GTM 84: Outbound Isn’t Dead: This is How to Reach the Inbox with Stephen Hakami

Stephen Hakami is the Founder and CEO of Wiza – probably the most correct solution to discover verified contact data for B2B prospects. Stephen began the corporate in 2019 after a gross sales profession of being pissed off with dangerous information, and got down to construct a prospecting device that’s powered by dwell LinkedIn information.

Mentioned on this Episode:

• The frustration with dangerous information and the inspiration behind constructing Wiza.
• The significance of e mail deliverability and techniques for bettering it.
• The latest acquisition of Drift by Salesloft and the subject of consolidation within the gross sales tech stack.
• Stephen’s journey from gross sales to CEO, highlighting the worth of artistic prospecting. 
• The toughest lesson Stephen discovered in gross sales.
• Efficient ways of chilly e mail and deliverability.

Highlights:

(3:27) Methods for e mail deliverability.

(08:01) The journey from gross sales to entrepreneurship.

(11:06) Gross sales expertise and the consolidation.

(20:41) Methods for efficient chilly emails.

(25:49) Understanding your opponents.

(27:38) The significance of being a real advisor.

(28:32) Redefining your opponents.

(31:55) One factor income leaders imagine to be true that Stephen thinks is bull$***.

(34:26) One factor that’s working for Stephen/Wiza in go-to-market proper now.

Visitor Speaker Hyperlinks (Stephen Hakami):
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-hakami-5babb21b0/
Web site: www.wiza.co/

Host Speaker Hyperlinks (Scott Barker):
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ssbarker/
Publication: thegtmnewsletter.substack.com/

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