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Notes on outbound built around buyer signals.
What we are learning about outbound that actually works. No ten-tips listicles. Short, opinionated, written by the team building Funkel.
LinkedIn prospecting tools: 7 options compared for 2026
Compare seven LinkedIn prospecting tools by job, operator work, and a 20-lead test. See when people search works without LinkedIn.
Read post →Cold email personalization: 5 examples and a 7-point checklist
Use five cold email examples, a copyable AI prompt, a seven-point checklist, and a time-per-accepted-draft test.
Read post →Outbound sales automation tools in 2026: 6 compared by intent signals
Compare six outbound sales automation tools by intent evidence, route control, CRM handoff, and cost. See three safe intent-signal workflows.
Read post →Best AI SDR tools for lead generation: 8 options for 2026
Compare eight AI SDR tools by operating model, public pricing, and human control. Test people-search freshness before connecting an API.
Read post →What is an AI sales agent? A practical guide to autonomy and guardrails
See what AI sales agents do, where they help with buyer objections, and how to test their limits before a real conversation or send.
Read post →Sales trigger events: 8 examples, sources, and an alert audit
Find sales trigger events in public sources, check eight examples, and audit 20 alerts for proof, buyer fit, and a safe next action.
Read post →LinkedIn prospecting strategy for small B2B teams
Build a LinkedIn prospecting strategy for a small B2B team. Use source-to-route decisions, three examples, a 30-day plan, and a review worksheet.
Read post →What is B2B intent data? Types, examples, and a quality test
Learn what B2B intent data is, compare its sources, and test whether each signal supports a real sales action.
Read post →How to use LinkedIn for sales prospecting: 7 steps
Use standard LinkedIn people search to test a buyer pool, then follow a 7-step prospecting workflow and audit 20 profiles before outreach.
Read post →How to use LinkedIn Sales Navigator for prospecting: 7 steps
Use a seven-step Sales Navigator workflow, audit 20 leads, fix poor search results, and separate saved searches from lead alerts and outreach routes.
Read post →Best B2B intent data providers: 9 options compared for 2026
Compare nine B2B intent data providers by signal grain and evidence. Use a 25-account scorecard to test a shortlist.
Read post →Top SDR APIs for lead generation: 5 options by job (2026)
Compare five SDR APIs for prospect discovery, verification, outreach, and CRM handoff. Use a six-record test before connecting tools.
Read post →LinkedIn connection request message: 18 examples under 180 characters
Use 18 connection request examples under 180 characters, a note-or-wait table, and a quality test. Check your final note against LinkedIn’s 200-character limit.
Read post →Buyer intent signals: 11 examples and a signal contract
Learn 11 buyer intent signal examples, build a signal contract, and measure signal quality before automating outreach.
Read post →B2B sales intelligence tools: 7 options for small teams in 2026
Compare seven B2B sales intelligence tools by job, pricing visibility, operator load, and accepted-lead quality.
Read post →LinkedIn sales headline examples: 32 honest formulas (2026)
Use 32 LinkedIn sales headline examples for SDRs, AEs, founders, leaders, and RevOps. Choose honest proof with a four-level evidence ladder.
Read post →Why we built Funkel
Outbound is broken because the prevailing tools force a tradeoff between volume and price. We thought there was a third path, signal-based outreach you run yourself, so we built it.
Read post →A field guide to LinkedIn intent signals
The LinkedIn signal sources Funkel watches for, what each one actually predicts, and which combinations are worth testing first.
Read post →When to write the message yourself, and when to let the AI draft it
A practical decision framework for when AI-personalized outreach beats a hand-written template, and the times it absolutely does not.
Read post →How we keep your LinkedIn account safe
A look at the pacing rules, retry logic, and pause conditions Funkel uses to stay under configured limits and reduce account risk.
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