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About 71a

Built by people who have grown financial services brands from the inside

We know how financial services brands actually grow

71a was built from the same mix that helped money.co.uk grow: media, product, tracking and revenue reporting working together. That is the model we now use for lenders, brokers, insurers, fintechs and comparison brands.

We started 71a to give financial services brands the kind of support we wanted when we were on their side of the table: senior people who understand the product, the data, the rules and the pressure on the P&L.

We use the word "agency" because it is the quickest way to explain what we do. In practice, senior people stay close to the account, decisions happen quickly, and the person you speak to knows what is changing and why.

Edward Newman and Nathan Barnett in a team meeting
money.co.uk
Built from the inside
Ads, pages and revenue in one picture

Inside money.co.uk, media, product, tracking and revenue reporting were close enough to shape the same decisions. The business could see what made money as well as what generated traffic or leads.

Ads

Paid media ran at comparison-site scale across search, paid social and display.

Pages and tracking

Product, website changes, click tracking and revenue reporting sat close together.

Revenue

The team could see which marketing activity turned into revenue, then use that view to judge payback, customer value and ROAS.

That is why 71a brings paid media, tracking, conversion and commercial reporting together for clients now.

Recognised in financial services marketing

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The team behind 71a

Edward Newman
Edward Newman
Founder & CEO

Edward taught himself to code and was building server infrastructure professionally by 16, including for Lavasoft Ad-Aware, then one of the world's most downloaded consumer apps with 450m+ downloads. At 20 he wrote the first version of money.co.uk and built its click tracking and revenue reporting. He spent the next decade in the senior team as it grew from 6 people to 70 and sold for around £120m.

ConversionData & measurementAutomation & Systems
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Nathan Barnett
Nathan Barnett
Chief Strategy Officer (MCIM)

Nathan ran paid media and marketing at money.co.uk for more than six years, then led financial services marketing across ZPG brands including Zoopla, Uswitch, money.co.uk and Bankrate. He has helped with four business acquisitions, three over £100m and one over £2bn, and helped businesses earn Sunday Times Fast Track, Profit Track and Tech Track recognition.

Marketing PlanningBudget PlanningPaid Media Planning
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David Wilson
David Wilson
Paid Media Manager

David is a Paid Media Manager with over eight years of experience across Google Ads, Meta and other paid channels. He now focuses on paid media for financial services clients.

Paid MediaCampaign Planning
George Djiallis
George Djiallis
Paid Media Manager

George is one of our Paid Media Managers, with six years in digital marketing and earlier experience in sales. He uses client insight and performance data to improve paid media for our financial services clients.

Paid MediaCampaign Planning
Amy Harker
Amy Harker
Digital Experience Manager

Amy is our Digital Experience Manager, with five years' experience in digital marketing. She spots friction in landing pages and forms, then helps more visitors take the next step.

UX AnalysisLanding PagesForm Improvement
James Westerby
James Westerby
Technical Director

James is our Technical Director. He builds and improves the tracking, platforms and tools behind our client work.

Tracking & dataAutomationEngineeringTechnical implementation
Sian Potter
Sian Potter
Executive Assistant

Sian is Ed’s Executive Assistant and brings over a decade of fintech experience to the team. She helps keep operations organised as the company grows.

Client OperationsOnboarding & CoordinationDelivery Support

Why financial services brands choose 71a

Financial services only

We know the rules, longer journeys and why one good customer beats a stack of weak enquiries.

Built by people who have run it

The team has grown financial services products, so decisions are judged by value, margin and revenue.

From click to customer

Ads, pages, forms, tracking and CRM feedback are joined up so budget follows real customers.

Senior people do the work

Senior people stay close to the account, the numbers and the next decision.

Better tools behind the work

Our tools watch tracking, spend, fraud signals and CRM feedback so issues surface early.

Straight answers

We say what looks realistic, what to improve first and what the numbers suggest.

What clients say

Loan Broker

We are currently in our 2nd year of working with 71a and continue to be impressed with their expertise and proactivity. Small agency, where your account is managed by senior experts within the business.

Lauren Cooper
Lauren Cooper
My Community Finance
Mortgage Broker

71a brought deep expertise in financial services marketing and quickly became a valuable partner, delivering quality leads at a cost-efficient level without compromising on targeting or performance. They took the time to understand our audience, refined creative and media strategy to suit our goals, and translated marketing into commercial outcomes.

Jack Smithson
Jack Smithson
Better.co.uk
Business Insurance Broker

The guys are first class in their approach, communication and execution of projects - keeping us informed and always taking ownership of any challenges.

Rob Higginbotham
Rob Higginbotham
Insured4Business

Want paid media to bring in better customers?

For financial services brands selling direct to consumers or SMEs, whether paid media is already important or you are ready to test it properly.

Book a call with the team

Talk through your current or planned paid media, tracking, pages and forms. You will speak with someone senior, and we will say what we would improve first.