Denis Acia

Co-Founder at SaasFluence | B2B Influencer Marketing for SaaS Brands

I’m Denis, Co-Founder of SaasFluence

We’re an influencer marketing agency helping B2B tech brands drive demand and visibility by partnering with LinkedIn influencers.

Currently — with over 200 influencers, we manage influencer marketing programs for B2B sales tech companies like Maildoso, Icypeas, Saleshandy, Fowla, and others.

Why We Started SaasFluence

Before SaasFluence, I ran an outbound agency, Applus Leads. Through that experience, we worked with some incredible B2B tech brands — companies with fantastic products and real value to offer. But despite outbound efforts (cold calls and cold emails), they weren’t getting the traction they deserved.

A big reason?

Their LinkedIn presence and engagement were minimal. Most had only a few hundred page followers and very little visibility in the market.

That lack of recognition made it hard to convert cold leads. Without social proof or brand mentions, prospects were hesitant to engage — especially in the highly competitive sales tech space.
What they really needed was a new approach — one that would:

1. Build credibility
2. Earn trust
3. And drive demand by establishing them as trusted solutions in the market.

That’s where SaasFluence comes in.

Our mission;
To help B2B tech brands leverage influencer marketing to drive demand, increase sales, and grow.

How We Can Help

☑ If you’re a B2B tech founder or business leader with an influencer marketing budget of at least $10K/month,
 ☑ And you don’t have the time to run campaigns or manage influencer partnerships,
We’ll handle it for you.

We’ve launched thousands of LinkedIn-sponsored campaigns, and our clients are seeing exceptional ROI.

If you’re curious, DM me and I’ll share a few of our client case studies so you can learn more about our systems and results.

Or, visit our website to explore further:
 👉 www.saasfluence.co

Lead Generation Partner - Outbound

I am so tired of seeing 20-year-olds giving me life advice on this app.

I scroll my feed and I see people who haven't really done any work yet telling us how we should run our companies.

Why is everyone trying so hard to be a teacher before they have even been a student?

I don't want to hear your philosophy or your 'mindset' tips that you found in a book. I want to see what you did with your own two hands.

Show me the scars from a mistake you made last month. Tell me about the client you lost or the project that blew up in your face because you messed up. 

That is the only way I can believe that what you are saying is something I can use in my life too.

We have enough people on LinkedIn talking about how things should be. We need more people showing how things are.

I would rather follow a person who is failing and being honest about it than a "thought leader" who has never done any work.

Do you want to see more advice or more stories from trenches?

Sales Creator 🖊️ | Turning Outbound Into Meetings | Senior BDR @ Outbound OS

Let me tell you a quick story about me 👇👇

I didn’t always know I’d end up in sales. Growing up, I wanted to be a lawyer. I studied International Relations in the university and eventually found myself in the world of banking. 

It was stable, structured, and... not quite for me. I wanted something more dynamic, something that allowed me to connect with people in a real way. That’s when I discovered tech sales.

Now, was the journey smooth? Not exactly......

Transitioning from banking to sales meant stepping into a whole new world. I had to unlearn what I thought I knew and build new skills from scratch. But through determination (and a lot of trial and error), I figured it out.

Fast forward to now, I’ve not only hit quota but consistently exceeded it, thanks to a sales approach rooted in strategy, creativity, and genuine connection.

As Founder & Creative Lead at PitchPoet, I help brands and sales teams turn visibility into pipeline through strategic storytelling, structured outreach, and positioning that shortens sales cycles.

For me, sales isn’t just about numbers, it’s about sharing a part of yourself with the world. And in doing so, I’ve found my authentic way to connect, inspire, and succeed.

You’re welcome ✌️

Tosin T.

Here are 7 solutions to common sales pain points

Imagine trying to cook dinner using 7 different kitchens.

That’s exactly what some sales processes look like.

These 7 simple fixes make sales a lot less painful:

1. Simplify your tool stack
If sending one message requires 12 tabs, the system is broken.

2. Automate the boring stuff
Let automation handle enrichment, follow-ups, and sequencing.
You focus on conversations.

3. Use data, not guesses
Reply rates, acceptance rates, conversions.
Let the numbers guide the next move.

4. Personalize like a human
If your message starts with “Hi {{FirstName}}…” it’s probably getting ignored.
Intent signals + context = better conversations.

Tools like La Growth Machine help connect the entire workflow, enrichment, automation, and multichannel outreach, so teams can run smarter campaigns and still personalize at scale.

5. Consistently share what works
Your best message shouldn’t live in one rep’s inbox.
Turn wins and lessons into team knowledge.

