Ricky Pearl

Grow without growing pains | Done for you outbound motions that don't suck | Call, Email or LinkedIn Outbound made easy

2025/6 Partnership Salary Survey:  https://survey.hockeystickadvisory.com/salary
Join Tech Sales ANZ https://rep.pointerstrategy.com/
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⚡️ Helping companies train and hire reps that hit targets.
🇦🇺 B2B sales specialist. Pursuing growth for all who need it

🚩 No seller is perfect. 
🚩 They have potential and they have flaws
🚩 Their success will be determined by YOUR ability to maximise their potential, and coach out he flaws

✅  We do that for every rep we place

Recruitment @ 1.5%/m for 12 months (18% total) 

Membership @ $995 giving you access to entire team training and discounted recruitment

Talented individuals, enabled with world class training, coaching and mentorship. 
 
We help you hire better, scale faster, win more business, and reduce the burden on management of maintaining a high-performance sales department.


👉 DM me to get the details 👈

Founding Member - SDRs of APAC

SDRs of APAC is a collective where leaders in business development collaborate and communicate to drive the industry forward.

Tell your friends. We are having a legendary hiring day on the 20th of Jan
16 candidate BDRs enter the room
8 walk away with a contract

(The other 8 will get support and training to help land their next role - basically as good as a job offer)

If you know someone wanting to get into tech sales. This is the way.

Competitive days like this benefit everyone
1: The best on the day get the job
2: Hiring managers get to see how people operate through a full day 
3: No long drawn out processes for candidates
4: Build the team based on how they work together 
5: The reps not getting a job see who does gets the job and learns quickly where they need to level up (and are given support to get there) 

Share this with people you know

NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 


*This hiring day is for Melbourne only, but we have other roles if you are elsewhere in ANZ

GTM ANZ community | Creating high functioning revenue teams through performance based recruitment and outcomes based training

Call me 
Linkedin me
SMS me
Whatsapp me
Email me
Come knocking on my front door if you need to

With all seriousness, this is genuinely going to be a great role

You will scale then run an outbound team of 20 reps
You can then help them build their international market as they build their US team

We want the best BDR Manager

We are happy to talk to people stepping up into the role
Those already there,
Those that have done it before but want to move to a much better company for career opportunities. 


Friends don't let friends not consider this role. So share it privately with your mates.

We're kicking off 2026 with a big upgrade to the team.

This is the first of a few major announcements for Pointer

We upgraded in a big way

Nathan Clark is partnering with Pointer as a specialist recruiter - focused on Revenue Enablement roles

Why are we doing it? Well...

Companies are turning to Pointer for three main reasons

👉 Recruiters who've actually done the job
👉 Ongoing enablement so reps actually succeed
👉 Payment tied to the rep performance, not ours

But what if our enablement service is not enough?

What if a company needs a full-time revenue enablement professional?

Our hope is that every client eventually needs a dedicated revenue enablement pro (maybe to work alongside Pointer in enabling their team).

We wanted to make sure they had the best revenue enablement professionals supporting them through the hiring process. 

Enter Nathan! 

Someone who knows EXACTLY what is needed to succeed. 
Someone who understands the job even better than the people he is interviewing
Someone who has done it before, is still doing it and will repeatedly (and consistently) do it again 

Nathan is not just one of the best Revenue Enablement Professionals in Australia, but one of the best in the world. 

Give Nathan a Follow, and if you are a revenue enablement professional, jump into our GTM ANZ Community. This is where the community comes together to learn, grow, share and network. 

2026, LFG!

Join Revenue Enablement ANZ today
It's not a new community, it's a dedicated channel in GTM ANZ community

Tech Sales ANZ has been one of the best corners online. A group of highly skilled, community minded individuals all supporting each other. 

There is no selling
There is no pitching
There is only top quality advice, banter and support. 

BUT

We realised we needed some spaces for deeper conversation on specific topics

Yes, there is a main channel for most topics

But a few groups wanted to deep dive (and maybe have less noise)

We opened up dedicated channels for 

1: Revenue Enablement professionals
2: Revenue Operations professionals
3: Partnership Pros (channel is open, but we are only launching later this month) 

You can hop into one of those without needing to be in the main GTM ANZ chat

With the expansion to other revenue professionals, Tech sales ANZ is rebranding to GTM ANZ (maybe temporarily, maybe not) 

We don't want volume, we want quality!

https://lnkd.in/gWG6j3PZ

50% of those invited to attend will get a job. 
8 BDR roles filled in one day

Perfect way to break into tech sales

*oh and the job pays well above industry average. 


