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Appointment setting

First conversations with decision makers who fit your offering: prepared, qualified and documented in the CRM. Fewer meetings, but the right ones.

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01 How you recognise it

Does this sound like your situation?

Three starting points we see regularly. One of them is enough.

  • 01

    Meetings happen, but the wrong ones

    Contacts without influence or without a trigger. Your team’s time goes into conversations that lead nowhere.

  • 02

    Enquiries stay unanswered too long

    Interested people from the website and events are answered late and inform themselves elsewhere in the meantime.

  • 03

    Your team is strong in the conversation, not at the start

    Discovery and closing go well, but there is no capacity for outreach and qualification.

02 What you get

Three results you will notice in daily work.

  • Meetings that meet six criteria

    Fit, a role with influence, a recognisable trigger, a clear expectation, a preparation note and documentation in the CRM.

  • A briefing before every conversation

    Company, situation, likely need and the story so far. Your team starts informed.

  • Follow-up on cancellations and no-shows

    Cancellations are documented with a reason and put on review, missed meetings are rebooked.

03 What it looks like

A handover briefing.

Schematic example with fictitious data

This is what your sales team gets before every meeting we booked, not just a calendar entry.

ItemContent
TriggerERP replacement planned for 2027, selection starts in spring
QualificationTarget profile met, budget process running, no exclusion criterion visible
ParticipantsHead of IT attends, head of finance decides the budget and is not present
ExpectationOverview of approach and effort, explicitly not a pricing conversation
Open questionsTerm of the existing vendor contract unknown; number of sites unclear
In the CRMConversation note, preparation task, meeting with an agenda

A meeting without a named trigger and without a picture of the roles is not a qualified meeting. If a line is missing, we say so instead of filling it.

How do we start?

Ioannis and Tugce Fotiou discussing a process together at the desk
This is how every collaboration starts: with a concrete process on the table, not with a specification document.

When it fits

There are contacts, but too few meetings with people who actually decide.

What a first step delivers

An agreed qualification framework and the first conversations, including a handover briefing in the CRM.

What we need from you

Calendar access for scheduling, a clear definition of a good meeting and one contact person for questions.

We only need these accesses and documents once we start working together. For a first conversation, a short description of your situation is enough.

04 Definition

Appointment setting with substance.

What is appointment setting?

Appointment setting is the booking of qualified first conversations between potential customers and sales, including outreach, qualification, scheduling and a handover with context.

The term is burdened by mass providers: many calls, many meetings, little substance. With technical products that need explaining that does not work. A meeting is only valuable when company, role and trigger are right, and when the customer knows why they are giving up the time.

Those are exactly the meetings FIOXX delivers. Fewer, but the right ones.

05 Quality

What makes a meeting qualified.

Six criteria we check before every handover. They are the shared language between FIOXX and your team.

  • 01

    Fit with the target profile

    Industry, size, system landscape and situation match the ideal customer profile, not roughly but verifiably.

  • 02

    A role with influence

    The person in the conversation decides or has direct access to the decision. Meetings with uninvolved people do not count.

  • 03

    A recognisable trigger

    There is a reason for the conversation: a project, a problem, a change. Curiosity alone is not a need.

  • 04

    A clarified expectation

    The customer knows what the conversation is about and what they get from it. Surprises in the meeting are a quality defect.

  • 05

    A preparation note

    Company, situation, likely need, the story so far. Your team starts informed.

  • 06

    Documentation in the CRM

    Meeting, context and next steps live in the CRM. Nothing gets lost in the handover.

06 How we work

From contact to conversation.

  1. 01

    Define target roles and the reason to talk

    Who should we talk to, and about what? We set the roles, the goal of the conversation and the criteria that make a meeting qualified.

  2. 02

    Outreach with context

    From lead generation or from your inbound enquiries: the outreach picks up the trigger and offers a concrete, short conversation, not a “let us get to know each other” but a topic.

  3. 03

    Short qualification

    Before the meeting we clarify situation, responsibility and time horizon in a few questions. If it does not fit, we say so and keep the contact warm for later.

  4. 04

    A meeting with an agenda

    The meeting comes with an agenda, participants and a goal. Both sides know what to expect. That raises the show rate and the quality of the conversation.

  5. 05

    Handover and briefing

    Your team receives a preparation note and the full history in the CRM. On request FIOXX runs the first conversation itself.

  6. 06

    Follow-up and no-show handling

    Postponed or missed meetings are followed up in a structured way. A meeting that does not happen is not yet a lost enquiry.

07 Models

Two ways of working together.

  • Handover

    Meetings for your team

    FIOXX qualifies and schedules, your sales team runs the conversation. Ideal when your team is strong in discovery and closing but lacks capacity at the top of the funnel.

  • Discovery by FIOXX

    FIOXX runs the first conversation

    We take on the meeting and the discovery and hand over to your team once need, decision path and timing are clear. Your team invests time only in opportunities that are worth it.

08 Further in the process

Before and after the meeting.

Appointment setting rarely stands alone. Before it comes lead generation, which delivers the right accounts. After it come demo, follow-up and closing. FIOXX can take on every phase and makes sure nothing gets lost at the transitions.

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09 FAQ

Common questions about appointment setting

How does FIOXX differ from a call centre for appointment setting?

In product understanding and in the standard for quality. Classic appointment setting optimises volume; we optimise fit. Every meeting is qualified, prepared and documented. We talk to decision makers about their process, not from a script.

What happens with cancellations or meetings that do not take place?

Both are part of the process. Cancellations are documented with a reason and, where sensible, put on review. Missed meetings are followed up and rebooked. That creates a picture of which segments and triggers really work.

Can FIOXX also qualify inbound enquiries?

Yes. Enquiries from the website, events or campaigns are answered quickly, qualified and turned into meetings. Especially with products that need explaining, speed of response decides conversion. We combine that with lead-to-CRM automation.

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How many of your first conversations are genuinely qualified?

We show you what appointment setting with product understanding looks like, and how it connects to your sales process.

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