Call duration data tells you whether your team is having real conversations with leads or losing them at hello — it's one of the fastest ways to spot a phone intake problem before it shows up in your booking numbers.
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Go to Reporting and open the Call Reporting section
Click Reporting in the left sidebar. Inside the reporting dashboard, look for a Calls tab or Call Reporting section. This view shows all calls logged through your RootLogic tracking number, including inbound, outbound, answered, missed, and their durations.
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Set the date range and filter by inbound calls
Use the date picker to set your review window. For intake quality review, filter to Inbound calls only — those are the leads calling you. You can see total call volume, average call duration, and a list of individual calls with their timestamps and durations.
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Look for calls under 60 seconds — these are likely disconnects or brushoffs
A legitimate hair restoration inquiry typically runs 3–8 minutes on the first call. Calls under 60 seconds are usually: the caller hung up before anyone answered, the call went to voicemail, or the caller was told to "call back later." Sort by duration and look at the shortest calls. If you're seeing a large volume of sub-60-second calls, that is a phone intake problem — someone is not picking up or is ending calls too quickly.
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Listen to individual call recordings for the short calls
Click on any call in the report to expand it. You'll find a link to the call recording. Listen to a sample of the short calls to understand exactly what's happening — is it voicemail? A quick "we're busy, call back"? A lead who got a price and hung up? The recording tells you what the duration number can't.
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Share findings with your office manager, not with individual staff directly
If you spot a pattern — consistent short calls during certain hours, a specific team member's calls trending shorter, missed calls spiking on Mondays — bring the data to your office manager. Coaching on call intake is a management responsibility. Sharing call quality concerns directly with a coworker creates friction; sharing them with your manager creates solutions.
Pro tip: Your average call duration is a leading indicator of booking rate. Practices with average intake call durations of 4+ minutes consistently outconvert practices where calls average under 2 minutes. If your average is dropping, investigate before it shows up in your monthly numbers.