P.S we are also looking for Melbourne's best (current of future) BDR Manager to lead this scaling team. 

https://lnkd.in/gEsQbsXS

It's January 5th. 1% of the year completed
Most sales goals are already dead
They just don't know it yet

Here's what happens:
Week 1: "This is my year. I'm going to crush it."
Week 2: First deal slips.
Week 3: First deal lost
Week 4: Back to old habits. The goal becomes "survive until March."

Why does this keep happening?

Because most people confuse their desires with their goals

Goals need a plan
"I want to hit 120% of quota" is not a plan

It's a wish

Here is what top professionals are doing to make sure they actually do better in 2026

- They are focusing on the capabilities required to deliver the outcomes they want
- They are learning, they are practicing, they are reflecting and they are practicing their discipline

So here it is in black and white

If you have not spent time learning. If you don't have new skills to practice, if you are not actually bringing a better version of yourself than your 2025 self, guess what? your 2025 self will get you 2025 results in 2026

Most sales teams don't have a strategy.
They have a quota and a prayer.

Here's a quick maturity check for your revenue function:

Level 1: Chaos
→ Reps do their own thing
→ No consistent process
→ Success depends entirely on individual heroics
→ No clarity on leading KPI's 

Level 2: Documented
→ Playbooks exist (in a folder nobody opens)
→ Some process, inconsistently followed
→ New hires take 9+ months to ramp
→ Mixed bag of performance and lack of clarity on KPI performance


Level 3: Managed
→ Clear methodology adopted
→ Regular coaching and pipeline reviews
→ Reps know exactly what good looks like
→ Managers have clear real-time insights 


Level 4: Optimised
→ Capabilities measured and developed
→ Data drives decisions, not gut feel
→ Consistent performance across the team

Be honest: where does your team sit?

Most are stuck between 1 and 2. Convinced they're at 3.

The jump from 2 to 3 isn't more tools

It's capability investment.

There are some excellent tools that help a LOT, but let me make this clear. AI is not coming to save you. 

The right tools are mission critical. But its the combination of the right people, the right process and the right technology, all working together and implemented well, that gets you there.

Hiring hunger games completed. 
22 entered - 8 survived

Im joking, all 22 survived and all 22 were exceptional. All 22 will have a long and successful career in sales, and Pointer will continue to support them with their growth, learning and development. 

The benefit of the hiring day is you get to build the team, and see them operate as a team. 

Who instantly connected with who? Who become a peer leader? Who was the quiet contributor? Who showed the right self awareness? Who showed the right constraint and self control? 

Who thanked the person paying for lunch? Who held the door and let others walk through? Who thought to get water for the table and cups for everyone? 

Who jumped straight to the big picture and who picked up the details?
Who completed the assignment, and who understood what the assignment was actually testing

There are things that make great teams that are incredibly hard to find in most circumstances. 

But on a hiring day we get to see more. 

Its exhausting for everyone involved, and I have to thank the incredible reps that took themselves out of their comfort zone. 

I hope everyone got a lot out of it, even if it was not an offer of employment

The best part of the day is we got to have our two new team members join us.. 
Ill drop that announcement soon :) 

Have you ever done a hiring day? What do you think?

The community spoke, and we listened. 

We are kicking the year off with one of the most requested sessions

Setting up the GTM stack with Claude Code 

We don't sell any of this, so this is just hands on, walk you through getting this set up. 

No flashy slide decks, just screen shares


Marshy will demystify Claude Code and show you how to set up a GTM stack from scratch.

- Setting up Claude Code in terminal
- Getting started and your hands dirty
- Connecting GTM tools with APIs
- Orchestration with multiple tools

At the moment there is no better LLM tool than this (other than buying dedicated tool like Coachpilot - which is awesome)

Jump into the session and get stuck in.



