Get advice from qualified experts, when and where you want it
The phone has long been used to offer live, confidential advice on a 1-2-1 basis, with services managed and delivered remotely by a wide range of specialists, be it for counselling, therapy, life coaching, legal advice, technical / product support or entertainment services, (including ever popular psychic and esoteric services).
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Now these applications are opening up to newer channels of communication, from live video 1-2-1 web streaming, to web chat and now through to a range of social media channels. This solution area is a sweet spot for InverOak, having started voice 1-2-1 services for clients, with it’s Gateway solution over 15 years ago, to today, supporting companies with a market leading, virtual call centre solution, accessed globally, supporting several channels. Why not find out more…
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How it works

- Caters for Voice, video and web chats
- Fully customisable for a web site UI or within an app
- Web RTC solution
- CSS styled XML feed to see line up of experts which matches your web creative
- Record all sessions securely, in MP4 encrypted format
- Store and forward recorded sessions
- Ability to play back
- Ability to deliver securely to an end point
- Ease of connectivity to third parties by API
- Plan to add social integration for Facebook & WhatsApp in Q2 2019
Is this solution right for you? Read below to find out
As the range of communication options through which consumers want to access live advice broadens, companies who want to provide end-to-end solutions are faced with an enormous task and possibly high cost if they want to build their own solution from scratch – especially to test out a Minimum Viable Product for a new consumer advice service, which in no time, could eat into start-up funding.
InverOak can offer a modular and scalable solution, which allows you to focus on the key areas of content delivery and distribution/marketing of the new service.
So what does the InverOak gateway offer?
Two-way 1-2-1 communications over:
- Voice
- Video 1-2-1
- Web chat
- SMS
- Social – Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp – due for release Q2 2019
The InverOak gateway portal offers (under a licence arrangement):
- Agent management – in a call centre environment or working remotely anywhere in the world with an internet connection
- Set up agents, specialisations, prioritisation, languages, pay rates, using their photos, video profiles etc., with edit before screening capability
- Can offer a dynamic feed of all agent’s profiles via XML, which can be set into your website to provide your customers with real time information of specialists that are available. These feeds are completely configurable using CSS to match your web site’s look and feel.
- Modules offering agent management, scheduling, payroll and pay scales
- Live receptionist and automated capability to put through calls to specialist advisors
- Real time statistical and performance management monitoring and reporting.
The ability to charge for the advice to consumers:
- Track talk time used by each customer in the platform for re-charging purposes – e.g. for a Talk to your GP service
- To create special offers, incentives and other marketing initiatives
- Charge by credit / debit card and other payment solutions– pay by the minute or by purchasing packages of talk time. Subscription billing is also supported.
- Payment interfaces offered, online, mobile, live agent, automated NFC, contactless OTT channels and QR codes
- Charge per minute using premium rate services – say at £1.50 / minute to a maximum of £40/call.
- Manage consumer’s account balance – based on unique customer references
- Access to team of live receptionist (8am – 2am daily) 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
- Ability to top up account balance – via IVR or live agent
- Creation of CRM record for the customer
- Fully PCI/DSS compliant solution
Other features include:
- Call / video recording available, enabling post session retrieval and review
- GDPR and regulatory compliance assured in the UK
- Fully supported by InverOak’s technical team – under SLA – Business Hours support or opt for our Platinum SLA
Taking out a licence to use InverOak’s gateway solution will:
- Provide you with a fully functioning, modular and scalable platform that can be used globally
- Enable the management of your agents in a call centre environment, remotely or a combination of both.
- Provides a modular approach: choose the modules you want – from Payroll to Scheduling to CRM
- Enable you to create your own flexible pricing for card payments – choose between business pays or consumer pays
- Integrated Merchant Payment facility
- Optimise engagement using the CRM module for post session marketing via email, voice and SMS.
- Support your Customer Services function by ability to look up and review past session for training and security.
- Remote agent monitoring – which agent is on a call? How long have they been talking? Who are they talking to? Can I listen in? With just a couple of clicks you’ll know all of the above!
View our case study using this solution
MindBox offers consumers 24 hour access to a team of specialist therapists available to chat by phone, webcam, or using web chat.
With more than 40 different techniques, the service offers five programmes for consumers to use, in their time.











