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Calling in from the cold
With a general election due in the UK in the next twelve months, every political party is planning proposed legislation for easy-to-understand problems.  Financial cold calling is one such headline grabbing issue and after years of inaction it appears there is now enough political capital for regulators and politicians to address misleading marketing firms.  From endless promi...
Alain Desmier

Google shakes up financial lead generation
If you generate consumer financial leads in the UK via search it's very likely that over the p...read more
FCA unveils radical changes to funeral planning sector
The ICO’s investigation into the funeral firm Avalon and the lead generation businesses Plan M...read more
The Leader: March edition
What's in this edition? FCA unveils radical changes to funeral planning sector Google shakes u...read more
Life Insurance searches breaks five year record in January 2021
Google trends is a very useful tool if you are looking for top level trends about what is going on with customer intention, in any given market. Particularly if you buy leads, developing a better understanding of the environment your particular product sits in, is good practice. I’ve been arou...read more
The ICO steps up enforcement over ‘unlawful’ lead generation
The ICO seems to have turned their attention away from major consumer brand data breaches and ...read more
Google targets UK lead gen firms with the business operations verification process
After it was initially rolled out in the US we knew Google’s audit of adwords advertisers was ...read more
The Leader: February edition
What's in this edition? Your lead generation guide to February  Google targets UK lead generat...read more
The Leader: December edition
The Leader is a monthly newsletter by Contact State that summarises the stories, trends and o...read more
The Leader: November edition
The Leader is a monthly newsletter by Contact State that summarises the stories, trends and op...read more
The FCA’s big chance to shut down fraudulent advertising
What’s going on?The FCA is proposing a significant review of the way that financial promotions...read more
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Lindsey McLoughlin joins Contact State as head of client strategy
Lindsey McLoughlin joins Contact State as Head of Client Strategy to help drive growth
Usay partners with Contact State on marketing activities and lead validation
Usay Compare partners with Contact State to optimise marketing campaigns and enhance sales
LifeSearch Protection Awards 2023: Shortlists revealed
MBE Manchester seminar programme and keynote speaker revealed
More consumers using false data to avoid insurance sales calls
Consumers inputting fake data into quote forms for fear of becoming a ‘lead’
ERC appoints standards committee for equity release sector
The future of lead generation
Key strikes partnership with Contact State
Key partners with Contact State for lead generation services
Record year for Contact State as business activity increases fourfold
FCA strengthens marketing rules for authorised firms
Contact State responds to FCA’s proposals to clamps down on financial marketing

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