+$105K in new revenue & 14 AI placements in one quarter

Connect Group

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The Challenge

Connect Group is a recruitment agency specializing in placing top AI talent across various industries. While they had a solid reputation and a strong focus on AI roles, they faced several challenges that limited their ability to scale:

  • Inefficient lead generation resulting in inconsistent pipelines and slow growth
  • Sales team burnout from lack of structured processes and chasing low-quality leads
  • Difficulty targeting the right prospects, missing opportunities and underperforming outreach
  • Long recruitment cycles causing delays in placing top AI talent

They needed a scalable solution to streamline outreach, better target companies with AI hiring needs, and dramatically increase placements.

Our Solution

We implemented an automated and personalized outreach system targeting companies with urgent AI talent needs:

1. Identified Core Client Pain Points

  • Difficulty sourcing highly-skilled AI candidates in a competitive market
  • Long recruitment cycles causing delays in critical AI projects
  • Uncertainty in candidate fit for specialized AI roles

2. Built Systematic Outreach at Scale

  • Automated personalized messages addressing specific AI hiring challenges
  • Targeted decision-makers at AI-focused companies
  • Achieved 12.4% reply rate (4x industry average)

3. Optimized Lead Management

  • Automated lead scoring to prioritize high-value opportunities
  • Segmented leads by AI talent urgency
  • Reduced sales cycle by 61% through intelligent qualification

The Results

In just ONE QUARTER, Connect Group achieved:

✓ 14 AI talent placements (4x increase from previous quarter)

✓ $105,000 in additional revenue generated

✓ 12.4% email reply rate (4x industry average of 3.1%)

✓ 75% overall business growth

✓ 61% reduction in sales cycle time

✓ 8.7 lead quality score (107% improvement from 4.2)

The systematic approach not only delivered immediate results but created a scalable foundation for continued growth in the competitive AI talent market.

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