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You have already paid to win these enquiries. We reactivate the ones that went cold and turn them back into booked, paying work, on the model that suits you.
In the fire protection industry, the sales cycle is long and heavily dependent on trust, compliance, and budget cycles. A lead might come in from a facility manager looking to upgrade a legacy system to address new BS 5839 requirements. You quote, you explain the technical benefits, you schedule a site survey. Then, the project hits a snag. The building owner delays capital expenditure, the planning permission stalls, or the internal procurement process grinds to a halt.
For many design and install firms, this is where the lead dies. Your team moves on to urgent emergency callouts or active projects that pay the bills. The dormant lead remains in your CRM, marked as ‘paused’ or ‘on hold,’ gathering digital dust. You assume they will call you back when ready. They rarely do. Without a consistent, low pressure follow up, the relationship cools. The facility manager gets busy, forgets your name, and when the project eventually restarts a year later, they are more likely to call a competitor who happened to send a timely newsletter or a local installer who just sent a follow up email.
Leaving these leads idle is expensive, even if you do not see it on the P&L. Every dormant lead represents a project you have already qualified. You have already spent the time on the initial conversation, the technical assessment, and the site visit. That labour is sunk cost. If you ignore the lead, you have effectively paid for a sale that never happened.
The fire alarm market is becoming more competitive. New entrants are aggressive, and large national players are squeezing margins. Relying solely on new business generation means you are constantly starting from zero. You are paying for new leads that may never convert, while the high probability projects from your existing database sit untouched. This is inefficient. It is also a missed opportunity to build deeper relationships with building owners and facilities managers who have already shown an interest in your services.
We do not spam your old leads. We know that a facility manager is not going to buy a new fire system based on a generic ‘we miss you’ email. We reactivate these leads with specific, value driven content.
We start by segmenting your dormant leads based on the reason for the delay. Did they stall on budget? On technical questions? On planning? For each group, we craft a short, helpful message. If they stalled on technical questions, we send a brief summary of recent changes to fire safety regulations or a case study of a similar building type. If it was a budget delay, we touch in on how phased installation might work.
The conversation is simple. We ask if the project is still on the table. If yes, we book a brief call. If no, we ask if there is a better time to reconnect, perhaps in six months. This approach respects the professional relationship. It positions your firm as a helpful advisor, not a pushy salesperson.
Recovering old leads is far more cost effective than buying new ones. You already have the trust. You already have the context. You just need a gentle nudge to remind them you are the right partner for the job.
Two ways to work with us
You cover costs. We earn only on proven results.
You fund the running costs, which keeps both of us serious. We take no margin up front and earn our share only from the profit we create, agreed in writing before any work starts.
A fixed fee. You keep all the upside.
Prefer a known, predictable cost? Pay a straightforward fee of our cost plus a margin and keep every pound of the recovered revenue.
Send us three numbers and we will come back with a free, honest recovery estimate.