Scaling Labs
Performance-based B2B lead generation agency

Cold email services - we reach every decision-maker in your market and hand you the ones ready to talk, on a pay-per-lead basis

Scaling Labs is a B2B lead generation agency. We run the whole prospecting process for you - from building the list and the sending infrastructure, through writing the copy, to handing over sales-ready leads.

How we handle your email

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Is this channel for you

Cold email - when it pays off and when it is a waste of budget

Cold email is proactive sales outreach. Its goal is to start an email conversation with a decision-maker at a prospect company that has had no contact with your company before. It is not email marketing, where a newsletter tool sends to a list of subscribers who once opted in.

Hiring a cold email agency does not make sense for every company. Our billing is tied to results, so on the first call we tell you upfront whether email can deliver a return for your company. It depends on four things.

Cold email with Scaling Labs in short
Outcome
conversations with interested decision-makers who want to learn about your offer
Scale
over 120,000 messages a month across 11 markets
Start
first messages about 2-3 weeks after signing
Billing
pay-per-lead (leads you confirm) or pay-per-meeting (meetings held)
It pays off when
  • you have a proven offer with demand in the market and want to add a sales channel and scale up
  • a customer is worth a lot over time (high LTV)
  • you have a sales process and people who will take over the conversations with leads
  • your market has at least 5,000 companies that can buy your product or service
It is a waste of budget when
  • you are a micro business or a startup still testing whether the market wants your product or service (no product-market fit)
  • a customer's orders are worth less than €2,000 a year
  • you have no sales process and no one to handle the leads
  • your market has fewer than 5,000 companies
Check whether cold email is for you

Book a free analysis. After the call we send you specifics on your market - the number of companies and decision-makers, an estimate of the possible return from a cold email campaign and what results you can expect.

How we handle your email

What you get

What a cold email agency does in your campaign

We run the campaign from building the list and the infrastructure to sending and delivering results. You receive leads your team can work on.

  • Sending infrastructure

    We buy separate domains and mailboxes for the campaign. This keeps deliverability high, protects your main domain and lets us work at scale.

  • A list of every company that can buy from you

    We collect the key data - headcount, revenue, markets, products and services, offices. Then the decision-makers and their contact details - name, LinkedIn profile, email and mobile number. Every address is verified before sending. The list is built for each campaign and never reused between clients.

  • The whole campaign design

    We design the sequence - when outreach starts by email, when we message on LinkedIn and when we call. Email is the main channel, LinkedIn and phone are added for priority contacts.

  • Copy and A/B tests you approve

    At launch we run at least five copy tests per segment and scale the best performers. Every email has at least four variants and a full signature.

  • Market signals

    We track signals such as new offices, new products, changes in decision-making roles, open job ads, LinkedIn activity, Google News and more. That way we reach companies at the moment they are likely to change something.

  • Copy in local languages

    We write natively in the language of each market. If you have local reps there, a message in the recipient's language gets more replies in our campaigns than one in English. In selected countries local partners also call in the local language, which opens the door to international campaigns.

  • Sales-ready leads for your team

    A decision-maker who replied and wants to talk, with context - who they are, what they wrote and what they responded to. Your sales team takes over the conversation.

  • Weekly report

    Messages sent, replies, leads and what your future customers write back.

New leadMonday 2:20 PM
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Katrin BauerHR Director
Company
Packaging manufacturer, 250 employees, Bavaria
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Reply

“This is a live topic for us. We are collecting offers until the end of the month, so please suggest a time for a call next week.”

✓Saved in your CRM (e.g. HubSpot, Pipedrive) or a spreadsheet
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Copy

What our messages look like

This is how we write in the campaigns Scaling Labs uses to win its own clients - short, with one specific result and a question at the end.

  • Signal: hiring for a new foreign marketFrom our campaign
    Subject: Entering a new market?

    Hi Thomas,

    I noticed you're hiring your first sales rep for the DACH market.

    We recently helped SmartLunch enter a new market and generate over 46 qualified leads in 6 months. I'm reaching out because I think a similar system could work for you too.

    To start, I'd be happy to send over the case study so you can see whether it's a fit for your team.

    Can I send it over?

    Best, Albert Zuszman Founder @ Scaling Labs

    PS. If this isn't relevant, a quick "no thanks" is all I need and I won't reach out again.

We write the copy for your campaign around your offer and market, and you approve every message before it goes out. At launch we test several versions per segment and scale the ones that perform best.

Deliverability

Cold email agency with its own deliverability monitoring system

Today anyone can send automated email campaigns with ease, so spam filters keep getting stricter. The winners are the senders who know how to stay out of the spam folder and land in the primary inbox. We send over 120,000 messages a month, so we built our own deliverability software.

  • Separate domains and mailboxes

    We send from domains bought for the campaign, so your main domain stays untouched. One domain holds at most 3 mailboxes, and each mailbox sends up to 30 emails a day.

  • Warm-up

    A new domain goes through 2-3 weeks of warm-up before it sends its first campaign. Volume grows step by step.

