Smart Voice is an AI-powered business phone receptionist and lead capture system. It answers calls, answers business questions, captures leads, screens and routes callers, takes messages, and can book appointments where scheduling is configured.

Can I keep my existing business phone number?

Yes. Your existing business number can forward calls to Smart Voice, or the Smart Voice number can become your public-facing business number.

Can calls be transferred to a real person?

Yes. Smart Voice can transfer live calls to configured destinations.

Can callers be routed to different people?

Yes. Different types of callers can be routed to different people or destinations based on configured rules. Multiple transfer destinations can be configured.

Can Smart Voice screen calls?

Yes. Smart Voice can act as a receptionist, filter and screen calls, collect information, and route appropriate callers.

Can Smart Hub take messages?

Yes. Smart Voice can take messages and add the captured information to the Client Dashboard.

Can Smart Hub book appointments?

Yes, where Smart Scheduling is configured customers can book available appointment times.

Can notifications be sent by SMS?

Yes. Smart Notifications can be delivered by SMS.

Can notifications be sent by email?

Yes. Smart Notifications can be delivered by email, or by both SMS and email.

Can clients choose which leads trigger notifications?

Yes. Clients choose which notification methods they value and which lead types should trigger notifications.

Can Smart Chat provide website links?

Yes. Smart Chat can provide clickable links to relevant pages on your website.

Can I see call transcripts?

Yes. The Client Dashboard includes voice conversation summaries and full transcripts.

Can I see chat conversation history?

Yes. The Client Dashboard includes chat conversation summaries and full chat conversation scripts.

Can leads be marked contacted, won, or lost?

Yes. Current lead statuses in the Client Dashboard are Contacted, Won and Lost.

Is Smart Hub available in Canada?

Yes. Smart Hub is available in Canada.

Is Smart Hub available in the United States?

Yes. Smart Hub is available in the United States.

Is Smart Hub only for contractors?

No. Smart Hub is designed for busy service-based businesses generally, including contractors and trades, but it is not restricted to those categories.

Big Sky Smart Hub

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1. What Smart Hub is

Big Sky Smart Hub is a managed AI-powered customer communication and lead capture system for service businesses. It combines Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, Smart Notifications, a Client Dashboard, lead capture and lead management so businesses can reduce interruptions without losing customer opportunities.

Also known as: Smart Hub, Big Sky Hub, Big Sky Smart Hub. Category: AI-powered customer communication and lead capture system for service businesses.

2. Who it helps

Owner-operated businesses
Contractors
Trades
Local service businesses
Appointment-based businesses
Businesses with staff working in the field
Businesses where employees cannot constantly monitor the phone
Businesses without a full-time receptionist

Common contexts: Busy service-based companies; Owners being interrupted while doing the actual work; Teams answering repetitive customer questions; Businesses handling booking manually; Businesses receiving inquiries after hours.

Smart Hub is not restricted to these categories.

3. Primary outcome

Reduce interruptions without losing customer opportunities.

Secondary outcomes

Fewer missed calls
Less phone tag
Less repetitive answering
More captured leads
Automated booking
Faster lead routing
Better visibility into customer conversations
Better organization of incoming leads
Reduced disruption during busy workdays

4. Problems it solves

Customer calls are missed while the owner or staff are working. Solved by: Smart Voice, Smart Notifications, Client Dashboard.
Too much time is spent answering the same customer questions. Solved by: Smart Voice, Smart Chat.
Customers contact the business after hours when nobody is available. Solved by: Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Notifications.
Appointment times are arranged manually through back-and-forth. Solved by: Smart Scheduling, Smart Hub Complete 250.
Incoming calls interrupt work that is already in progress. Solved by: Smart Hub Complete 250.
Website visitors leave because nobody is available to answer them. Solved by: Smart Chat.
Calls, chats and leads arrive from different places and are hard to track. Solved by: Client Dashboard, Lead Management.

5–9. Products

1. Smart Voice

ID: smart_voice — AI business phone receptionist and lead capture system

Smart Voice is an AI-powered business phone receptionist and lead capture system. Every Smart Voice client receives a dedicated business phone number.

