List Building and Email Campaigns

Apollo

Apollo is a sales enablement platform designed to assist sales professionals in finding, engaging with, and closing deals with their ideal customers. The Apollo platform promises a modern approach to prospecting and sales engagement, making use of advanced features such as AI to aid in generating opportunities. Apollo supports the sales cycle end-to-end, from lead identification through to deal closure, with a current user base that spans over 500,000 companies globally.

Key Features

- Data-Rich Prospecting:Apollo is anchored by a data network with more than 270 million contact entries, allowing users to prospect and find verified emails and phone numbers.
- Sales Intelligence:Users gain access to detailed buyer information, ensuring lead quality and relevance.
- Advanced Lead Scoring:Incorporating artificial intelligence, the platform prioritizes leads and companies according to their potential value.
- Multi-Channel Sales Engagement:Facilitating outreach via email, phone, and LinkedIn, Apollo provides sales professionals with a comprehensive suite of engagement tools.
- Meeting Scheduling:The platform includes functionality for booking meetings quickly and with ease.
- Analytics and Insights:Apollo offers analytics and actionable insights to inform strategies and improve outcomes.
- CRM and Data Enrichment:Users can maintain current CRM data, making it more actionable through Apollo's enrichment capabilities.
- API and CSV Enrichment:For further integration with various systems, Apollo supports enrichment through API and CSV.
- Coaching and Performance:With tools for conversation and deal intelligence, the platform aids in coaching teams to optimize performance and results.
- Enhanced Privacy and Security:Apollo maintains compliance with GDPR, reassuring users that data security and privacy are prioritized.

Quick Info

CategoryList Building and Email Campaigns
Pricing$59

Best For

- Apollo services a wide array of customers, from small startups to large-scale enterprises. Sales and business development teams utilize the platform for prospecting and lead generation, while founders implement Apollo for growth and data analysis. Marketing departments employ Apollo to enhance their funnel with automated workflows and insights.
- The impact of Apollo is demonstrated through documented improvements, such as a 10% lift in win rates, expanded sales teams, and a heightened connection rate with prospects. With user testimony to cost savings and time efficiency in securing meetings, Apollo is celebrated in sales-driven industries. Reviews indicate a high satisfaction rating, contributing to Apollo's ranking as a leading Sales Intelligence & Engagement solution on G2. As a direct result of its comprehensive and sophisticated platform, Apollo sees significant adoption and success stories amongst sales teams striving to advance their business endeavors.

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Note from the founder

Why we work the way we do

Charlie, Founder of Upscale Outreach

Charlie

Founder, Upscale Outreach

"I started Upscale Outreach by doing the outreach myself, one prospect at a time. It worked, but too much of the process was slow, repetitive and needlessly manual.

I've never been very good at accepting, 'That's just how it's done.' When something creates friction, we question it. When a tool is missing, we build it. When something is not producing results, we change it.

That is how Upscale Outreach works today, and how we'll run your outreach: move quickly, use technology where it makes us better, and keep the human effort focused on the parts that actually need a human."

How it works

Upscale Outreach delivers warm replies wanting first meetings with you. We find the right prospects on LinkedIn, write your sequences, and send them on your behalf.

Lead Sourcing

We source with precision.

Our team handles the sourcing based on your ideal customer profile and campaign goals - delivering clean, qualified, ready-to-go prospect lists.

Each list is:

  • •Curated using role, firmographics and industry context
  • •Context-aware and aligned with your campaign strategy
  • •Built to support message performance from the start

Message Writing

We write what resonates.

We design your sequences from the outreach patterns that perform best, written for your audience and your proposition, and we keep changing them as the data comes in.

Each message is:

  • •Written in your voice, with your preferred greeting, signature and business language
  • •Built on what works, from years of running these campaigns across many clients
  • •Individually researched per prospect. Coming soon.

Message Sending

Outreach you don't have to chase.

We send every message from your profile - managing timing, tone, and follow-ups. You stay top-of-mind, your prospects stay engaged, and you get first meetings from our legwork.

Each campaign is:

  • •Managed end-to-end with human oversight
  • •Designed to build credibility and spark conversations
  • •Focused on outcomes: warm replies and initial meetings

Why it Works

Why LinkedIn and not Email for B2B Outreach

LinkedIn

Email

4-8% av. Response Rate

People read and reply to LinkedIn messages more than email. It's a less saturated channel.

