Demand generation for regulated consumer markets.

Azul Performance connects consumer-facing publishers with the advertisers who serve those consumers. Every inquiry we deliver is checked, documented and sent to a business that can genuinely help.

2019Operating since
0Consumer categories
24/7Delivery monitoring
How it flows Illustration

Traffic sources

SearchON
DisplayON
EmailON
SocialON
ContentON

Delivery

Real timeOK
SelectiveOK
ScheduledOK
Into your CRMOK
Removal listSYNC

Simplified illustration. Not live data.

Consent on recordEvery inquiry
Duplicates removedBefore delivery
Removal requests honoredAcross the network
Traffic reviewedBy people, not only tools
Everything documentedStart to finish

A network is only as good as the inquiry it hands over.

Most of this industry competes on volume. We would rather compete on the handover. When someone raises their hand on a publisher's website, that moment has to be captured properly, described honestly, checked against the rules of the business receiving it, and passed on while the person is still expecting to hear from someone.

Azul Performance is built around that one exchange. Our platform, our partner standards and our compliance work all exist to make a single inquiry worth having, and then to repeat it reliably.

What we are
A performance marketing company
Where we work
United States
How we work
Publisher traffic, advertiser demand
Since
2019
Abstract representation of a connected network

Two sides, one standard.

We work with advertisers who need dependable consumer inquiries and with publishers who create them. Both relationships run on the same written standards.

Analyst reviewing campaign performance on a laptop Advertisers

For advertisers

Consumer inquiries that reach your team quickly and have already been checked against the criteria you set.

  • Delivered in real time, selectively or on a schedule
  • Verified details with duplicates removed
  • You always know which source produced an inquiry
  • Daily limits, hours and coverage under your control
For advertisers
Marketing workspace with laptop and external monitor Publishers

For publishers

A partner team that reviews your traffic properly, tells you the rules up front, and pays on a schedule you can plan around.

  • Written creative and disclosure requirements
  • Category access that suits the traffic you run
  • Real reasons when something is turned down
  • A named partner contact from day one
For publishers

From interest to introduction.

Four stages, each with its own checks. Nothing skips a stage, including traffic from partners we have worked with for years.

01

Someone raises their hand

A consumer completes an inquiry on a publisher's website. What they were shown and what they agreed to is recorded alongside it.

02

We check it

Contact details are verified, the inquiry is compared against recent activity to take out duplicates, and anyone who has asked to be left alone is removed.

03

We apply your rules

Location, category, time of day, daily limits and anything else you have asked us to hold are checked before the inquiry goes anywhere.

04

It reaches you

The inquiry arrives with your team while the consumer is still expecting to hear from someone, and both sides can see the outcome afterwards.

Six things we hold constant.

These are not aspirations. They are the parts of the business we will not run without.

01

A defined path

Every inquiry follows the same route from the moment a consumer submits it to the moment a business receives it. Nothing is sent on a guess.

02

Checked before it lands

Details are verified, duplicates are taken out and removal requests are applied before an inquiry ever reaches an advertiser.

03

Context travels with it

Where the inquiry came from, what the consumer saw and when they submitted it all arrive alongside the inquiry itself.

04

Volume you can plan around

Daily limits and delivery hours are agreed in advance, so flow stays in step with what your team can actually work through.

05

Reporting in plain language

Written summaries on a rhythm we agree together, with a closer look at any source whenever you want one.

06

A named person to call

Every relationship has one contact who knows your setup and your history. No ticket queue, no starting the story again.

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The unglamorous part is the part that matters.

Consumer categories are regulated for good reason, and the rules keep moving. We treat compliance as a working part of the business with named owners and deadlines, not as a page in a deck.

  • What the consumer agreed to is recorded word for word, with the page and the moment it was shown
  • Removal requests apply across every category we operate in, not just one campaign
  • Publisher websites are reviewed before launch and again on a regular schedule
  • Marketing language is checked against a written standard for regulated categories
  • How long we keep information is set by policy rather than by habit

Where we operate.

Eight consumer categories, each with its own rules, licensing considerations and expectations.

Personal finance category imagery

Personal finance

Consumers looking into borrowing, refinancing and managing what they already owe.

Licensed businessesState by state
Insurance category imagery

Insurance

Auto, home, health and life shoppers comparing cover from licensed carriers and agencies.

Carrier rulesLocal agents
Home services category imagery

Home services

Homeowners planning repairs, remodeling, roofing and improvement work.

Service areaProject type
Education category imagery

Education

People exploring degree programs, certificates and vocational training.

Program fitAccreditation
Legal services category imagery

Legal services

Consumers who want an initial conversation with a licensed attorney or firm.

Practice areaJurisdiction
Automotive category imagery

Automotive

Shoppers researching vehicles, dealer stock and ways to finance a purchase.

Dealer radiusVehicle class
0Consumer categories we work in
0Ways to receive inquiries
24/7Traffic and delivery monitoring
0Business day to hear back from us

What we commit to, in writing.

Three standing commitments that apply to every relationship we have.

We tell advertisers what an inquiry is before they ever receive one: where it came from, what the consumer saw, and what they agreed to.
Advertiser deskWorking agreement 01
Applies to
Every advertiser we work with
Set out in
The agreement we sign together
Revisited
At launch and whenever things change
Publishers get our rules in writing before a single click is sent. If something on a page has to change, we say so in advance rather than after the fact.
Partner deskWorking agreement 02
Applies to
Every publisher placement
Set out in
A written brief for each category
Revisited
Before launch, then regularly
A consumer who asks to stop hearing from us is removed everywhere, not just from the campaign they happened to touch.
Compliance deskWorking agreement 03
Applies to
All categories and channels
Set out in
Our privacy policy and partner terms
Revisited
Continuously

Frequently asked.

If yours is not here, the fastest route is an email straight to our team.

We are a performance marketing company. Publishers run consumer-facing campaigns; advertisers receive the resulting consumer inquiries through us. Our job is everything in between: checking, filtering, routing and keeping a record.

No. We are a marketing company. We do not approve, decline, price or underwrite anything, and we do not give financial, legal, tax or insurance advice. The independent businesses that receive inquiries through us make all of those decisions themselves.

What a consumer was shown and what they agreed to is recorded together with the inquiry, including the page and the moment it happened. That context travels with the inquiry so the receiving business knows the basis for making contact. More on the compliance page.

We pass consumer inquiries to advertisers a consumer has asked to hear from, under the terms in our Privacy Policy. We are not a data broker, and residents of several states can make privacy requests through our privacy choices page.

Personal finance, insurance, home services, education, automotive, legal services, home energy and business services. Each has its own rules, and access is opened one category at a time. See the verticals page.

Email hello@azulperformance.com with a short note about your business, the category you care about and whether you are an advertiser or a publisher. There is no form on this website by design, because a person reads every message.

Tell us the category and the problem.

We would rather have a short, specific conversation about what you actually need than send you a capabilities deck. Tell us the category, the volume you are looking for and anything that constrains it.