Cliqbird Inc.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder and CEO of Linguix.com, AI-based writing assistant and language skill improvement app.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

We needed to kick up sales for our new b2b product based on its features like shortcuts for faster typing, which no competitors could offer. So, we've recruited the team at Cliqbird to develop a marketing strategy, define marketing channels to use, and set up the lead generation campaign.

How did you select Cliqbird Inc.and what were the deciding factors?

Their enthusiasm to provide a service and get results is evident. They take a personal interest in our company and want to do their best. That’s always important to me as an employer. The results up to this point indicate that the model works. They’re unique in that their program is scalable. As we expand into new business areas, we can increase our relationship with Cliqbird to continually generate new leads and appointments.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Cliqbird Inc. primary output is appointment generation. They manage the entire processing of setting up meetings. They first put together a list of prospectuses for my company and booked meetings with the ones that matched our ICP. They managed all of our calendars, including rescheduling requests and cancellations. The team is also responsible for updating our Pipedrive database, either directly or through spreadsheets.

We’re able to give them large sets of leads, and they’ll qualify them to figure out which companies fit our criteria based on our ideal customer profile (ICP). They used internal automation tools to reach out to prospects on our behalf. They use various channels—email, phone, and LinkedIn for the most part—and have in-house copywriters who craft the messages. We did have to onboard the team at the beginning, but now they can rely on their own templates. Vik (CRO) is our primary business point of contact. He manages contract renewals and other administrative tasks.

Stan manages all of their accounts, but we also have a day-to-day sales development manager who’s dedicated to our project.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

With those two team members, as well as our dedicated researcher, we have a team of three individuals working for us. Stas (CEO) is also involved, and I can bring him in at any time.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our project is in the Clutch portfolio. There is all the data on the project.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We were one team. And that is the most important thing.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They deliver results, and they feel like a part of our team. We’ve had the same project manager throughout the engagement, and she understands our pitches and our ICP very well at this point. She’s able to answer emails and handle problems without my support because she knows our product inside and out. They provided us with great expertise, insights, ideas for experiments, and pathways to explore.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I don’t think there are any improvements to make.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m one of the founders and the CEO of Peer.Page, a company in the remote work technology industry. We basically have a platform that enables personal connection for virtual settings.

What challenge were you trying to address with Cliqbird Inc.?

We needed support with our outreach efforts to find leads.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We've worked with Cliqbird Inc. in foundational and strategic work, defining our customer profile and finding leads globally. They've been very instrumental in helping us shape our customer profile so that we can look for the right leads for us.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with three people from Cliqbird Inc: Vic (Chief Revenue Officer) and a couple of project managers.

How did you come to work with Cliqbird Inc.?

I found them on Upwork. They were very proactive in helping shape the project, and they came with new ideas, so we hired them.

How much have you invested in them?

We’ve spent between $1,000–$2,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in May 2021, and our engagement is ongoing.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’re still doing content testing, so it is still early to see results. However, our communication opening rate is up by 20%, and we’re now within the industry standard.

Qualitatively, Cliqbird Inc. has found the right leads for us. Additionally, our message is coming across, which is good.

How did Cliqbird Inc. perform from a project management standpoint?

Cliqbird Inc. communicates very clearly, and their commercial partner is very good. They proactively let us know what is going to happen, and we’re engaged in a very collaborative effort.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The leads that Cliqbird Inc. has found in a short amount of time are exceptional. They’ve done an excellent search for leads globally, which is not easy to do.

They’ve also shown good coverage in the South American market, which is important for us. Additionally, their commercial partner is very good and proactive, and they’re helping our business grow.

Are there any areas they could improve?

It is too early to give constructive criticism, so I can’t think of anything that they could improve on.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Just talk to Vic, and he will be able to help you.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Real-world coding test platform. I'm the CEO.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

Our company wanted to evaluate the cold outreach sales strategy. We hired Cliqbird to generate leads according to our criteria, come up with and handle email sequences, and configure deliverability.

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

We considered multiple agencies. However, decided to go with Cliqbird because of their detail-oriented personalized approach. And we were not wrong.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

Cliqbird were responsible for coming up with a prospect list tailored to our requirements, creating email sequences and handling replies, as well as ensuring all emails that were part of the campaign reached the recipient's inbox.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Our main point of contact was a project manager, but behind the scenes there was a whole team of SDRs, content writers, and deliverability experts.

