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Modernise your contact centre around your current systems, with features ready to switch on.

A review of your current set-up sorts each system into keep, extend or replace, and RACE plugins add the missing pieces, like webchat in the phone queue, without a custom build.

A review of your current set-up sorts each system into keep, extend or replace, and RACE plugins add the missing pieces, like webchat in the phone queue, without a custom build.

A review of your current set-up sorts each system into keep, extend or replace, and RACE plugins add the missing pieces, like webchat in the phone queue, without a custom build.

Changes shippedAdd WhatsApp to the service queue
Flex with RACE pluginsLegacy system
Your stack, read honestly1 of 5to replace
CRMKeep
PhonesReplace
PaymentsKeep
WebchatExtend
ReportsExtend
What changes

New channels and call flows switched on from your own platform.

The four jobs that usually wait on a vendor become changes your team can request and sign off.

The four jobs that usually wait on a vendor become changes your team can request and sign off.

The four jobs that usually wait on a vendor become changes your team can request and sign off.

Changes switched on in days

Adding a channel or changing a call flow comes from a ready-made plugin.

Changes switched on in days

Adding a channel or changing a call flow comes from a ready-made plugin.

Voice in the cloud

Calls move off ageing on-premise kit onto a platform that’s maintained for you.

Voice in the cloud

Calls move off ageing on-premise kit onto a platform that’s maintained for you.

Channels in one queue

Phone, webchat and email arrive in one queue with a shared history.

Channels in one queue

Phone, webchat and email arrive in one queue with a shared history.

Live reporting

Team leads see the day’s numbers on a live dashboard.

Live reporting

Team leads see the day’s numbers on a live dashboard.

How it works

Four steps from the review to a platform that keeps improving.

Each step runs alongside the systems you have today, so calls keep coming in while the platform changes.

Each step runs alongside the systems you have today, so calls keep coming in while the platform changes.

Each step runs alongside the systems you have today, so calls keep coming in while the platform changes.

Step 1

A review of what you run

A review of what you run

A review of what you run

Each system you run is sorted into keep, extend or replace, with reasons. Most of what you have usually stays.

Each system you run is sorted into keep, extend or replace, with reasons. Most of what you have usually stays.

Stack reviewSeven systems, read one by one
0/7
Keep0
Salesforce CRMConnect it to FlexPayment gatewayWorks with Ciptex PayKnowledge baseFeeds MAIA answers
Extend0
Webchat widgetJoin the phone queueReporting spreadsheetsLive dashboards insteadIVR menusAdd self-service
Replace0
On-premise phone systemOut of support next year
6 of 7systems stay
1replaced
0custom builds

Step 2

Extend it with RACE plugins

Extend it with RACE plugins

Extend it with RACE plugins

30+ ready-made plugins add what your operation needs, such as queue management or call recording, with no custom development to wait for.

30+ ready-made plugins add what your operation needs, such as queue management or call recording, with no custom development to wait for.

Your agent desktop on Twilio FlexEach panel is a RACE plugin, switched on
0/4
Queue Management
WhatsApp0:12
Voice0:31
Webchat0:05
Voice1:02
RACE Conversations
Can I move my service to Friday?Yes, 10:00 is free. Shall I book it?
Salesforce record
Tom Reed
Advanced Call Recording
0 lines of custom code30+ plugins to choose from

Step 3

Two channels live with Sprint

Two channels live with Sprint

Two channels live with Sprint

Two channels, such as voice and WhatsApp, are live from day one. The rest follows in stages, at a pace your team is comfortable with.

Two channels, such as voice and WhatsApp, are live from day one. The rest follows in stages, at a pace your team is comfortable with.

Live with SprintContacts on the new platform each day
0
VoiceDay 1
WhatsAppDay 1
WebchatWeek 3
EmailWeek 5

Step 4

Reviews after go-live

Reviews after go-live

Reviews after go-live

24/7 support and regular reviews keep the platform improving after go-live, one change at a time.