P.S GTM ANZ Community is the Community where you will learn how to operate as a modern revenue professional

Hiring without an enablement plan is silly
It costs a lot more than paying for enablement. 

This is just a fact. 

Time to value is what matters

Having a rep take 3 month longer to ramp is where companies are wasting so much money

During ramp they saved $10K by not hiring through Pointer or getting enablement support (plenty options)

They wasted $50K in direct salary cost, 3 months in time/runway, and $300K in opportunity cost 

Ever had a weak onboarding? 



*There are plenty enablement professionals that can help you build the right plan for your company. We are happy to introduce them to you if ours is not right for you.

CRMs were supposed to give us superpowers.

Instead, they gave us admin hell.

Remember when Salesforce promised you'd close more deals?

Sell faster?
Know your pipeline inside out?

Here's what actually happened:

→ Reps spend 3 hours a day updating fields nobody reads
→ Managers spend more time auditing CRM hygiene than coaching
→ Deals get lost because someone forgot to change the stage

And my favourite: "Can you update your notes before the forecast call?"
Translation: We don't trust you, so prove it in writing.

But here's what nobody wants to admit:
We bought systems to compensate for capability gaps.

Can't remember your deals? CRM will do it.
Don't know how to forecast? Let the AI predict it.
Struggle with pipeline discipline? Automated reminders to the rescue.

Except none of that actually makes you better at selling.

It just makes you better at pretending you're organised.

70% of sales teams are just coasting. And most of them are drowning in systems that were supposed to set them free.

You want to close more deals?

Stop adding tools.

Start building capabilities.

What system did you implement thinking it'd save time, only to realise it just created more work?

GTM ANZ Community hit 600+ members in 2025. 

 In 2026, we're going to do even more for the community       

 Here's what's coming:                               
 → More curated round table dinners (BDR managers, partnerships, enablement)  
 → Clay Club and RevOps workshops for the tinkerers                   
 → Weekly webinars across 6 tracks hosted by the best in Aus                             
 → And a lot more pub socials                 

But here's the thing about this community:                          

There are NO sponsors - We don't want them.  It's not a place to spam your SaaS product.

This is a group of community minded people who recognise they don't have to reinvent the wheel

They know others have overcome the challenge before and its easier to ask than burn your fingers trying 

Ultimately, they are humble enough to know they are better off with community support

It's revenue professionals helping each other figure sh*t out. No fluff.                        
                                                
If you're in Australian tech and work in sales, marketing, enablement, partnerships, or RevOps - this is your crew.                                 
                                                

*In yesterday's chat I think we figured out one of our first community webinar topics. A live screen share session helping reps set up Claude Code for themselves - GPT is good, but everyone feels like getting claude code set up well is simply the best right now. There is a technical lift that Luke "Marshy" Marshall is going to help us get over. 

Jump in the community now

Alan Ruchtein

CEOs: Broken pipeline & poor performer sales reps? I fix both for you in <60 days. You’ll hate how fast it works. | Modern Seller Program Founder

Your ability to book meetings, negotiate, and close deals with potential clients will determine how far you’ll thrive as a sales rep and leader.

This will allow you to:

📈 Build a career
📈 Hit your quotas
📈 Get recognition
📈 Get a promotion
📈 Get better offers
📈 Land sponsorships

However, booking meetings and closing deals it’s harder than ever:

❌ Prospects don’t return your calls
❌ Prospects don’t stop ghosting you
❌ Prospects don’t answer your emails
❌ Prospects don’t trust you as a seller
❌ Prospects don’t believe in your offer 
❌ Prospects don’t accept your LinkedIn Invite

All of these makes you feel miserable

You feel your manager’s pressure on your shoulder

And you start thinking that sales might not be for you.

Do you relate with this? Because I do - I’ve been there

This happens because the “old way” of doing sales doesn’t work anymore.

Sending 1000s of generic emails and praying they get back to you will kill your sales career.

Now, imagine having a proven system that allows you to systematically:

✅ Book more meetings
✅ Handle all the objections
✅ Move deals through the pipe
✅ Close higher tickets in less time
✅ Run discovery and demo calls like a pro

And, hitting your sales quota.

Wouldn't this be the scenario you would like to be in?

