Strategy for lead generation agencies
This was the cold email strategy for a lead generation agency: 198 Emails sent // 78% Open rate // 11% Reply rate
Why did this outreach campaign work?
We love a good cold email teardown. In other words, analyzing why a specific cold email template worked and breaking it down to the smallest details so that both a beginner and an advanced player can extract value from it.
Without further ado, let's get rolling.
"Reference" approach
The approach that Adam and the team used here is pretty cool. You start out by mentioning that someone from your company asked you to connect with this lead, this way you capture their interest by showing that you've been talking about them.
They also did it in a really chill way that doesn't seem like fake flattery, and they backed it up with the next part...
Email - One
Subject line: {{firstName}} -- Adam referred me over to you
Hi {{firstName}},
Our founder, Adam couldn’t stop talking about {{companyName}} during our weekly meeting and asked me to reach out...
Not sure if you have heard of us, but at Vanguard Prospecting, we regularly work with SaaS and professional service companies to help them automate and scale their outbound sales programs.
I poked around on your LinkedIn to get a sense for who you have on your team right now, and I agree that you could potentially be a good fit for our program. We see that companies of your size, with your team structure, often run into challenges trying to scale without dumping a ton more money into ads that might not work, outsourcing, or adding more sales people.
Would you be open to chat about what you are currently doing to see if there is a fit, and learning about a few lesser known ideas we developed that could potentially help?
If so, just reply to this email and we can set it up.
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Email - Two
Subject line: {{firstName}} -- Follow up
Hi {{firstName}},
Did you get my last email?
Adam wanted me to check back in with you since we only have 2 more spots left this month.
Just as a refresher, we have a proprietary system of outbound automation that allows you to scale without having to outsource or hire, train, and retain costly, internal sales people.
Would you be interested in this {{firstName}}? If so, just reply and we can set something up.
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Subject line: Invitation
Hi {{firstName}},
This is my final shot… I reached out earlier to see if you would be open to chatting about how we could potentially help you automate and scale your outbound sales program for {{companyName}} without having to outsource or hire internally.
We are booked for the rest of the month, but I could slot you guys in for next month.
Any interest, {{firstName}}?
Just reply here and I can get you set up.