Andreas Welsch

Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized top 10 Agentic AI leader and one of today’s most sought-after thought leaders and keynote speakers for business and technology audiences. With over two decades of global leadership experience, previously as Vice President at SAP, Andreas has helped Fortune 500 companies cut through AI hype to deliver measurable business outcomes.

He is the Founder and Chief Human Agentic AI Officer of AI consulting firm Intelligence Briefing, the best-selling author of the AI Leadership Handbook and The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, and a leading voice on AI strategy, adoption, and transformation. 

At the heart of Andreas’s work lies a clear value proposition: he helps business leaders understand how to apply AI responsibly, effectively, and profitably by addressing the questions that decision-makers face:

• How do we turn AI into business value, not just experimentation?
• How can we prepare our workforce for AI-driven transformation?
• How can we empower our teams to use AI without creating AI workslop?
• What practical steps can we take to avoid ethical, operational, or financial pitfalls?

Andreas’s keynotes and workshops are known for their clarity, strategic relevance, and deep insight. Drawing from more than two decades in the software industry, he offers real-world frameworks and practical steps tailored to leadership audiences. He introduces leaders to AI agents, leading hybrid teams of humans and AI, and AI-driven business models, explaining not only what’s next, but what matters most and why.

During his tenure at SAP, Andreas accelerated the integration of AI across enterprise applications and positioned SAP as an AI leader. He brings first-hand experience and a global perspective to every business and has been named a LinkedIn Top Voice, Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leader in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, The Futurum Group's Top 14 AI Influencer, PEX Network’s Top 30 AI Leader, and SwissCognitive’s Top 50 Global AI Ambassador.

His work has appeared in CIO.com, VentureBeat, InformationWeek, and the American Management Association. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of AI, Robotics and Workplace Automation and as an adjunct professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

For leaders looking for clarity, action, and strategy, Andreas delivers a transformative experience beyond the hype. Follow his “What’s the BUZZ?” podcast and newsletter, “The AI MEMO”, and work with Andreas to turn hype into outcome for your business.

Vice President & Head of Marketing & Solution Management — Artificial Intelligence

Defined GTM and product marketing for Artificial Intelligence (AI) across SAP’s product portfolio, incl. AI Business Services on SAP Business Technology Platform in the context of embedded AI capabilities and intelligent process automation via Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and low-code/ no-code offering. Led global team of product marketers and solution managers

“Is your hand getting tired?” attendees asked.
“You should have a stamp,” others joked. 
But that would circumvent the HUMAN aspect and authenticity. 

For two hours straight, attendees waited in line to receive their signed copy of The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge on launch day yesterday.

I signed each one of the 300 books with:
Stay HUMAN. 
Get AI-Ready.

Sounds great, doesn’t it? But it was the little chats here and there, the feedback on my closing keynote, and talking about the good old days with former colleagues, that added the HUMAN touch.


If you haven’t gotten your copy yet, you can get it on Amazon for a 90% launch discount!


A special shout-out to Paul Kurchina, the mastermind behind the annual “Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum,” master connector, and extraordinary supporter!

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I signed 300 books at the big launch this week, but this interaction made an impression on me:

Jade was running the bar and serving customers. When the book line was short, she came over, and I signed a copy for her. She asked about my self-publishing process and mentioned that she has published three books on Amazon. As I was breaking down the banners and stowed them away at the end of the event, Jade came over again. 

“Can I say something?” she asked. 

I was curious, but wasn’t quite sure what was on her mind. 

“Successful people need to hear this, too: I am proud of you!”

I didn’t expect to hear these words.

A dozen thoughts rushed through my head: 
How nice of her to come over to say that. Successful? Proud of ME?

All I could think to say was: “Thank you so much.”

But I’ve been thinking about that interaction and her words for the rest of the week.


Let’s all be a little more like Jade, and be a little more HUMAN. 


PS: Read or listen to the best-selling The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge on Amazon or Spotify.

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📘 NOW AVAILABLE: The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge! 
When AI becomes the next “easy button,” leaders need to set expectations with their teams early. 

Otherwise, low-quality, sloppy results creep in, and performance, skills, and reputation degrade.

Between the triad of standards, guardrails, and readiness lies the real work that leaders need to do now, beyond “giving everyone Copilot etc.”

Let’s face it: team members are not off the hook doing their best work. They never were.