The good news - I can help you get there with:

➝ My weekly Newsletter with actionable sales tactics
➝ My daily sales practical examples in my Content
➝ My sales personalized program
➝ My 1-on-1 Coaching Sessions
➝ My team Coaching Sessions

Now, how serious are you about building your Sales Career?

Let's make it happen.

👉🏼 Shoot me a DM, or head over to my Featured section.

I'll see you at the top!

Founder

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8 AI Prompts That Actually Book Meetings (Cold Email Advanced Edition)

(+ the exact wording I use to land 79+ meetings/month)

☑ ICP Research Prompt

“Act as a sales analyst. Analyse CTOs in B2B SaaS (100–500 employees). Summarise their top 5 priorities, daily pains, and buying triggers in less than 200 words.”

☑ Personalization Hook Prompt

“For this LinkedIn profile [link], draft 3 icebreakers. Keep under 20 words, avoid flattery, tie to their recent activity. Avoid jargon, buzzwords or being salesy.”

☑ Problem Hypothesis Prompt

 “Write 3 pain-point hypotheses for VPs of Sales in SaaS who missed quota last quarter. Keep each under 15 words. Make them relevant and give me a 1 line “Why it matters” for me to understand your POV”

☑ Objection Handler Prompt

 “Give me 3 tactical responses to ‘too expensive’ objection for SaaS buyers in X industry for Y role/title that are willing to buy [my solution]. Make it consultative, not defensive. Each reply must be under 25 words.”

☑ CTA Prompt

"Generate 3 high-converting CTAs for a SaaS demo request email. Each CTA must be under 12 words, avoid pushy sales language, and emphasize clear, outcome-driven value that motivates action without pressure. Prioritize clarity, psychological pull, and alignment with a business decision-maker mindset."

☑ Follow-up Prompt

"Craft a compelling two-sentence follow-up email for a prospect who opened but did not reply to my initial message [insert message 1]. Provide fresh value by weaving in a single new, research-backed insight or market trend that sparks curiosity and relevance, while keeping the tone consultative rather than transactional."

☑ Case Study Builder Prompt

"Transform the following customer testimonial into a concise, two-line cold email case study. Highlight quantifiable ROI, specific numbers, and credible impact in a way that feels authoritative yet humble—avoiding overt self-promotion while ensuring the results command attention and trust."

☑ Multi-Thread Prompt

"Identify 3 alternative stakeholders to approach if a VP of Sales does not respond. For each contact, justify their relevance by explaining their role in the decision-making ecosystem, their potential influence on the buying process, and how they could shape or accelerate a purchasing conversation."

♻️ Repost this so more people stop using GPT like an intern

This AI SDR outperforms 99% of SDRs.
He booked me in 2:06 minutes.
Full story:

I filled out a demo form, expecting the usual SDR dance.

Instead, Alex (Alta | AI Revenue Workforce's AI SDR) qualified me live and dropped a meeting straight into my calendar.

No delay.
No “let me check availability.”
No missed questions.

Just one clean, intelligent handoff.

And that’s when it clicked: This is going to replace your entire inbound flow.

No more reps scrambling to follow up.
No more leads sitting in HubSpot for hours.
No more meetings lost to slow response times.

Now reps get what they actually want: booked meetings.

Here’s what an actual AI Sales Agent should do:

→ Qualify in real time based on fit, urgency, and timeline
→ Book meetings instantly without rep lag
→ Route to the right AE
→ Learn and improve every conversation
→ Run 24/7, without fatigue or fallback

We rolled this out for a client:

• Speed-to-lead dropped from 1 day to 3 minutes
• +61% of qualified leads booked in under 5 minutes
• Pipeline built itself — faster and cleaner

This isn’t just automation.
It’s intelligence in motion.
It's Alta | AI Revenue Workforce

Don't believe me? Try it yoursel now: https://lnkd.in/dwBuHm9A

Brand partnership • CEOs: Broken pipeline & poor performer sales reps? I fix both for you in <60 days. You’ll hate how fast it works. | Modern Seller Program Founder

17.691.288 emails, 6.882.916 calls, and 15 years later, I realized something:

Sales isn’t hard because of objections.
It’s hard because of the emotional tax.

The giving.
The waiting.
The ghosting.

You don’t last by getting tougher.
You last by getting better at rebuilding.