6. Always treat campaigns like experiments
Test messaging, channels, and timing.
What worked last quarter might not work today.

7. Train your team properly
Your tools are only powerful if people actually know how to use them.

Great sales isn’t about grinding harder.
It’s about building a system that makes winning easier.

Curious what that system actually looks like?

Comment “Cook,” and I’ll send you the spice 🧑🏻‍🍳

Tosin Togbe

This picture is the perfect metaphor for bad outbound.

A chicken confidently walking into KFC with no clue what they do there.

But unfortunately,  a lot of prospecting looks exactly like that.

Here’s a quick 10-minute prospecting test I started doing before launching any outbound campaign:

Before sending the first email, ask yourself:

1️⃣ Are these contacts actually in my ICP?
2️⃣ Are the emails verified?
3️⃣ Do I have direct dials for Cold calls?
4️⃣ Are these contacts still at the company?
5️⃣ Was the data updated recently?


If you can’t confidently say yes to most of those…

Your outbound campaign is already at risk.

And that realization is what pushed me to change my list-building workflow.

Instead of guessing, I started building lists inside Prospeo.io

Here’s what stood out quickly:
→ Triple-verified emails
→ Verified mobile numbers for Cold calls
→ Topic filters + intent signals to tighten targeting
→ A 300M contact database refreshed every 7 days

Which solves the biggest outbound problem nobody talks about

So if your data is stale, your entire sales process is fighting uphill.

But when your data is clean:
Cold emails land effortlessly.
Cold calls reach the right person.

Conversations happen faster.

And that’s when outbound starts working the way it’s supposed to.

Better data → better targeting → better Sales Pipeline →
more revenue (and commission 😅).

Great prospecting is like planting seeds in fertile soil.

The right inputs always grow regardless

Give it a spin, comment or dm LIST for credits to see the data for yourself.

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POV: You read a cold email and see three em dashes in one paragraph.

Oh this was generated. No human breathes like that.


Salesperson:
It’s not AI — I just think in structured dramatic pauses.

The hardest part of sales isn’t rejection.

It’s coming back the next day… anyway.

You make 100 dials
Only 5 pick up
1 says maybe
None close

That silence obviously stings.
And your confidence dips

But the thing is:

Sales isn’t only about the days you win
It’s also about the days you refuse to quit

You keep dialing.
You keep learning.
You keep showing up
until your “maybe” becomes “let’s do it.”

Because those are the days that turn into stories. And those stories?

They’re what make you unstoppable.


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Every sales rep in their first interview:

Let’s grow together.

Every sales rep after Q3:
I should’ve asked more questions 😩

This is why you’re not hitting quota with emails.

1.	Your emails are just too long
Your prospect opened it between meetings, on their phone, with 10 other emails waiting.
If they need to scroll to understand your point, you’ve already lost them.

2.	You’re pitching way too early
Most cold emails jump straight into “Let me show you our platform.”
But the prospect hasn’t even decided if the problem matters yet.

3.	Your message is about you, not them
“Our company helps businesses optimize…”
Prospects don’t wake up thinking about your company.
They think about their problems.

4.	You’re not giving them a reason to reply
A good email starts a conversation.
A bad email just delivers information.
Information rarely gets responses.

5.	Your emails might not even be getting seen
Before worrying about replies, ask a bigger question: Are your emails landing in the inbox?

Email is still one of the most powerful tools in sales.

But only if it’s short, relevant, and actually delivered.

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Everyone wants the sales formula.

So here it is.

1 × 1 × 1 × 1 × 1 = 1

One call.
One message.
One follow-up.
One conversation.
One more attempt.

Nothing impressive.

But now watch this.

1.01 × 1.01 × 1.01 × 1.01 × 1.01 = 1.05

Improve by just 1% every day.

A slightly better opener.
A slightly better question.
A slightly better follow-up.

Still boring, I know.

But over a year?

1.01³⁶⁵ = 37.8

That’s the math nobody talks about.

- Consistency over intensity.
- Small improvements over big promises.
- Fundamentals over flashy tactics.

The secret to sales was never complicated.

It’s just compound effort applied daily.

Over and over and over again!

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5 ways to start your week as a salesperson

1.	Review your pipeline
Know exactly where every deal stands before the week starts.

2.	Follow up first
Most deals are hiding in the follow-ups you didn’t send.

3.	Prospect early
New conversations today protect your numbers next month.

4.	Prioritize real opportunities
Not every lead deserves the same amount of your energy.

5.	Control your mindset
Some people will ignore you. Some will ghost you.

A few will buy, focus on those ones.

