Service · Appointment Funnels for CRM Consultancies

Appointment funnels for CRM consultancies that need booked implementation calls, not a feed of admins who will never buy a project.

Paid acquisition that books qualified Salesforce, HubSpot, and Dynamics implementation and migration conversations — gated to companies with real platform pain and budget, then tracked to closed-won in your own CRM.

B2B tech companies worked with
60+
Years marketing to technical & executive buyers
9+
CRM-tracked marketing-led revenue
$30M+
AI Search recommendation success rate
80%
  1. ICP definition by platform (Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics, Zoho) and by buying trigger (migration, failed implementation, scaling, integration).
  2. An offer and lead magnet built around implementation risk and platform decisions, not a generic discovery call.
  3. Paid LinkedIn and paid search campaigns targeting RevOps, ops, and sales-leadership buyers at fit companies.
  4. A qualification gate (company size, platform, project intent, timeline) that screens out admins and free-advice seekers before they book.
  5. A booking flow wired directly into your calendar and CRM with the context your team needs to run the call.
  6. Disqualification logic and routing so SDR time goes only to accepted, in-budget conversations.
  7. Creative and landing pages that speak to implementation outcomes, migration safety, and delivery credibility.
  8. Weekly spend, cost-per-accepted-call, and pipeline reporting tied to CRM outcomes.
How the system works

How the system works

  1. Diagnose the market

    We map your strongest platform niches, the buying triggers behind real projects, and where unqualified demand currently leaks into your funnel.

  2. Compare against known B2B tech patterns

    We benchmark your offer and targeting against what has booked qualified implementation calls for comparable technical-services firms.

  3. Choose the right growth path

    We decide the platform focus, channel mix, offer, and qualification gates that fit your delivery capacity and deal size — not a one-size funnel.

  4. Build the service system

    We launch the campaigns, landing pages, qualification flow, and CRM tracking as one connected appointment-funnel system.

  5. Optimize against CRM and sales feedback

    We tune targeting, offer, and gates against accepted-SQL and closed-won data every week so cost-per-real-opportunity falls over time.

The XQL difference

Why XQL runs these funnels differently

  • 01

    Market memory

    We have run paid acquisition for B2B tech services across 60+ companies, including CRM and platform-implementation partners. We know which offers book real migration and implementation calls and which ones attract tire-kickers.

  • 02

    Faster diagnosis

    Instead of testing blind, we start from known patterns: which platform pains (failed rollout, migration, scaling, integration) convert to projects, and which audiences are admins versus economic buyers.

  • 03

    Smarter channel selection

    We sequence paid LinkedIn and paid search against the moments a CRM buyer is actually in-market — a platform change, a leadership change, a stalled implementation — rather than spraying a generic 'book a call' ad.

  • 04

    Sales feedback loop

    Your team tells us which booked calls were real implementation opportunities and which were not, and we tune targeting, offer, and qualification gates against that signal every week.

  • 05

    CRM attribution

    Every booked call is tracked into your CRM by platform, project type, and source, so spend is judged on accepted SQLs and closed implementation revenue — not raw lead volume.

Why XQL vs alternatives

Why XQL vs the alternatives

DimensionTypical approachThe XQL way
Paid-ads agencyOptimizes for cheap leads and click metrics, with no view of which calls became projects.Optimizes for accepted implementation calls and CRM-tracked project revenue.
Generalist marketing agencyRuns the same B2C-style funnel it runs for everyone, blind to platform buying intent.Builds the funnel around CRM-platform pains and the buyers who fund implementation.
FreelancerCan launch ads but has no qualification system or sales feedback loop.Pairs channel execution with qualification gating and a weekly sales loop.
In-house marketerOften a generalist stretched across the whole funnel with limited paid-acquisition depth.Adds senior paid-acquisition execution and a proven qualification playbook.
Directory / partner listingsDeliver sporadic, low-intent inquiries you cannot control or measure.Delivers a controllable, measurable flow of qualified implementation conversations.
Commercial outcomes

Proof from the same playbook.