EVERY. SINGLE. DAY

For you, my dear sales colleague:

You’ll survive Q1 and become stronger.

Agreed?

This is my inspirational post.

👉 Follow Alan Ruchtein for Modern Sales Frameworks.

“I used a tool to get your number. Want a demo?”
That was my opener on a cold call to a CEO last week.
First thing out of his mouth: 

“Who gave you my number?”

Most reps would never say that.
Too risky. Too blunt. Too honest.

Old-school playbook says:

- "Found it in my notes…"
- "We met at an event, maybe?"
- "Uh, your colleague passed it over."

I said:  “FullEnrich did. Your reps should use it too.”

He laughed.

Boom, we’re in.

No lies. No fake intros. No fluff.

The most dangerous thing in sales today? Playing it safe.

Safe = Ignored.
Safe = Generic.
Safe = “Thanks, not interested.”

Radical honesty cuts through faster than any script ever will.

Tools like FullEnrich get you access.
Truth gets you respect.

What's your #1 opener for cold calls?

This email has booked me 25 meetings in the last 21 days (COPY THE TEMPLATE AND FRAMEWORK):

I called it: The 1-Sentence Framework.

⭢ 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲:

Subject: [process]

"Hi [Name],

If we could [achieve the desired result], without [super painful topic], would that be worth a quick chat?

Best
Alan

PS: [Relevant topic you know about them]"

Why does it work:

→ Lowercase subject line
→ Less than 55 words
→ Soft Call to Action
→ PS (worth adding)
→ Customer-Centric
→ Mobile Friendly
→ Relevant Topic
→ Teasing

Your prospect doesn't give a Fuuurk about you.

They care about what you can do for them.

With this framework, you'll engage them by focusing on their objectives.

Just pointing out how you can be of help

⭢ Simple
⭢ Relevant
⭢ Pain Focused

What would you add?

PS: Grab my FREE cold email AI GPT BOT generator here: https://lnkd.in/dSiceii6 

♻️ Share if you learned something ;)

My go-to 6 live frameworks for follow-ups. They work across email, LinkedIn DMs, and live calls to clearly recap and move conversations forward:

Most follow-ups fail because they try to “check in” instead of forcing a decision.

“Just checking in.”
“Any updates?.”
“Bumping this.”

Those don’t move deals forward.
They remind buyers you want something.

Strong follow-ups do the opposite:

→ restore clarity
→ re-anchor priorities
→ reduce decision friction

1️⃣ Clarity Recap

Re-align the conversation and confirm understanding.

Example: “To make sure we’re aligned here’s what I understood you’re aiming for [short description]. Did I capture that right?”

2️⃣ Silent Objection Check-In

Creates space for what hasn’t been said.

Example: ”Is anything on your side holding this up or something popped up internally I should be aware of?”

3️⃣ Priority Alignment

Refocuses on what matters most right now.

Example: “When we last spoke, {{priority}} was top of the list. Is that still the case, or has anything shifted?”

4️⃣ Micro-Value Nudge

Moves the conversation forward naturally.

Example:“Sharing a quick resource that other teams found useful when tackling [X], thought it might be helpful for you too.”

5️⃣ Time-Pressure Mirror

Reflects their timeline without pushing yours.

Example: “Are you still hoping to get this sorted before {{timeline}}. If so, you shoul act by doing X before Y. May I help there?”

6️⃣ Decision Simplifier

Reduces friction by making the next step easy.

Example: “If it helps, I can put together a simple 1-page summary so you can review the key points?”

Good follow-ups don’t chase.

They guide the next step.

I might be able to help you avoid all the ghosting you’ll get in Q1 and hit quota faster by working together using my proven methodology.

If you want that to happen, DM me “ELITE” and let’s make you unstoppable.

Or take action by getting The Modern Seller Program “Q1 Zero Excuses Limited Offer” like other +1129 heroes did at 60% OFF. Last 48 hours: 

https://lnkd.in/dR_CRPGc

👉 Follow Alan Ruchtein for sales frameworks & AI playbooks that actually close.

The 5 solutions I wish I’d had when I started my sales career 15+ years ago (that help me consistently book 70+ meetings/month)

1 — FullEnrich

Your outbound dies the moment your data is wrong. FullEnrich fixes that before your reps even touch a lead.

