The Estimate Test

A regular AI answers the phone.
Recoup recovers the estimate.

Everyone's bolting "AI" onto something right now. Most of it answers questions and books appointments. That is not the same as bringing back revenue you already quoted. Here's the same estimate, handled both ways.

The test:  one $6,400 AC replacement quote, sent to Mr. Reyes on Mar 12, no reply.  $6,400 sitting there. GOING COLD
Same customer · same quote · same day

What the text actually looks like

A generic AI receptionist waits to be contacted. Recoup already knows the quote, the dollar amount, and what to do next.

Generic AI receptionistReactive · waits to be texted
AI
Auto-Reply Assistant
Only texts back when a customer texts first
Mar 12 · estimate sent
Hi! Thanks for reaching out. How can I help you today?
…
No reply
Reply STOP to opt out. Have a great day!
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Nobody follows up. Nothing gets logged. The $6,400 quote ages out and no one notices it's gone.
RecoupProactive · knows the job
R
Recoup · on your number
Works your open estimates for you
Mar 12 · Touch 1 (Day 0)
Hi Mr. Reyes, it's the team at [Your Company]. Sent over your $6,400 AC replacement quote today. Happy to walk you through the 10-year warranty option whenever you've got a minute. Reply STOP to opt out.✓ Compliance check cleared · sent inside 8am–9pm
Mar 15 · Touch 2 (Day 3)
Following up on the AC replacement. Since it's a full install, we can break it into monthly payments through your financing instead of all up front. Want me to send the options?✓ Financing message · job is over $3,000
Oh, financing would help. Send it.
Done. I've got Thursday 8–10am or Friday 1–3pm open for the install. Which works better?✓ Booking the job
✓
$6,400 job recovered, with no new ad spend and nothing for your techs to do.
After hours · the phone rings

What the voice call actually does

A generic voice bot books an appointment and answers questions. Recoup's voice layer triages emergencies and protects the jobs that matter.

Generic AI voice

Answers, books, hangs up

  • Picks up and takes a message
  • Books a generic slot on the calendar
  • Answers basic questions like "what are your hours?"
  • Treats a "no heat" call the same as a routine one
  • Has no idea the caller already has an open quote
Recoup voice layer

Triages, protects, and books the real job

  • Captures the caller with a consent-led conversation, then books on your calendar
  • Saves a full transcript and recording on the customer's record
  • Knows the caller has an open estimate and can move it forward
  • Hands clean booking details back into your system, no re-typing
Emergency triage: it listens to the first 30 seconds for "no heat," "no AC," "gas leak," "flooding," "burst pipe" — and transfers straight to your dispatch line instead of booking it for next week.
Underneath the conversation

Why it's a system, not a chatbot

The text is just the surface. The difference is everything happening behind it, on every estimate, on its own.

On every open estimate, does it…Generic AIRecoup
Know the dollar value of each open quoteNot just "a customer" — a $6,400 job—✓
Follow up on its own, Day 0 and Day 3Nobody has to remember to chase it—✓
Switch to a financing message when the job is over $3,000Big installs get the payment-plan nudge—✓
Log the estimate as lost, with its dollar value, if it goes coldYou finally see what's actually slipping—✓
Alert you in real time when a quote over $2,500 is slippingThe big ones don't wait for Monday—✓
Run a 10-point compliance check before every single textOpt-outs, quiet hours, daily caps, consent—✓
Hand you a weekly digest of every estimate that got awayMonday morning, in dollars—✓

Recoup runs inside the software you already use. Your techs change nothing. You just see the recovered revenue, in dollars, every month.

You're not missing leads.
You're leaking estimates you already earned.

Most operators can't tell you what happened to last month's quotes. Recoup can — and brings them back. Let's find your number on a short call.

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Done for you · runs in your system · proof in dollars, or month two is free
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