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1 in 3 home service leads go straight to a competitor because no one answered the phone.

Here’s how Blackfeather Digital reclaimed 30% of those missed calls without hiring new staff:

Instead of replacing the human team, they built a hybrid safety net.

Human First: Calls ring the in-house team directly.
Smart Failover: If unanswered after 3 rings, the AI Receptionist takes over.
Instant Action: The AI qualifies, books appointments, and syncs directly to the CRM—escalating to a human immediately if requested.

The Results:
- 30% of previously lost calls captured and converted.
- AI became the #1 performer in booking rates month-to-date.
- A caller even praised "the lovely lady who answered"—completely unaware it was the AI.

Now, lead capture isn't the problem anymore. The new challenge? Coaching the team to close the sheer volume of meetings the AI Receptionist is booking for them.

Read the full success story, link in comments!

Stop guessing at rough numbers over the phone.

Build a roofing quote estimator in Vibe that asks for square footage, number of stories, roof pitch, and material type, then shows an instant cost range with a note that it's subject to a full inspection. A contact form at the bottom captures every lead straight into your CRM.

See the full walkthrough, link in comments!

99% client retention over 12 months.
When you swap out static, leaky web forms for fast, interactive customer tools, the results speak for themselves.

Huge congrats to iMedia Audiences on becoming an official Vendasta AI Certified Partner!

To earn this certification, agencies have to prove they can deliver real operational efficiency and measurable growth for local businesses.

The Boston-based team is doing just that. By replacing traditional forms with automated receptionists and instant follow-up tools, they’re keeping client pipelines full 24/7:

💰 $200K in monthly appointment pipeline captured automatically
🤝 80 high-value consultations booked hands-off
🎯 90% of inbound inquiries converted for local service pros
⚡️ 3x more inbound leads than traditional website forms

Swipe through the slides to see the full breakdown!

Looking to work with a team that knows how to drive actual business growth with these tools? Connect with them here: https://www.vendasta.com/partners/imedia-audiences/

Congratulations to our 2026 Intern Academy graduates! 🎓

This week, we celebrated the accomplishments of an incredible group of interns.

Over the course of their internships and co-op placements, they've made meaningful contributions, embraced new challenges, and grown both personally and professionally.

We're grateful to have been part of your journey. Congratulations, and best of luck in what's next! 🥂

$200,000 in new monthly pipeline. Zero extra lead spend.

When every booked appointment is worth $2,500, generic website popups won't cut it. High-end buyers ask complex questions and rigid automated answers lose the sale.

Here is how iMedia Audiences built a $200k/month lead funnel for a luxury showroom by training an AI Receptionist ("Madison") like a true brand expert:

✔️ 100% Brand Compliant: Knows exact product specs and never suggests a competitor.
✔️ Staff-Specific Routing: Connects buyers directly to their preferred consultant by name.
✔️ 24/7 Event & Product Knowledge: Answers inventory questions and books demos around the clock.
✔️ Routable Intelligence: Sends pre-qualified conversation briefs straight to sales reps.

The Result? 80 appointments booked every month on complete autopilot.

Swipe through to see the exact breakdown!

Read the full $200k success story in the first comment below!

Most agencies scale by hiring. Blackfeather Digital scales by building smarter.

Congratulations to Blackfeather Digital on becoming an official Vendasta AI Certified Partner!

This certification isn't just handed out. It’s earned by proving—with real client outcomes—that an agency knows how to harness AI to deliver measurable growth.

Blackfeather Digital doesn't treat AI as a gimmick. They treat it as their entire operational core. Running on a lean team of four, they crossed $1 Million in total agency revenue in year one with zero cold outreach—letting automated AI Employees handle the heavy lifting.

Here is what that looks like on the ground:
- 30% of lost inbound leads recovered for a home services business using a 24/7 AI Receptionist.
- Custom client proposals generated in 30 minutes instead of 4 hours.
- The #1 booking agent on a contractor's team is an AI employee that qualifies and schedules appointments on complete autopilot.

As Brett Prieskorn, CEO & Co-founder, puts it:"The way every customer feels like they have a marketing department in our business and there's four of us—that is enough to blow some people away. The Vendasta AI suite is the core of our business right now."

Swipe through the slides to see the exact numbers behind their growth story!

If you are a small or midsize business looking for a partner who already knows how to put AI to work for you, meet them here: https://www.vendasta.com/partners/blackfeather-digital/

Think TikTok ads only work for massive e-commerce brands? Think again.

Local consumers are buying directly from TikTok, and agencies have a massive opportunity to lead the charge.

Vendasta is teaming up live with TikTok for an exclusive joint workshop: From Scroll to Sale: TikTok Advertising for Local Businesses.

What the live session covers:
🔹 Key ad formats built for local service providers and retailers
🔹 How to sell and order campaigns effortlessly using Vendasta MatchCraft
🔹 Details on unlocking up to $10,000 in matched ad credits for eligible clients

Help local clients win their market before competitors catch on.

Live Date: August 5 | 12 PM ET
Hosted by: Vendasta & TikTok
Registration link in comments.

200,000 followers in 12 months. Zero agency budgets. No viral luck.

System-driven creators turn "I should post more" into an automated background loop.

In The 200K Playbook, Charlie Hills breaks down the exact 9-prompt framework he ran every week to build his audience:

Just 9 prompts mapped across 4 core stages:
1. ATTRACT -> Rebuild your profile for conversions
2. CREATE -> Research, structure, hook, and design multi-asset posts fast
3. MEASURE -> Ingest data to direct future content
4. REPEAT -> Build a self-sustaining publishing engine

Swipe through the slides for the step-by-step framework breakdown.

👇 Want the exact prompts? Comment "PROMPTS" to get the complete playbook guide sent over!

The era of spending hours on local content calendars is officially over.

We just launched two new AI Employees that create, schedule, and publish localized blogs and social posts on complete autopilot.

Did you know? 62% of consumers use AI to find local businesses.
AI search algorithms reward one thing: relentless consistency.

Miss a week of posting? Your business drops in search. But who has time to write blogs and design social posts every single week?

Enter Vendasta’s newest AI Employees:

AI Blogger: Writes and publishes localized, keyword-targeted blogs straight to WordPress.
AI Social Media Manager: Creates, schedules, and posts native social content across major platforms.

For agencies, this turns a fulfillment bottleneck into a high-margin, scalable service. Maintain active online authority for hundreds of client locations without expanding your team.

Stop managing software. Put local content ex*****on on autopilot.

Read the full press release details in the first comment!

The hardest part about scaling a local home services business isn't getting the phone to ring, it's picking it up when everyone is busy.

Every unanswered call goes straight to a competitor. And in peak season, that's a massive amount of lost work walking out the door.

Plugging that hole with a 24/7 AI Receptionist turns missed opportunities into booked appointments on autopilot.

No extra hiring required.

This is how you sell AI to local business owners: not as a shiny new tool, but as the fastest way to stop losing business they already earned.

Read the success story in the first comment.