Outbound: the agent calls

Pool closures and class cancellations called out

The pool heater fails at 2 p.m. and forty kids have lessons at 4. Every family gets a call or text before school lets out, with the make-up date.

When it starts

A pool, rink or room closes, a class is cancelled, or an instructor is away.

What the agent does

Calls or texts every registered family with what changed, the make-up plan and any credit.

What your team gets

Every affected family told, their questions answered, and a list of who couldn't be reached.

How it works

  1. Gets the notice

    A supervisor types it in once: the facility, the times, why, and the make-up or credit you're offering.

  2. Finds who's affected

    Every family registered in those classes and every rental group booked in that space, from the registration and booking records.

  3. Calls or texts

    Text for most, a call for anyone who hasn't confirmed by the time you set. Both say what's closed, when and what happens next.

  4. Answers the follow-ups

    "Is the hot tub open?" "Can we come Thursday instead?" Answered from what you posted.

  5. Moves people

    If you offer a make-up class or another pool, she can move the child there on the call.

  6. Shows who's missing

    A list of families who never got the message, so the desk can catch them at the door.

Example call

  1. AI agentHi, it's Emma from Riverside Leisure Centre, calling for Dave about Noah's 4:30 swim lesson today.
  2. CustomerYeah, that's me.
  3. AI agentI'm sorry for the short notice. The pool is closed this afternoon for a heating repair, so today's lesson is cancelled. It will be made up on Saturday the 23rd at the same time.
  4. CustomerSaturday doesn't work for us. Any other option?
  5. AI agentThere's a make-up at the Northside pool on Wednesday at 5. Would you like me to move Noah there?
  6. CustomerYes, Wednesday's good.
  7. AI agentDone. Noah is in Wednesday's make-up at Northside, 5 p.m. I'll text you the address.

After the call: Noah is moved to the Wednesday make-up at Northside, his family has the address by text, and the supervisor sees all forty families reached before 3:30, with two marked for the desk.

What your team gets

  • Every family in an affected class reached by call or text
  • Make-up classes booked on the call
  • Rental groups told about the space before they arrive
  • A list of anyone not reached
  • The closure said to every inbound caller until it ends
Set up with you: The team sets up a connection to your registration and facility booking systems (ACTIVE Net, Amilia SmartRec, PerfectMind or CivicPlus) and your text messaging, and sets who can post a closure and how fast calls go out.

Questions

How quickly do the calls go out?

As soon as a supervisor posts the notice. Many calls go out at the same time, so forty families are reached in minutes.

Can she offer a credit?

She offers the credit or make-up your supervisor posted. She doesn't create one on her own.

What about a snow day?

Post one notice for the whole centre and every registered family and rental group for that day hears about it.

Hear it on your phone

Request a demo call and the agent phones you, set up for community and recreation centres like yours.

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