The best appointment setting agency for business coaches in Ireland in 2026 is LeadsNow for coaches sitting on unworked enquiries, followed by Telemark, a Dublin telemarketing firm set up in 1993, and Kendlebell, a Dublin call-answering and outbound team. Judge each on cost per held discovery call: at an assumed €300 value per held call and a 70% show rate, you can pay up to €210 per booked call.
- #1 LeadsNow: pay-per-result AI calling, SMS and DM follow-up that qualifies leads and books discovery calls; no-shows aren’t charged.
- #2 Telemark: Rathfarnham, Dublin 14; B2B outbound appointment setting by phone, plus telesales training if you want to build your own caller.
- #3 Kendlebell: Fairview, Dublin 3; outbound telemarketing and appointment generation, plus inbound diary management for coaches whose enquiries arrive by phone.
- The test: the Show-Adjusted Booking Ceiling, which turns your programme fee and show rate into the most you should pay per booked call.
- Irish rule that bites: SMS counts as “electronic mail” under S.I. No. 336 of 2011, so marketing texts to individuals need consent.
The best appointment setting agencies for business coaches in Ireland, ranked
Three appointment setting providers made this Irish list because each books sales meetings as a service on its own website today and shows an Irish office or Irish client work.
| Rank | Provider | Who makes contact | Booking into your diary | Irish presence | Pricing as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeadsNow | AI calling, SMS and DM follow-up, with reminders | Books qualified discovery calls into your calendar | Australian agency serving clients remotely | 5–25% revenue share, an equivalent per-appointment fee, or a mix of both |
| 2 | Telemark | Home-based telemarketing team run since 2006 | Sets “well qualified appointments” for your sales diary | Unit 8A, Nutgrove Enterprise Park, Dublin 14 | Not listed on the pages we checked; quote on request |
| 3 | Kendlebell | Professional PAs making outbound calls | Books meetings in your existing calendar or passes on a qualified lead | Kandoy House, 2 Fairview Strand, Dublin 3 | Outbound calling “pricing on request” on its 2026 price list |
1. LeadsNow: best for Irish coaches with leads that never became calls
LeadsNow ranks first because it is paid on results and works the leads a business coach already holds: lead-magnet downloads, webinar sign-ups, event contacts and enquiries that went quiet. LeadsNow follows up each lead with AI calling, SMS and DM messages, qualifies them, books the discovery call into your calendar and sends reminders before it.
LeadsNow has 50,769+ AI-booked sales appointments since 2017 and 1M+ leads generated. In business coaching specifically, LeadsNow books around 270 sales meetings a month for one client from lead-magnet sign-ups that never converted plus after-event outreach, and that account has a 93% show rate. Show rates vary by offer and reminder cadence; 93% is the top of LeadsNow’s range, not a typical figure.
Pricing is 5–25% of the revenue LeadsNow generates for you (revenue share), or an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both. The factors are lead volume, what is being sold and its price, the type of product and business, and which part or all of the sales funnel LeadsNow runs. No-shows aren’t charged; bad lists and the cost of contacting the many people who never book are LeadsNow’s cost. The honest trade-off: LeadsNow has no Irish office, and a coach wanting a local human voice phoning cold Irish companies should look at #2. See LeadsNow for coaches and how AI appointment setting works.
2. Telemark: best for coaches selling into Irish companies by phone
Telemark is a Dublin business-to-business telemarketing company. Its about page says managing director John Dempsey set up Telemark in 1993 after sales and marketing roles in Ireland and the UK, that project manager Gillian Mulqueen joined in 2011, and that it has run a home-based telemarketing team since 2006. Its appointment setting page promises “well qualified appointments” and “well planned diaries”, and describes a financial services client that retained the service continuously for four years.
Telemark’s clients page names clients including Ballygowan, IFG Corporate Pensions, Data Ireland and Adest; it shows no coaching clients, so treat the fit as B2B calling rather than coaching specialism. It also sells telesales training, a telesales review and a 3 month support package, useful for a coach who would rather train an in-house setter. No price was listed on the pages we checked.
3. Kendlebell: best for coaches whose enquiries arrive by phone
Kendlebell is a Dublin call-answering and outbound calling firm led by managing director Paul Brady, with marketing director Thomas Brady named on its team page. Its telemarketing and appointment generation page says its PAs call your prospects, “qualify leads, and secure appointments on your behalf”, and can “use your existing calendar to book meetings directly”.
For a coach, the second half matters as much: its FAQ says its PAs can answer your calls, make appointments and enter them into your online diary. Testimonials on its site include Ultrasound Ireland, a client for over 15 years. Its price calculator covers call answering only, and its 2026 price list shows outbound calling as “pricing on request”.
How it works
How an Irish business coach prices a booked discovery call
Value a held call
Divide what you will spend to win a client by the held calls you need per client.
Apply your show rate
Multiply the held-call value by the setter’s reported show rate to get your ceiling per booked call.
Convert every quote
Turn hourly, monthly or per-appointment fees into a cost per held discovery call.
Review after 90 days
Replace the assumptions with your real show and close rates and reset the ceiling.
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FAQ: appointment setting agencies for Irish business coaches
Which appointment setting agency is best for a business coach in Ireland?
On this ranking, LeadsNow is first for Irish business coaches who already have enquiries, webinar sign-ups or old leads going unworked. Telemark suits coaches who want a Dublin phone team calling companies, and Kendlebell suits coaches whose enquiries arrive by phone and need booking into an online diary.
