Customer support · Production

Loop Earplugs achieves 357% ROI and 25 FTE workload automation with Ada AI agent Aura

The problem

Loop Earplugs' rapid growth created overwhelming customer support demands—first response times stretched to 5–6 days during peak periods, ticket backlogs surged past 1,000, and scaling their BPO was resource-intensive with constant training, frequent hiring cycles, and high turnover.

First attempt

Loop's prior support model—a BPO team combined with a scripted chatbot—could not handle the complexity and volume of incoming customer inquiries, especially during peak sales periods.

Workflow diagram · grounded in source
1
Customer inquiry submitted
trigger
“With Aura managing chat, email, and social DMs”
2
Aura AI resolves inquiry
ai_action
“Aura, their AI agent, is designed to meet these demands, ensuring fast, accurate resolutions across multiple channels while eliminating inefficiencies that slow down traditional support models”
3
Invoice retrieval
integration
“Aura can seamlessly retrieve invoice information for customers that need an instant response without making them rummage through their inboxes”
4
Human agent escalation
human_review
“Aura resolves most cases, allowing agents to step in only when needed”
Reported outcome

After launching Aura, Loop achieved a 357% return on investment, improved first response times by 194.52% to a maximum of 2 hours, and had Aura handle the workload equivalent of 25 full-time employees.
Even as sales grew 400% over two years, human-agent ticket volume fell by 33% and CSAT reached 80%.

Reported metrics
Return on investment357%
FTE workload equivalent managed by AI agent25 FTE
CSAT80%
Improvement in first response time194.52%
Show all 9 reported metrics
return on investment357%
FTE workload equivalent managed by AI agent25 FTE
CSAT80%
improvement in first response time194.52%
maximum first response time after Auramaximum of 2 hours
first response time during peak periods before Aura5–6 days during peak sales periods
sales growth over two years400%
human-agent ticket volume reduction33%
peak ticket backlog before Aurasurged past 1,000
Reported stack
AdaAuraAda Academy
Source
https://www.ada.cx/case-study/loop-earplugs
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Frequently asked questions

What did this team achieve with this AI workflow?

After launching Aura, Loop achieved a 357% return on investment, improved first response times by 194.52% to a maximum of 2 hours, and had Aura handle the workload equivalent of 25 full-time employees.

What tools did this team use?

Ada, Aura, Ada Academy.

What results were reported?

Return on investment: 357%; FTE workload equivalent managed by AI agent: 25 FTE; CSAT: 80%; Improvement in first response time: 194.52% (source-reported, not independently verified).

What failed first in this deployment?

Loop's prior support model—a BPO team combined with a scripted chatbot—could not handle the complexity and volume of incoming customer inquiries, especially during peak sales periods.

How is this customer support AI workflow structured?

Customer inquiry submitted → Aura AI resolves inquiry → Invoice retrieval → Human agent escalation.