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

Cliqbird was able to come up with a reasonable campaign strategy and execute on it. We wanted to test a few approaches which they were able to adapt as we communicated our requirements.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had a weekly video call with the project manager and they a couple of synchs with the content writer and the deliverability expert to agree on the specifics of the campaign. These ways-of-working were quite effective.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They're extremely flexible and detail-oriented.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Nothing to add here.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Privyet.ru is Russia's largest marketplace for personalized videos from creators, celebrities, and athletes. We help creators in Russia and the CIS region connect with their fans and monetize on these super personal and memorable interactions. We are on a mission to change how we connect with creators.

Privyet.ru is a Swedish-owned company with a Russian legal entity and the Swedish/Serbian co-founders are experienced international online business leaders from McKinsey & Co, Parfym.se, and Bikroy.com (Kinnevik). We currently have more than 300 creators and have delivered over 1,000 personal videos to fans, within the first 4 months of operations.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc., and what were your goals??

We needed support in identifying, attracting, onboarding, and strengthening relationships with creators and their agents across multiple creator categories, such as actors, musicians, influencers, athletes, experts etc. In short, increase the number of relevant and engaged creators on privyet.ru.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected CliqBird after reviewing their service offering, reviews from other clients and their price.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package, including any calling tools used.

Cliqbird reached out to 1 000 celebrities per month to try to onboard them. We used AmoCRM as a tool to manage the pipeline. They called, emailed, whatsapped, and used telegram to contact the celebrities.

Who did you work with and what was the feedback process like?

We worked together with Alina and Vik. We had weekly meetings where we reviewed progress, problems and plans.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the service?

Cliqbird was able to onboard 30+ celebrities to the platform so that we could get started. I'd be happy to work with them again.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We communicated over slack, used google docs/spreadsheets/meets to coordinate various efforts.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Support and dedication

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Better results although we were happy with the results in general :)

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CEO of a video game studio, we are developing our flagship video game and we're aiming to finish it this fall.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

We were looking to make a research of potential publishers and investors for our upcoming video game, and we hired Cliqbird to make introductions for us.

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

We’ve got Cliqbird recommended by our CTO as he’s worked with them on some other projects

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

Being mostly engineers, we struggled to find new connections in order to publish our game, so we hired Cliqbird to make a list of potential publishers and contact all of them in order to make introductions.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Cliqbird provided a team that consisted of Deliverability Specialist, Copywriter, Project Manager, Sales Development Representative and Market Research Specialist.

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

We got over 30 potential leads with whom we're working at the moment, which was beyond our expectations. We were overwhelmed by the amount of publishers wanting to contact us after Cliqbird did their job.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had daily updates on the new leads and replies by the team and frequent calls to catch up. The whole process felt very connected and smooth.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their dedication is amazing. They went above and beyond to make this work for us. As I said previously, we are overwhelmed with the amount of connections they were able to make for us.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

They’ve choose the best strategy, and ROI in quite impressive at the end of the day

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Partnerships Officer for Withlocals, a platform local experiences in 65 cities worldwide

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

During the pandemic we wanted to develop and grow our online experiences for businesses (as team activities). That meant we moved from a B2C model to a B2B model, which was new to us. We hired Cliqbird to take care of the research (what companies/people/roles to reach out to) and the first step of the cold outreach (email sequences to get a call appointment scheduled)

How did you select this vendor?

We found several vendors through Upwork. There we made a first selection based on reviews. Then we did 2 rounds of calls for final selection. We picked Cliqbird for their expertise, flexibility and pricing.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

After the discovery meeting we shared the first data based on our own findings in the business development process (what clients/companies/roles worked so far and what is our product about). Cliqbird helped to create an ICP and started to generate the first lead lists right away. Also they provided full support in the copy (in English) of the emails. A couple of rounds where needed where we provided feedback to copy and lead list and after that we could start really fast.

What was the team composition?

We are assigned 1 project manager, 1 senior sponsor and 1 copywriter from Cliqbird. A fast working lean team

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Initially we say moderate open rates of the emails, which resulted in Cliqbird taking quick action and adjusting strategy. From there the open rates went up. The reply rates were still fairly low which we expected because we were offering a new product category in the market. Cliqbird was very flexible and kept supporting the project within the same budget even though we went way over the initial 1 month project time. They even expanded the scope on their own cost to help increasing our success rates.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Frequent slack updates and bi weekly calls. Perfect.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their flexibility and their drive to make a success out of this.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

not really

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a low and no alcohol focused brewery 

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc., and what were your goals?

We hired Cliqbird to do trade account outreach for us. In simple terms this means finding contact information for potential trade spots and emailing them to offer samples of our products to see if we could get stocked by them.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We researched who we thought was the best fit for our scope and budget.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and marking tools used.

