AI lead qualification is overhyped at the macro level and underused at the workflow level. For a NZ cleaning company, that gap is where the actual ROI lives – and where most of our work happens.
Cleaning companies · Applied AI
AI lead qualification that fits a cleaning company's week, not the other way around.
What AI lead qualification actually does
Every form-fill, every missed call, every Instagram DM – scored, enriched, and routed within minutes. Your team only sees leads that match your ideal customer.
- 01 Auto-enriches with NZBN, company size, and history
- 02 Scores using your past won/lost deals as training data
- 03 Hot leads get SMS-routed to the right rep instantly
- 04 Cold leads enter nurture, not the bin
Built on: Claude HubSpot NZBN API Twilio Vercel
Why cleaning companies are different
Cleaning companies run their businesses unlike anyone else.
- Cleaning businesses run on recurring contracts and one-off quotes, both of which need fast, consistent follow-up to win.
- Quote turnaround and scheduling reliability are what most decide whether a cleaning company keeps a client past the first job.
How we build AI lead qualification for cleaning companies.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for a cleaning company business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI scores your leads.
Talk to usThe outcome for cleaning companies
We'd call the engagement a success when cleaning companies are using the system without thinking about us. Sales reps spend 70% less time on dead-end conversations.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
Questions
FAQ
When does AI lead qualification actually pay back?
Inside the first quarter, in our experience. We pick the first slice specifically because it's the highest-leverage workflow for a cleaning company – so the savings start landing before the rest of the build is finished.
Do you do hourly billing or fixed price?
Fixed price for the pilot, every time. After that it's your call – fixed price per milestone or a small monthly retainer for ongoing iteration. We don't run open-ended T&M because it disincentivises us from finishing.
Do you have proof this works for cleaning companies?
Direct case study: Sales reps spend 70% less time on dead-end conversations. Happy to walk you through full numbers on a call.
Will this run on our own infrastructure?
Yes, where it makes sense. AI lead qualification can sit entirely in your cloud account, with model calls routed through endpoints you control. We default to Claude, HubSpot, NZBN API, Twilio, Vercel but the architecture supports your existing platform choices.
The honest version of a sales call.
No deck. No discovery doc. Just whether this is worth building and what it would cost.
Get in touch
Talk to us about this
Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.