Professional Leads

01/03/2024

We are pleased to announce that after an exhaustive application process, from 1st March 2024 Annecto Marketing Ltd t/a Professional Leads will be authorised by the FCA. Our application process began in early 2023 and during the process we have consulted closely with the FCA.

While a lot of companies working in our space do not feel they need to be regulated, we believe that with the introduction of Consumer Duty and ever increasing scrutiny on financial promotions, it is incumbent on companies working in any aspects of financial services to be regulated.

After a consultation with the FCA, Google and Microsoft recently changed the way they allowed advertisers to access their platform, insisting they were either directly regulated themselves or “sponsored” by directly a regulated company. The more recent FCA changes on how regulated companies are able to approve financial promotions has further increased scrutiny on those involved in financial services marketing.

At Professional Leads we believe the only way to achieve the high standards we set ourselves is to work within the regulatory framework laid down by the FCA.

Managing Director, Jonathan McGee said “Our application has been ongoing for some time with the FCA increasing scrutiny on new applications. With compulsory interviewing and additional checks now in place, it is with great pride that we have satisfied all the regulatory conditions. The landscape is changing in financial services marketing, and we can only see regulation being mandatory in the not too distant future.”

01/07/2021

🚨 We're hiring! So come and join our team! 🚨

Customer Service Operations Manager
£30K + Performance Related Bonus 💷

Start date: July/August 2021
Working Hours: Full Time
Location: Otley, LS21

Professional Leads, the UK’s leading digital marketeer in financial services and bookkeeping sectors is looking for a customer experience executive to join their team. For this role, we are looking for someone with excellent leadership and communication skills as well as a fantastic telephone manner. The successful candidate needs to be comfortable interacting with people from all walks of life when dealing with a large volume of inbound sales enquiries, and speaking to new prospects on behalf of the company & clients. The successful candidate will lead a small though expanding team and needs to have a keen eye for detail as monitoring and management of sales enquiries will be a big part of the job.

View the role here: https://bit.ly/36cDmNf

09/04/2021

Outdoor pub and restaurant areas, non-essential shops, gyms and hairdressers will be able to reopen.

04/04/2021

The Professional Leads team would like to wish all their clients a very Happy Easter. May your day be filled with health, happiness, mindfulness, relaxation and the occasional piece of chocolate for good measure!

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05/03/2021

The key to success in lead conversion is how you engage with that initial enquiry from the very beginning. If you're slow to react and don't nurture a new prospect from day one you are setting yourself up for failure.

We interviewed our managing director Jonathan McGee last year who explained the process of lead generation and gave us a perfect example of the best way to maximise your lead conversions.

Imagine you are the person putting an enquiry into an online search. If you put yourself into a new customers shoes, by picturing the journey that person is going through, it can help you understand that customers requirements.

At Professional Leads we know that every lead is a potential client who needs assistance from a professional. Every enquiry is an opportunity to help someone, to build trust, and to start a new business relationship. And building trust takes time. It takes regular engagement and persistence. And most of all it takes patience.

You've got to remember the majority of people do want to speak you. You've just got to speak to them at the right time. That's the key to success.

05/03/2021

24/02/2021

We're hiring so come and join our team!

Customer Experience Executive
£20K + Performance Related Bonus

Start date: April 2021
Working Hours: Full Time
Location: Otley, LS21

Professional Leads, the UK’s leading digital marketeer in financial services and accounting sectors is looking for a customer experience executive to join their team. For this role, we are looking for someone with an excellent telephone manner who is comfortable interacting with people from all walks of life when dealing with a large volume of inbound sales enquiries, and speaking to new prospects on behalf of the company & clients. For the right candidate, there is the future opportunity to lead and manage a team as this is a growth area for the company.

View the role here: https://bit.ly/2OPbsl7?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=job-vacancy

23/02/2021

Professional Leads, the UK’s leading digital marketeer in financial services and accounting sectors is looking for a customer experience executive to join their team. For this role, we are looking for someone with an excellent telephone manner who is comfortable interacting with people from all walks of life when dealing with a large volume of inbound sales enquiries, and speaking to new prospects on behalf of the company & clients. For the right candidate, there is the future opportunity to lead and manage a team as this is a growth area for the company.

- Work efficiently with inbound sales leads, making contact in a timely and organised manner

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Utilise various communication methods in order to maximise contact rates and engagement with potential clients

- Despite this being a new role, the ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate departmental control & responsibility

- Manage, distribute and analyse leads through our client management system

- Manage and organise clients weekly reports

- Working closely with our partner companies creating effective partnerships

- Effectively collaborate with other teams and internal stakeholders

- Liaising with the accounts department on client invoices

SKILLS
- At least 18 months experience with a track record of delivering success in a similar role

- Experience in financial services and in particular pension would be beneficial

- Superb communications skills across varying platforms

- Be able to quickly determine the type of client during contact and adapt communication style accordingly

- High attention to detail required as reporting element of the role is important.

- Incredibly organised and be able to multitask

- Numerate and comfortable using google sheets/docs

- Proven self-organisation and prioritisation skills & ability to multi-task with effective resolution management in a fast-paced, growing environment

- Clear communicator who is able to translate strategy into action

We are always on the lookout for brilliant new team players. If you believe you are brilliant, send us your CV.

16/02/2021

Happy Pancake Day everybody!

So tell us, what is your secret when it comes to pancakes? Do you like to flip, flop, tip, top or all of the above?

Whatever the answer we hope you've got all the right ingredients for tonight's taste sensation? If not then we've got you covered via https://bit.ly/3bfnCey. Enjoy!!!

Are you ready to flip this year around and make 2021 a success? If so then please get in touch as we'd love to help you increase business and achieve your targets.

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12/02/2021

Happy Chinese New Year!

This is the year of the Ox which symbolises wealth, prosperity, diligence and perseverance.

Let Professional Leads find you new clients to help manage their wealth now so they may prosper in the future.

We wish you good health and lasting prosperity for 2021.

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12/02/2021

VIDEO INTERVIEW PART 2

In this weeks video, Jonathan McGee explains the process of maximising your lead conversion by highlighting the most important aspects of lead generation.

The key to success with all lead generation is being able to make contact with the right person at the right time in their customer journey.

Someone looking for financial advice may be in the early stages or research OR they may be further along down the journey and desperately need help from an adviser there and then. In either case, the key to actually booking an appointment with a potential new customer is all to do with how that initial enquiry is handled.

The speed, in which, a new enquiry is dealt with is absolutely critical to converting a lead into an appointment. The longer you leave that lead, the less likely you are to convert that potential new client to an appointment.

If you'd like to discuss how we can help increase your lead conversion please contact us for more information.

Find out more by clicking the link in the comments below. 👇👇👇👇

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04/02/2021

Last month we interviewed our managing director, Jonathan McGee, about his company Professional Leads.

Jonathan explained what we do at Professional Leads and how we generate thousands of leads each month for our partners.

If you're in need of new business enquiries, please get in touch or visit our website for more information: www.professional-leads.co.uk