1-4% av. Response Rate

People are allergic to email spam and hardly even read the subject line anymore.

Targeted

The latest data, personally defined. At controlled volumes. Smarter, not louder outreach.

Spray and Pray

Stale data, often incorrectly categorised by systems. En masse. Spam.

Profile = CV, Real Person

Your whole career, network and content all showcase your expertise and value.

Just a name; Less Credibility

You're just an email address and signature. No further context about you.

Accumulating Future Opportunities

You'll be connected on LinkedIn forever - whenever they're ready - through any job changes.

Sunk Effort

If the recipient is not ready to buy now, the effort is sunk. Email addresses change with jobs too.

Multi-Form Content

If no response to messages, there is still potential for engagement with articles, posts and comments.

Singular Channel

If no response, all you can do is continue to email.

What our customers say

"Charlie's/Upscale's end-to-end LinkedIn outreach approach has significantly contributed to the growth of my business - over 60% pipeline growth over the past 11 months. What sets Charlie apart is not just the service delivery itself, but her deep market insights and ongoing involvement, making her a truly valuable partner in developing and executing growth strategies. I strongly recommend her for LinkedIn campaigns and related services."

Owner, Consulting Firm

Owner, Consulting Firm

"Upscale's personalised campaigns helped increase our first-message response rate by over 40%. We've opened doors to executives we'd never reached before - including CEOs and COOs who normally ignore cold outreach."

Managing Director, Consulting Firm

Managing Director, Consulting Firm

"From day one of working with Charlie / Upscale, we received a high-quality service with great levels of transparency and reactiveness. We started out with two accounts covering Asia, and are now up to five accounts covering Asia and the whole of Europe. Our incoming deal flow has increased by 40% since we started using Upscale 8 months ago. We can't just say we're pleased with the service. We're impressed."

CEO, Corporate Finance Firm

CEO, Corporate Finance Firm

"I'm new to LinkedIn outreach and the UK is a notoriously tough market, but in less than 2 months, I've had 68 replies from qualified prospects, 5 of which have already led to meetings, and many more of which are in information provision stages. I would never have had the time to generate this level of qualified interest myself."

Co-Founder, Investment Advisory Firm

Co-Founder, Investment Advisory Firm

"Charlie's honest, hard work really stands out. She and the team got things set up rapidly with minimal effort from my side, and continued to proactively monitor our campaigns - suggesting and implementing ongoing improvements to both my profile and message setup to maximize ROI. Upscale's personalised outreach genuinely earns attention from decision-makers in a way that other options don't."

Founder and President, SaaS Firm

Founder and President, SaaS Firm

"Charlie's/Upscale's end-to-end LinkedIn outreach approach has significantly contributed to the growth of my business - over 60% pipeline growth over the past 11 months. What sets Charlie apart is not just the service delivery itself, but her deep market insights and ongoing involvement, making her a truly valuable partner in developing and executing growth strategies. I strongly recommend her for LinkedIn campaigns and related services."

Owner, Consulting Firm

Owner, Consulting Firm

"Upscale's personalised campaigns helped increase our first-message response rate by over 40%. We've opened doors to executives we'd never reached before - including CEOs and COOs who normally ignore cold outreach."

Managing Director, Consulting Firm

Managing Director, Consulting Firm

"From day one of working with Charlie / Upscale, we received a high-quality service with great levels of transparency and reactiveness. We started out with two accounts covering Asia, and are now up to five accounts covering Asia and the whole of Europe. Our incoming deal flow has increased by 40% since we started using Upscale 8 months ago. We can't just say we're pleased with the service. We're impressed."

CEO, Corporate Finance Firm

CEO, Corporate Finance Firm

"I'm new to LinkedIn outreach and the UK is a notoriously tough market, but in less than 2 months, I've had 68 replies from qualified prospects, 5 of which have already led to meetings, and many more of which are in information provision stages. I would never have had the time to generate this level of qualified interest myself."

Co-Founder, Investment Advisory Firm

Co-Founder, Investment Advisory Firm

"Charlie's honest, hard work really stands out. She and the team got things set up rapidly with minimal effort from my side, and continued to proactively monitor our campaigns - suggesting and implementing ongoing improvements to both my profile and message setup to maximize ROI. Upscale's personalised outreach genuinely earns attention from decision-makers in a way that other options don't."

Founder and President, SaaS Firm

Founder and President, SaaS Firm

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