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Your business is leaving money on the table. We'll show you exactly where.

Slow lead responses, follow-ups that never happen, and documents processed by hand. We find where your business is losing money and fix it.

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Where your business is losing money right now

Leads going cold

New enquiries sit in an inbox while someone finds time to reply. By the time they hear back, the deal has often gone to whoever responded first.

First 15 min

Most likely to convert

0 min30 min2 hrs24 hrs

78% of customers buy from the first business that responds.

Conversion drop

< 15 min94%
2 hours41%
24 hours18%

Follow-ups that never happen

A lead gets one reply, then the next touchpoint depends on someone remembering to chase. Good opportunities go quiet and revenue slips away.

Day 0First reply sent
Done
Day 2Follow-up due
Missed
Day 5Lead gone quiet
Stalled

Documents and admin processed by hand

Invoices are retyped, forms are copied into spreadsheets, and records are updated line by line. Paid team time gets spent on work software should be doing.

Invoice PDF

INV-1842

Amount + due date

Manual

Spreadsheet row

Retyped

Same data entered again

Dead contacts in your CRM

Leads and past customers sit in your CRM for months with no reminder, no next step, and no reactivation flow. That pipeline value never gets pulled back into motion.

CRM contacts

Dormant

Past enquiries184
No recent touch137
No next action set96

Manual invoicing and payments

Invoices go out late, payment dates slip, and chasing becomes inconsistent. Work gets delivered, but the cash lands later than it should.

Sent late

3 invoices

Due now

5 invoices

Overdue

2 invoices

Sound familiar? Most growing teams have at least three of these happening at once.

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Leads Going Cold

What slow lead response may be costing.

See how much revenue may be slipping away when new enquiries wait too long for a reply.

Estimated monthly revenue lost

£11,366

This estimate focuses on revenue lost from slower response speed.

These are estimates based on your inputs. Actual figures will vary.

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High workflow friction

Too much work is still being carried by manual effort, and a few core fixes could make a meaningful difference.

Top areas to fix first

01Lead capture and follow-up

Response speed and follow-up consistency are likely where sales are being lost first.

02CRM and systems integration

Disconnected tools are likely creating duplicate work and stale customer records.

Here's how we fix it.

These are examples of the workflows we build around the tools you already use. Not the full list, just some of the systems we design and automate.

Lead Response and Conversion

Faster lead replies and more enquiries turned into booked work

New enquiries can get an automated first reply, be qualified from the details submitted, routed to the right person, and moved into booking or follow-up without sitting in an inbox. That means less manual triage and a much lower chance of good opportunities going cold.

New enquiry captured and replied toLive

HubSpot lead

Jane Cooper

Callback requested for this afternoon

Route
Ops

Reply + routing

Auto-reply sent and callback assigned

High intent

01

Enquiry

Lead lands in the system instantly.

02

Auto-reply

A reply goes out without waiting on manual triage.

03

Qualified

Intent and owner are set from the enquiry details.

04

Booked

The next step is booked or handed to the right team.

Follow-up and Outreach

No lead or contact ever falls through the cracks again

Follow-up sequences run in the background so every lead, prospect, or customer gets the next touch at the right time. Messaging can change based on stage, response, or status, so the process feels consistent without your team chasing manually.

Outreach sequence

3 touches queued

Active
Day 0Gmail
Opened

First reply sent as soon as the enquiry arrives

Day 2Gmail
Sent

Second follow-up sent automatically if there is no reply

Day 5Gmail
Booked

Final nudge sent with the booking link and next step

Document Processing

Hours of admin removed from the week

Invoices, forms, contracts, and inbound requests are read, extracted, checked, and sent into the right tools without retyping. Your team still has oversight where needed, but the repetitive handling and copy-paste work gets taken out.

Intake source

Invoice email

PDF attached

Invoice INV-1842 attached

Supplier: Northline Logistics

Amount due and payment date need extracting into finance.

Parse

Structured output

Finance row created

Invoice no.INV-1842
AmountGBP 2,840
Due date14 Aug
Operational Tooling

Your team has the tools to work faster with less back and forth

Internal tools, dashboards, trackers, and calculators give your team the numbers, actions, and status updates they need in one place. Instead of work living across messages and spreadsheets, the process becomes easier to run and easier to manage.

