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Case Study

How Levergrowth.io Overcame Deliverability Challenges and Generated $135K in 90 Days with Smartlead

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Key Highlights

  • $135K revenue generated in 90 days for a client.
  • Helped generate a $240,000 Client and 30+ opportunities in 6 months.
  • 36.4% positive reply rate on a major campaign.
  • 121 total replies, proving high engagement and inbox placement.

Client Overview

Isaac Wood, founder of Levergrowth.io, runs an outbound agency specializing in appointment setting and cold email outreach for tech companies, financial services, and professional services. Their primary focus is identifying ideal-fit clients, engaging them through outbound campaigns, and booking sales appointments for their clients.

Levergrowth.io has a strong presence in the United States, Canada, and Europe, where it helps businesses attract, book, and close new clients through cold outreach. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Isaac works closely with West Coast-based companies and understands the evolving landscape of cold email marketing.

Challenges Before Smartlead

Isaac’s first exposure to cold email outreach was as a sales rep at a funded tech startup. With a background in outbound sales and appointment setting, he transitioned into running his own outbound agency. However, as the business scaled, they encountered major challenges that hindered campaign performance:

Deliverability Issues

  • Emails frequently landed in spam or were filtered out, affecting response rates and conversion rates.
  • With Google and Microsoft cracking down on spam, they needed a more sophisticated outbound system to ensure emails reached the inbox.

Managing Multiple Client Campaigns

  • As an agency working with several clients, monitoring inbox placement, warm-ups, and campaign performance was becoming difficult without an advanced platform.

Limited Automation and API Integrations

  • Levergrowth.io used multiple tools to collect data but needed a seamless sending interface with strong API integrations and the Master Inbox for better management.

Why Did Levergrowth.io Choose Smartlead?

Isaac and his team tested several cold email platforms, but Smartlead stood out as the best. They have now been using Smartlead for nearly three years due to its consistent innovation, cutting-edge email deliverability features, and ability to scale outreach campaigns.

Key Reasons for Choosing Smartlead

Industry-Leading Email Deliverability Solutions

Helps emails land in inboxes instead of spam.
Consistent Feature Updates – Smartlead is always ahead of the game with new outbound solutions.

API & Automation 

Seamless data collection, sending interface, and backend systems for campaign optimization.

SmartDelivery for Inbox Placement 

Provides insights into where emails are landing, allowing them to make real-time adjustments.

Master Inbox for Campaign Oversight

A centralized dashboard for managing multiple client accounts at scale.

“We focus on having consistent email deliverability for us and our clients, and Smartlead has consistently helped us achieve that, so it has been a great user experience.”
— Isaac Wood, Founder, Levergrowth.io

How Smartlead Helped Levergrowth.io Scale Outbound Success

1. Overcoming Email Deliverability Bottlenecks

Before Smartlead, email deliverability was the biggest roadblock in their outbound process. With Smartlead’s SmartDelivery, inbox placement tracking, and warm-up features, Levergrowth.io was able to:

  • Improve open and response rates by ensuring emails reach the primary inbox.
  • Optimize sending volume across different providers (GSuite, Outlook, SMTP) to avoid red flags.
  • Rotate inboxes automatically to maintain the sender's reputation and reduce bounce rates.
“Cold email is evolving rapidly, and ESPs like Google and Microsoft enforce stricter spam policies. To stay ahead, you need a better outbound system, and for us, Smartlead has been that system.”‍

2. Data-Driven Personalization and Targeting

Levergrowth.io uses Clay to build hyper-targeted lists and craft direct, specific messaging. With Smartlead’s automation and personalization tools, they were able to:

  • Improve reply rates by making cold emails more relevant and engaging.
  • Segment and optimize messaging across different industries and personas.
  • Reduce spam complaints by ensuring outreach was highly personalized and valuable.

3. Automating Outreach with API Integrations

Levergrowth.io collects extensive data from various tools and integrates it seamlessly into Smartlead as a sending interface. Using Smartlead’s Master Inbox, they:

  • Automate lead segmentation, email categorization, and response handling.
  • Track campaign performance in real time and make informed decisions.
  • Customize reporting and Slack notifications for better workflow management.
“Our team built backend systems using Smartlead’s API and automation, allowing us to make data-driven decisions and improve our campaigns with real-time insights.”

4. Campaign Results: High Reply Rates & Revenue Growth

Smartlead enabled Levergrowth.io to achieve remarkable results for their clients.

Notable Campaign Successes

  • $135K in revenue generated for a client in just 90 days.
  • Helped generate a $240,000 Client and 30+ opportunities in 6 months.
  • 121 total replies in a campaign(36.4% reply rate).‍
  • 44 positive replies.

Favorite Smartlead Features & Benefits

SmartDelivery & Inbox Placement Tracking

  • Helped resolve email deliverability issues and scale outbound campaigns efficiently.

API & Automation Integrations

  • Allowed them to build backend systems for efficient campaign execution.

Master Inbox for Multi-Client Management

  • Simplified monitoring, reporting, and lead tracking across multiple accounts.

Seamless Multi-Channel Outreach

  • Enabled email outreach at scale while ensuring consistent inbox placement.

Future Feature Wishlist

Isaac and his team are looking forward to innovations from Smartlead, particularly:

  • Sending volume suggestions based on the provider – to further optimize email-sending limits and prevent domain burnout.

Conclusion

Levergrowth.io has transformed its cold email strategy with Smartlead’s powerful automation, email deliverability optimization, and API capabilities. As the landscape of cold outreach continues to evolve, Smartlead remains the go-to platform for agencies looking to scale efficiently while maintaining high reply rates and revenue growth.

If you’re a business or an agency looking to book meetings at scale, Smartlead is here to help you with scalable cold outbound solutions. You can check our 14-day free trial to get a glimpse of how our solutions can help your business.

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Wajahat Ali is a Technical Content Writer at Smartlead, specializing in the B2B and SaaS sectors. With a talent for simplifying complex concepts, he crafts clear, engaging content that makes intricate topics accessible to both experts and newcomers. Wajahat’s expertise spans across copywriting, social media content, and lead generation, where he consistently delivers valuable, impactful content that resonates with a global audience. His ability to blend technical knowledge with compelling storytelling ensures that every piece of content drives both understanding and results, helping businesses connect with their target markets effectively.

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