Strategy first, channels second, sales feedback always. We measure by the qualified demand and revenue we can trace back inside the CRM.

Selected results
  • $10Minbound pipeline per year

    Relevant Software

    Software development company · 3 years
    • $1M revenue/year
    • Cost per MQL & SQL halved

    Our founder led their marketing as Head of Marketing, running a 7-person team across SEO, demand gen, and paid — $1M/year in marketing revenue. Re-engaged in 2026 and halved cost per MQL and SQL.

    ServicesFractional CMO · SEO · Demand Generation · Paid Ads

  • Senior operators on every account. Never a junior pod.
  • $5.5Mpipeline per year

    Confidential client

    Software development company · 3.5 years
    • 140 SQLs/year
    • $600K SEO revenue

    Ran the full marketing function for 3.5 years — 140 SQLs and ~$600K in revenue per year from SEO alone, plus 10 MQLs/month from LLM recommendations.

    ServicesFractional CMO · SEO · Appointment Funnels

    Their focus on results and true interest in making things work set them apart.

    — Content Manager
  • $1.8Minbound pipeline, built from zero

    WeSoftYou

    Software development company · 3 years
    • 100% YoY SQL growth
    • 207% traffic increase

    Rebuilt inbound from scratch — 100% YoY SQL growth, 207% more traffic, domain rating from 12 to 45, and 141 articles shipped.

    ServicesFractional CMO · SEO · Demand Generation

    We've seen a 207% increase in web traffic and our domain rating improved from 12 to 45.

    — Maksym Petruk, CEO & Founder, WeSoftYou
  • 28.88×return on ad spend

    Intelvision

    Staff augmentation company
    • $240K revenue from Meta
    • 5 deals in 12 months

    Took a referral-only firm to a real new-business engine — 5 deals and $240K revenue from Meta in a year, plus 2–4 SQLs/month from ChatGPT.

    ServicesMeta Ads · Fractional CMO · AI Search

    Their expertise and proactiveness have impressed our team.

    — Yurii Kotula, CEO, Intelvision
  • $2Min deals sourced from ChatGPT

    Computools

    Software development company
    • 2 enterprise deals from LLMs
    • 3-month engagement

    Positioned them as the recommended Salesforce partner inside the major LLMs — two $1M enterprise deals closed from ChatGPT in a 3-month engagement.

    ServicesAI Search · Fractional CMO · Meta Ads

    They operated with the discipline and initiative of an internal senior marketer.

    — COO, Computools
  • +1,413%organic traffic growth

    DBB Software

    Software development company · 3 years
    • 28 SQLs from zero
    • 3 deals won

    Built the marketing function from zero — website, SEO, paid, AI search — from 166 to 2,513 monthly clicks and 3 enterprise deals won.

    ServicesFractional CMO · SEO · AI Search · Meta Ads

    They defined a clear marketing strategy and established our unique value proposition.

    — Volodymyr H., COO, DBB Software
  • +500%more SQLs from organic

    Synebo

    Salesforce consulting company
    • 2.73× organic traffic
    • MQL→SQL 17% → 29%

    Turned Salesforce-niche SEO into a deal channel — 2.73× traffic and MQL-to-SQL conversion up from 17% to 29%.

    ServicesSEO · Content Marketing

    We have started receiving our first inbound requests.

    — Anna Senchenko, Marketing Lead, Synebo
  • more clients in 2024 vs 2023

    Cieden

    Product design agency · 9 months
    • 133% more SQLs/month
    • 2.4× organic traffic

    Restructured the marketing team and shifted to lead-driving SEO — doubling client count and growing SQLs 133% in nine months.

    ServicesSEO · Fractional CMO

  • 80%of service pages in Google's top 5

    Noltic

    Salesforce consulting company · 9 months
    • 20/25 pages top 5
    • First SEO deals closed

    Switched them from brand-awareness content to lead-driving SEO — 20 of 25 service pages ranked top 5 and the first deals closed from organic.

    ServicesSEO · Fractional CMO · Content Marketing

    XQL Group's marketing expertise is a hallmark of the engagement.