Like a senior manager recently shared with me: “Now, I’m getting all these meeting summaries and action items from my team members. I don’t have time to go through all of them.”

Creating is easy. Filtering and prioritizing are the new bottleneck for most leaders.

In the book, you will find the frameworks, anecdotes, and examples that help you empower and encourage your team to use AI responsibly while remaining accountable and high-performing.


Today is the official book launch together with 500 IT leaders at the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum—keynote and book signing included.


In case you are not on-site, you can get your copy on Amazon for the special launch offer!


Stay HUMAN. Become AI-ready.

And celebrate the big launch with me!

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How do you measure the success of a launch?
Whatever your answer, launch day is intense. 
Whatever your product or service, you prep and prep, and prep…and hope for the best. 

Once the launch is on, market reception and feedback are largely out of your hands.

What applies to software and category launches applies to book launches, too. 

On Wednesday, I was checking the category rankings to see how The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge was moving up in the three categories I selected for the launch. 

But it wasn’t. 

It sat at rank #76 all morning and afternoon.
I was getting nervous. Had I missed to activate even more parts of my network? Was everyone just too busy during the day (or had forgotten about buying the book)?

Was the number of sales not enough to make even a slight dent?

Then, one of my friends texted me. 
“Your book is #3 in the charts!”

I was relieved. At least a little. Viewing the category instead of the book showed the correct ranking. But the question of how many more sales I’d need to make it to #1 was nagging. You just don’t know. 

At dinner, we celebrated the launch together with the other speakers of the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Community Learning Forum. 

By then, the book had moved to #2. Soooo close. So close. 

4 minutes past midnight, it hit the top spot in the “Hot Releases” list on Amazon in Germany—just not in a category. 

I decided to go to sleep and check whenever I’d wake up. #2 wasn’t so bad for launch day. But would other books overtake it tomorrow?

I briefly woke up just before 4am and grabbed my phone. Had anything changed in the past 4 hours??

Yes, it had! #1 in Management Skills…a best-seller!! Satisfaction. Screenshot. Sleep. In that order.

Since then, it has hit #1 in all three categories!
A super successful launch. 


But it’s one of these things that you can’t do alone. Thank you so much for your support and readership! I’m deeply grateful!


(Don’t miss to get the launch promo of $0.99 for the ebook for the next 24 hours: https://lnkd.in/dcKY6biC)


Next up: Keynotes, workshops, and podcasts!

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During the launch of The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, 300 attendees waited in line to get their signed copy. Here’s how quickly 3 hours went by…

In each book, I wrote:

Stay HUMAN. 
Get AI-Ready.

Because in order to become an AI-first business, your team needs to get AI-ready…first.


Since then, many attendees have reached out, and I even met a few IRL this week!

Thank you for the awesome feedback and reviews. If you’ve received or bought a copy, please consider leaving your feedback on Amazon. 

Empowering and encouraging team members to use AI without creating slop is the task of the hour. 

I’m curious: How much AI slop do you receive per day? And what would it take to stop it?

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Earlier this week, we had a special pre-launch book signing for members of the Chief Architect Network (CAN) that Grant Ecker leads.

Grant and the CAN community connect Chief Architects and senior IT executives to discuss and learn about new topics (such as Agentic AI) and how IT organizations can both prepare themselves and implement these technologies. Since 2021, the community has grown to over 620 members globally.

I’ve been following Grant on LinkedIn for a few years now. So, I was super excited when we first hosted our first event together in December, and when we finally got to meet in person this week.

When AI-generated news and the AI hype make it harder to discern what's real and what's actually working, being part of a community of trusted, human leaders and experts is the way to go.

So here’s a special Friday shout-out Grant and the network!
Give him a follow and maybe we'll see each other at a future event, too.


Love the red tumbler, btw. It goes so well with The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge and the launch-week promo of a symbolic Dollar (or Euro) over on Amazon.


Happy Friday, everyone!


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“I hadn’t thought about agents as digital employees, yet,” shared a leader with me after attending yesterday workshop, “but it makes sense!”

Let’s get this out of the way for context:
- Approaching agents as digital employees is a helpful metaphor as you define guidelines, guardrails, add processes, but…
- They are still “just software” when it comes to the accountability for their decisions incl legal or ethical aspects (accountability stays with you)

I call it the “Dual-Lens Principle.”

Another attendee rightfully asked who creates the majority of agents in a business today?—IT. 