→ Cleans & verifies every contact
→ Confirms emails & phone numbers
→ Removes dead records instantly

2 — Perplexity

Real-time intelligence while you browse a prospect’s world.

→ Scans sites, posts, PR, product pages
→ Surfaces buying triggers + priorities
→ Generates POVs instantly

3 — RetroFix (YC S24)  

Call prep that feels like cheating.

→ Auto-scans your calendar
→ Builds insight briefs for each meeting
→ Delivers pains, angles, talk tracks

4 — Alta | AI Revenue Workforce  

Outbound that reacts the moment intent spikes.

→ Outbound agent triggers personalized messages
→ Inbound agent qualifies warm leads instantly
→ Both adjust messaging based on behavior

5 — Instantly.ai

High-personalization at scale without burning domains.

→ Behavior-based sequences
→ Smart send logic
→ Maintains deliverability

If you want more AI-native outbound systems follow Alan Ruchtein, the playbooks only get sharper from here.

New year. New format. Same obsession: Telling the truth about sales:

For the last couple of years, sales content has been everywhere.

Posts. Threads. Frameworks. Hot takes.

Useful? Sometimes.
Human? Rarely.

But sales isn’t just read. It’s felt.

Tone matters.
Pace matters.
Timing matters.

You remember a voice long after you forget a post.

People don’t trust content.
People trust people behind content.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.

Together with Kevin, we’re creating a podcast that talks sales the way you actually experience it. 

- The pressure 
- The uncomfortable calls
- The wins that almost fell apart 
- The tools you can use now to win deals.
- The moments nobody turns into a carousel.
- The way you can shape your mindset to win.

And this time, it’s not staying in text.

This year, we’re putting all of this and more over YouTube and TikTok, where tone, pauses, and reactions say more than words ever could.

No polished performances.
No sales theater.

Just real conversations about what it actually takes to win in sales today.

We have 2 final sponsor spots open for brands that want to be associated with honest, high-trust, and insanely tactical sales content.

DM Kevin or me directly if that’s you. Don't cry later!

Stay tuned, more news coming soon...

PS: Link with details in the comments.

This simple 6-step process tweak in my prospecting routine changed everything:

01 — Spot Accounts Showing Real Movement

Pipeline grows when outreach starts with signs of activity.

Look for:

→ VP/CRO job changes
→ Hiring sprints
→ Funding events
→ Tech stack swaps

AI Prompt: “Analyze this account and list 3 buying signals with explanations of what each signal means for pipeline, urgency, and timing.”

02 — Turn Signals Into a POV That Actually Lands

A buying signal only matters when it’s connected to urgency. A strong POV answers:

1️⃣ What changed
2️⃣ Why it matters
3️⃣ How it impacts pipeline, revenue, or efficiency

AI Prompt: “Turn this buying signal into a sharp POV for a VP of Sales. Keep it under 40 words and link it to pipeline quality.”

03 — Build Relevance in Under 20 Seconds

Fast relevance lowers resistance.

AI pulls instant context from:

✓ LinkedIn
✓ Website
✓ Hiring trends
✓ Tech stack

AI Prompt: “Summarize this prospect’s last 5 actions (posts, hires, tech changes) and turn it into a 20-second personalized intro.”

04 — Trigger Outreach Based on Behavior

Modern outbound reacts to intent — not timers.

If they:

✓ Click → send an insight
✓ Open → send a POV
✓ Watch → send a case study
✓ Ignore → change the angle

AI Prompt: “Based on this behavior event (open, click, watch), recommend the next message that would create maximum relevance.”

05 — Align Messaging to Real Pain

Personas describe audiences.
Signals describe realities.

Replace: “Head of Sales at SaaS companies” with “Teams missing pipeline coverage because SDR productivity dropped 27% in Q3.”

AI Prompt: “Translate this ICP persona into 3 real pains backed by buying signals, not assumptions.”

06 — Automate What’s Proven to Work

Your best talk tracks shouldn’t disappear after a good call.

Turn wins into:
✓ Scripts
✓ Prompts
✓ Templates
✓ Micro-frameworks

AI Prompt: “Analyze these 5 won-deal calls and extract:

– patterns that created trust
– language that moved the deal forward
– objections that repeated
– winning talk tracks to templatize.”