Operations command centre

Synced

Open leads

46

78% on track

Workflow Integration

Your software connected so work moves cleanly

We connect your CRM, inbox, calendar, finance, and internal tools so records stay aligned and work moves without duplicate entry. When one system updates, the right fields, tasks, and handovers can update elsewhere too.

Tap one or more sources

Sync map from all sources

Unified record

Updated from all sources

Owner

Sales team

Next action

Reply with booking link

Pipeline stage

Qualified

Last update

Live from Xero

Last message

Pricing request

Invoice status

Deposit paid

Balance due

GBP 2,840

Due date

14 Aug

handoff_owner

Ready to sync

AI Integration

AI applied to repeat tasks with a clear payoff

We use AI where it has a practical job: reading messages, classifying requests, extracting fields, drafting responses, or summarising what needs attention. The aim is not AI for show, but fewer manual steps and faster turnaround.

Incoming message

Subject: Urgent invoice question

"Can you confirm whether INV-1842 is due this week and flag it if payment is at risk?"

AI

Action fields

Document

INV-1842

Due date

14 Aug

Priority

High

Reporting and Visibility

Clear reporting without rebuilding spreadsheets

Daily summaries, KPI reports, and exception alerts are pulled together automatically so you can see what is happening without rebuilding spreadsheets or chasing updates. It gives owners and teams a clearer view of performance and what needs attention next.

Daily sales summary emailed at 8:00
KPI snapshot updated from CRM and finance data
Slack alert sent when numbers move off target
92%
18
5m
Live

Proof it works in the real world.

Result 01

Dental Clinic

A dental clinic was losing high-intent enquiries because response times stretched into hours during busy periods. We rebuilt the enquiry flow so new leads were acknowledged, qualified, and routed immediately instead of sitting in an inbox.

Website enquiry received

Patient asks for a dental implant consultation.

Auto-reply sent under 5 min

A fast acknowledgement goes out immediately.

Qualified and routed?

If details are complete, the enquiry is sent to reception.

Consultation booked

Lead details, owner, and next step are logged.

Lead response time

Several hourstoUnder 5 minutes

Booking increase

30%

Business outcome

No leads left waiting overnight

Result 02

Accounting Firm

An accounting firm was spending around 40 hours a week manually assembling recurring client reports. We automated the reporting pipeline so data collection, formatting, and delivery no longer depended on someone rebuilding the same process every week.

Data pulled from systems

Source sheets and client records are refreshed on schedule.

Report compiled

Charts, tables, and written summaries are assembled.

Client pack generated

A review-ready report is produced automatically.

Team notified

The team gets an alert when the pack is ready.

Reporting workload

40 hoursto5 hours per week

Estimated annual saving

£45,500

Business outcome

Team time shifted back to client work

Result 03

Wholesale Company

A wholesale company was handling invoice intake and payment chasing manually across email, spreadsheets, and finance tools. We automated the flow so invoice data moved through the process faster and with far less manual handling.

Invoice PDF received

INV-1842 arrives from Northline Logistics by email.

Fields extracted

Invoice number, amount, supplier, and due date are read.

Validation passed?

If values look complete, the record is approved for export.

Finance row created

The structured record is pushed into the finance sheet.

Processing time

Up to 60 minstoNear zero manual handling

Invoice volume

80+ per week, now processed automatically

People involved

2to1 automated flow

Here's how it works.

01

System Review

We map how enquiries, admin, and handovers move today, then identify where work is slowing down, being repeated, or getting missed. You'll leave with a clear view of what to fix first, whether we work together or not.

02

Build and Launch

We build around the tools you already use, test properly, and launch with as little disruption to day-to-day work as possible.

03

Ongoing Optimisation

Once live, we monitor performance and refine the setup as your volume, team, and process changes. The goal is infrastructure that keeps improving, not a one-off build that drifts out of shape.

What happens after you request a review.

A simple process, a clear diagnosis, and a practical view of what should be fixed first.

01

You fill in a short form

Tell us how work moves through the business, what's getting missed, and what's taking too much time. Takes about 5 minutes.

02

We review your setup

Before we speak, we review what you've sent and identify where the clearest operational issues are likely to be.

03

We get on a call

We walk through what we found, what it may be costing, and what a practical fix could look like. No jargon, no sales pitch.

04

You decide what happens next

If it makes sense to move forward, we'll outline what we'd build and what it costs. If not, you still leave with a clear list of priorities.

Free, no obligation. Most reviews take around 30 minutes.

Questions people usually ask.

See exactly what should be fixed first.

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