Leonard Splaine Co.
Heating and cooling contractor, Woodbridge, Virginia
- Size
- Not stated
- Where
- US
The job
AI from UpSmith takes routine work off the customer service reps, following up on estimates customers have not yet accepted and handling membership inquiries.
Tool: UpSmith
What happened
Follow up sales from unsold estimates rose by 25% after going live.
Before you believe it
The 25% is the COO figure in a trade article with no baseline count or time period. The firm found UpSmith as an ACCA strategic partner at an ACCA event. No headcount in the article. LinkedIn bands put it at 1 to 10 or 11 to 50 and its own team page lists over 20 people.
Try this prompt
Test the job on your own material before buying anything. Replace the highlighted brackets.
Here is a list of unsold estimates with customer name, job, price and date sent: [LIST]. Draft a short follow up message for each one, plus a second and third touch a week apart, that answers the likely objection and offers to book a visit.
Source
ACHR News ↗, 6 April 2026 · press
This source is independent press coverage, not written by the tool supplier.
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