qualification to Discovery Call Booking
Your AI receptionist handles new business inquiries, budget qualification, and discovery call booking while your team focuses on client delivery.
Service Capability Qualification & Routing
Prospects ask: 'Do you do SEO, PPC, social media, web design, branding?' AI identifies service need (digital marketing, creative services, strategy consulting, media buying, PR), qualifies budget range (£2K-£5K per month, £5K-£15K, £15K+ retainers), routes high-value inquiries (£10K+ projects, enterprise accounts) to senior partners, screens out low-budget requests (sub-£1K per month, spec work, one-off logo design).
Discovery Call & Strategy Session Booking
New business prospects want immediate meetings. AI checks team calendar (Google, Outlook), offers next available discovery call slots (typically 30-60 minute blocks), books with appropriate team member (junior for SMB, senior for enterprise), sends calendar invite with pre-call questionnaire (industry, current challenges, budget, timeline), confirms via email and SMS. No back-and-forth scheduling emails, instant booking 24/7.
Campaign Brief & Client Intake Collection
Clients calling about new campaigns provide: industry, target audience, campaign goals (leads, brand awareness, sales), current marketing efforts, budget, launch timeline. AI captures brief details, creates intake record, routes to account manager with context. No manual data entry, brief arrives organized and ready for proposal development. Cuts intake time from 45 minutes to 5 minutes.
Budget Range Pre-Qualification
Before wasting senior time on discovery calls, AI asks: 'What budget range are you working with for this project?' Prospects select: under £2K, £2K-£5K, £5K-£15K, £15K+, or ongoing retainer. Sub-£2K inquiries route to self-service resources or junior staff. £15K+ enterprise leads escalate immediately to partners with SMS alert. Filters 40% of low-quality inquiries before they consume senior bandwidth.
Industry & Use Case Matching
Agencies specialize by vertical (SaaS, e-commerce, professional services, healthcare, B2B manufacturing). AI asks: 'What industry is your business in?' and 'What is your primary marketing challenge?' Routes SaaS to performance marketing team, e-commerce to conversion optimization specialist, B2B to LinkedIn/ABM expert. Ensures prospects speak with team members who understand their specific vertical and pain points.
Case Study & Proof Point Requests
Prospects researching agencies ask: 'Do you have case studies in [industry]?', 'What results have you achieved for similar businesses?', 'Can you send your portfolio?' AI sends industry-specific case studies via email (SaaS case studies to SaaS prospects, e-commerce to e-commerce), provides ROI examples (3x ROAS, 250% lead increase, £1.2M revenue attributed), links to portfolio and testimonial page, flags hot leads requesting detailed case studies for immediate follow-up.
HubSpot, Monday & Asana Integration
Every inquiry syncs with HubSpot CRM (most popular agency CRM), Monday.com (project management for campaigns), Asana (creative workflow), or ClickUp (all-in-one agency ops). New leads auto-create in CRM with service interest, budget, and timeline. Discovery calls appear in team calendar instantly. Intake briefs attach to client record. No manual data entry, zero context lost between call and follow-up.
RFP & Proposal Request Handling
Enterprise prospects calling with RFPs (requests for proposal) provide: company size, project scope, selection timeline, budget range, decision criteria. AI captures RFP details, asks key qualification questions (are you evaluating other agencies? what is decision timeline? who are decision makers?), routes to new business director with full context, sends confirmation email with next steps. Senior team only engages with pre-qualified enterprise opportunities.
Existing Client vs New Prospect Routing
Callers identify as existing clients or new prospects. Existing clients (account issues, campaign updates, urgent requests) route to assigned account manager with client context (active campaigns, recent performance, billing status). New prospects route to new business team. No existing clients wait while new business team qualifies prospects. No prospects accidentally reach junior account coordinators meant for client service.
Multi-Language Support for International Clients
Agencies serving international markets (Europe, LATAM, APAC) receive inquiries in Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Portuguese. AI detects caller language, switches automatically, handles intake in their native language. Expands addressable market without hiring multilingual staff. UK agency captures European prospects, US agency handles LATAM clients, global agencies serve 30+ languages without translation services.
Urgent Campaign Issues & Escalation
Existing clients calling with urgent issues (campaign paused, budget exceeded, website down, ads rejected) get immediate escalation. AI detects urgency keywords (urgent, emergency, not working, stopped), alerts account manager via SMS instantly, provides client account context (active campaigns, recent activity, billing status), ensures critical issues reach senior team within 5 minutes. Prevents client churn from missed urgent calls.
After-Hours Lead Capture & Qualification
35% of inbound calls arrive after 6pm when campaigns drive evening traffic (Facebook ads, Google Display, YouTube). AI answers 24/7, qualifies service interest and budget, books next-day discovery calls, sends intake questionnaire, escalates high-value leads (£15K+ enterprise inquiries) via SMS for early morning follow-up. Wake up to qualified meetings booked instead of generic voicemails requiring callback.
See It In Action
Real call transcript: SaaS startup books discovery call for SEO and content strategy
Integrates With Your Agency Software
Seamless integration with HubSpot, Monday, Asana, ClickUp, Salesforce, and all major agency CRM and project management platforms. Inquiries, discovery calls, and client briefs flow automatically into your existing workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the AI qualify budget range, service interest, and industry before booking discovery calls?
Does it integrate with HubSpot, Monday, Asana, ClickUp, or other agency management software?
What happens when an existing client calls with an urgent campaign issue versus a new prospect inquiry?
How does it handle after-hours calls from evening ad campaigns and international time zones?
Can it send case studies, portfolio links, and proof points to prospects researching agencies?
What if someone calls with an RFP or requests a detailed proposal for enterprise services?
How does it route inquiries to team members with relevant vertical expertise (SaaS, e-commerce, B2B)?
Can it handle multi-language inquiries from international clients in Spanish, French, German, or Mandarin?
Stop Losing £30K-£80K Annually to Agencies Who Simply Pick Up the Phone
82% of prospects expect immediate response to sales inquiries. Live in 48 hours. No hardware, no training, just better new business capture.