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Setor AI sits between your Instagram inbox and your calendar, handling every stage of the conversation that happens before a sales call takes place. When a lead messages you, Setor reads the DM, understands who that person is, qualifies them against your criteria, follows up if they go quiet, and puts a confirmed booking into your calendar — all without you touching the inbox. Your job starts when the call does.

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The Setter/Closer Model

In high-ticket sales, the work splits into two roles. The setter opens conversations, qualifies leads, and books the call. The closer runs the call and closes the deal. The split exists for a reason: the skills are different, and the costs are different. A great closer is expensive, and their time is best spent on calls — not on chasing DMs at midnight or sending the third follow-up to someone who went quiet four days ago. The setter protects the closer’s time and ensures that every call on the calendar is with someone who is qualified and interested. Setor AI is the setter. You (or your sales team) are the closer. Setor handles everything that happens before the call starts.

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Five Stages of a Conversation

Every inbound conversation Setor AI handles passes through the same five stages, from the moment the first message arrives to the confirmed booking in your calendar.
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Catches the Opener

Setor AI detects inbound messages the moment they arrive — whether they come from a direct message, a story reply, a comment reply, or a new follower greeting. It responds in seconds, around the clock, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays. No lead waits until the morning.
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Reads Context

Before composing a reply, Setor AI analyzes the lead’s Instagram profile, recent posts, reels, and videos to understand who they are, what they do, and what situation they’re likely in. It also listens to voice notes rather than ignoring them. The result is a first reply that is relevant to that specific person — not a generic opener.
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Qualifies the Lead

Setor AI applies your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) criteria to every conversation. It asks the right questions and filters out profiles that don’t match your target audience before pursuing a booking. Leads who clearly aren’t a fit are handled appropriately — without aggressively pursuing a call that won’t go anywhere — so your calendar fills with the right people.
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Follows Up

When a lead goes quiet, Setor AI doesn’t let the conversation die. It sends contextually relevant follow-up messages at appropriate intervals, continuing to move the conversation toward a booking. Across 1.58 million inbound messages, automated follow-up recovered approximately 20% of gone-cold contacts that would otherwise have been lost.
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Books the Call

Once a lead is qualified and ready, Setor AI sends your booking link — Calendly, Cal.com, or GoHighLevel — and confirms the appointment inside the conversation. The call lands directly in your calendar with no back-and-forth about times.

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What Setor AI Does NOT Do

Setor AI handles the inbox. It does not close deals, negotiate price, handle objections on a live call, or replace your sales team. Its job ends the moment the call is booked. From that point, your normal sales process continues: your closer takes the call, builds the relationship, and closes the deal. Setor AI ensures that every person who reaches that call is qualified, interested, and has already agreed to show up.

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Meta API Integration

Setor AI is a Meta Verified Technology Partner. It connects to your Instagram account through the official Meta Graph and Messaging API — the same channel Meta built for business and creator accounts to handle conversations at scale. This means:
  • You never share your Instagram password with Setor AI
  • You authorize the connection through a standard OAuth flow and can revoke it at any time
  • All activity runs through an approved, reviewed application — not unofficial automation or browser extensions
  • Your account operates within Meta’s rules from day one
The data behind the inbox:
  • 65% of inbound lead messages arrive outside standard working hours (Monday–Friday, 9:00–17:00)
  • 2 in 3 booked calls required at least one follow-up message before the lead committed
  • 16 messages is the median number of lead messages in a conversation that ends in a booking
Source: 1,580,874 inbound messages across 141 businesses running Setor AI, February–July 2026.
These three numbers describe why a human setter working office hours cannot cover the inbox alone: most leads arrive when nobody is there, most leads need to be chased, and booking a call takes a real conversation — not a single automated blast.
Next: Lead Qualification — How Setor AI Filters Your Inbox