AI Call Answering for Franchises
Missed calls across your locations mean missed revenue. Jodie answers the phone for every branch while your teams are busy serving customers, so every inquiry, booking, and lead is captured.
Trusted by 1,600+ US service businesses
The problem
Your branches can't answer every call when they're busy serving customers
When your franchise locations are in the middle of a lunch rush, a cleaning job, or a packed fitness class, incoming calls go unanswered. But the customer looking for your service is not leaving a voicemail. They are calling the competitor down the road. Multiply that across every branch and you are losing serious revenue.
- 62% of customers calling a franchise won't leave a voicemail
- Customers call 2-3 businesses and go with whoever answers first
- That adds up to 10-20 lost leads per week across all locations
- Each lost customer is worth $500+ in lifetime value
62%
of customers calling a franchise won't leave a voicemail
10-20
leads lost per week across all franchise locations
$500+
lifetime value of each lost customer
How Franchises Use Jodie
New Franchise Lead Inquiry
The situation: A business professional is interested in buying a franchise territory. He calls your corporate office to inquire about investment requirements, territory availability, and the franchise model.
Jodie handles it: Jodie picks up, takes his details, what franchise model he is interested in, his budget range, and preferred territory. You get a qualified lead summary to follow up with a discovery call.
Busy Branch During Peak Hours
The situation: Your cleaning franchise team is on-site at a client's office. A new customer calls the branch number wanting to book a regular office clean, but nobody is available to pick up.
Jodie handles it: Jodie answers, takes the caller's details, the type of cleaning needed, the premises size, and preferred schedule. The branch manager gets a text with the booking request as soon as the job is done.
Multi-Location Management
The situation: You are a regional franchise director managing 12 locations. Three branches have calls coming in simultaneously while you are in a performance review meeting.
Jodie handles it: Jodie handles all three calls independently, taking details and routing the summaries to the appropriate branch managers. You get a consolidated overview without missing a single lead.
After-Hours Customer Call
The situation: A customer calls your automotive franchise at 7pm to schedule a service for their car, but all branches have closed for the day.
Jodie handles it: Jodie answers, takes the vehicle details, the service needed, and the customer's preferred branch and time slot. The booking request is waiting for your team when they open in the morning.
Your next customer is calling. Is every branch picking up?
Set up Jodie in under 2 minutes per location. She handles your calls while your teams handle the customers.
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Built for Franchise Businesses
Everything you need to stop missing calls and grow revenue across every location.
Every Location Covered
Whether it is a QSR franchise, cleaning company, fitness studio, or automotive shop, Jodie picks up calls for every branch and captures the details.
Consistent Brand Experience
Every caller gets the same professional experience regardless of which branch they call. Jodie knows your brand, services, and how to represent your franchise.
Centralized Oversight
Get summaries from every location in one place. See which branches are getting the most calls, what customers are asking for, and where leads are coming from.
Scales With Your Growth
Opening a new location? Jodie is ready from day one. No hiring receptionists, no training staff on phone scripts. Just forward the calls and Jodie handles it.
Live in Minutes
No tech skills needed. Set up call forwarding on each branch line and Jodie starts answering right away. Works with any phone system.
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
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Every missed call is a missed customer, across every branch.
Let Jodie take your calls while your teams focus on delivering great service.
First 7 days free, then pricing from $49/month