Missed Call Text-Back

Every Missed Call Becomes a Conversation in 15 Seconds

On the rare occasion a call slips past Erva - your phone is down, your number forwarded somewhere unusual, the caller hung up before three rings - she does not let the lead die. Inside 15 seconds, the caller gets a text: "Hi, this is Erva from [Your Business] - sorry I missed your call. What can I help with?" Most of them text back. Most of them book.

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What Is Missed Call Text-Back?

Missed Call Text-Back is an automated system that sends a personalized SMS to any caller whose call goes unanswered, starting a two-way conversation that can recover the lead - even when no team member could pick up.

Unlike a basic voicemail-to-text auto-reply, Erva's missed call text-back continues the conversation, qualifies the caller, and books the appointment by SMS.

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Why Every Missed Call Matters

Industry data is consistent: roughly 60% of customers who reach voicemail never leave a message. They call the next business in the search results. A missed call text-back catches that 60% before they dial.

In a service business generating $1M a year, the math is simple. If your business receives 100 inbound calls a week and misses 35 of them, that's 35 leads. If even one in five would have been a real job, and your average ticket is $400, you are losing $112,000 a year — every year — to silence after a missed call. Missed call text-back recovers most of it.

The Cost of Silence

Inbound Calls Missed (Weekly)

35 Calls

Lost Jobs (1 in 5 conversion)

7 Jobs

Average Ticket Size

$400

Annual Revenue Leak

-$112,000

THE RECOVERY SEQUENCE

How It Actually Works

From the moment the phone stops ringing, Erva takes over. No manual follow-up, no lost leads, just a seamless automated workflow that turns missed calls into booked jobs.

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Call Is Missed

Any inbound call that goes unanswered, gets a busy signal, or is hung up before connecting immediately triggers the automated workflow.

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A Personalized Text Sends Within 15 Seconds

The text comes from your business number, in your business name, in Erva's voice: "Hi, this is Erva from [Your Business] - sorry I missed your call. What can I help you with?"

03

The Conversation Begins

If the caller replies, Erva continues the conversation as if she had picked up the phone. She asks the same qualifying questions and offers the same appointment slots seamlessly over SMS.

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The Job Is Booked

Most recovered missed calls are booked by text within 10 minutes. The caller never has to redial. They get the exact same outcome they would have gotten on a live call.

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Escalation For Callbacks

If the customer asks for a real call back instead of a text conversation, Erva can automatically schedule a callback at their preferred time and notify your team.

What Erva's Missed Call Text-Back Looks Like

Today 8:43 PM

Hi, this is Erva from Two Guys Construction — sorry I missed your call. What can I help with?

Reply STOP to unsubscribe.

Hey, I need a quote for a new roof.

I can absolutely help with that! Would you like me to schedule a time for an estimator to come out? We have openings this Thursday or Friday.

Customizable for your business

Every text is in your business name, your tone, and your voice. You can write your own template, or let us write one in the brand voice we capture during onboarding.

PROVEN METRICS

What Service Businesses See

Visible revenue lift within the first 30 days of activating the AI response system.

Average Recovery Rate

30-45%

Missed calls become a productive text conversation within 10 minutes.

Booking Conversion

35-55%

Recovered text conversations end in booked jobs.

Net Lead Lift

15-25%

Formerly missed leads are recovered, in addition to what the Voice AI captures.

Recovery and booking percentages are based on industry norms and 757Comply client data across the service sector.

Your Questions, Answered

Does it work on landlines?

Yes, if the landline is forwarded through Erva or routed to a number that can detect missed calls. We set this up during onboarding.

What if the caller is on a landline and cannot receive texts?

Erva detects whether the number can receive SMS. If it cannot, she logs the missed call for follow-up by a team member, with the caller ID.

Is the text-back compliant with TCPA?

Yes. The text is sent in response to the caller initiating contact with your business — a recognized exception under TCPA. We also include a STOP/HELP keyword on every message, as required.

Can I control what the text says?

Yes. The default template works for most businesses, but you can customize the wording, the tone, and add follow-up branches.

With every message, you can either "Like" or "Dislike' the AI response. This will train your employee to answer with the correct answer, 100% of the time.

What happens to repeat callers?

Erva recognizes repeat numbers. If a caller has missed before and gotten the standard text, the second-time text adjusts: "Hi [past customer name] we missed you again, want me to set up a callback at a specific time?" No spammy duplication.

What if the caller does not text back?

Erva logs the missed call with the time, duration, and caller ID. A team member can choose to follow up manually, or you can set rules for ERVA to attempt one polite follow-up text 24 hours later.

100% TCPA Compliant

Our missed call text-back system includes automatic STOP/HELP handling and operates entirely under recognized TCPA exceptions for user-initiated contact.