A Telegram bot for consulting firms
that books a discovery call without a back-and-forth
Booking a discovery call usually takes three or four messages back and forth before an actual time gets confirmed, and a prospect who loses patience during that exchange books with a competitor instead. We build a bot that asks the basic intake questions and books directly against real availability, in one short exchange.
Why management consulting firms lose money today
Scheduling a discovery call by email routinely takes several exchanges: a proposed time, a conflict, a counter-proposal, confirmation. Each round trip adds delay, and a prospect evaluating a few firms at once often books with whoever made the process frictionless, regardless of which firm is actually the better fit for their problem.
A second cost is the first-contact question gap. A prospect’s first message is usually general, “we need help with X,” and getting to a useful discovery call requires knowing at minimum the industry, the rough problem type and the timeline, which an unstructured email thread collects slowly and inconsistently depending on who is writing back.
A third is after-hours loss. A prospect browsing a consulting firm’s site at 9pm who finds only a contact form, with no response until the next business day, has often moved on to a competitor’s site by the time that reply arrives.
What we build
A Telegram bot that asks a short set of intake questions, industry, problem type, rough timeline, then books a discovery call directly against the calendar availability you expose, closing the scheduling loop in one exchange instead of several. It answers FAQ on your services and typical engagement models from your own written material.
Every intake writes to your CRM or a Google Sheets log with the answers attached, so whoever takes the call already has context before it starts. The bot can be embedded as a chat widget on your site as well, so a prospect browsing at any hour reaches the same intake flow without needing to already be on Telegram.
What stays with humans
The actual discovery conversation, scoping and proposal stay entirely with your partners. The bot collects basic intake and books the time; it does not assess fit on budget or make a judgment about the engagement.
Price and timeline
| Package | Price | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Agency runs it | from $900 | 1 to 2 weeks |
| Full control, handover-ready | from $1,530 | 2 to 3 weeks |
Related
Pair this with the full AI agent for management consulting firms once budget and fit qualification before a booked call is worth adding, or utilization and pipeline analytics for management consulting firms to see where intake actually converts. See the full package breakdown on the development service page, or get a written plan with a fixed price.
FAQ
What does a Telegram bot for a consulting firm cost?
An intake-and-scheduling bot starts at $900, live in 1 to 2 weeks. Adding full budget and fit qualification before a call is booked is the fuller [AI agent for management consulting firms](/solutions/ai-agent-for-management-consulting-firms/), from $2,500.
Does it qualify leads, or just schedule?
This version collects basic intake detail and books the call; it does not yet ask budget or make a fit judgment. If you want calls only booked once a lead clears a budget and scope filter, the fuller AI agent package adds that layer.
Can it route to different partners by practice area?
Yes, based on the intake answers and rules you set, though without the deeper qualification the full agent build adds.
Does it integrate with our calendar and CRM?
Yes, Calendly or Cal.com for scheduling against real availability, and HubSpot, Pipedrive or a Google Sheets log for the lead record.
Can prospects reach it from our website, not just Telegram?
Yes, we can embed a chat widget on your site that opens the same bot logic, so a prospect does not need to already be on Telegram to use it.