Sales is not won on Friday.

It’s built on what you decide to do on Monday morning.

Enjoy my video 😄✌️

10 Outbound Lines and What They Really Mean

After sending thousands of cold emails, I started noticing a pattern:

A lot of “objections” aren’t actually objections.

They’re just signals that your data, timing, or target is off.

Here’s what these lines actually mean, and how to handle them 👇

1️⃣ Can you send me more info?
Translation: Mild curiosity. Not enough to read a 10-page deck.
Handle it: Share one clear idea. End with a single question so they don’t ghost.

2️⃣ Now’s not a good time.
Translation: Busy, distracted, or this isn’t urgent… yet.
Handle it: Acknowledge it, then tie your outreach to something specific and relevant now.

3️⃣ We already have something in place.
Translation: Emotionally committed to a past choice.
Handle it: Don’t argue. Ask how it’s actually working. Every solution has a quiet frustration.

4️⃣ Just looping back later.
Translation: Buying time because they don’t know what to say.
Handle it: Offer a tiny next step or an easy exit. Less pressure = faster replies.

5️⃣ No reply at all.
Translation: Your email might never have landed.
Handle it: Check deliverability + list quality first (before rewriting your copy).

6️⃣ I’ll get back to you.
Translation: Maybe yes, maybe no. They’re putting you on ice.
Handle it: Give a reason to reply now. Timing + relevance = response.

7️⃣ We don’t have the budget.
Translation: Not convinced the ROI outweighs the cost.
Handle it: Show clear value in their context. Numbers > words.

8️⃣ We need to talk internally.
Translation: Multiple stakeholders are involved, and no one’s taking the lead.
Handle it: Ask how decisions are made and who actually moves the needle.

9️⃣ I’m already talking to someone else.
Translation: They’ve chosen a path, but may still have doubts.
Handle it: Understand the gaps in their current solution. Then highlight your differentiator.

🔟 Send it over.
Translation: Curious enough to read, not curious enough to commit.
Handle it: Keep it clear, actionable, and easy to reply to.

Now, here’s why all this matters:

You can interpret every last one of these lines perfectly…and still lose out if your inputs are bad.

That’s why I’ve been building my lists with Prospeo.io:

→ Triple-verified emails and mobiles
→ Database refreshed continuously every 7 days
→ Topic filters + intent scores for tighter ICP targeting

Because when your list is clean, you stop guessing.

Fewer bounces → more real conversations.

Same rep, same effort, different inputs, better results.

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You don’t need any framework or hacks in sales.

But since we’re here…
Let me give you four uncomfortable codes most people eventually discover the hard way:

1. The “Prospect Memory” Rule

Nobody remembers your email.

Not because it was bad.
Because their brain never registered it as important.

If your message doesn’t connect to something they already care about, it disappears in seconds.

Cold outreach competes with meetings, targets, Slack pings, and lunch.

You’re not competing with other sales reps.
You’re competing with their attention span.


2. The “Mental Effort” Principle

The harder your message is to process…

The faster it gets ignored.

If a prospect has to figure out what you’re trying to say, you’ve already lost.

3. The “Why You?” Test

Every prospect subconsciously asks one brutal question:

Why is this person messaging me specifically?

If they can’t answer that question in 3 seconds, you become background noise.

And most outreach fails this test immediately.

4. The “Too Early / Too Late” Trap

Sometimes your message is perfect.

The company is perfect.

The problem is real.

But you showed up 3 months too early or 6 months too late.

Sales timing is like knocking on someone’s door:

If you arrive while they’re asleep…
You don’t get a conversation.

And here’s the strange part most reps eventually realise:

The difference between 0 replies and 10 replies is rarely writing better messages.

It’s usually understanding humans better. 

Happy Friday Everyone 🫶🏻

Last week, I rebuilt my entire sales campaign from scratch.

I didn’t start with copy. I started with one question:

How do I make this feel like a real conversation… even at scale?

So I redesigned it around 5 layers:

1️⃣ Targeting only decision-makers showing real signals. No cold, dead lists.

2️⃣ Auto-enrichment before outreach. If I don’t understand the context, I don’t message.

3️⃣ Social warm-up before the first touch. Familiarity changes everything.

4️⃣ Chat-style messages instead of long paragraphs: short bursts, more natural, higher replies.

5️⃣ Voice notes only for high-intent prospects. 30 seconds, specific, human.

What you’re seeing in the video is the full system working together inside La Growth Machine:
 
LinkedIn → Email → Voice → Conversation.

No hacks, no spam. Just a properly designed multichannel flow.

