Cold EmailCase study2026-02

312 Cold Emails → 9 Meetings → $10,000 Closed Deal in 30 Days

Agency case study via SmartReach

Results

Meetings booked

$10000

Closed deal

312

Emails sent

2.8%

Meeting rate

Key tactics

Switched from 800+ unverified contacts to a clean verified list of 312
Focused on infrastructure and list quality over volume

Summary

Agency was previously sending 800+ emails/month and booking ~2 meetings. After cleaning the list to 312 verified contacts and fixing the stack, they booked 9 meetings in 30 days and closed a $10k project from a completely cold prospect.

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