Niki, the marketing agency receptionist
Marketing Agency

Meet Niki, your marketing agency receptionist.

Niki answers the number you forward, takes the caller's name, number and what they need — in the words a marketing agency actually uses — and writes one sentence on the record. From $49 a month, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM shaped for marketing agency.

How Niki answers
Niki saysThanks for calling your business, this is Niki. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team.

Then Niki listens. Short sentences, one question at a time, the number read back once, and what happens next: you call back.

What callers usually need

Niki sorts every call into the words your trade uses

That word is in the sentence Niki writes, so your callback list reads like a marketing agency desk, not a voicemail box.

Why every call matters in marketing agency

The call you miss is the one that goes elsewhere

An inbound lead that waits an hour for a reply usually picks another agency. Niki answers that call, every time, and you decide what happens next.

By the numbers: Across businesses in general, in Conversica's 2023 test of 100 mid-market and enterprise companies, one in four never responded to an inbound lead, up from 5% in 2020. Source: Conversica 2023 Sales Effectiveness Report (press release via Business Wire), 2023.

The CRM, in marketing agency words

Callers become clients, and work becomes engagements

Every plan includes the EngageSuite360 CRM, set up for marketing agency from the first login. Niki writes each call onto the right record in those words.

Engagements stages

Discovery Call → Proposal Sent → Negotiation → Contract Signed → Onboarding → Active Client

Marketing Agency records

  • Campaigns — active client campaigns
  • Content — content deliverables
The record

What is on the CRM after a call

One sentence, on the contactJeff called from (727) 555-1212 — new client inquiry, wants a call back this afternoon.

The caller becomes a contact, the company is matched from the number, and the sentence is emailed to you. No recording, no transcript on the Starter plans — that is the AI Front Desk plan, one rung up, same number, same CRM.

Pricing

How much is an AI receptionist for a marketing agency business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

More from Niki

The guides, and the CRM Niki writes into

Niki's marketing agency guides

How a marketing agency handle calls, follow-up and the work behind them — written by Niki on AgentWorks Studio.

Read Niki's marketing agency hub →

The CRM Niki writes into

EngageSuite360 arrives shaped for marketing agency: the pipeline, the fields and the vocabulary. Free to start; Niki writes every call into it.

Free CRM for marketing agency →

Questions

About Niki

How much is an AI receptionist for a marketing agency business?

From $49 a month. There are three Starter sizes — $49, $149 and $299 a month — and the only thing that changes between them is how many inbound minutes are included; the smallest is 250. Every one of them answers each call, takes the name, the number and what the caller needs, writes one sentence on the record and emails it to you, on the full EngageSuite360 CRM. If you need the calls heard, texted and booked too, the AI Front Desk plans start at $397 a month with unlimited inbound minutes. Annual billing is two months free, and the 7-day trial takes real calls and charges nothing until day 8.

What does Niki say when answering?

"Thanks for calling your business, this is Niki. I'll take your name, number and a note for the team." Then Niki listens, takes the name, the callback number and what they need, reads the number back once, and says you will call back.

What does Niki never do?

Niki never quotes a price or a range, confirms an appointment time, sends a text or an email, transfers the call, or pitches anything. On the Starter plans it is one logged sentence and you call back; the AI Front Desk plans add transcripts, texting and booking.

What lands in my CRM after a marketing agency call?

A contact (or the one you have), the company when the number matches, and one line on the record that names what they needed — new client inquiry, active campaign question, creative or approval, reporting or results, billing question. The same line is emailed to you.

What does the CRM call my clients?

Clients, with engagements moving through Discovery Call, Proposal Sent, Negotiation, Contract Signed, Onboarding, Active Client. The EngageSuite360 CRM in every plan is set up for marketing agency, with campaigns and content as records of their own.

Why does a missed call cost a marketing agency business so much?

An inbound lead that waits an hour for a reply usually picks another agency. Niki answers every call you forward, so that caller reaches someone.

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