If this feels like what your team is missing, follow Alan Ruchtein for real fixes

Here’s the truth no one tells you about AI AGENTS in 2026 and you must know before it’s too late:

Most teams talk about “AI SDRs” like it’s some futuristic thing.

It’s not. 

It’s just the new way top outbound teams already operate in 2026.

If you want an AI SDR that actually books meetings and not just another bot sending spam, follow the exact blueprint I use with my clients 👇

1️⃣ Map the SDR workflow

Before you automate anything, break the job into small stuff

This includes researching accounts, spotting triggers, writing emails, personalizing, qualifying inbound, following up, and updating the CRM.

 If you don’t know what the AI should own, nothing will work.

2️⃣ Assign each responsibility to its own AI agent

Think of it like building a tiny GTM team:

• CRM Agent
• Inbox Agent
• Writer Agent
• Trigger Agent
• Research Agent
• Sequencer Agent

 Each one handles a specific part of the process so nothing gets dropped.

3️⃣ Train the AI to think like your best SDR

Give it a persona, feed it your ICP pains, your POVs, your proof.

Let it write the emails, the call scripts, the follow-ups, the objection handling.
Save your best prompts somewhere and reuse them. Don't start from scratch every time.

4️⃣ Turn the whole thing on

A signal fires, research happens instantly, a fresh POV gets created, the message goes out, follow-ups happen automatically, CRM gets updated, and managers get notified when something matters.

No lag. No guessing. No “I forgot.”

5️⃣ Track everything and refine it

Open rate, reply rate, positive replies, meetings booked, time-to-first-touch.

Every cycle makes the system smarter.
 
Modern AI AGENTS don’t replace reps.

They replace everything that slows reps down.

Follow Alan Ruchtein for more AI-native outbound playbooks and the exact workflows that will separate the leaders from everyone else in 2026

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My go-to 20 highly relevant signals for consistent +7% reply rates in my outbound campaigns:

Buyers rarely tell you when they’re ready

They drop signals way before you notice.

But top sellers spot the subtle signals that quietly say:  “This company is getting ready to buy.”

They are:

1) New Funding Round
2) Key Leadership Hire
3) Sudden Team Layoffs
4) Rapid Hiring Spikes
5) New GTM Leader
6) Product Launch
7) Tech Stack Swap
8) Pricing Changes
9) Competitor Move
10) High-Churn Reviews
11) Website Redesign
12) Hiring for Pain Keywords
13) Industry Regulation Change
14) New Market Expansion
15) New Partnership
16) Negative Press
17) Flat Quarter or Revenue Drop
18) Big Customer Win
19) Founder or CEO Publicly Posting About Pain
20) Job Postings with “Fix” Language

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One of my clients burned $80k before realizing step 1 was wrong:

They were a fast-growing B2B SaaS team.
Just raised a round.
Ready to scale outbound.

So they did what most execs do:

→ Hired 3 reps
→ Bought lead lists
→ Wrote solid copy
→ Hit send

And waited.

The results?

- 18% open rates
- 0 meetings booked
- Reps blaming the messaging
- Founders blaming the reps

They even considered scrapping outbound altogether.

But the problem wasn’t the team.
It wasn’t the message either.

It was infrastructure.

No one checked the sending setup.
No one tracked reputation.
No one built a real system to protect their inboxes.

They were firing campaigns from burner Gmail accounts and wondering why nothing landed.

That’s when we brought in Maildoso.

Here’s what changed:

✅ Self-healing mailboxes
✅ Google Workspace + SMTP rotation
✅ US-based IPs, real domains
✅ Deliverability monitoring + auto-replacement

Fast forward 30 days:

- 98%+ inbox placement
- 5 meetings/week
- Cold email went from a gamble to a pipeline engine

Lesson?

Step 1 of outbound is NOT copy.
It’s not hiring reps.
It’s not even building lists.

Step 1 is infrastructure.

No infra = no delivery
No delivery = no pipeline
No pipeline = no growth

Cold email isn’t broken.

Most companies just skip the foundation.

Don’t be that guy. Do outbound properly.

Inbox or nothing.

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