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Building the Foundations for Outbound: How we helped our client stand up their outbound motion to drive an 85% increase in pipeline

Written by Brooke Hattie | Apr 22, 2025 10:17:32 PM

We helped our client build an outbound motion from scratch leveraging our 10 key revops  components for outbound success, leading to a 85% increase in pipeline.

The Challenge

Our client, a fast-growing company with a strong inbound motion, was looking to launch an outbound SDR team for the first time. While their marketing funnel was generating consistent inbound leads, they had no established processes, systems, or data infrastructure in place to support outbound prospecting.

Some of the key challenges included:

  • No historical outbound motion - this meant zero playbooks, tooling configurations, or rep workflows for outbound outreach

  • Salesforce was not optimized to support SDR operations, lacking the automation, visibility, and segmentation needed for effective prospecting

  • Outreach integration was misconfigured, causing sync issues and inconsistent reporting

  • Their AE team's calls were being flagged as spam, drastically reducing connect rates and damaging brand perception

  • They lacked a clear understanding of how many accounts and contacts reps could work at once, making capacity planning difficult

  • They had no scalable method to source new prospects, enrich data, or prioritize outreach based on ICP fit

  • While they had recently purchased outreach tools like Unify, there were untapped features (e.g. mailbox warming and outbound sequencing) within their existing tech stack that weren’t being fully utilized.

Ultimately, they needed a strategic RevOps and GTM partner to not only configure their systems but also help them build a repeatable, data-driven outbound engine from scratch.

The Solution

We partnered with our client's revenue leader to architect their entire outbound motion. This started with sharing our 10 Key RevOps Components for a Successful Outbound Strategy (see high level overview below) and running a gap analysis. 

Based on our evaluation, we focussed on implementing the following tracks:

Track

Description

 Integration Setup

Ensured all systems are integrated, deduplicate records, and use Salesforce as the source of truth. Reconfigured the Outreach <> Salesforce integration to ensure clean data flow

Establish Ramp Plan & Performance Management

Created Ramp plan and equip management with tools & reporting to effectively performance manage reps.

Workflow

Created a workflow that assigns qualified leads to the appropriate sequence automatically and/or efficiently. Automated contact and account status tracking to support scalable workflows

Sequence Categorization

Organized sequences by segmentation, implemented A/B testing, and categorized by teams and stages.

Email Warming

Gradually increased email volume to build a positive sender reputation and avoid spam filters.

Automate Prospecting Scraping

Scraped and enriched prospect lists via ZoomInfo, filtering for ICP-fit accounts only

  Account Prioritization. 

 Designed a robust account tiering system to guide    prioritization. Using SIC and NAICS codes, we segmented and targeted high-fit accounts, then created automated outbound plays. A key trigger included auto-calling prospects who opened an email 3+ times - turning passive engagement into proactive follow-up.

Outreach Structure

Categorized leads into stages (Not Working, Working, Engaged, Responded, Demo Booked) to prioritize effectively.

Implement Parallel Dialers

Increased call volume and efficiency with parallel dialers, integrated with your CRM, and train the sales team. Fixed caller ID issues to prevent calls from flagging as spam

Build Reporting

Set up dashboards and reports to track key performance indicators and analyze outreach effectiveness. Including building a data-backed view of how many accounts and contacts reps could effectively work at once

Account for Tech Stack Gaps

Identified and addressed technology deficiencies to ensure seamless tool integration. We also leveraged their existing Unify license to warm additional mailboxes and scale outbound emails. 

 

Impact

The impact of outbound SDRs is especially clear when comparing year-over-year performance to account for seasonality.

In January 2024, the AE team generated 28 SALs. Compared to 2025, that number had nearly doubled to 55 with the new support from the SDR team. February saw a similar increase, from 42 SALs in 2024 to 75 in 2025.

The addition of SDRs has played a key role in driving an 85% increase in SALs over the first two months of the year.

In just 2 months, our client has already seen a $138K increase in revenue directly sourced by the newly built SDR team, validating both the quality and momentum of the outbound motion.


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