Power and progressive
Too Big to Dial by Hand. Too Small for Predictive. A progressive dialer and power dialer sized for teams of five to twenty.
The next call starts the moment a rep is free: one line at a time with progressive, or a few per rep with power. Voicemail is caught before anyone hears it, every outcome decides what happens next, and moving up to predictive later is a setting, not a new system.
- Live now on Dialer Plus
- One to five lines each
- Voicemail detection built in
How a call moves through it
- A rep wraps upOutcome picked, notes saved
- The next call startsOne line, or a few, per free rep
- VoicemailCaught before the rep hears itA person answersConnected with the record open
- The list reordersOutcomes set the next try
What Goes Wrong Today, and What Changes.
Today
Twelve reps, a list longer than the day, and the morning spent typing numbers.
With Adoptiv
The next number dials as each rep wraps up, so reps go from call to call without dialing.
Power and progressive dialingToday
Reps still sit through rings, busy signals and answering machines.
With Adoptiv
Voicemail detection releases machines before a rep hears a greeting.
Voicemail detectionToday
The list follows Monday’s plan, not what actually happened on the calls.
With Adoptiv
Each outcome sets the next step: try again Thursday, never again, or back to the top tomorrow.
Call outcomesToday
Outgrowing your dialer means another migration.
With Adoptiv
At around eight reps on the phone at once, switch the campaign to predictive. Same numbers, records and screens.
Auto dialerSteady Dialing in Three Steps.
Load the List
Import it or pick a saved view. Duplicates are caught, and every number is screened before it is dialed.
Set the Pace
Choose progressive, or power with 1 to 5 lines per free rep, and the pause after each call.
Talk, Tag, Repeat
Reps talk to live answers and pick an outcome, and the next call is already on its way.
Pick the Pace That Fits Your Team.
Set a mode per campaign, and change it as the team grows. Nothing moves but the setting.
One line per rep, dialed as each one wraps up, with a pause you set. Nobody answers to silence.
A set number of lines per free rep, from 1 to 5, 1.5 by default, so reps wait less between conversations.
Progressive Dialer vs Power Dialer, and Where Predictive Fits.
A progressive dialer calls the next number on your list the moment a rep finishes the last call, one line per rep. A power dialer opens a set number of lines for each free rep, so ringing and busy signals happen without anyone listening. Both take the typing out of the day without the scale a predictive floor needs.
In Adoptiv both live in power and preview dialing. Progressive dialing places the next call after wrap-up, with a pause you set from 0 to 120 seconds. Power dialing has seven settings from 1 to 5 lines per free rep, 1.5 by default. A modest setting keeps abandoned calls down on a small team: enough lines that the ringing happens without a rep listening, not so many that someone answers to silence.
Either way, answering machine detection releases machines before a rep hears a greeting, and every call outcome decides what happens next: try again Thursday, never again, or back to the top tomorrow.
Power dialer vs progressive dialer is mostly a question of pace; progressive vs predictive dialer is a question of size. A dialer for small sales teams of five to twenty usually means progressive or power. From around eight reps on the phone at once, predictive starts to make sense, and in Adoptiv that is a campaign setting, not a new system. All modes are live on Dialer Plus and Enterprise.
A Progressive Dialer That Grows with the Team.
For Floors of Five to Twenty.
Progressive Dialing vs Click-to-Call.
| What | Click-to-call, one number at a time | With Adoptiv |
|---|---|---|
| Between calls | Click-to-call, one number at a time: Find the next record, press call | With Adoptiv: The next call starts after wrap-up |
| Voicemail | Click-to-call, one number at a time: Listened to by the rep | With Adoptiv: Detected before the rep hears it |
| What happens next | Click-to-call, one number at a time: Remembered, or not | With Adoptiv: Set by the outcome picked |
| Abandoned calls | Click-to-call, one number at a time: None | With Adoptiv: None on progressive. Power stays within your limit |
| Growing to predictive | Click-to-call, one number at a time: A new system | With Adoptiv: A campaign setting |
Power and progressive dialing are live on Dialer Plus and Enterprise. Dialer minutes are billed per minute from your prepaid wallet.
Your Questions, Answered.
What is a progressive dialer?
A dialer that calls the next number on the list as soon as a rep finishes the last call, one line per rep. Reps stop dialing by hand, and nobody answers to silence.
What is a power dialer?
A dialer that opens a set number of lines for each free rep. In Adoptiv you pick from seven settings between 1 and 5 lines, 1.5 by default.
Is it available now?
Yes. Power and progressive dialing are live on Dialer Plus and Enterprise, with dialer minutes billed per minute from your prepaid wallet.
How many reps do I need?
Power and progressive fit teams of about five to twenty working a list most of the day. From around eight on the phone at once, predictive starts to make sense.
Can reps take a breath between calls?
Yes. Set a pause after each wrap-up, from 0 to 120 seconds, before the next number dials.
Power dialer vs progressive dialer: what is the difference?
Progressive dials one number per rep, after each call wraps up. Power opens a set number of lines per free rep, from 1 to 5, so it moves through a list faster.
Progressive vs predictive dialer: which do I need?
Progressive for small teams and steady lists. Predictive for larger floors, usually eight or more reps on the phone at once, because it paces itself from how often the list answers.
Is a power dialer good for small sales teams?
Yes, at a low setting such as one or two lines per rep: enough that the ringing happens without a rep listening, not so much that someone answers to silence.
How are abandoned calls handled?
Each campaign has an abandoned call limit, 3% by default. Progressive dialing places one call for a rep who is already free, so that rep is waiting when someone answers.
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