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# Maverick Strategies
> Maverick Strategies spent $10,800 over 6 months and generated $72,000 in revenue — a 5.7x return. Marketing agency using vertical-specific A/B testing. 37 meetings booked, 6 deals closed, 10+ leads per month consistently.
# Maverick Strategies — 5.7x ROI
Maverick Strategies went from generic agency pitches lost in crowded inboxes to 37 qualified meetings and 6 closed deals in 6 months, consistently generating 10+ high-intent leads per month. The breakthrough was vertical-specific proof combined with aggressive first-30-day A/B testing that identified which verticals had the shortest path to close — then reallocating volume accordingly.
\$10,800
\$72,000
5.7x
37
\$292
\$12,000
| Detail | Info |
| ------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Industry | Marketing Agency |
| Company Size | 5-20 employees |
| Services Used | Email + AI Calling + LinkedIn |
| Duration | 6 months |
## The Challenge
Every inbox is full of "we'll 10x your leads" promises from marketing agencies. Maverick needed specificity, not a louder version of the same pitch everyone else sends. Selling marketing services to business owners who've been burned by agencies is one of the hardest outbound motions in B2B — prospects are skeptical, fatigued, and quick to delete anything generic.
Broad outreach without vertical segmentation, generic positioning, and no systematic testing of which verticals converted fastest had produced no predictable outbound pipeline.
**Before Outbound System:**
* No predictable outbound pipeline
* Generic agency positioning lost in crowded inboxes
* No vertical-specific proof points in outreach
* No data on which segments had shortest path to close
**After Outbound System:**
* 37 qualified meetings in 6 months
* 6 closed deals from outbound pipeline
* 10+ high-intent leads per month consistently
* Vertical-specific ROAS data driving targeting decisions
## The Solution
Outreach was segmented by vertical (senior living, landscaping, home services) with custom messaging for each. The first 30 days tested subject lines and CTAs by segment aggressively to identify which verticals had the shortest path to close, then volume was reallocated to the winners.
### Cold Email
Vertical-specific sequences with free audit offers backed by actual ROAS numbers from comparable clients. Senior living owners heard about occupancy rates. Landscaping owners heard about seasonal lead flow. Each vertical received its own proof framework.
### LinkedIn Outreach
Targeted the same business owners with content-driven engagement tailored to their vertical challenges, warming prospects before the email ask arrived.
### AI Cold Calling
Supplemented email for home services prospects, where phone responsiveness tends to be higher than email engagement. Brief scripts referencing the prospect's specific trade and market.
### Beyond the Meetings
* **Market Intelligence:** First-30-day testing revealed senior living facilities had 2.3x the response rate of home services, despite home services being the initial priority. This data-driven pivot dramatically improved ROI.
* **Pipeline Insurance:** AI calling covered home services where email engagement was lower, ensuring no segment went dark due to channel preference mismatch.
* **ICP Refinement:** Free audit offers converted better in senior living, while case study CTAs worked better for landscaping, enabling per-vertical CTA optimization.
* **Warm Database:** 10+ high-intent leads per month created a compounding warm database for re-engagement as Maverick expanded service offerings.
## Campaign Timeline
Custom messaging developed for senior living, landscaping, and home services. List building segmented by vertical with ROAS proof matched to each.
Campaign launched with A/B testing across subject lines, CTAs, and verticals. First meetings booked within 10 days.
Testing data analyzed. Volume reallocated to highest-converting verticals. AI calling added for home services segment where phone outperformed email.
10+ high-intent leads monthly sustained. 37 total meetings, 6 closed deals. Vertical-specific data became a durable competitive advantage.
## Full Metrics Breakdown
| Metric | Result |
| ---------------------------------- | -------- |
| Total Spend with Outbound System | \$10,800 |
| Campaign Duration | 6 months |
| Qualified Leads Generated | 42 |
| Cost Per Qualified Lead | \$257 |
| Meetings / Calls Booked | 37 |
| Cost Per Booked Meeting | \$292 |
| Show Up Rate | 81% |
| Revenue Generated (cash collected) | \$72,000 |
| New MRR Added | \$12,000 |
| ROAS (on cash collected) | 6.67x |
| **Total ROI** | **5.7x** |
*All revenue figures reflect cash collected, not contract value.*
> "For our business, landing even just one new client per month made this a worthwhile investment. We were easily engaging with 10+ high-intent leads each month, which in the marketing space is very difficult to do with ice cold leads. I would heavily recommend Outbound and their team."
>
> — **Will Laub**, Co-Owner at Maverick Strategies
## Get Results Like Maverick Strategies
Maverick's campaign proved that [agencies](/industries/agencies) break through inbox noise with vertical specificity, not louder generic pitches. The A/B testing framework identified which verticals converted fastest, turning first-month data into a durable competitive advantage. See how our [multi-channel lead generation](/services/multi-channel) combines email, phone, and LinkedIn to cover every buyer preference in your target market.
See how vertical-specific outbound and A/B testing would work for your agency's pipeline.