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Shalini Verma · AI Marketing Engineer · Toronto, Canada

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Project 05 of 07 · Attio · Pipeline

Cold Lists, Warm Meetings

200 target accounts · 72% data match · 9% reply · 14 meetings in 6 weeks.

The numbers

Before, and after. Every figure is on her résumé.

  1. 200Target accounts
  2. 72%Data match
  3. 9%Reply rate
  4. 14Meetings in 6 weeks

The case

What it cost before. And the system that replaced it.

The cost of waiting

Sales chased cold lists by hand.

Goal
Pipeline from target accounts, without sales chasing lists by hand.
What I built
A proprietary outbound workflow: target list → enrichment (Clay, Apollo) → n8n → a personal draft → the owner approves in Slack → send. SPF, DKIM and DMARC set up; clean data and attribution on every send.
  1. 01Target list
  2. 02Enrich
  3. 03Draft
  4. 04Slack approval
  5. 05Send
  6. 06Meeting
Curiosity gapAI illustration

Why it works

Curiosity gap. Open one loop in the headline; close it on the first screen.

A small, specific gap in knowledge creates the urge to close it. A first line written about the account’s own situation opens that gap; a generic one closes the tab.

Loewenstein, Psychological Bulletin, 1994

Poster: Cold Lists, Warm MeetingsAI illustration

Where

Attio

GTM & Marketing Automation Lead · Contract, part-time · Sep 2024 – Jan 2025 · Remote

Led 3–4 contractors per build.

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