Squirro — 10.1x ROI
Squirro booked 28 meetings with CTO-level buyers in 7 months by replacing feature lists with a concrete performance claim: “3x faster insights for enterprises with comparable data environments.” Tech-stack targeting identified companies with the right data infrastructure, and 43 qualified responses per month meant prospects arrived to calls already understanding Squirro’s technical positioning — dramatically reducing initial education time.Total Spend
$12,600
Revenue Generated
$140,000
ROI
10.1x
Meetings Booked
28
Cost Per Meeting
$450
New MRR Added
$20,000
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Industry | SaaS |
| Company Size | 50-200 employees |
| Services Used | Email + AI Calling + LinkedIn |
| Duration | 7 months |
The Challenge
Selling enterprise AI to CTOs requires a fundamentally different outbound approach. These buyers evaluate through a technical lens and want architecture details, integration feasibility, and performance benchmarks — not feature lists and buzzwords. Standard outreach gets dismissed on sight by technically sophisticated CTO and VP Engineering audiences. Feature-list and buzzword-heavy outreach was failing to earn attention from the exact buyers Squirro needed to reach at enterprise companies. Before Outbound System:- Feature-list outreach failing with technical buyers
- No tech-stack-based targeting for high-fit accounts
- CTOs dismissing generic AI vendor pitches
- No channel for converting content-engaged prospects to meetings
- 28 meetings in 7 months with CTO-level buyers
- 43 qualified responses per month on average
- Tech-stack targeting identifying high-fit enterprise accounts
- Prospects arriving with clear understanding of technical positioning
The Solution
Prospect lists used tech stack data and organizational signals: companies with large unstructured datasets, data science teams of a certain size, and specific technology environments Squirro integrates with. Messaging led with “3x faster insights for enterprises with comparable data environments” — specific enough to be credible, technical enough to earn a CTO’s attention.Cold Email
Sequences with a concrete performance claim backed by enough technical specificity to earn CTO attention without overwhelming the email format. Enterprise infrastructure ensuring delivery past aggressive corporate filters.LinkedIn Outreach
Targeted CTOs and VP Engineering with messaging focused on technical differentiation between Squirro’s generative AI search and retrieval approaches prospects were already using.AI Cold Calling
Strategic third channel for accounts that engaged with content but hadn’t booked. Brief, technically informed calls reframing conversations around specific data challenges converted interest into meetings.Beyond the Meetings
- Market Intelligence: Tech stack targeting revealed which technology environments had the highest conversion rates, creating a data-driven expansion roadmap for Squirro’s sales team.
- Pipeline Insurance: AI calling converted content-engaged-but-not-booked prospects, capturing value from technical buyers who prefer verbal discussion over email response.
- ICP Refinement: Companies with 10+ person data science teams showed the highest response rates, indicating the maturity threshold needed to evaluate and implement Squirro effectively.
- Pre-Qualified Conversations: Sales team reported prospects arrived with clear understanding of technical positioning, dramatically reducing initial education time in first calls.
Campaign Timeline
Weeks 1-2: Tech Stack Analysis
Tech stack data analysis and organizational signal mapping. Technical messaging developed with specific performance claims verified against implementation data.
Weeks 3-4: Campaign Launch
Targeting CTOs and VP Engineering at matched accounts. LinkedIn engagement building technical credibility. First responses within 10 days.
Months 2-4: Sustained Response Rate
AI calling added for content-engaged accounts. 43 monthly response pace established across channels. Technical credibility compounding.
Full Metrics Breakdown
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| Total Spend with Outbound System | $12,600 |
| Campaign Duration | 7 months |
| Qualified Leads Generated | 301 |
| Cost Per Qualified Lead | $42 |
| Meetings / Calls Booked | 28 |
| Cost Per Booked Meeting | $450 |
| Show Up Rate | 76% |
| Revenue Generated (cash collected) | $140,000 |
| New MRR Added | $20,000 |
| ROAS (on cash collected) | 11.11x |
| Total ROI | 10.1x |
“The quality has been great. They’re in our ICP and exactly who we’re looking for.” — Steven Grinberg, Senior Marketing Director at Squirro
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