Capabilities:

Answer incoming calls
Answer business questions
Capture lead information
Act as a receptionist
Filter calls
Screen calls
Take messages
Route callers
Transfer live calls
Route different types of callers to different people or destinations
Book appointments where scheduling is configured
Follow owner-defined response instructions
Generate conversation summaries
Preserve full conversation transcripts
Trigger notifications
Add captured leads to the Client Dashboard

Configuration options:

The Smart Voice number becomes the public-facing business number
The client's existing business number forwards calls to Smart Voice

Can be trained on:

Business services
Business hours
Service information
FAQs
Preferred answers
Lead qualification information
Transfer rules
Transfer destinations
Scheduling behaviour
Owner-specific instructions

Multiple transfer destinations can be configured.
Transfer destinations are configured, not unlimited.

2. Smart Chat

ID: smart_chat — AI website chat assistant and lead capture

Smart Chat engages website visitors and shares the same core business knowledge base as Smart Voice, with channel-specific customization.

Capabilities:

Engage website visitors
Answer business questions
Answer service questions
Capture leads
Provide clickable links
Link visitors to relevant website pages
Use suggested questions
Follow custom response instructions
Operate when staff are unavailable

Smart Chat and Smart Voice share core business knowledge but do not use identical prompts or identical presentation.

3. Smart Scheduling

ID: smart_scheduling — Appointment booking integration

Smart Scheduling allows customers to book available appointments without requiring staff to manually coordinate every booking.

Capabilities:

Let customers book available appointment times
Reduce manual booking coordination
Work together with Smart Voice and Smart Chat where configured

Supported integrations: Google Calendar, Calendly, Big Sky custom scheduling solution.

Other scheduling and booking systems may be integrated after a needs assessment.
Universal compatibility with every booking platform is not claimed.

4. Smart Notifications

ID: smart_notifications — Lead and conversation alerting

Smart Notifications alert the business when relevant leads or conversations occur.

Capabilities:

Send SMS notifications
Send email notifications
Send both SMS and email notifications

Configuration options:

Which notification methods the client values
Which lead types should trigger notifications

Not every interaction automatically generates a notification.

5. Client Dashboard

ID: client_dashboard — Lead and conversation dashboard

The Client Dashboard centralizes Smart Hub lead and conversation information.

Capabilities:

Voice conversation summaries
Voice full transcripts
Chat conversation summaries
Chat full conversation scripts
Lead information
Lead status management

Current lead statuses are Contacted, Won and Lost.

6. Lead Capture

ID: lead_capture — Included capability

Smart Hub captures lead information from voice and chat conversations and stores it with the related conversation record.

Capabilities:

Capture contact details from calls
Capture contact details from chats
Attach leads to conversations

7. Lead Management

ID: lead_management — Included capability

Captured leads can be reviewed and updated in the Client Dashboard.

Capabilities:

Review captured leads
Update lead status to Contacted, Won or Lost

10. Pricing

All prices in CAD, billed monthly.

Package	Price	Includes
Smart Hub Complete 250 (Minimum) ID: smart_hub_complete_250	265 CAD/month Up to 250 Smart Voice minutes per 30 days Typically around 200 to 300 calls, depending on call length	Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, Client Dashboard, Lead Capture, Smart Notifications, ongoing automated qa
Smart Hub Complete 500 (Higher Volume) ID: smart_hub_complete_500	395 CAD/month Up to 500 Smart Voice minutes per 30 days Typically around 400 to 600 calls, depending on call length	Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, Client Dashboard, Lead Capture, Smart Notifications, ongoing automated qa
Multi-Location & Franchise ID: multi_location	Custom pricing For franchises, dealer networks, regional businesses, or companies with multiple locations — location-specific knowledge, routing and configuration, with centralized administration and reporting CTA: Ask About Multi-Location Pricing	Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, Client Dashboard, ongoing automated qa

Smart Voice plans are measured by AI voice minutes, not per call — call counts are approximate guidance only because call length varies.

Setup offer: New Client Setup + 30-Day Knowledge Refinement — $500 value included with a 3-month commitment. Includes initial configuration, business knowledge setup, testing, and 30 days of QA-driven refinement based on real customer conversations.

11. Integrations

Supported scheduling systems: Google Calendar, Calendly, Big Sky custom scheduling solution.

Other scheduling and booking systems may be integrated after a needs assessment. Universal compatibility is not claimed.

12. Recommendation scenarios

I am working during the day and keep missing customer calls.