HR is not at the table. Yet, it’s a major workforce shift and HR can contribute wit that experience. Job descriptions, codes of conduct, rewards, org charts included. IT and HR need to collaborate.

That’s a central point in The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge which participants learned about. Tomorrow is the official book launch, which means you can learn about it, too!


How do you view AI agents?—As digital employees or just another piece of software?


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The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge was just covered on Forbes!! Coverage includes the 6 dimensions of the Operating Model you will find in the book.  

When work is no longer a matter of effort, purpose moves into focus.

When AI generates outcomes on par with human results, quality and delivery speed become the differentiating factors.

Ultimately, the question is how you define your value at work when AI can eventually do more tasks that humans do.

The key lies in elevating what makes us unique.
And that’s a core role any leader needs to play. 

How do you define your value at work?


Thank you, Joe McKendrick, for covering a key message of the book in this article!

Don’t miss to get your copy of the best-selling ebook, paperback, or audiobook wherever you get your books!

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You've heard me say it time and again:
Your AI agents need high-quality data to deliver high-quality results.

But what does Agentic-Ready Data look like?
And where does that high-quality data even come from when data is rarely current, correct, enriched, or governed.

I can't wait to learn about it from the Precisely team at the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit in Orlando next week at booth # 727. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dXhPcGiS

If you're on site, don't forget to join this session:

How a Global Gaming Leader Is Closing the Agentic AI Data Integrity Gap
Monday, March 09, 2026 / 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM EDT (Osceola D)
Paul Bell, Global Head Of Data Trust & Integrity, Entain
Cam Ogden, SVP of Product Management, Precisely

One thing is clear, the highest quality data that is integrated, governed, and enriched is needed for successful AI, automation, and analytics initiatives across the enterprise.

It better be. It has to be.


See you in Orlando!


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If you haven’t gotten your copy, yet, there’s still time to snag the launch price of $0.99 on Amazon today! The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge

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“What’s new, and what’s real with Agentic AI?” is the big question I’m getting answers to next week in Orlando.

I’ll cover the latest news on site, interview top executives, and talk to customers to get information straight from the source.

One thing is clear:
Large organizations are innovating with Agentic AI. They just don’t talk about it publicly (out of fear to get bad press or backlash). But we need more transparency (not less!), so everyone can avoid the costly mistakes. 

Join me in Orlando for the Gartner Data & Analytics Summit! Leave a comment if you’re going, too.


Still need to register? Use code ‘JOINMEINORLANDO’ to save $450 off registration: https://lnkd.in/duUD-re3
 

PS: Looking forward to catching up with Kate Strachnyi, SCOTT TAYLOR, George Firican, and Ravit Jain.

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Agentic AI value does not come from models alone. Instead, quality, trust, and governance of the data behind it are more critical than ever.

To learn more, I spoke with Felix Van de Maele, CEO of Collibra, to discuss why turning AI ambition into real business value starts with one thing: Data Confidence.

Here’s what stood out:

1. AI success is mostly a data challenge
Felix makes the case that enterprise AI is largely driven by the data organizations feed into their models, agents, and use cases. When companies have confidence in their data, they can move faster, generate higher-quality outputs, and drive stronger adoption across the business.

2. Unstructured data is the next big frontier
Most enterprise data is still unstructured, and that creates a major challenge for AI teams. Felix explains why discovering the right documents, identifying sensitive information, and evaluating data quality are essential if organizations want to get better ROI from AI initiatives.

3. More context does not always mean better results
Simply loading every available document into an AI system is not a winning strategy. Better outcomes come from intentional governance of the data and context that agents rely on.

4. Agentic AI raises the stakes for governance
As AI agents begin to take more autonomous actions, accountability becomes even more important. Felix breaks down why organizations need to govern inputs, monitor outputs, and establish the right controls to move AI from experimentation into production responsibly.

If you're tasked with scaling AI in your enterprise, this conversation is a strong reminder that trusted data is the foundation for trusted AI outcomes.


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Anthropic calls it: Theoretical capability.
You might also call it: Market potential. 

Keep in mind that these are the key industries and occupations that Anthropic is selling to!

So, it’s not surprising for a vendor to picture their product as covering close to 100%(!) of tasks in management, finance, programming, legal, life sciences, and office admin.

The bigger questions are about how to turn theoretical into actual capability:
1) Why is there so much untapped potential?
2) How can organizations close that gap?

