Brainstorming/note dump:
Cold outreach was already a wide net, minimal yield game but now AI is making it way easier and in turn people are getting inboxes absolutely flooded with garbage. Cold outreach used to get around 2% response rate but now its far far less, making warm outreach or lead magnets very important
Lead magnets:
CSV → dBocl
I’ll turn your event spreadsheet into an effective system on our platform for free
Personal “Loom Bomb” Outreach (50 %+ watch rate)
Open their website / Google Sheet in a Loom tab. Record a 45-second video: “Hey Jane, saw your spring musical has a great lineup this year. I rebuilt that lineup in dBocl (on screen) so actors & crew see real-time updates without email threads. If you like it, I’ll hand you the workspace—no charge, we’re just looking for feedback!” Paste Loom link + demo login in the email/DM. Why this works
Not mass AI text—it’s your face + their actual data. Shows value before asking for anything. Field Tactic for Students (high reply rate)
“Running a campus event? Scan to replace your planning spreadsheet in 24 h (free).” Post on student-union cork boards / club offices. QR → Calendly with 15-min slots titled “Free event-plan migration.” University org leads hate long emails—but a QR and a “we do it for you” conversion is <5 sec.
Buy Pizza for the event someone is doing or something along those lines - I’m watching some friends go viral on LinkedIn because they partnered with a company to buy pizza for a bunch of people they worked with and companies they wanted as leads.