Scope was:

• identify UK based bottle shops and emails
• email these shops
• identify UK based independent pubs and bars and emails - email these establishments

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked primarily with Vik but had work with three others.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Cliqbird were not able to deliver and we actually had to stop the project due to brand damage as they were emailing competitors, clothing stores, people based around the world outside of the UK, sending email headings which were spam titles etc with our brand and name attached.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We used slack and communication was regular but as we stopped the project clearly not successful.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We canceled our project due to the brand damage they caused.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I think they have potential but their Quality Assurance on their deliverables and activities were not good enough.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I`m the CEO of a full-cycle IT recruiting company.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

Because we directed our full attention and expertise to help clients build reliable technical solutions, systems, and services, we began to neglect our sales pipeline and outbound marketing efforts. We hired Cliqbird to support and maintain those areas so we could continue to on our client projects.

How did you select this vendor?

The Cliqbird team reached out to us through Email. We had already received myriad offers from other lead-gen companies, but Cliqbird communication approach stood out the most during our brief conversation. We also looked through their portfolio and liked their compelling value proposition, which was what we were looking for at that time.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

Our project consisted of designing a stable and proficient marketing funnel and creating a target-market database with customized outreach templates. Cliqbird dove right in and embraced our collaboration from the very beginning. They used their expertise in second-step solutions to build our sales pipeline, develop outbound marketing strategies, and refine our target market propositions. They continue to provide support and maintenance.

What was the team composition?

5 people from the Cliqbird team were involved in the project. And I could easily reach C-lvl at any moment

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We’ve had a positive outcome, with Cliqbird delivering above and beyond their commitment. We identified and narrowed down our target market and established a sales pipeline, CRM, and lead nurturing system.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We’ve had a smooth collaboration so far. Our assigned SDR is available any time we need to correct our templates or include more info in our emails. He always wants to learn more about our product to improve his appointment scheduling process. We have weekly checkpoint calls to discuss Cliqbird results and plan the coming week.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Their team acts like a partner in our success.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

The improvement process is endless, but their ability and quality of work exceeded my expectations.

Please describe your company and your position there.

My name is Maria Castro, I am a Business Development Manager of Emerson Global Technology, Software and engineering company that provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

When launching a new Emerson product, we needed to find qualified prospects. Thus, we needed to hire a team of professionals who would be able to constantly interact with 8 corporations and ensure that, in the end, our company was able to sign contracts with all of them. We thought the Cliqbird team could do a great job with this.

How did you select this vendor?

recomendation

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

Our company had some issues with email deliverability and clients database, so we turned to CliqBird who has provided us with solutions to these problems.

What was the team composition?

Team composition includes Researchers, SDRs, and PM.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The Cliqbird team helped us deal with the following issues: poor-quality prospects and hot lead leaks. We also analyzed the costs and benefits associated with our work with Cliqbird and realized that our cooperation is very beneficial. After seeing tremendous results in our cooperation with Cliqbird, we decided to prolong our contract. 

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

To be honest, our workflow with the Cliqbird team was smooth and clear. They are always ready to help us with extra issues. 

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The guys are trying very hard, and it shows. They have their unique and impressive lead generation technique. I would also like to note that their employees are incredibly attentive to the wishes and needs of the client.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

Everything was super professional.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am CBDO of Software Development agency, which is concentrated on working with well-funded early-stage startups.

For what projects/services did your company hire Cliqbird Inc.?

We had limited business development resources on our hands and outreached to Cliqbird in order to help us with our cold lead-generation campaigns on LinkedIn and Email. We needed them to collect the list of leads based on our ICP, create sequences, optimize workflow, etc.

How did you select this vendor?

We have had worked with Victor, CBDO of Cliqbird before, so they were the first company I had in mind.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

After describing the problem and providing with the particular ICP, we have received:

• The list of leads' emails and LinkedIn profiles which were validated and filtered to our needs
• Together, we have prepared the sequence versions we would use for these campaigns
• Steps on how we would outreach to the target leads
• Pre-qualification through messaging with leads
• Setting up calls for our Sales Managers

What was the team composition?

We have been working with Viktor directly.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We were pretty happy with the results of the campaigns. We were able to secure the number of verified opportunities we haven't expected.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The communication, reporting, and especially their speed are fantastic. We had never been able to secure the lists of 10k+ verified leads' lists before.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I would say that the speed of work and being quite flexible to the needs of their clients. Even on the weekends, we were able to communicate with them and request some work being done. One of the tasks was setting up offline meetings in particular geography and we were stunned by the result in around a week's time.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

There was some back and forth regarding the tone of voice our company is using and aligning with it. But eventually, we were able to get to the point we were satisfied with.