Yet, the cause is all around you in your business:
Leaders are asking “We’ve given everyone access to Copilot, Claude & Co., now what?”

Tools have theoretical capabilities.
Humans need actual capabilities. 


Since the summer, I’ve been running cohorts of my “Certified AI Leader” upskilling program.

The four levels of the learning journey cover the basics of using AI assistants, applying advanced prompting techniques, building your first AI agents, and leading your teams through AI-driven change: https://lnkd.in/dq4ayVWX


Prepare your teams expand their actual capabilities. DM me for the details. 


PS: In the meantime, learn how to shape the next generation of AI-ready teams with my new book, The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge.

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AI agents are only as good as the data behind them.

That’s why I talked to Cam Ogden, SVP of Product Management at Precisely, to learn more about the challenge many organizations are underestimating: whether their data is actually Agentic-Ready Data.

As more companies move from AI experimentation to enterprise agents making decisions on their behalf, the bar for data trust rises dramatically. Cam shares why “AI-ready” and “agentic-ready” are not the same thing, and what leaders need to do now to close that gap.
Here’s what you’ll learn:

1. Why data trust matters more in the age of AI agents
When dashboards fail, teams lose confidence. When agents act on flawed data, the business takes on real operational risk. Agentic AI requires a much higher standard of trust, completeness, and confidence in enterprise data.

2. Where the AI readiness disconnect really comes from
According to the 2026 State of Data Integrity and AI Readiness report (https://lnkd.in/dMm72RbM), co-developed with the Drexel LeBow Center for Applied AI and Business Analytics, many leaders say their organizations are AI ready because they have roadmaps, cloud investments, and executive support in place. But at the operational level, the picture often looks very different, creating a gap between strategy and execution. That’s also why so many organizations are still struggling with data quality, context, and integration.

3. The hidden measurement problem in AI adoption
A major issue is not just whether companies are investing in AI, but whether they are measuring success in a meaningful way. Too few organizations have clear metrics tied to AI outcomes, which makes it harder to prove impact and scale what works.

4. How to close the agentic AI data integrity gap
Leaders need to address six core challenges, spanning siloed data, missing context, stale data, incomplete records, weak governance, and rising cost from untangling these issues. Start with one use case, strengthen the data foundation, prove value, and then scale across the business.

If you’re exploring AI agents in the enterprise, this conversation will help you understand why trusted, well-governed data is becoming a competitive requirement.

Watch and listen how leaders can build the Agentic-Ready Data foundation needed for real AI scale.

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Everyone wants AI agents. But most organizations are still skipping an important step: 

Matching the type of Agentic AI they want to the level of readiness they actually have.

A practical way to think about Agentic AI is in 3 categories:

1. Personal productivity: AI helps an individual draft, summarize, research, or analyze. Accountability is still clear.

2. Operational efficiency: Teams hand recurring work to agents, such as reporting, data checks, or coordination. Review processes start to matter much more.

3. Strategic differentiation: Agents support core processes like procurement, customer support, or financial analysis. This is where scale rises fast, but so does risk.


The mistake many companies make is treating all three the same. It’s a core aspect in my new best-selling book, The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge.

As agent autonomy increases, so must clarity around ownership, permissions, quality standards, and review.

That is why leaders need to look at agents through two lenses at the same time:
- as digital employees that need guardrails
- as just another piece of software that must be governed

Most importantly, human are still responsible. AI can accelerate work, but it does not remove judgment. If standards do not keep pace with adoption, “productivity gains” quickly turn into review overhead, rework, and hidden clean-up.

The better approach:
- Start where accountability is clear.
- Design deliberately as complexity increases.
- Keep human judgment ahead of AI capability.

Wanting AI agents is easy. Using them well is the real work. Read the full guest article on Technical-ly

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For the weekend ahead, get some reading or listening in and learn with The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge audiobook how to empower your team to become AI-ready.

You’ll learn about:
- Why professionals need to do a Labor-Shift Check before passing on AI-generated results
- Whether (or when) to view AI agents as digital employees
- How to encourage your team to balance AI-driven efficiency with human judgment 

Why it matters:
At the end of the day, your stakeholders are indifferent about whether your team or its AI created the results. But you’ll hear about it when quality degrades.

Get started today and shape the next generation of AI-ready teams!


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Your biggest AI advantage is a repeatable way for people to use it.

Start a tiered champion program: basic membership and sandbox access, short role-based courses, hands-on prototyping, and named local contacts who connect teams to deployment support. 

