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Mar 2024
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Cold Emailing at Scale In 2024 | Vlad Ol...

Donald C. Kelly
About this episode

Are you ready to transform your cold email outreach strategy for 2024?

In this episode of "The Sales Evangelist Podcast," host Donald Kelly speaks with Vlad Oleksiienko, a growth leader with extensive experience in sales development and cold outreach at scale. Vlad shares valuable insights into the evolving landscape of cold emailing in 2024 and beyond. 

He focuses on the challenges and effective strategies for sales reps to scale their outreach efforts. Prepare to revolutionize your approach to cold emailing and propel your sales growth to new heights. Tune in to learn from the expert himself!

The Challenges of Cold Emailing at Scale

  • Vlad delves into the challenges faced by sales reps in the realm of cold outreach. 
  • He highlights the evolving nature of email inboxes, the impact of AI-generated emails, and the growing demand for personalized and relevant communication from buyers.

Tailoring Cold Outreach for Different Markets

  • Vlad emphasizes the importance of tailoring cold outreach strategies based on the market and company. 
  • He distinguishes between high-volume, low-touch cold emails at scale for SMBs and mid-market companies without SDRs and the more targeted approach taken by enterprise SDRs.

Intent-Based Cold Outreach

  • Vlad introduces the concept of intent-based cold outreach, emphasizing the significance of leveraging specific signals or triggers to identify prospects likely to engage with the outreach on a deeper level. 
  • He outlines various tools and methods for determining intent, including leveraging sales navigator, social listening, and technographics.

Crafting Effective Cold Email Sequences

  • Donald and Vlad delve into the practical implementation of intent-based outreach, focusing on the structure of email sequences and the need for conditional personalization based on the recipient's persona and industry. 
  • Vlad provides insights into creating relevant and compelling email sequences while avoiding overcomplication and balancing personalization and scalability.

Navigating Google and Yahoo Changes

  • Vlad clarifies the implications of Google and Yahoo changes and offers practical tips to ensure compliance and maintain deliverability. 
  • He advises against over-complicating the situation, emphasizing the need for relevancy, opt-out links, and technical considerations to address deliverability challenges.

Discover practical strategies for implementing intent-based cold outreach and navigating the evolving email marketing landscape. Vlad shares valuable insights on leveraging intent signals, crafting highly relevant emails, and staying out of Google and Yahoo's spam radar.

Tune in for actionable advice, real-world examples, and proven techniques to supercharge your cold email campaigns.

"Cold outreach and outbound marketing are still effective channels, probably still one of the most effective ways to generate new revenue and keep your company growing." - Vlad Oleksiienko.

Resources

Vlad Oleksiienko on LinkedIn

vlad@reply.io

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