What to Do Before Signing with an Outbound Agency (2026)

Before you sign with an outbound agency, lock the meeting definition, the approval rule, the launch dates, the price structure and who owns the data if you leave, and with throxy those answers are public: you approve every meeting within 24 hours, the meeting fee applies only when a qualified meeting takes place, and campaigns go live within a week (pricing, throxy).

This guide is published by throxy. Outside points come from each source’s own page, checked on 9 November 2026.

Seven things to lock in writing

1. The definition of a qualified meeting (Outbound Agency Index, evaluate meetings).

2. Who approves a meeting before it hits your calendar, and how long you have.

3. What you pay when a prospect does not show.

4. The day-by-day launch plan for the first two weeks.

5. The channels included: calling, email, or both.

6. Who owns domains, lists and workflows at the end (Outbound Agency Index).

7. The exit notice period and what happens to in-flight meetings.

Score the pitch, then pilot

Score each agency on the same seven criteria, then run a paid pilot with the top scorer before a longer contract (scorecard). Belkins recommends putting the same discovery questions to every agency and proposing a paid pilot (Belkins).

How throxy answers the seven

• Meeting definition: agreed with you in the first two days (throxy).

• Approval: 24 hours to accept or reject; the prospect only gets an invite after you say yes (pricing).

• No-show: the meeting has to take place to be chargeable (pricing).

• Launch: live within a week (throxy).

• Channels: cold calling in 10+ languages alongside cold email (cold calling).

• Data: custom database built per campaign (lead finding).

FAQ

Should I ask for published prices?

Yes, ask. throxy publishes the model (flat monthly fee plus a fee per attended qualified meeting) without pound figures (pricing). Other UK agencies publish channel prices on their own sites; see the pricing models guide (pricing models).

Where do I compare throxy with a named rival?

Use the Directory vs pages, for example throxy vs Callbox, throxy vs Belkins and throxy vs Pearl Lemon Leads.