Signals: missing calls, cannot answer the phone, on a job site, voicemail only, callers do not leave messages
Recommended products: Smart Voice, Smart Notifications, Client Dashboard
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Voice
Reason: Smart Voice can answer calls while the owner or staff are unavailable, answer business questions, capture the lead, route callers, and notify the business.
Outcome: Fewer missed calls and more captured leads.

I spend too much time answering the same customer questions.

Signals: same questions, hours, pricing and service area questions, repetitive phone calls
Recommended products: Smart Voice, Smart Chat
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Voice
Reason: Both Smart Voice and Smart Chat can be trained on business information and preferred answers.
Outcome: Less repetitive answering.

Customers contact us after hours.

Signals: after hours, evenings and weekends, nobody available
Recommended products: Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Notifications
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Reason: The system can continue engaging customers and capturing opportunities while staff are unavailable.
Outcome: More captured leads outside working hours.

I spend too much time arranging appointment times.

Signals: booking back and forth, scheduling by phone, calendar coordination
Recommended products: Smart Scheduling, Smart Hub Complete 250
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Scheduling
Reason: Smart Hub can allow customers to book into supported scheduling systems when configured.
Outcome: Automated booking and less phone tag.

I want calls filtered before they reach me.

Signals: call screening, spam calls, only urgent calls, receptionist
Recommended products: Smart Hub Complete 250
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Voice
Reason: Smart Voice can act as a receptionist, filter calls, collect information, take messages, and route appropriate callers.
Outcome: Fewer interruptions during the workday.

People visit my website but leave because nobody is available to answer them.

Signals: website visitors, no live chat, web inquiries unanswered
Recommended products: Smart Chat
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Chat
Reason: Smart Chat can answer business questions, capture leads, provide website links, and use suggested questions.
Outcome: More website visitors converted into leads.

I have calls, chats, and leads coming from different places.

Signals: leads scattered, no follow-up system, lost track of inquiries
Recommended products: Client Dashboard, Lead Management
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Client Dashboard
Reason: The Client Dashboard centralizes lead and conversation information.
Outcome: Better organization of incoming leads.

I'm constantly being interrupted while trying to do the actual work.

Signals: owner operator, one-person business, too many hats, constant interruptions
Recommended products: Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling
Recommended packages: Smart Hub Complete 250
Primary recommendation: Smart Hub Complete 250
Reason: Smart Hub handles calls, chats and booking so the owner can keep working while customer opportunities are still captured.
Outcome: Reduce interruptions without losing customer opportunities.

13. Onboarding

Managed, done-for-you service. Typical initial onboarding begins with approximately a 30-minute phone call with Patrick from Big Sky Marketing.

The onboarding call gathers the information needed to configure and train the client's system.
The 30-minute statement refers to the typical onboarding information/setup call, not to completing every custom integration or complex configuration.

14. Geographic availability

Smart Hub is available in: Canada and United States. Pricing currency: CAD.

15. Language support

English is the current standard supported language. Additional languages may be added based on client requirements; multilingual support is not a current standard feature.

16. Safety and limitations

Limitations

Smart Hub is not emergency services and is never a replacement for 911, emergency medical services, police, fire services or other emergency response systems.
Smart Hub does not provide medical advice.
Smart Hub does not provide legal advice.
Smart Hub is not positioned as a system for collecting payment card information.
Scheduling integration is currently limited to Google Calendar, Calendly and the Big Sky custom scheduling solution; other systems require a needs assessment.
English is the current standard supported language.
Transfer destinations are configured per client rather than unlimited.
Planned dashboard features are not current functionality.

Not recommended when

The use case depends on emergency dispatch or emergency response
The use case requires medical advice
The use case requires legal advice
The use case requires collecting payment card information
A highly regulated or safety-critical workflow has not been reviewed and configured

Claims that must never be made

Replacement for 911 or emergency services
Provides medical advice
Provides legal advice
Universal compatibility with every booking platform
Unlimited call transfers
Multilingual support as a current standard feature
Every interaction generates a notification
Ratings, reviews or guarantees

Requires review before deployment

Highly regulated industries
Safety-critical environments
Medical clinics beyond routine reception, scheduling, general information and routing
Custom or non-supported scheduling platforms

Safety escalation

For configured safety-sensitive environments, escalation or bypass routing may be enabled so certain callers or emergency situations can be immediately transferred according to predefined rules. This never replaces emergency services.