Most people try to optimize messages, but very few optimize the system.

Comment “PUMPED" if you want the exact structure + the ready-to-duplicate campaign.

Steal the structure, make it all yours 😉

Here’s how I hit 120% of my quota last quarter…

Most salespeople believe that hitting quota is a matter of skill.

Oh well, no doubt you do need the skill  

But most of it came down to fixing just one core problem for me:
I stopped guessing who to reach out to.

Before that, my outreach looked like this:
• Targeting companies that “felt right.”
• Building lists manually
• Sending decent messages to the wrong people
• Relying on one channel and hoping it worked

Some weeks were great.
Some weeks were painfully quiet.

So I made one simple shift.
I started focusing on signals instead of assumptions.

Instead of guessing, I went after people already showing intent:
• People engaging with content
• Companies similar to customers who had already replied
• Prospects interacting before the first message ever went out

And everything changed.

More connections accepted.
More replies I could bank on
More qualified conversations.

That consistency is what pushed me past quota.

How I did it: I set this all up with La Growth Machine (LGM), my go-to tool
for automating and scaling signal-driven outreach.

So I documented the exact workflow I used to set this up, step by step.

Inside this playbook, I break down:
• How I build smarter lists using real signals
• How I clean & enrich lead data automatically
• How I warm prospects before reaching out
• How I combine LinkedIn, email, and calls into one flow
• How I scale what’s already working without adding more tools

It’s simple, practical, and built for real sales teams trying to create
a predictable pipeline.

Want the full guide? Make sure we’re connected

Comment “GUIDE” below, and I’ll send it over.

P.S. Repost for early access, I’ll also include a bonus breakdown on how to turn engagement into real conversations at scale.

Is sales really a game of numbers?

Let’s do a quick math, for real.

Rep A:

- Sent 100 emails sent.
- 60 never get opened.
- 25 get skimmed.
- 10 get a reply.
- 3 become meetings.
- 1 becomes a deal.

Rep B: 

- 100 emails.
- Same market.
- Same product.
- 20 replies.
- 9 meetings.
- 4 deals.

Same numbers game, different outcome.

So what actually moved the needle?

Volume?
Targeting?
Message?
Timing?
Or just luck?

At what point does it stop being a numbers game…and start becoming something else?

I booked 15 qualified meetings last week using this Ai agent.

No bigger list, no more volume, no longer hours.

Just one SmartAgent from Smartlead  running in the background.

After 3+ years of cold email, I've learned this:

The bottleneck isn't sending emails. It's what happens after someone replies.

Here's what SmartAgents changed for me 👇

1. Reply management on autopilot
SmartAgents drafted contextual follow-ups automatically. No more staring at replies, wondering what to say next.

2. Real-time campaign monitoring
Performance tracking + instant alerts when something breaks or underperforms. I stopped checking dashboards obsessively.

3. Meeting booking without the back-and-forth
This is where Smartlead's Meeting Booking Agent became my secret weapon:

✓ Detected meeting intent in replies ✓ Sent Calendly link automatically ✓ Added prep notes to HubSpot ✓ Sent reminders without me touching anything ✓ Logged outcomes + next steps

Zero calendar ping-pong, zero "Does 3 pm work?" threads, zero admin spiral.

I just showed up prepared and closed deals

The result (in 5 days):
→ 15 qualified meetings
→ 10 hours saved
→ Way less mental stress

Honestly, this felt like having an extra pair of hands on my Outbound without burning out.

If you want to build a system that books meetings while you focus on closing, try it here: https://lnkd.in/ebrZJZT5

Plant the right system once, and your pipeline keeps growing.

Ps: I sometimes enjoy booking those meetings right on that floor 😀

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Time doesn’t care if you were almost ready.

It only rewards those who moved anyway.

You can love someone deeply 
but if you say it after they’ve checked out, it won’t land.

You can fix your habits 
but if you wait until your health collapses, it costs more.

In sales, you can have the perfect pitch 
but if you follow up after the budget is gone, it doesn’t matter.

In your career, you can prepare endlessly 
but if you never step forward, preparation expires.

Life rarely punishes ignorance.
It punishes hesitation.

We delay hard conversations.
We postpone bold moves.
We “think about it” until opportunity thinks about someone else.

The right move at the wrong time still loses.

And sometimes the difference between regret and growth
is simply deciding before fear feels comfortable.

Read that again.

Where in your life are you right… but late?

I just hit 17,000 followers on LinkedIn.

And instead of saying “thank you” with a selfie and a long emotional caption…

I want to give something away.

