A WhatsApp AI agent: what it actually does for your business

Most customers of small businesses in Israel write on WhatsApp. They ask how much something costs, whether there is a free slot, and where the shop is. When nobody answers in time, they simply write to the next business.

What the agent does

A WhatsApp AI agent answers your customers on your behalf, around the clock. It does not make things up: it only answers from what you saved in its brain, such as your services, prices, opening hours and common questions.

In practice it:

• Answers within seconds on questions that keep coming back.
• Collects the details you need, such as name, phone and what exactly the customer wants.
• Books a meeting in your calendar, and sends a reminder before it.
• Opens a lead in the CRM, so no enquiry gets lost.

When the chat comes to you

A good agent knows when to stop. When a customer asks for something special, when there is a complaint, or when you decide to answer yourself, the chat comes to you with a summary of what was said. You see exactly what the agent wrote, and who is handling each chat.

The agent learns from every correction

When the agent answers something that is not quite right, you tap 👎 and write one sentence: what the right answer was. From then on it answers correctly. Within a few weeks, the agent knows your business almost as well as your most experienced employee.

Where to start

In E26 the agent's brain is built from a short interview with you and from your website. Then you test it in a practice chat where you play the customer, and you switch it on only when you are happy.

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