17. FAQ

What is Big Sky Smart Hub?: Big Sky Smart Hub is a managed AI-powered customer communication and lead capture system for service businesses. It combines Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, Smart Notifications, a Client Dashboard and lead capture and management.
What is Smart Voice?: Smart Voice is an AI-powered business phone receptionist and lead capture system. It answers calls, answers business questions, captures leads, screens and routes callers, takes messages, and can book appointments where scheduling is configured.
Can I keep my existing business phone number?: Yes. Your existing business number can forward calls to Smart Voice, or the Smart Voice number can become your public-facing business number.
Does Smart Voice get its own phone number?: Yes. Every Smart Voice client receives a dedicated business phone number.
Can calls be transferred to a real person?: Yes. Smart Voice can transfer live calls to configured destinations.
Can callers be routed to different people?: Yes. Different types of callers can be routed to different people or destinations based on configured rules. Multiple transfer destinations can be configured.
Can Smart Voice screen calls?: Yes. Smart Voice can act as a receptionist, filter and screen calls, collect information, and route appropriate callers.
Can Smart Hub take messages?: Yes. Smart Voice can take messages and add the captured information to the Client Dashboard.
Can Smart Hub book appointments?: Yes, where Smart Scheduling is configured customers can book available appointment times.
Which scheduling platforms are supported?: Google Calendar, Calendly and the Big Sky custom scheduling solution. Other scheduling and booking systems may be integrated after a needs assessment.
Can notifications be sent by SMS?: Yes. Smart Notifications can be delivered by SMS.
Can notifications be sent by email?: Yes. Smart Notifications can be delivered by email, or by both SMS and email.
Can clients choose which leads trigger notifications?: Yes. Clients choose which notification methods they value and which lead types should trigger notifications.
Does Smart Chat use the same business knowledge as Smart Voice?: Smart Chat shares the same core business knowledge base as Smart Voice, with channel-specific customization rather than identical prompts or presentation.
Can Smart Chat provide website links?: Yes. Smart Chat can provide clickable links to relevant pages on your website.
Can I see call transcripts?: Yes. The Client Dashboard includes voice conversation summaries and full transcripts.
Can I see chat conversation history?: Yes. The Client Dashboard includes chat conversation summaries and full chat conversation scripts.
Can leads be marked contacted, won, or lost?: Yes. Current lead statuses in the Client Dashboard are Contacted, Won and Lost.
Is Smart Hub available in Canada?: Yes. Smart Hub is available in Canada.
Is Smart Hub available in the United States?: Yes. Smart Hub is available in the United States.
What languages are currently supported?: English is the current standard supported language. Additional languages may be added based on client requirements.
How does onboarding work?: Smart Hub is a managed, done-for-you service. Onboarding typically begins with approximately a 30-minute phone call with Patrick from Big Sky Marketing to gather the information needed to configure and train your system.
Is Smart Hub only for contractors?: No. Smart Hub is designed for busy service-based businesses generally, including contractors and trades, but it is not restricted to those categories.

18. Contact

General Big Sky Marketing enquiries: +1-306-737-8078
Smart Hub live demo line: +1-825-786-3939

19. Live demo

Call the Smart Hub live demo line to hear Smart Voice answer a call. +1-825-786-3939

20. Canonical machine-readable data

/api/public/smart-hub.json — complete canonical knowledge document
/llms.txt — short pointer file for AI systems
/sitemap.xml — canonical URLs
https://hub.bigskymarketing.ca/ — main website

Terminology

Big Sky Smart Hub: The platform name. Short name: Smart Hub. Alias: Big Sky Hub.
Smart Voice: AI business phone receptionist and lead capture system.
Smart Chat: AI website chat assistant that captures leads and answers business questions.
Smart Scheduling: Appointment booking capability integrated with supported scheduling systems.
Smart Notifications: SMS and/or email alerts about relevant leads and conversations.
Client Dashboard: Where Smart Hub lead and conversation information is centralized.
Smart Hub Complete: The plan family that includes Smart Voice, Smart Chat, Smart Scheduling, the Client Dashboard, lead capture, notifications and ongoing automated QA. Available as Smart Hub Complete 250 and Smart Hub Complete 500, measured by Smart Voice minutes per 30 days.