Curate short learning paths, keep playgrounds safe, and push pilots that show clear deployment paths so adoption comes from informed users, not guesses.  

Stop confusing speed with scale. Quick experiments teach a lot, but without structure they create waste. Require a simple pilot template (goal, expected benefit, data needs, security checklist, deployment path), run short cycles, and measure outcomes you can act on. Keep governance light but consistent so teams don’t reinvent the same work.  


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Struggling to keep up with repetitive tasks and endless scheduling?

You have an automation issue.

Most trades pros waste HOURS daily on busywork that drags them away from growing their bottom line.

They’re buried in manual processes—from following up with leads to scheduling, invoicing, and beyond.

I get it because I’ve been there.

After watching my own service business drown under paperwork and outdated systems, I knew I had to find a better way.

That’s when I discovered AI-driven automation.

A few months in, and I freed up my time to serve customers, grow revenue, and enjoy life beyond work.

(My wife no longer complains about me being ‘busy’ 24/7).

Now, I help home service pros like you do the same.

Together, we’ll:

- Identify your biggest time wasters
- Implement smart automation that handles them for you
- Build a streamlined, stress-free system that scales

All of this so you can finally focus on boosting profits and regaining your freedom.

I’ve done it for countless home service pros. I can do it for you.

Want to learn more?

Send me a message here on LinkedIn, or book a call at https://tradeautomationpros.com/, and let’s see how AI-driven automation can give you back your time and sanity.

Tersh Blissett

Everyone is experimenting with AI.

Right now many teams rely on ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Claude.

They manage work through Notion and design with Canva.

Creative output is powered by Midjourney, Firefly, and Runway.

And across Asian markets, Doubao and Baidu, Inc. AI tools dominate adoption.

These tools succeed because they:

1️⃣ They simplify complex work
2️⃣ They remove manual effort
3️⃣ They fit into existing workflows

That’s how AI becomes part of everyday business.

Want help navigating the AI landscape?
Book a call with TAP experts.

Link in the pinned comment.

I help home service businesses save 20+ hrs/week with AI automation | Host of Service Business Mastery (160k+ listeners) | CEO of Savannah’s #1 AC Company

Stop managing 100+ jobs a week manually.

Here is how you can automate your workflow with Claude Cowork.

If you want the detailed framework:

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Most contractors treat AI like a content tool.
But Claude Cowork is different.

It’s an operational assistant who helps you;

↳ Generate weekly revenue breakdowns
↳ Identify unclosed estimates automatically
↳ Track technician close rates
↳ Catch callbacks before margins drop
↳ Flag low inventory before emergencies

I've built a structured Claude Cowork system so you stop relying on random prompts.

Here’s a sneak peek;

▶️ Revenue Intelligence Automation
▶️ Estimate Recovery Workflows
▶️ Technician Scorecard Framework
▶️ Callback Risk Detection
▶️ Inventory Control Systems

Comment [Cowork] and I’ll send you the full Home Services Automation Framework.

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Still relying on old, outdated automation systems?
Check this n8n workflow handling the entire customer journey

When every stage is automated, no tasks slip, no delays happen, and growth speeds up.

That’s exactly what an end-to-end n8n system delivers.

Here’s the flow:

• Capture every lead the second they come in
• Turn inquiries into confirmed bookings automatically
• Dispatch techs, update the CRM, and notify customers in one move
• Document jobs the moment they’re finished
• Trigger reviews and retention without anyone touching it

Save this blueprint if you’re building a service business that runs smoother, faster, and with a whole lot less manual work.

And if you experts' help automate your customer service department, book a free call with us.

I spent weeks researching AI tools for home service businesses so you don’t have to.

Grab the list available for the next 48 hours only:

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Inside this valuable resource, you’ll discover tools used for:

◾ AI lead response
◾ Call handling & voice agents
◾ Scheduling and dispatch
◾ CRM and customer management
◾ Reviews & reputation

and a lot more covered in this AI stack.

Claim your freebie now and save it so that you don’t waste your precious time.

If you'd like to talk to an expert in automations and integrations, click here for a free consultation call. Link in comments.

Do you think you can’t automate your business because you haven’t mastered AI yet?

Look at this graph:

These 2500 squares represent the world population.
One, yeah, only one of these squares is the tech people who use AI.

84% of the world hasn’t touched it yet.

