{"id":965,"date":"2019-03-22T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/22\/era-real-estates-update-to-textera-ensures-no-call-goes-unanswered\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:12:35","slug":"era-real-estates-update-to-textera-ensures-no-call-goes-unanswered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/22\/era-real-estates-update-to-textera-ensures-no-call-goes-unanswered\/","title":{"rendered":"ERA Real Estate&#8217;s Update to TextERA Ensures No Call Goes Unanswered"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ERA Real Estate&#8217;s Update to TextERA Ensures No Call Goes Unanswered<\/h2>\n<h6><i>Integrated Voice Response Feature added to TextERA.<\/i><\/h6>\n<p>ERA Real Estate has rolled out a new feature &#8212; IVR (interactive voice response) &#8212; to the TextERA platform. TextERA allows potential clients to immediately access the listing agent, pricing, video and details about the property within seconds by following prompts from their yard signs. TextERA\u2019s new IVR feature ensures that potential clients who still opt to make phone calls will also receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>ERA Real Estate has been at the forefront of mobile technology and consumer behavior, understanding that the number one activity people do with <a href=\"tips-getting-great-videos-smartphone\/\">smart phones<\/a> is text messaging, and that 97% of text messages are open and read. However, data shows that sign calls do occur, but a staggering 50 percent of those calls go unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkdesk.com\/blog\/what-is-an-ivr-and-6-benefits-of-using-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IVR feature<\/a>, agents can&nbsp; be assured that if a potential client tries to call them, they will not be sent to voicemail. Instead, the client will be automatically rerouted to their brokerage\u2019s reception desk, and will receive a text with listing information. The system will also simultaneously text the agent to alert them that a potential client is trying to get in touch.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur overarching objective is to better serve the consumer and communicate with them in the way they prefer, ensuring that no inquiry goes unanswered,\u201d said Frank Malpica, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships &amp; Programs at ERA Real Estate. \u201cWe have seen that the leads that come through TextERA are much more qualified than the leads that come from online browsing since these clients are physically in the neighborhood, so a quick, thoughtful response is crucial.<\/p>\n<p>The IVR feature is yet another way for <em>ERA<\/em> affiliated agents to capture all potential client inquiries through automation and technology, and furthers our commitment to provide our agents and brokers with the latest industry innovations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Agents who trialed the IVR feature saw three times as many leads versus TextERA alone, propelling TextERA to the number one lead generating system in the <em>ERA<\/em> network ahead of industry portals. 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