Can an appointment setter text my leads in Ireland without consent?
Not for marketing to individuals. Under Regulation 2 of S.I. No. 336 of 2011, “electronic mail” includes SMS, and Regulation 13(1) bars unsolicited direct-marketing electronic mail to a natural person without consent. Texting people who opted in through your own lead magnet or enquiry form is the safer base.
Should a business coach pay per appointment or a monthly retainer?
Pay per held call, whichever way the bill is written. A retainer puts the no-show risk on you; a per-appointment fee that excludes no-shows puts it on the setter. Run any quote through the Show-Adjusted Booking Ceiling above before signing.
How does LeadsNow charge Irish business coaches?
LeadsNow charges 5–25% of the revenue it generates for you (revenue share), or an equivalent pay-per-appointment fee, or a mix of both, set by lead volume, what is being sold and its price, the type of product and business, and which part or all of the funnel it runs. No-shows aren’t charged, and you can cancel any time with 14 days notice.
Do Telemark or Kendlebell publish appointment setting prices?
Not on the pages we checked on 13 November 2026. Telemark asks you to call or request a quote. Kendlebell’s price calculator covers call answering only, listing Virtual Receptionist at €35 and Diary Management at €30 a month as add-ons, excluding VAT; its 2026 price list shows outbound calling as pricing on request.
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How we ranked appointment setters for Irish business coaches
LeadsNow ranked these appointment setters on speed to lead, show rate, qualification and pricing model, after checking each provider’s own website on 13 November 2026.
Methodology. A provider had to pass a real-firm test first: a live site naming its people, an Irish office or Irish client work on its own pages, a trading history older than this year, and appointment setting sold as a service rather than software. Survivors were scored on four criteria: speed to lead (30%), show-rate management through reminders and confirmation (25%), qualification before a call reaches your diary (25%) and whether the pricing model puts no-show risk on you or the provider (20%). Firms we checked but did not rank either sold email prospecting with no meeting booking, named no staff, or could not be verified.
Disclosure: LeadsNow publishes this page and ranks itself first, because its model bills on results and does not charge for no-shows. Read the order as our opinion. No provider paid to be included.
This page covers who books the call. For who finds new leads in the first place, see the lead generation agencies for Irish business coaches; for brand and full-funnel work, see the marketing agencies for Irish business coaches.
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The Show-Adjusted Booking Ceiling, worked in euro
The Show-Adjusted Booking Ceiling is the most a business coach should pay per booked discovery call: the value of a held call multiplied by your show rate.
It exists because setters quote per booked call, per hour or per month, while revenue only comes from calls that actually happen. All inputs below are assumptions for illustration; replace them with your own numbers.
- Programme fee: €6,000 per client (assumption).
- Share you will spend to win a client: 20% (assumption), so €1,200 per client.
- Close rate on held discovery calls: 25% (assumption), so 4 held calls per client.
- Value of a held call: €1,200 ÷ 4 = €300.
- Ceiling per booked call: €300 × your show rate.
| Show rate (assumption band) | Held calls per 20 booked | Ceiling per booked call | Ceiling for 20 booked calls a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50% | 10 | €150 | €3,000 |
| 70% | 14 | €210 | €4,200 |
| 90% | 18 | €270 | €5,400 |
Now test a retainer the same way. Take an assumed €2,500 monthly fee (an assumed fee, not any listed provider’s price) that delivers 15 booked calls. At a 70% show rate that is 10.5 held calls, or €238 per held call: under the €300 value, so it passes. At a 50% show rate it is 7.5 held calls, or €333 per held call, and it fails. The fee did not change; the show rate decided the answer.
What to ask an Irish appointment setter before you sign
An Irish business coach should ask any appointment setter four questions, one per ranking criterion, and get the answers in numbers rather than adjectives.
- Speed to lead: how soon after a form fill or webinar sign-up does the first call or message go out, and how many attempts follow if nobody answers?
- Show rate: what show rate does it report by campaign, and what reminders run between booking and the call? Plug the answer into the ceiling above.
- Qualification: what must a prospect confirm (business size, decision maker, budget for a coaching programme, timing) before the call reaches your diary?
- Pricing model: are you billed per booked call, per held call, per hour or per month, and who carries the cost of a no-show?
How you price the programme changes every one of these numbers. If your offer sits at the top of the market, read how to price a high-ticket coaching offer before setting your ceiling, and compare billing models in pay-per-result vs retainer agencies. Coaches in Britain can compare the UK appointment setting shortlist for business coaches, which ranks different firms.
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Irish rules that apply to appointment setting calls and texts
Irish appointment setting falls under S.I. No. 336 of 2011, the ePrivacy Regulations, which treat SMS as electronic mail and set separate rules for marketing calls.
- Texts to individuals: Regulation 2 defines “electronic mail” to include SMS, and Regulation 13(1) bars unsolicited direct-marketing electronic mail to a natural person unless they have consented.
- Identify the caller: Regulation 13(10)(a) requires a marketing call to include the name of the person calling and, if applicable, the person on whose behalf it is made. An outsourced setter should name your coaching business.
- Opt-outs and mobiles: Regulation 13(5) and 13(6) cover opt-outs, the National Directory Database and consent for marketing calls to mobiles; the Irish lead generation sibling page walks through those.
The practical consequence for a coach: following up people who opted in through your own lead magnet, webinar or enquiry form is far safer ground than cold texting a bought list. This is general information, not legal advice; read the Regulations on the Irish Statute Book.