And you feel like you are left behind.

No man!

You don’t need a computer science degree.
You don’t need to understand transformers or coding.

You just need the right guidance to start using AI effectively in your business.

With a clear plan, hands-on tutorials, and a supportive community, you can:

☑ Automate repetitive tasks
☑ Streamline your workflows
☑ Focus on revenue-driving work instead of busywork

TAP’s Automation Foundations Community does exactly that.

We help trade business owners learn AI and automation,

Step by step
Without the overwhelm.

It’s a space where you can start small, and in just a few weeks,
You’ll be in the top few percent of trade business owners actually using AI to grow.

Just keep paying attention and learn consistently.

Want more details on this? Book your free call from the link in the comments.

🔔 Follow Tersh Blissett for regular updates on AI and Automation.

Contractors miss nearly 27% of the calls coming into their business.

That's a huge amount of lost revenue.

No homeowner will call again
They are dealing with an emergency

If they get no answer for 30 seconds
They hang up and contact another contractor

Job gone.

No more, if you set up this 7-step automation system.

You can follow up on every missed call within seconds with this simple system;

✔ Detect missed calls automatically
✔ Send an instant response text
✔ Ask quick questions about the job
✔ Capture the lead in your CRM
✔ Notify your office team immediately
✔ Give the customer a direct booking link

So even if you miss the call, you don’t miss the job.

For trade businesses, this is one of the highest-ROI automations you can build.

If you want an expert to guide you through the whole process, contact TAP for a free consultation.

Follow Tersh Blissett for practical trade business automation tips and frameworks.

I’ve worked with companies spending thousands on AI with zero results.

When we fix these AI mistakes, their teams become 10x more efficient.

The tools weren’t the problem.
The way they used them was.

Most common mistakes trade businesses make during automation are they;

↝ Adopt tools before mapping workflows
↝ Skip team training when buying software
↝ Over-automate broken processes
↝ Expect instant transformation

and much more.

When these mistakes are fixed, the workflow becomes smoother, and AI actually delivers the ROI.

Want help getting it right?

Book a free consultation with Trade Automation Pros.

Follow Tersh Blissett for AI strategies that work for trade businesses.

You can’t run your service business in 2026 with the same old strategies
AI has evolved, and it’s time your approach did too.

This time it’s not about trends,
It’s about using AI to build a business that’s ready for anything.

Here’s what you need to do:

• Automating repetitive tasks, so you can focus on growth
• Optimizing FAQs to show up in AI-powered search results
• Structuring data for better visibility and more citations
• Speeding up content creation with AI drafts + human review
• Classifying and routing leads instantly to boost conversions

Honest question:
Which of these strategies could make the biggest difference for your business in 2026?

Drop your thoughts in the comments!
Let’s make this year the one you level up.

Follow Tersh Blissett Blisset for real AI strategies that keep your business ahead of the curve.

After testing 1,000+ prompts.

I found the technique that actually works.
(Save it for future reference)

A good prompt includes the following elements:

1: Clear: Say exactly what you need

Bad: “Write a script for calling HVAC leads.”

Good: “Write a phone script for an HVAC office staff member calling a homeowner who requested AC repair.”

2: Contextual: Give background info

Tell the AI the situation.
Who is the customer?
What service do they need?
Where did the lead come from?

Context prevents generic responses.

3: Complete: Include all the details

Mention things like:

• Opening greeting
• Questions staff should ask
• How to reassure the customer
• How to confirm the appointment
• How to close the call

4: Conversational: Treat it like a dialogue

The first response won’t be perfect.

Ask the AI to improve the script, add better questions, or make it sound more natural.

5: Structured: Tell the AI what to include

Instead of asking for a general script, define the sections clearly.

Example:

“Include an opening greeting, 3–4 diagnostic questions, guidance to reassure the customer about service quality and response time, instructions for confirming the appointment time, and a polite closing.”

Structured prompts produce far more usable outputs.

Bonus framework contractors can use:

SCAR Prompting Framework for Claude

🔸Situation → Explain the scenario
“Homeowner submitted a website request for AC repair.”

🔸Context → Provide key background
“Lead came from the website form requesting AC repair.”

🔸Action → Tell the AI what to create
“Write a phone script for calling the lead.”

🔸Result → Define the output
“Include greeting, diagnostic questions, appointment confirmation, and closing.”

Repost ♻️ to help other Trade pros prompt smarter.

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