{"id":50539,"date":"2017-10-09T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=50539"},"modified":"2019-04-29T16:31:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T15:31:02","slug":"peoples-champion-finalist-2017-leadstream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/peoples-champion-finalist-2017-leadstream\/","title":{"rendered":"People\u2019s Champion finalist 2017: Leadstream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Start-up name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Leadstream<br>\n<strong>Founders: <\/strong>Matthew Milnes and Michael Hubbard<br>\n<strong>Started in:&nbsp;<\/strong>November 2014<br>\n<strong>Based in: <\/strong>Hampshire<br>\n<strong>Business description:&nbsp;<\/strong>Specialist in online customer acquisition for financial services companies<\/p>\n<h3>Shortlisted category:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/service-business-of-the-year-2017-meet-the-finalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Service Business of the Year<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Leadstream story:<\/h3>\n<p>With an overarching objective to bridge the large under-protection gap in the UK, LeadStream has embraced technology to streamline the connection between insurance brokers and potential customers.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/matthew-milnes-and-michael-hubbard-leadstream-uk\/\">Young Guns Matthew Milnes and Michael Hubbard<\/a>, Leadstream delivers hot key transfers and booked appointments for prospective customers who are genuinely interested in making a purchase. It then connects these customers to the broker or IFA that they are most suited too.<\/p>\n<p>The service is a win-win for financial services companies and their customers. For companies, Leadstream increases return on investment and offers an estimated 42% conversion rate, alongside improved contact rates, while the customers that it passes over to the brokers get a more reliable service, with time-saving benefits and better customer service.<\/p>\n<p>Grown organically to date and boasting seven-figure monthly revenues, the start-up has also created its own data management, reporting and sales system to process leads and receive conversion and sales data in real-time.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the complexity and combinations of the data it works with, the company claims competitors are unable to offer a similar product.<\/p>\n<p>Focused on financial services with specific markets in mortgage and re-mortgage and debt management, amongst others, it is Leadstream&rsquo;s online customer acquisition with life insurance that has really taken off.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 10 months alone, its life insurance lead sales have grown by 12% month-on-month &ndash; exceeding KPIs.<\/p>\n<p>This growth mirrors its headcount with team numbers having inflated from just three staff in 2015 to 50 staff in 2017.<\/p>\n<h3>Why Leadstream made our shortlist:<\/h3>\n<p>In an industry screaming out for innovation, Leadstream has come up with a unique approach which provides a superior product for brokers.<\/p>\n<p>This unique selling point is matched by its fast growth; between January to November 2016 buyer numbers increased by 300% and each day the company sees around 1,700 enquiries through its website QuoteSearch.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to find out more about Leadstream:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadstream.co.uk\/\">www.leadstream.co.uk<\/a><br>\n<strong>Twitter:<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeadStreamLeads\">@LeadStreamLeads<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start-up name:&nbsp;Leadstream Founders: Matthew Milnes and Michael Hubbard Started in:&nbsp;November 2014 Based in: Hampshire 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