Boost Your Sales with AI-Driven Outbound Phone Outreach

Outbound phone campaigns are a vital part of many businesses, but they can be time-consuming and inefficient. AI-powered mass phone outreach systems are revolutionising this process by automating thousands of outbound calls, qualifying leads in real time, and allowing your sales team to focus on the most promising prospects.

What are ai powered customer support systems?

In essence, AI systems automate responses to common inbound queries, by phone or online mediums, reducing wait times and enhancing the customer experience. This can be achieved through AI phone voice agents, AI chatbots placed on websites, SMS, or social media messaging, or a combination of any of these channels.

The Power of AI in Customer Support

AI-powered customer support systems revolutionise the way businesses handle inquiries by automating a large portion of the customer service workload. Whether it's answering frequently asked questions or providing troubleshooting advice, AI systems can manage multiple interactions simultaneously. This saves your business both time and money while offering your customers immediate assistance.

How AI Reduces Support Costs and Increases Satisfaction

For businesses, the implementation of AI-powered customer support means substantial savings on staffing costs. For example, a Plumbing Service could use an AI system to handle routine queries such as pricing and scheduling, freeing up human agents to focus on more complex issues. This not only reduces costs but also increases customer satisfaction by providing faster, more consistent responses.

Automated Multi-Language Support Across Channels

Another advantage of AI customer support is its ability to offer multilingual support across various channels, including phone, chat, and email. For instance, an Accounting Firm serving international clients could implement an AI system capable of handling inquiries in multiple languages, ensuring that clients from different regions receive accurate, timely support without requiring a specialised team of human agents.

Use Case: AI-Powered Customer Support in Action

Imagine Total Earthworks, a company that handles a high volume of equipment rental inquiries. By implementing an AI-powered customer support system, they could automate 80% of customer queries, such as pricing and availability checks, reducing call wait times by 60%. As a result, their human support team is able to focus on more complex customer needs, improving both efficiency and customer satisfaction.

Human Agents VS AI Voice Agents

Let's analyse a case study, for a contact centre with 10 employees.

Human Team

Traditional Contact Centre based in Australia, assuming 10 Full-Time Employees, per-annum
  • Base Wages $650,000
  • Supperannuation $74,750
  • Staff Turnover $64,683
  • Office Expenses $106,600
  • Total $896,033

$57.44

Per Hour

AI Team

10 AI Voice Agents on our platform, including set-up, monthly fees and typical call costs, per-annum
  • Campaign Setup Fees $30,000
  • Monthly Retainer $24,000
  • Call Costs $209,664
  • Total $263,664

$16.90

Per Hour

Assumptions used in case study: Prices in AUD.
Human Team - Annual wage of 65k. Superannuation of 11.5%. 30% employee turnover. Office expenses of $205 PAX per week. Active call time 30 hours per week, per agent. Excludes call costs, leave, bonuses, HR, IT.
AI Team - Fully inclusive pricing. Based on 12 seperate call campaigns per annum. Setup Fees based on our minimum fee of $3000 per campaign. Retainer fee based on 2 x 5 agent packs at $1000 each monthly. Active call time 30 hours per week, per agent.

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Average Cost to replace a Contact Centre Employee in Australia*

%

Average Turnover for Contact Centre Agents in Australia*

%

of employees leave the organisation during the induction training period*

Contact Centre Employee Turnover Statistics

Replacing a call-centre employee is expensive and time consuming.
According to figures published by the ACXPA (Australian Customer Experience Professionals Association), the 2024 industry average cost to replace a contact centre agent in Australia is approximately $21,561, with a 32% staff turnover rate.
The costs can be broken down into 3 main areas:
HR and Recruitment Expenses
This includes fees for recruitment agencies or job advertisements, the time spent on conducting interviews, checking references, and performing pre-employment verifications.
Training and Onboarding Costs
These are the salaries paid during the initial training and onboarding period for the new hire, as well as the time invested by trainers, product managers, coaches, and others involved in the training process.
Decreased Productivity
This covers the time required for the new employee to reach full competence, as well as the impact on the productivity of existing employees who assist in supporting and training the new hire (such as other team members and leaders).

*Source: acxpa.com.au

How Ascend AI Solutions Can Help You Provide AI-Driven Customer Support

At Ascend AI Solutions, we design AI-powered customer support systems tailored to your business’s needs.

Our AI solutions enable you to provide fast, efficient support around the clock, without the need for a large support team. By automating routine queries and integrating multi-language capabilities, we help you offer an exceptional customer experience while reducing operational costs.
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Reduce your contact centre costs by up to

70%

Simple Pricing

Transparent & Simple Pricing for AI Voice Agents

Setup

Our setup fees for AI Voice Agents are quoted per campaign, and depend on the call script complexity, actions, and automation requirements. Starting from $3000 (Once-Off Fee).
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Retainer

Our monthly retainer includes platform upgrades, maintenence of call agents and up to 6 minor adjustments to continuously improve performance. $1000 monthly for up to 5 agents.
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Call Costs

Call costs are billed seperately on a usage basis. On average, each agent costs approximately 23 to 25 cents AUD per-minute to run. Billed monthly at cost-price, we pass on bulk call volume savings.
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