    — Anna Riabushenko, Head of Marketing, Noltic
  • 2,000monthly organic visitors, from zero

    Artkai

    Software development company · 9 months
    • DR 27 → 44
    • 50+ leads generated

    Stood up SEO as a new acquisition channel — domain rating 27 to 44, 50+ leads, and 88 articles in nine months.

    ServicesSEO

    Their subject matter expertise is highly impressive.

    — Kos Chekanov, CEO & Founder, Artkai
  • 15×AI-assistant traffic growth

    Gapsy Studio

    Design agency · 3 months
    • +70% Google clicks
    • First SQLs from SEO

    After six months of zero results from another agency, we delivered +70% Google clicks and grew AI-assistant traffic from 10 to 154/month in three months — and the first SQLs from SEO.

    ServicesSEO · AI Search

  • 104appointments from paid

    Kitrum

    Software development company
    • 466 leads
    • $25.79 cost per lead

    Meta appointment funnels at scale — 466 leads and over 100 booked sales conversations from a single paid channel.

    ServicesAppointment Funnels · Meta Ads

    They've brought structure, strong execution, and constant initiative.

    — Lead of Marketing, Kitrum
  • $840customer acquisition cost

    Split Development

    Shopify development agency
    • 66 leads at $38 CPL
    • 3 deals in 4 months

    Built paid funnels from scratch — $2,522 in ad spend returned 3 signed clients and 66 leads at $38 CPL in under 4 months.

    ServicesMeta Ads · Fractional CMO

  • 4 clientswon in the first 3 months

    Hoverla Soft

    Software development company · 3 months
    • Marketing built from zero
    • ABM + social selling

    Set up marketing from zero — positioning, website, LinkedIn social selling, and an ABM campaign that landed four new clients fast.

    ServicesFractional CMO · ABM · LinkedIn

    Their ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on execution was particularly valuable.

    — CEO, Hoverla Soft
  • 1 dealclosed in a single month

    SolarSpark

    Game development studio · 1 month
    • Recommended by LLMs
    • 2 commercial keywords

    Positioned a small studio in a niche AI-search category — recommended by LLMs for 2 commercial keywords, landing a big client in one month.

    ServicesAI Search · AEO/GEO · Website

    They knew how to approach AI search practically, not just in theory.

    — CEO, SolarSpark
  • 100%AI-search placement success

    Baytech Consulting

    Software development company
    • 3 keywords, all LLMs
    • Deal from paid funnels

    Recommended by every major AI assistant for 3 commercial keywords, plus a deal closed from Meta appointment funnels.

    ServicesAI Search · Appointment Funnels

    What impressed us most was their deep specialization with software development companies.

    — Partner, Baytech Consulting
  • #1AI recommendation in one month

    Opsworks

    DevOps company · 1 month
    • Recommended by major LLMs
    • 1 commercial keyword

    Positioned for an important commercial keyword and recommended by the major AI assistants within a single month.

    ServicesAI Search · AEO/GEO

  • 6 SQLsin year one, from scratch

    HBM

    B2B tech company · 1 year
    • 75 leads
    • 22 MQLs

    Took over marketing as their agency after an unsuccessful in-house run — GTM strategy, paid funnels, AI search, and LinkedIn delivered 75 leads and the first qualified pipeline.

    ServicesFractional CMO · GTM Strategy · Appointment Funnels · AI Search

  • 3 opportunitiesin two months from ABM

    Riseapps

    Healthcare software company · 2 months
    • 13 ICP calls
    • 2-month sprint

    A targeted ABM campaign booked 13 conversations with ICP accounts and opened three opportunities in two months.

    ServicesABM

  • $34per booked intro call

    Gointeger

    Shopify development agency
    • Positioning + website
    • Booked-call funnel

    Repositioned the agency, revamped the site, and built appointment funnels that booked qualified intro calls at just $34 each.

    ServicesAppointment Funnels · Positioning · Website

  • $123per qualified ICP call

    Omisoft

    Software development company
    • 76 leads
    • 34 appointments

    A custom AI-assistant paid funnel produced 76 leads and 34 booked appointments at $123 per call with an ICP.

