Inbound Pipeline Generation for an AI Food Intelligence Platform

2 Months - Ongoing

Campaign Duration

Inbound

Campaign Type

2

No of SDRs

Key Performance Indicators

$425K

$ Value of Pipeline Generated

Meetings Scheduled

36

No. of Meetings Scheduled

Estimated SQL ROI

33X

Estimated Return On Investment

Revenue Growth Realized

$85K

Estimated Revenue Generated

Series B

Funding Stage

51-200

Headcount

USA

HQ location

Food & Beverage

Target Industry

USA, EU, UK

Target Location

Head of R&D/Innovation/Marketing

Target Persona

Tastewise is an AI-powered food and beverage intelligence platform used by CPG brands to track consumer trends and inform product and marketing decisions. The company engaged Whistle to run an inbound-only campaign to convert existing prospect interest into booked meetings.

Challenges Faced

  • Inbound lead-to-demo conversion rates had dropped following team restructuring
  • A new inbound automation system had been introduced but required human oversight to ensure its effectiveness
  • A backlog of unqualified leads had built up over the previous 3–6 months
  • Our Solution

  • Deployed 2 SDRs across two workstreams: qualifying new inbound leads and re-engaging the existing backlog
  • Provided human oversight to support and reinforce Tastewise's new inbound automation system
  • Ran an inbound-only campaign, allowing interested prospects to come into the funnel rather than relying on outbound prospecting
  • Applied multi-channel follow-up to improve conversion from inbound lead to booked meeting
  • Results Achieved

    37 meetings booked in 8 weeks.

    27 meetings held.

    Future Outlook

    With the campaign still in its early stages, the focus going forward is on closing the gap between meetings booked and meetings held, and building a stronger conversion and follow-up layer to reduce no-shows and cancellations. A small, targeted outbound component could be introduced to supplement the inbound activity, and that comparing inbound lead quality by source (e.g. event, survey, specific industry) would help identify where the highest-value meetings are coming from.

    Key Learning

    Setting Expectations

    Establishing benchmarks for booked, held, qualified, and opportunity rates ahead of a campaign start would allow for clearer performance assessment as data comes in.

    Pre-Call Qualification

    Qualification is completed before the prospect is called, checking industry relevance and budget against a revenue threshold.

    Phone Outreach

    Innbound calling has been the primary point of human contact with prospects.

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