A telemarking firm is on target to triple the size of its workforce and double turnover in the New Year after landing a string of contracts with corporate giants in its first 12 months in business. Touchstone Leads, based in Shildon, County Durham, was launched almost a year ago by Kevin Ireson who decided to go it alone after spending over a decade working as head of sales at a large UK corporation.
The company was set up to generate key appointments for companies with potential clients that could help boost their sales.
It operates from the unique standpoint that it only bills clients for leads that meet their criteria - a factor which has proved popular with a number of heavyweight UK businesses.
In its first year the company has already won contracts with financial groups HSBC and Santander and northern legal giant Ward Hadaway, amongst other large firms.
The company currently employs five members of staff, but plans to take this up to 15 next year as it moves into larger premises to facilitate its expansion.
Meanwhile, annual turnover at the fast-growing firm is expected to climb from £250,000 this year to £500,000 by the end of 2011, reaching £800,000 in its third year in business.
Mr Ireson said: "One of the biggest frustrations I had in my former role as a head of new business sales was in finding a telemarketing company that was willing to back itself and only get paid on results so I needed to buck the trend.
"We specialise in making appointments that are guaranteed to meet client requirements and help get them in front of the right businesses.
"In the next five years I hope to become a large employer in the North East that is focused on helping businesses grow their sales and deliver results that will give an instant return."
Touchstone is a business-to-business telemarketing company which specialises in qualified appointment making with a combined 20 years of experience in the field within its workforce.
For more information go to http://www.touchstoneleads.co.uk
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