  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC

    Every domain has correct SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, which confirm to recipients' mail servers who actually sent the message.

  • Monitoring of every mailbox

    Our system tracks bounces, replies, sending volume and health for every mailbox and domain. Mailboxes that land in spam and stop performing are switched off automatically.

    How we manage mailboxes at scale

We see the results of every mailbox and act before deliverability drops. That is why we can tie our billing to results.

How we work

A cold email campaign step by step. First messages after 2-3 weeks.

For the first 2-3 weeks we prepare the campaign on our side. Deliverability depends on this stage. From you we need one call, materials about your offer and a list of companies to exclude.

01 - StartDays 1-3

We buy the infrastructure and study your offer.

  • Infrastructure - separate domains and mailboxes, bought and set up on our side.
  • Market - we count the companies and decision-makers that match your customer profile.
  • From you - a kick-off call, materials about your offer and a list of companies to exclude.
02 - PreparationWeeks 1-2

We build the list, warm up the mailboxes and write the copy.

  • List - companies and decision-makers, every address verified before sending.
  • Warm-up - new mailboxes are warmed up before they send the first campaign.
  • Copy - sequences for each audience group and market, in several variants.
  • From you - approval of the company list and the copy.
03 - SendingFrom week 2-3

We start sending and testing.

  • Tests - several copy versions and audience groups at once, including less obvious ones.
  • Leads in your CRM - with a note on who the person is and what they are looking for.
  • Weekly report - who we write to, who replied, what is in progress.
04 - ScalingMonths 2-3

More of what wins.

  • Winning tests - get more volume, weaker ones are switched off.
  • Next segments - what works moves on to further industries and markets.
  • From you - you confirm leads and run the conversations.
Case studies

Cold email results for our clients

See the results we have generated across different industries, markets and target personas.

Client reviews

What our clients say

  • „I started this engagement assuming cold email in Czechia simply doesn't work. Scaling Labs tailored the communication to the local culture and built safety into the process - I could finally trust this channel. Their proactivity - new ideas that genuinely translated into conversations with companies that impressed me.”
    Magdalena Klimek
    Magdalena Klimek
    International Marketing Manager, SmartLunch
    Case study
  • „Scaling Labs conducted a precise market analysis for us and arranged meetings with the largest retail chains in Poland. Albert has a great understanding of our needs and always looks for the best solution - exactly the kind of partnership we were looking for.”
    Marcin Augustyniak
    Marcin Augustyniak
    Head of Enterprise Department, Cellnex Poland
    Case study
  • „Scaling Labs handles our entire prospecting process from strategy to execution. Their dedication, flexibility, and ability to adapt to our needs make them feel like an extension of our own team.”
    Dawid Ślusarczyk
    Dawid Ślusarczyk
    CEO, iLumio
    Case study
  • „Scaling Labs has brought in new clients and taken full ownership of our outbound strategy. The campaigns are delivering strong results and noticeably increasing our visibility within key target groups.”
    Przemysław Parol
    Przemysław Parol
    CEO, Velar Group
    Case study
  • „The legal and tax industry is demanding, but Scaling Labs has been fully committed from day one. They support us with meeting scheduling, proactively suggest new approaches, and consistently show initiative, which has earned our trust and respect.”
    Radosław Graboś
    Radosław Graboś
    President of the Board, Financero
Legal

Cold email and the law - the rules we follow

Email outreach to companies falls under GDPR and under each country's rules on electronic communication. Approaches to consent for the first message differ between markets, and each of them carries some risk.

  • Process reviewed with a law firm

    This covers the whole process, from the first message to handling opt-outs and objections.

  • Lists and GDPR

    When we build and process lists, we take care to meet GDPR notice requirements.

  • Copy and local rules

    We write email copy with care for each country's rules on electronic communication.

  • Respect for the recipient

    We never spam. After a completed sequence, every contact gets a 45-60 day break before the next message. People who unsubscribe or decline go on our exclusion list and will not get an email from us in the future.

Pricing

Cold email pricing - what you pay and what for

Price depends on the selected channels and the number of companies we reach. On a retainer, the number of leads goes into the contract.

Pay-per-lead

No monthly retainer. You pay only for the leads you confirm, or for meetings that land in your calendar.

  • Every lead is confirmed by your sales team
  • Or pay-per-meeting, for booked meetings only
Retainer with leads in the contract

A fixed monthly fee with the number of leads written into the contract. If we fall short, we keep working until we deliver it, at no extra cost.

  • Number of leads written into the contract
  • We work until it is delivered
What the price depends on
Market size
how many companies qualify to buy your products or services
Number of leads or meetings
how many you want each month
How hard the contacts are to reach
a director at a 500-person manufacturer vs the owner of a local service business
Questions

Frequently asked questions about cold email

Let's talk about your future clients.

30 minutes, no strings attached. We check how many companies and decision-makers match your offer, tell you whether email alone is enough in your market or whether LinkedIn and phone are worth adding, and suggest a billing model.

Albert Zuszman
Albert Zuszman
founder of Scaling Labs
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