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Streamlining Your Booking Process to Close More Customers with Austin Haller

📅 May 14, 2021 ⏱️ 1:13:14 🎤 Austin Haller, Tommy Mello

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  • 0:00
    Meet Austin Haller of Schedule Engine
  • 3:14
    A second-gen inspired to build
  • 6:31
    Serving sophisticated, high-volume contractors
  • 13:00
    Making the most of every booking chance
  • 16:13
    Qualifying the customer with the right questions
  • 19:21
    Taking the CSR out of the equation
  • 22:42
    The booking records they're setting
  • 29:06
    The power of referring the right people
  • 32:19
    Moving toward automated booking processes
  • 38:43
    Owners have no time to train — so systems must
  • 41:57
    Your technicians are your greatest asset
  • 48:26
    Prioritizing your highest-value calls
  • 1:01:20
    Designing optimal scheduling flow

Speakers

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Austin Haller
CEO & Founder, Schedule Engine
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Tommy Mello
Host; Founder & CEO, A1 Garage Door Service

Key Takeaways

Streamlining the booking process is where you win or lose the customer — automating and qualifying the intake closes more jobs.

Take the bottleneck out of the CSR equation: smart scheduling tools let customers book and qualify themselves, setting booking records.

Prioritize your highest-value calls — not every lead is equal, and booking the right calls first drives revenue.

Owners rarely have time to train their people well, so the system has to carry the standard consistently.

Your service and installation technicians are your greatest asset — the whole booking flow exists to get them in front of the right customers.

Automation is the direction of travel, but you have to let the system learn your company before it performs.

Watch your customer-experience details (like QR codes that confuse a 78-year-old) — friction anywhere in the flow costs you bookings.

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