Calls come in when you're mid-project or meeting with clients about color choices. We capture leads, schedule estimates, collect project details, and log information instantly in your systems. With our AI-first answering service with human support as an extension of capabilities, potential customers never hit voicemail.
The AI Receptionist from Smith.ai greets every caller professionally and captures essential project information through structured intake questions. By collecting key details upfront — such as project type and size, interior or exterior work, timeline needs, surface conditions, and budget range — the system helps identify and prioritize qualified leads based on your service areas and specialties.
The AI Receptionist from Smith.ai combines cutting-edge AI technology with optional human support to deliver unmatched call handling capabilities. Unlike competitors who offer basic subscription services, we provide white-glove implementation and ongoing support to ensure your success.
What sets Smith.ai apart:
Make better business decisions with real-time call data powered by AI, visualized in your Smith.ai dashboard. Every call summary is enriched with AI-generated metadata, including actions completed, caller disposition, priority, relevance, call recording and transcription, and more. Track project patterns, peak seasons, and customer preferences through historical tables and charts to predict business growth, material costs, and ROI with superior accuracy through our AI-powered analytics.
While our AI Receptionist with human support delivers exceptional results for most businesses, we understand that some situations require dedicated human coverage. That’s why Smith.ai also offers comprehensive virtual receptionist plans with 100% live, North America-based agents answering your calls 24/7.
Our virtual receptionist plans provide dedicated human agents trained specifically on your business and industry.
Improve customer experiences with 24/7 AI-powered engagement built specifically for your business. Unlike basic AI competitors that offer one-size-fits-all solutions, Smith.ai delivers infinite customization with white-glove implementation tailored to your exact needs and goals.
While other AI services leave you to figure it out alone, our expert team works closely with you to craft custom AI behavior that sounds like your business, follows your procedures, and delivers results that match your goals.
The AI answering service from Smith.ai offers painting contractors distinct advantages through AI call answering with human verification. This approach ensures that painting contractors maintain consistent customer service and operational efficiency even during peak busy times.
Compared to similar services, the AI Receptionist from Smith.ai is uniquely tailored with infinite customizations and custom AI prompts specific to painting businesses. The system provides swift AI call processing that completes in just a few minutes, efficiently capturing leads, conducting intake for new customers, and assessing caller fit for your services.
With plans starting at just $97.50/month and overage pricing where you only pay per additional call — never bumped to a higher plan — painting contractors save significantly over traditional receptionists. There are no setup fees or cancellation fees. The AI-enhanced professional call handling allows painting contractors to focus on project execution while ensuring 24/7 availability for customer inquiries.
The AI Receptionist from Smith.ai offers infinite customizations to align with your specific painting business needs. With white-glove setup from our onboarding specialists, businesses can tailor AI prompts to address unique service offerings, such as specific painting techniques or project types like residential or commercial jobs.
Custom AI prompts can be configured to reflect your company's tone and brand voice, creating a consistent experience for callers. For example, if your business specializes in eco-friendly painting solutions, the AI prompts emphasize sustainability during customer interactions. The system can easily take in call information and routing based on project urgency, service areas, or crew availability.
Furthermore, businesses integrate industry-specific terminology and common customer questions into the AI's prompts, improving satisfaction and engagement. With comprehensive onboarding support and wraparound account management, these customizations ensure the AI Receptionist accurately reflects your business's brand and service strengths while maintaining flexibility to adapt as needs evolve.
The AI-powered service from Smith.ai is designed to handle high volumes of calls efficiently even during peak business hours. The AI Receptionist provides swift, efficient call handling with minimal friction, processing call information in just two to three minutes and ensuring minimal wait times for callers.
With 24/7 availability and intelligent call handling with human oversight, the system addresses demands of busy periods without sacrificing service quality. The AI component handles greeting callers, capturing leads, screening inquiries, and appointment scheduling simultaneously. When needed, professional receptionists provide support as an extension of capabilities for complex issues requiring nuanced handling.
This hybrid model with automated yet personal call management allows Smith.ai to seamlessly manage increased call volumes. With free spam blocking automatically filtering robocalls, your team focuses only on genuine opportunities while maintaining high standards of customer service throughout peak demand periods.
In complex call situations, Smith.ai has structured its AI service to seamlessly transition calls to human support as an extension of its capabilities. This transition occurs when the AI detects scenarios requiring professional assistance, such as intricate project coordination, payment collection for deposits, or sophisticated customer inquiries.
Callers can request to speak with a human at any time during their call. The AI answering service also automatically identifies situations through predefined triggers based on call complexity. Once triggered, the call escalates to professional receptionists trained to handle detailed or sensitive interactions.
The process maintains conversational flow without noticeable interruptions. Our professional receptionists excel at customer service, information collection, and call routing. They handle escalations with full context from the AI interaction, collect detailed project requirements, and manage complex scheduling. Like helpful retail staff, these receptionists don't provide technical advice about painting methods or business consultation. That expertise stays with your painting professionals.
This integration between AI and human support facilitates efficient lead capture and screening, ensuring customer needs are met promptly and effectively with warm phone transfers when customers are ready to book.
Smith.ai offers advanced CRM integrations to streamline project coordination for painting businesses. These integrations are supported through platforms like Zapier, which connects the AI Receptionist from Smith.ai with over 7,000 business applications.
Through this connectivity, painting businesses synchronize customer information, manage leads, and automate follow-up tasks within existing CRM systems. Notable CRM systems that integrate using Zapier include Salesforce, HubSpot, and Zoho CRM, among others.
With call intelligence & metadata and call recording & transcription, these integrations allow seamless transfer of call data, lead information, and appointment details directly into your CRM. All customer interactions are logged and accessible for future reference, enhancing efficiency and project coordination.
By integrating with these systems, Smith.ai aids painting businesses in maintaining organized customer databases with bilingual answering capabilities when needed. The smart lead screening with human follow-up ensures quality leads are properly tracked, facilitating comprehensive customer service management and supporting your painting business's growth.