Reply Rate Positive Reply Rate Meeting Booking Rate Cost Per Meeting ROI Multiple
SaaS Agencies Local Services E-commerce High-ticket B2B Follow-ups
Cold audience 3-12%

People who do not know you yet. Results depend heavily on targeting, profile trust, offer clarity, and message quality.

Targeted / relevant 8-20%

People who match your ICP and have a clear reason to care. A common planning range for relevant B2B outreach.

Warm audience 20-40%

People who have seen your content, engaged before, or recognize your name. Reply rates are higher because trust is partially established.

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Reply rate

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Open rate

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ROI

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Industry

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Booked meetings

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Costs

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