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[ a case study · Mercer & Co ]

Three months without hiring an SDR

A 12-person London agency replaced their outbound SDR workflow with Alchemize and grew pipeline 182% in 90 days.

12-person agency London, UK Live Feb 2026

+182%

pipeline lift

+34%

show-up rate

−61%

cost per qualified

The problem

Mercer & Co was spending £3,500/mo on a part-time SDR who manually followed up with leads from paid social. Response times averaged 6 hours. Close rates were inconsistent — some reps briefed, some not.

The change

They deployed Alchemize across three paid social channels in one afternoon. The assistant now responds within 200ms, qualifies every visitor against a weighted score, and books directly into the team Calendly. Reps receive a briefing email before every call.

“My agency looks like it has a 50-person ops team. Alchemize doesn't show up on the invoice — that's the point.”
M

Maya Anand

Head of Growth, Mercer & Co

The result

In the first 90 days, pipeline grew 182%. Show-up rates improved by 34% because reps arrived on calls already in context. Cost per qualified meeting dropped 61%. SDR headcount stayed at zero.

[ what they use ]

  • 5 chatbots
  • 23 routing rules
  • Calendly + HubSpot
  • Growth plan

Mercer & Co is a 12-person digital marketing agency based in London. They help mid-market brands run paid social and SEO campaigns — and they were drowning in unqualified inbound.

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