Dimi Mikadze
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November 11, 2024

Scaling B2B Sales Outreach With AI and Deep Research

A case study on building an AI sales assistant that helps you grow without hiring


The Cold Email Problem

You've probably seen it in your inbox: A generic cold email from someone you've never heard of, offering something you don't need, with zero context. It usually starts with โ€œHope you're doing wellโ€ and ends up in the trash.

The problem isn't outreach itself. It's the lack of effort behind it. Most cold emails fail because they're sent in bulk with no real understanding of the person receiving them. They don't feel relevant, and they definitely don't feel human.

But when a message shows clear understanding of your company, your role, and why it matters to you, you're more likely to pay attention.

Doing that kind of research takes time. If you're only reaching out to a few leads, it's manageable. But if you want to scale, you need to keep hiring more people to maintain the same level of quality.

Personalization at Scale

That's the problem I wanted to solve.

The goal was to create a system that could handle the kind of deep research a good sales rep would normally do, but make it automatic and scalable.

Here's how it works:

  1. It reviews key pages on the lead's website to understand their business and how they position their product or themselves.
  2. It performs a Google search to find anything recent or relevant, such as news, announcements, funding, or job postings.
  3. It checks the lead's LinkedIn profile to understand their role, background, and how the company presents itself.
  4. It compares all of this information against the Ideal Customer Profile to see if the lead is a good fit.
  5. If they are, it writes a message based on what it found. Not a template, but a personalized email with specific details about the lead and their company.
Diagram showing AI sales assistant research and decision flow

This is what makes the system work: it doesn't just automate the sending. It automates the thinking that comes before it.

Scaling Without Spamming

Most tools send the same email to everyone, just with a different name at the top. That's why most cold outreach feels like spam.

This system works differently. It checks if someone matches your Ideal Customer Profile before writing anything. If they don't, it skips them. If they do, it writes a message based on what's actually happening at their company.

Each message is unique and grounded in real context. That helps avoid spam filters and keeps the reply rates high.

It's built to scale. You can reach thousands of leads a day without adding more people or lowering the quality. The output stays consistent, even as volume grows.

Screenshot of the AI sales assistant interface

Scaling in Action: Salomeskv Case Study

Salomeskv, a boutique design studio based in Eastern Europe, wanted to expand into the North American market. They launched a 3-month outbound campaign powered by this system and saw the following results:

  • ๐ŸŽฏ 15,000 leads qualified from their list based on their Ideal Customer Profile
  • ๐Ÿ“ฌ 5% response rate, with replies from around 750 leads
  • ๐Ÿ“… 80 meetings booked, averaging one per business day
  • ๐Ÿš€ 10 new projects closed directly from the outreach
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Estimated 400% return on investment

They built a steady flow of opportunities and closed new deals without growing the team.

What This Changes for Sales Teams

Growing your pipeline doesn't have to mean hiring more SDRs.

Most teams hit a wall when they try to scale personalized outreach. Either the quality drops, or the workload burns people out.

This kind of system changes that. It handles the research and writing at a level that usually takes a lot of manual effort. That frees up your team to focus on the parts of sales that actually need a human.

It's a practical way to scale without lowering the quality or overloading your reps.

Want to build something like this?

Contact me at: hi@dimimikadze.com