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Brahim Sliti
Co-Founder at LeadsFactory | I help Clay GTM engineers get the contacts Clay’s Find People misses.
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September 17, 2025
This unknown prospecting hack gets 10× more replies. Here's how : (I’m giving away a free template ↓) I stopped sending the same message to everyone. I started to target contacts who just started a new job. For example: → A Head of Sales who joined less than 90 days ago. Why reach out to them? - They reply more even if I don’t have a warm intro. - They are open. They want to prove themselves. - They want to make changes. But I don’t stop there. I mention their N+1 in my message (CEO, CRO or VP Sales). Here is my favorite line: “Planned to contact {{First_Name}} your {{JobTitle}}. But thought it made more sense to talk with you.” What happens next? They think: “I just arrived… He already knows me… He’s talking to me not my CEO…” Boom. Full attention. Why does this work? ☑ They are new → they listen more ☑ They want to show results ☑ I show I did my homework If there is no answer? I send a break-up message: “Sorry for the trouble. Maybe I got the wrong person. I’ll reach out to {{First_Name}} your {{JobTitle}} directly.” Doing this manually? Not possible. Here’s my step-by-step using Clay + LeadsFactory: 1. Use Clay to find recently hired people. 2. Use the LeadsFactory API inside Clay with a waterfall search to maximize my chances of finding their N+1. Example: ↳ Persona 1: CEO ↳ Persona 2: CRO ↳ Persona 3: VP Sales No need to list every job title. LeadsFactory handles everything and scrapes Sales Nav in real-time. Boom. Your list is ready in 15 minutes with fresh data. Then I set up 2 super-targeted campaigns: → First campaign: I mention their manager (N+1) in the message. → Second campaign: For contacts where no N+1 was found. This way you can prospect with real context. Not just “Hi {{First_Name}}, I saw your LinkedIn profile”… Want the template for free? Comment “Interested” and I’ll send it to you (make sure we're connected so I can DM you)
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Kyle Dickson
Founder/CEO @ VRM | Helping B2B Scale with Cold Email
5 hours ago
Targeting recently hired contacts + mentioning their N+1 is such a smart psychological nudge. It shows you’ve done your homework and positions you as someone who understands their context—not just another generic outreach.
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Federico Costa
Co-founder SalesMagic I Building Systems that drive revenue growth | Clay Expert
10 hours ago
signals and relevance work very well!
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Joël Mangal
Account Executive @Sensorfact (ABB) | SaaS | IoT - Creating a smart & sustainable industry -⚡🌎🌱
10 hours ago
Interested !
I will probably regret writing this post... I'm writing this post coming back from my boxing session and I feel like opening up... Since I'm going to post more, I decided to reveal myself a bit more for those who don't know me. It's been several months that I don't know if I'll be able to pay my rent at the end of the month... If I'll be able to go grocery shopping to put food on my plate. I left my engineer job in Switzerland more than a year ago to follow my dreams and start my company and I still haven't told my mother because I don't want to worry her. I'm waiting for the company I started with Nazir Mohamed nur to take off... The endless nights walking in the street in the evening feeling alone against the world. Seeing the worry on the faces of people who believe in me. Praying to the sky waiting for a sign, some help... Opening LinkedIn and seeing everyone succeed. Thinking "Damn I must really suck for still not making it" "What's wrong with me" All of this, I know it. And then, there are my friends who ask me "do you regret leaving your job?" And the answer is always the same: NOT AT ALL. With Nazir it's been months that we give everything we have: our energy, our savings, our nights of sleep, precious moments with our loved ones, to finally see LeadsFactory take off and realize our dream. And I have to admit that I'm extremely proud of the courage we have. So why am I writing this post? I'm writing this post because I know what it's like to be an entrepreneur and feel alone, to have doubts, fears, not knowing if you'll be able to finish the month, and... seeing everyone succeed... so to you, who are in this situation I send you all my courage and I'm with you with all my heart. For everyone who has the courage to follow their dreams 🫶🏼 I dedicate this post to Nazir Mohamed nur who is the guy with the biggest balls I've seen in a long time... and to my friends who have always been there for me: Alen Kovacevic Pepijn Beijen Rebecka Davidsson @aina Juan Carlos Mayagoitia Puente Amit Karni Ps: I wrote this post in one go (and I didn't put it through chatgpt :p) which explains the potential imperfections Take care.
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