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Practical guides on cold email, outbound lead generation and B2B pipeline, written by the team that runs outbound for software and creative firms.
Buyer guide
What Counts as a Qualified Meeting? Define It Before You Sign With a Lead Generation Agency
A qualified meeting is a held call with a lead who matches fields agreed in writing, like industry, size, country and title. Sample wording and no-show rules.
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Benchmarks
What Is a Good Cold Email Reply Rate? 2026 Benchmarks and How to Read Them
A good cold email reply rate depends on what you divide by. 2026 benchmarks run from 0.74% to 4.5%. Here is why they disagree and how to judge your own campaign.
Buyer guide
Who Owns the Domains, Inboxes and Lead Data When You Leave a Lead Generation Agency?
Get it in writing that the sending domains, inboxes, sequences, lead lists and opt-out list are yours, and know how long each one takes to move to you.
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