AI-assisted follow-up, internal triage, and workflow automation that recover lost leads and shorten your sales cycle.

Marketing automation for Houston businesses that want fewer missed leads — not a 47-app Zapier maze. Practical workflows that recover the calls you used to lose.

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60-second response, native

Automatic text-back, web-form reply, chat triage. Mobile-first.

Tool-agnostic

HubSpot, Pipedrive, Close, Mailchimp, Customer.io — we pick what fits.

Removes work

Every workflow has to remove more team work than it adds.

James reviews every deployment

Not an offshore implementation team.

What automation means in plain English

Missed-call text-back inside 60 seconds. Web-form replies in real time. Post-service follow-up that asks for the review. Reactivation series that wake up dormant customers. Workflows your team will actually keep using because they remove work instead of adding it.

What we build

Missed-call automation — automatic text the second a call goes unanswered
AI chat triage — qualifies the visitor, escalates to James on real intent
Web-form auto-reply — 60-second confirmation with the owner mobile number
CRM workflows — lead routing, follow-up reminders, no-show recovery
Post-service emails — review requests, upsell, referral asks
Reactivation series — wake up the list that has not heard from you in a year

Who this is for

Houston service businesses that miss too many calls because the team is on a job site. Owner-operators who want "the phone keeps ringing while I work" without hiring a receptionist.

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Industries we work with

Marketing Automation engagements span every service-business vertical in Greater Houston.

Accountants Acupuncturists Alarm Monitoring Companies Animal Hospitals Antique Stores Appliance Repair Appliance Stores Architects Art Schools Asphalt Contractors All industries →

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Marketing Automation — frequently asked questions

Can AI replace my receptionist?

Partly. AI chat + missed-call automation can handle 70-80% of after-hours qualification and basic question routing. Real conversations still need a human; we make sure those happen with James.

What is the difference between automation and AI?

Automation is rule-based: "When X happens, do Y." AI is judgment-based: "When something like X happens, figure out the best Y." We use both, picked for the job.

How long does it take to set up automation?

2-4 weeks for the core stack (missed-call, web-form, CRM routing). More for custom workflows. Most clients see results inside the first 30 days.

How much does marketing automation cost?

BayouEdge automation engagements run $1,500-$4,000/month with setup investments of $2,500-$7,500 depending on the workflow count. See /pricing.

Do I need a CRM?

Yes if you have more than ~50 leads a month. We work with HubSpot, Pipedrive, Close, and a few others. Not opinionated; we pick what your team will actually use.

Will my team hate the new software?

Only if we picked badly. The right rule is: every tool added to the team must remove more work than it adds. We will not deploy what fails that test.

Get James on the phone in 30 seconds.

Twenty minutes on the phone usually points to the one or two marketing automation changes that will move your numbers this quarter.

Call James: 832-338-2926 Or send a message →

Call James: 832-338-2926

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