Kicking this off to get the discussion started. Would love to know (if you're new to the group): (1) Quick Wiki/intro on yourself (2) What are you working on now? (3) What is your superpower? (4) What are your primary interests in B2B Sales/Marketing or in General? (5) What do you hope to get out of the group? I'll go first! (1) My name is Ben Reed. I'm a multi-time VP of Sales, Founder, and Entrepreneur. Here's my LinkedIn (happy to connect there): https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-aaron-reed/ (2) I'm actively launching my personal brand at benjaminaaronreed.com. Meanwhile, I'm a full-time VP of Sales at wellsitenavigator.com. (3) My superpower is pivoting on a dime and rapidly iterating forward to working systems, methods, teams, products, etc. (4) I'm all eyes and ears focused on outbound ai email (Clay/SmartLead) and systems/stacks. (5) First and foremost, I want to meet awesome new friends and learn from super smart people that I enjoy spending time with. How about you? Looking forward to learning about you guys.

Full Title: Mastering Cold Email Basics to Scale Your B2B Lead Gen Episode Summary: Join us as Devin Baptiste, the mastermind behind GroupRaise, shares his journey from the early days of cold outbound email to building a cutting-edge startup. Dive deep into the world of cold email strategies, the evolution of outbound marketing, and the challenges of scaling email outreach to millions of recipients while maintaining high engagement rates. What You Will Learn: - How Devin leveraged cold email to build GroupRaise from the ground up. - Key strategies for effective cold outbound campaigns in the B2B space. - The challenges of scaling email outreach to maintain high deliverability and engagement. - Insights into the future of outbound marketing with AI and automation tools. - Best practices for maintaining domain reputation and avoiding spam filters. - Featured Guest: Devin Baptiste - Founder and CEO of GroupRaise. Host: Ben Reed, host of the Next Gen Sales Leaders Podcast. Episode Highlights: [00:02:15] The Cold Email Genesis: Devin discusses the early days of GroupRaise and how cold email was integral to its growth. [00:07:40] Outbound Marketing Evolution: Insights into the shifting landscape of outbound marketing and the tools that are changing the game. [00:14:30] Scaling Challenges: Devin dives into the complexities of sending millions of emails monthly while maintaining high open and response rates. [00:22:05] Future of Outbound Marketing: The role of AI, dynamic personalization, and new tools in shaping the future of cold email campaigns. [00:30:45] Best Practices: Practical advice on keeping your emails out of the spam folder and ensuring high deliverability. [00:38:00] Advice for B2B Entrepreneurs: Devin offers insights for B2B business owners looking to leverage cold email as a powerful growth tool. Connect with Devin: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/devin-baptiste-4ab99b3/

Powered by available paid software to warm up, call, text, mail and follow up 1000s of leads daily, completely on autopilot. This is how this automation works. 1. Get targeted data of prospects from Apollo using trustedleads.io . Name, Business name, email, phone, whatsapp, Linkedin. 2. Run video campaigns to a lead list(30k) over IG, FB, Youtube. 3. Send cold emails to 1000 new leads everyday. (35 domains, 140 emails, 6 email sequence/lead) 4. Send LinkedIn Request to email opens using any LinkedIn automation tool like lagrowthmachine 5. Send Twitter and IG follow using drippi and autoigdm. 6. Send AI Calls to the email opens instantly using air.ai/bland. 7. Send instant sms, whatsapp, emails to leads that qualify with lead magnet +VSL links/ calendar . 8. Whenever emails are opened in Instantly, an AI call will be executed the same day. 9. Leads that did not pick up the call get added to the next days campaign list. This looks complex, everything no-code built and for under a $1000 monthly bill, these machines can deliver magic. Tip : find screenshots of prompts to parse the meeting time and date from transcripts of the call to book appointments Here's a loom to one of the zaps in this sequence. https://www.loom.com/share/23cdb928c5ca49df804b6f7063510344?sid=de5ed5c4-b02a-46d0-8ab7-6efac66eaca3 Softwares : zaps unlimited,make, instantly, bland, trustleads.io, Million Verifier, zoho crm, WATI, twilio. If you find this interesting, please like this post. I'd be motivated to share other automations too. My name is Gulshan. I am an exporter from India. I am a power user of automation for lead generation and sales automation for my business. I also implement similar automation for others. If you'd like to know more, dm me.

The Challenge: Our member, Kelvin Htat, founder of a no-code AI application platform called Carry, faces difficulties with sales and marketing and determining product-market fit and message-market fit. Kevlin's primary goal for the call was to understand how to use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to generate more demand for his business. The Real Issue: The biggest problem Kelvin faced wasn't tactical selling or how to use a particular channel for communication with ideal prospects—it's understanding who the ideal customer is and the problem that needs solving in the first place. Without a clear focus on the right problem, all the messaging will be off. This includes everything from cold call scripts to follow-up brochures, pitch decks, and actual offers. Sometimes a lack of B2B sales success isn't about demand generation tactics or even sales strategies. First, you must have product market fit and have your message clarified around your dream client's biggest problem. Creating an Avatar Document: One key strategy to address this is creating an Avatar Document covered in detail in prior video lessons in this class. Understanding Your Customer: Start by deeply understanding your customer's problems. Tools like "The Mom Test" can help structure surveys to uncover genuine needs (again, covered in prior lessons in this class). Conducting Interviews: Talk to 10-20 potential customers. Ask them about their biggest challenges and pain points. This will help you identify the real problems they face and tailor your solution, sales messaging, and marketing channel accordingly. Focusing on Problems, Not Solutions: Shift your focus from selling a solution to understanding and solving a problem. If you can describe your customer's problem better than they can, you're on the right path. Practical Steps: 1. Stop Selling for Now: Spend 30 days understanding your customer. 2. Use The Mom Test: Ask potential customers about their challenges. 3. Create an Avatar Document: Define the individual and company-level details of your ideal customer.

I enjoyed Alexander Estner's recent work on defining your ideal customer profile so much that I decided to add it to the Classroom Section in the group (see "Classroom" in the top menu 👆🏼). Here's how to access these amazing resources: Step 1: Go to the Class "Stage 1: Preparing to Scale" Step 2: Go to the "Ideal Customer Profile/Avatar" lesson under the "Market Research 101" Category. Want more help? Check out the diagram instructions below. This is a MUST READ for anyone refining their pitch or product offering and wants to truly understand their dream client. Let me know what you think in the comments below, and see you in the class.