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AI receptionist for funeral directors
The short answer
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Calls we handle
Calls funeral directors get, answered.
Answered day or night, with the caller's details sent straight to you.
- First calls reporting a death, from hospitals, rest homes or families
- Arrangement meeting bookings
- Pre-planning and pre-paid funerals
- Pricing
- Service times and venues for mourners
- Death notices
Urgent calls
Escalated to you.
These don't wait for the end-of-call summary. You're told straight away.
- Coroner cases
- Time-critical cultural or religious requirements (estimate list; confirm per business)
Software
Works with Google Calendar.
Google Calendar
Books directlyYes. FirstVoice connects to Google Calendar, checks when you're free and books appointments straight into your calendar during the call.
How it connects to Google Calendar
What a missed call is worth
Typical prices for funeral directors in NZ.
Rules we script around
Regulations for funeral directors.
General information, not legal advice.
- The Burial and Cremation Act 1964 defines a 'funeral director' as a person whose business is or includes disposing of bodiesSource
FAQ
Funeral directors: questions.
What does FirstVoice do with urgent calls for funeral directors?
It follows the urgent-call rules you set and flags those calls to you straight away, or transfers them live on Growth and Scale. For funeral directors that usually means calls like coroner cases and time-critical cultural or religious requirements. Life-threatening emergencies are directed to 111.
Does FirstVoice work with Google Calendar?
Yes. FirstVoice connects to Google Calendar, checks when you're free and books appointments straight into your calendar during the call.
How much does an AI receptionist cost for funeral directors?
Starter is $297 a month with calendar booking and setup included.
Free 2-week trial for funeral directors
Try it free for two weeks, on your real calls.
We set everything up for you and connect it to your calendar and the tools you already use. Then it answers your real customers for two weeks. No credit card, nothing to pay. If it's not for you, walk away.
- 01We build it for youYour greeting, your questions, your prices and your booking rules. You don't touch a thing.
- 02Connected to your systemBookings go into your calendar or job system, and summaries come to you by text or email.
- 03Live on your real callsForward your number and it answers your customers for real, day and night, for two weeks.
- 04No card, no costYou don't pay anything for the trial. Keep it after that from $297 a month, month to month, or walk away.