Not a PDF, not a funny template.

And definitely not a “DM me PIPELINE” moment.

This is something way bigger.

Lusha is giving away a Golden API Key 
100,000 credits to one winner, every single week.

This isn’t just about downloading a list.
It’s about building a real GTM machine powered by verified data

Imagine what 100k credits could do if you used it properly:

– Scale your pipeline without sacrificing precision:

Build a clean list of 500 ICP accounts and enrich only decision-makers instead of blasting 5,000 random contacts.

– Build lookalike segments of your highest-converting accounts:

Take your top 20 closed-won customers and find similar companies + roles to replicate what’s already working.

– Automate enrichment and sync your CRM instantly:

Set it once, so every new lead that enters your CRM gets enriched automatically with verified numbers + emails.

– Act on signals the second they show up:

When someone changes jobs, gets promoted, or joins a target account, reach out within 24–48 hours while they’re still settling in and more open to conversations.

If I had 100k credits when I started outbound, my pipeline would’ve moved 10x faster.

And now the entry? Ridiculously simple.

It takes seconds to sign up and generate a key

Winners are announced every Thursday on Lusha’s LinkedIn page.

Generate your API key here: https://lnkd.in/d3TeCmba

And if you win…I expect screenshots 😌🔥

Let’s build machines, not lists.

You don’t have to lose your best reps to value them.

They carry your pipeline… and your revenue.

2023 → Hits 105% quota. $500k closed. Commission delayed.
2024 → Hits 120%. $800k closed. Base unchanged.
2025 → Hits 140%. $1.2M closed. “Let’s revisit promotion next cycle.”
2026 → Builds 70% of pipeline. Still chasing unpaid commission.

Revenue doubles, compensation stays flat. 

Expectations rise, clarity drops.
Pressure compounds, rewards lag.

When a rep finds a better offer, suddenly leadership says:
“We can match it. Stay.”

You didn’t find new budget. You just finally calculated their value.

Loyalty isn’t proven at exit, it’s proven while they’re still staying. And it has to go both ways.

A counteroffer isn’t appreciation. It’s just another strategy to hold you back.


Image credits: Tobi Oluwole

How $200M ARR founders built SaaS with AI without losing their minds

This Thursday, forget gurus and their LinkedIn hot takes.

These founders are in the trenches, building and scaling in this age of AI

Here’s the line up and topics they would be covering:
• Adam Robinson   – What to build when building is free (yes, free!)  

Mohamed Chahin    – How AI makes outreach feel like magic  

• Jesse Ouellette  – Coding agents that actually accelerate GTM  

• Alina Vandenberghe 🌶️ – Building category-defining SaaS companies (spicy!)  

• Max Mitcham  – Using social signals to drive revenue (your posts are spying on you) 
 
• Ilija Stojkovski  – How HeyReach scaled without relying on outbound (rebel move)  

• Bethany Stachenfeld  – Building GTM engines for an AI-first world  

If you’re starting a SaaS or agentic AI product and want to:  
• Grow fast without selling your soul  
• Retain customers without extra meetings  
• Build systems that work while you binge coffee  

Then this is your VIP pass to actually learning how growth happens.

All thanks to Smartlead 💪
 
🗓 12th March 2026 | 10 AM EST | 3 PM GMT | 8:30 PM IST  

Sign up before they run out of virtual chairs 👉 https://luma.com/8n0v5to2

The wait is finally over guys…

For years, outbound has felt like assembling a weird little “data Frankenstein.”

One tool for companies.

Another for people.

Another for emails.

Another for phone numbers.

Half your time wasn’t even selling.

You were just stitching lists together and hoping nothing broke.

Today, that changes.

FullEnrich  just launched Search, and it completely quietly removes the chaos from prospecting.

You can now:
• Build lists from scratch using granular filters (title, location, seniority, tenure, industry,headcount)

• Upload a list of target accounts and find the exact decision-makers inside them

• Cover up to 95% of a company’s headcount by pulling from 20+ premium data sources

• Enrich the entire list in one click with verified emails and mobile numbers

Guess what I personally like most?

It feels like the natural extension of how I already prospect.

No more jumping between tabs.

No more “this person left 2 years ago” surprises.

Just one place to find the right people who are actually in their seats today.

If you do outbound for a living, go run a free search and see how much of a company you can actually uncover.

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POV: You finally filter 500 leads down to 10 real buyers.

ICP matched.
Budget confirmed.
Even mutual connections involved.

The first two say, “Please don’t call me.”

Me:
After everything we’ve been through together?

Oh I’m calling. This is destiny at this point 😩

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