CPG Growth Through Strategic Event & Multi-Channel Outreach

1 week

Campaign Duration

Outbound

Campaign Type

1

No of SDRs

Key Performance Indicators

$125K

$ value of pipeline generated

Meetings Scheduled

19

No. of meetings scheduled in 1 week

Estimated SQL ROI

2X

Estimated Return On Investment

Revenue Growth Realized

$25K

Estimated Revenue Generated

Series B

Funding Stage

51-200

Headcount

USA

HQ location

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage

Target Industry

USA/Canada

Target Location

VP/Director of Supply Chain, Sales Operations

Target Persona

Crisp is a real-time retail data platform that helps CPG brands optimize inventory and supply chain decisions by harmonizing data from multiple retail channels. They partnered with Whistle to execute specialized event outreach and dinner invitations because they lacked the internal capacity to manage these complex campaigns. Whistle successfully relaunched their event strategy in February, leveraging multi-channel outreach to navigate a tricky Ideal Customer Profile (ICP).

Challenges Faced

  • Internal Capacity Constraints: The team needed to execute dinner invites and post-event follow-ups but had no capacity on their end to manage the volume.
  • Data Fragmentation: CPG brands struggled with manual processes and fragmented retail data, creating a need for Crisp’s solution that required high-touch explanation.
  • Complex ICP: Reaching the right stakeholders in supply chain and demand planning proved difficult through standard channels.
  • App Limitations: During events, the team found that some event apps lacked attendee lists, hindering direct in-app outreach.

Our Solution

  • Multi-Channel Outreach: Whistle utilized a combination of phone, LinkedIn, and email to reach prospects after events.
  • Event Relaunch: After an initial outreach phase in November, Whistle relaunched the event strategy in February to maximize impact.
  • Pre-Event Scheduling: Implemented in-app scheduling both before and during conferences to secure high-value meetings.
  • Strategic Channel Prioritization: Based on performance data, Whistle shifted focus toward phone outreach as the primary driver for engagement.

Results Achieved

  • 19 meetings scheduled in 7 days, with 5 sales qualified opportunities created.
  • Navigated a difficult ICP by identifying event outreach as the most effective "way forward" for the brand.
  • Pivoted outreach strategy to phone and LinkedIn when event app data was unavailable, maintaining campaign momentum.
  • Streamlined the invitation process for exclusive dinner events that the client could not staff internally.

Future Outlook

Following the successful relaunch in February, Crisp is well-positioned to scale its event-led growth strategy by leveraging the multi-channel playbooks established by Whistle. By continuing to prioritize high-intent channels like phone outreach and pre-conference scheduling, the company can maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified CPG leads. This partnership provides Crisp with the necessary external capacity to dominate major retail trade shows and exclusive executive dinners without overextending their internal resources.

Key Learning

Channel Effectiveness

Phone outreach emerged as the best performing channel for this specific CPG audience, outperforming other digital methods.

Event Tech Due Diligence

It is critical to identify early if an attendee list will be featured in a conference app, as its absence requires a pivot to manual LinkedIn and phone research.

Strategic Timing

Relaunching outreach efforts (as seen between November and February) can capture demand that was missed during initial cycles.

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