Linked in now allows direct integrations with HeyReach, Aimfox, and Valley for LinkedIn campaigns that run along side your cold email outreach. Does anybody have any experience with these tools, and what we're your results?

Since things slow down this week, I figured I’d share something practical - no pitch, no pressure. This is the exact campaign structure I use across almost every outbound setup, including the ones scaling toward 10,000 emails/day. Nothing fancy. Just what consistently works. Follow-ups (this is where most people mess up) Based on real data, most conversions happen after 3-5 touchpoints over 2-3 weeks. Not: • 2 emails in 12 days • 10 emails in 5 days The sequence that keeps showing up across industries looks like this: Email 1: Text only. No links. No tracking. Emails 2-5: Short follow-ups. One link max. Timing: Business hours in the prospect’s timezone. That’s it. This simple structure runs behind almost every campaign I launch. Reply management (equally important) I stick to three rules here: • Don’t forward replies to another inbox - it hurts deliverability • Use saved snippets to reply fast (speed matters more than perfection) • Tag interested leads immediately (tools like Instantly handle this well) And one thing I learned the hard way: set all of this up early. Trying to organize replies after volume ramps up gets messy fast. Christmas week is a good time to clean this up - before January traffic hits. Comment “Insiders” if you want to go deeper on similar actionable strategies while things are quiet.

If you’re still stuck at 1% reply rates, it’s not your fault - it’s the old cold email model. Scrape a list → blast emails → hope someone’s interested. That era is dead. Today, the only way to win is by using signals - real triggers that show someone is already interested in your topic. When you combine signals + trust, reply rates jump instantly. And that’s exactly how this KO Method (Key Opinion Leader Method) is pulling 14% reply rates and 49% opportunity rates. What’s the KO Method? Instead of emailing random leads, we go after people who are: - Already engaging with top influencers in your niche - Actively commenting/liking posts related to your topic - Primed for your offer before you ever show up These influencers already did the hard work of attracting your ideal audience. You simply tap into that attention - ethically - and reach out with context. The Workflow (High-Level) 1. Use Trigify Find top creators in your niche → track who’s liking/commenting → pull engagement daily. 2. Push it to Clay Clay qualifies each engager (country, role, relevance). Only good-fit prospects move forward. 3. Find their email Use ICPS, the most accurate + cost-efficient LinkedIn email scraper. 4. Personalize with AI Pull their exact comment/post → generate personalized context. 5. Send via Instantly Use a “Perceived Value Magnet”: A hyper-valuable offer they actually want - not a pitch. This combination solves the 2 biggest cold email barriers: ✔ Relevance (they’re already interested) ✔ Trust (you found them through a shared KOL) No more “Where did you get my email?” No more guessing. Just warm, signal-based outreach that lands. If you implement this system end-to-end, you’ll break past the 1% reply wall permanently. Comment “TOOLS” to get my entire recommended tools list.

Is anyone maintaining or know of a list of which AI is best for which use cases? This is changing daily, of course, which is why it would be so useful. Anyone?

I need a solid list of retirees and those who may be interested in an investment/investing. Any ideas on how to create such a list? Tools? Sources?