    ServicesAppointment Funnels · Meta Ads

  • 2 dealsfrom $42 leads

    Rizz Group

    AI video production company
    • $42.34 CPL
    • $1,482 spend

    Meta appointment funnels delivered 35 leads at a $42 CPL and closed two deals on modest spend.

    ServicesAppointment Funnels · Meta Ads

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Client signal

What B2B tech founders and CEOs say

Thanks to XQL Group's efforts, we've seen a 207% increase in web traffic and an improvement in domain rating from 12 to 45. The team has successfully optimized our SEO strategy and gained around 160 backlinks. Overall, they're responsive and thorough in their project management.
Maksym PetrukCEO & Founder, WeSoftYou
Since working with XQL Group, our domain rating has improved from 27 to 44. In addition, we've seen a 15% increase in monthly traffic within nine months. The team completes work on time and within the agreed budget. Moreover, their subject matter expertise is highly impressive.
Kos ChekanovCEO & Founder, Artkai
XQL Group's efforts have resulted in 44 leads from paid campaigns and improved web traffic from Germany by 5x. The team is responsive, quickly surfaces issues, and communicates regularly through chats and virtual meetings. Their expertise and proactiveness have impressed our team.
Yurii KotulaCEO, Intelvision
Organic traffic has increased by 10–15% each month, and we have started receiving our first inbound requests. XQL Group's optimization tips have also helped improve keyword rankings, and internal stakeholders are impressed with the team's collaborative approach.
Anna SenchenkoMarketing Lead, Synebo
XQL Group has successfully defined a clear marketing strategy and established our company's unique value proposition. The team has also helped hire critical specialists for our marketing team. They are communicative and organized, and their expertise in the tech industry is impressive.
Volodymyr H.COO, DBB Software
Thanks to XQL Group's efforts, we have defined our marketing strategy and hired key developers for our website. The team has launched retargeting campaigns on LinkedIn and developed a strong content marketing strategy. XQL Group's marketing expertise is a hallmark of the engagement.
Anna RiabushenkoHead of Marketing, Noltic
They were not just talking about AI search in theory; they knew how to approach it practically.
SolarSparkCEO
What impressed us most was their deep specialization in working with software development companies.
Baytech ConsultingPartner
They've brought structure, strong execution, and constant initiative to improve outcomes.
KitrumLead of Marketing
They operated with the discipline and initiative of an internal senior marketer.
ComputoolsCOO
Their ability to combine strategic vision with hands-on execution was particularly valuable.
Hoverla SoftCEO
Their focus on results and true interest in making things work set them apart.
InoxoftContent Manager
XQL Group's project management was exemplary.
EcrivioHead of Operations
The quality of their work is consistently high.
DataPlumbersFounder
FAQ

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We gate the booking flow on company size, platform, and project intent, and we target paid campaigns at ops and sales-leadership buyers rather than individual admins. Unqualified inquiries are screened out before they reach your calendar.

Yes — when they optimize for accepted conversations, not cheap leads. For high-ticket platform work the goal is a small number of qualified, in-budget calls, which is exactly what we tune the system toward.

We work across Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics, and similar ecosystems. We typically concentrate spend on the one or two platforms where your delivery is strongest and the buying intent is clearest.

Most engagements produce booked, qualified calls within the first several weeks of launch, with cost-per-accepted-call improving as targeting and qualification gates tighten against your sales feedback.

Every booked call is tracked into your CRM with source, platform, and project type, so we report on accepted SQLs, opportunities, and closed implementation revenue — not vanity lead counts.

Yes. Paid appointment funnels are designed to add a controllable, measurable channel on top of referrals and directory listings, which are valuable but sporadic and hard to scale.

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Bring your offer, channels, and revenue goals. We'll show you where the biggest growth constraint is and what to build next.

Danylo FedirkoFounder

For B2B tech companies selling complex expertise to serious buyers.

B2B tech clients
60+
Revenue generated
$30M+
Danylo Fedirko, Founder of XQL Group
Danylo FedirkoFounder, XQL Group
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