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Guide triples reply rates and saves 2+ hours per week with Amplemarket Duo AI Copilot
Guide's Co-Founder and CEO Troy Sultan could not sustainably balance founder-led outbound prospecting with other responsibilities. Manual LinkedIn outreach and list building consumed too much time, and an outsourced SDR attempt failed to deliver hoped-for results.
How it works
Common implementation structure
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Stage 1 · Founder outbound pain point
Troy Sultan identifies the need for outbound automation after spending too much time on manual LinkedIn outreach and list building.
Tools used
AmplemarketDuoChrome extension
Outcome
After implementing Amplemarket's Duo AI Copilot, Guide achieved 3x reply rates, 50% higher open rates, 109% higher interested rates, and 280% higher interested rate on top Duo signals, while saving 2+ hours per week on manual prospecting.
What failed first
An outsourced SDR approach was tried but ultimately deemed not worth the cost and effort.
Results
Time saved2+
Volume3x
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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