Service
Outbound as a service for B2B tech companies
We run your outbound end to end, from prospecting and buying signals to email, LinkedIn, cold calls and booked meetings, so your AEs spend their time on qualified conversations with technical buyers.
What is outbound as a service? Outbound as a service (also called done-for-you outbound or outsourced SDR) means an outside team runs your outbound prospecting for you: it defines the ideal customer profile, builds the target list, monitors buying signals, runs cold email, LinkedIn and cold calling, handles replies and books qualified meetings for your sales team. A8Z provides this for B2B tech companies selling to technical buyers.
What you get
Prospecting and account research
We define the accounts and personas that actually have the problem you solve and build the lists ourselves, verified contacts included, using real triggers: recent funding, international expansion, new leaders, tech stack and hiring signals.
Messaging angles per persona
Several angles for each buyer type (CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Platform, CISO, VP Sales), each with a specific reason this person should care right now.
Buying signals and social listening
We track who is posting about the problem you solve, engaging with competitors, hiring for relevant roles, raising money or changing leadership, and reach them while the need is fresh.
Email, LinkedIn and cold calling
Multi-step sequences that combine email, LinkedIn and phone calls, sent in small, reviewed batches from properly warmed infrastructure so your main domain stays safe.
Reply handling and booking
We answer replies like a human, qualify interest and put meetings on your team's calendar with context on why the prospect agreed to talk.
Deliverability setup
Separate sending domains, mailbox warm-up, SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and sending limits that keep you out of spam. Get our free infrastructure guide.
How an engagement runs
Week 1: Strategy
Kickoff call, ICP and persona definition, offer and proof points, exclusion lists (existing customers, competitors, open deals).
Weeks 1-2: Infrastructure and lists
Sending domains and mailboxes set up and warmed. First target account and contact lists built and reviewed with you.
Weeks 2-3: Messaging
Sequences written per persona and angle. You approve every message before it goes out.
Week 3 onward: Launch and optimize
Email, LinkedIn and calls go live in small batches. We read every reply, book meetings, and shift effort toward the angles and segments that convert.
Why A8Z instead of a volume agency
| Typical volume agency | A8Z | |
|---|---|---|
| Lists | Large scraped lists | Small, researched account lists tied to real triggers |
| Messages | One template with merge fields | Several angles per persona, written for technical buyers |
| Success metric | Emails sent, open rates | Qualified meetings that turn into pipeline |
| Prospecting | Static database exports | Live buying signals and social listening |
| Channels | Email only | Email, LinkedIn and cold calling |
| Replies | Auto-sequences | Handled by a person who understands your product |
| Who runs it | Junior SDRs | A team led by a former B2B SaaS seller to technical buyers |
Comparing an agency with hiring your own SDR? Read Outbound agency vs in-house SDR.
Questions about outbound as a service
Who is A8Z's outbound service for?
B2B tech companies that sell to technical or security buyers, usually with 10-200 employees. Typical clients are founders and CEOs who still run sales themselves, and CROs or VP Sales who need more qualified pipeline than their team can generate.
Which channels do you use?
Cold email, LinkedIn and cold calling, coordinated in one sequence. Every message is reviewed before it is sent.
What are buying signals and social listening?
Buying signals are events that show a company may need what you sell now, such as funding, new leaders, hiring for relevant roles or adopting a related technology. Social listening means tracking LinkedIn posts and conversations about the problem you solve, your category and your competitors. We use both to decide who to contact and what to say.
How long until the first meetings?
Outreach usually goes live in week three, after sending infrastructure is warmed and messaging is approved. First replies and meetings typically follow in the first weeks after launch, depending on your market and offer.
Do you send from our domain?
No. We set up separate sending domains and mailboxes under your brand so your main domain's reputation is never at risk.
Want to see what your outbound could look like?
On a 30-minute call we'll review your current outbound and show you a sample sequence for one of your target accounts.