24/7 support and regular reviews keep the platform improving after go-live, one change at a time.

Average answer timeEach month after go-live, in seconds
62s
Support 24/7Reviewed every month
RACE plugins

Switch on what your operation needs in days.

Switch on what your operation needs in days.

Switch on what your operation needs in days.

Pick from 30+ ready-made RACE plugins and switch them on, from overflow queues to call recording, with nothing custom to build.

Pick from 30+ ready-made RACE plugins and switch them on, from overflow queues to call recording, with nothing custom to build.

Pick from 30+ ready-made RACE plugins and switch them on, from overflow queues to call recording, with nothing custom to build.

One new capabilityTwo ways to get it
Custom buildspecify, develop, test1 months
RACE pluginswitch on, configure1 days
30+RACE plugins ready to switch on, no custom development
Queue ManagementOverflow and priority queues
Proactive Outbound SMSUpdates before people call
Realtime Agent StatsLive view of every team
Advanced Call RecordingSearch and replay any call
RACE ConversationsWebchat in the same queue
RACE JourneysAutomated workflows
Agent DashboardEverything on one screen
RACE FormsCapture details mid-call
0 plugins live
Proof

What a change in days looked like for Debt Free Advice.

Debt Free Advice

55 advice centres

55 advice centres

55 advice centres

deployed in days, so the charity could keep helping 24,000+ Londoners a year with financial advice.

deployed in days, so the charity could keep helping 24,000+ Londoners a year with financial advice.

deployed in days, so the charity could keep helping 24,000+ Londoners a year with financial advice.

Twilio Gold partner since 2021

Twilio Gold partner since 2021

Team certified on Twilio’s AI

Team certified on Twilio’s AI

30+ RACE plugins

30+ RACE plugins

Ready to switch on, no custom builds

Ready to switch on, no custom builds

Sprint

Sprint

Two channels live from day one

Two channels live from day one

Questions

What happens to your CRM and phone system when you move.

Which systems you keep, and how plugins fill the gaps around them.

Which systems you keep, and how plugins fill the gaps around them.

Which systems you keep, and how plugins fill the gaps around them.

Still got a question?Want to know what happens to a system not listed here? Book a review of your current set-up.Talk to an expert

No. Twilio Flex connects to the CRM you already use, such as Salesforce, so customer records stay where they are and agents see them alongside every call and message.

That part is extended and the rest stays. RACE plugins add the missing pieces, such as webchat in the same queue or proactive SMS, without a new build.

With Sprint, two channels are live from day one. The rest follows in stages, at a pace that suits your team.

Ciptex Pay works with 30+ payment gateways and takes card payments to PCI DSS 4.0 without replacing the systems you have.

Ciptex does, with 24/7 support and regular reviews. Customers rate Ciptex support 95% for satisfaction, and Ciptex has been a Twilio Gold partner since 2021.

No. Twilio Flex connects to the CRM you already use, such as Salesforce, so customer records stay where they are and agents see them alongside every call and message.

That part is extended and the rest stays. RACE plugins add the missing pieces, such as webchat in the same queue or proactive SMS, without a new build.

With Sprint, two channels are live from day one. The rest follows in stages, at a pace that suits your team.

Ciptex Pay works with 30+ payment gateways and takes card payments to PCI DSS 4.0 without replacing the systems you have.

Ciptex does, with 24/7 support and regular reviews. Customers rate Ciptex support 95% for satisfaction, and Ciptex has been a Twilio Gold partner since 2021.

Proof

Four organisations that changed platform, and what it did for them.

One customer history in front of 6,000 employees, at the contact centre and in the showrooms.

Vertu Motors' showrooms and contact centre now share one customer record, so website visits, emails and calls are in front of whoever picks up next.

Read the case study
10xmore successful customer outcomes
6,000employees on one platform
15xmore people able to help a customer

Book a demo to see RACE plugins added around the systems you keep.