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The ICP Was Hiding in Your CRM All Along.

Here’s how we used Apollo.io to surface them in 10 days.

Most Sales Teams Struggle to Close...

Because they don’t know who to talk to, when to talk to them, or what to say.

I’ll show you how we fixed all three — using Apollo.io and a proven execution framework — to close high-value deals across 12 sectors.

The Problem: Data is not your issue.

Distraction is.
Disorganization is.
Spray-and-pray prospecting is.

And your CRM?
It’s not a goldmine.
It’s a graveyard.

YOU have a priority problem.

Wrong contacts. Wrong timing. Wrong signals.

The Solution: Precision. Power. Pipeline.

We used Apollo.io like a sniper rifle — not a shotgun.

Here’s what happened:

• 3,798 ICP-aligned companies discovered
• 1,282  filtered verified decision-makers extracted
• 126 verified buyers and scored

All in 10 days. No guesswork. No fluff.

Here’s How the Elite Execute

1. We cloned success. Used Lookalikes to replicate our best client across 12 industries. Now we know who we’re hunting.
2. We filtered power buyers. Using job titles, levels, and department filters — we cut the fat. No “Head of Happiness” in this funnel.
3. We unleashed AI. With Apollo.io’s AI Research, we enriched contacts with buying signals, funding data, tech stack, and website activity.
4. We prioritized the closable. Apollo’s AI Scoring told us who’s most likely to convert — so our team spent zero time guessing.

Step 1: Start With What’s Working

Find your best-fit customer.

For us, it was a leading Indian real estate firm.
We ran Apollo’s Lookalike engine → added geo, headcount, industry.
Boom: 3,798 companies.

No guessing. Just data-backed clones.

Step 2: Get Specific — or Stay Broke

Generic roles get generic replies.
We used Apollo’s Find People filters:

• Titles: CFO, Legal Head, Procurement Head
• Levels: Director+, Department
• Industries: Matched to our sector picks

Refined to 1,282 decision-makers — no interns, no “Head of Happiness”.

Step 3: Let the AI Do the Heavy Lifting

Forget enrichment tools glued together with Zapier.
Apollo’s AI Research + Scoring told us:

• Who just raised funding
• What tech stack they’re on
• Who’s hiring (aka expanding)
• And who’s visiting our site

End result: Priority list, ranked by closability.

Before vs. After (No B.S. Metrics)

Sound Familiar?

You’re sitting on thousands of records.
You don’t know who’s actually closable.
You’re spending hours sorting garbage lists.

This isn’t a data problem.
It’s a systems problem.

Here’s What We Used

• Lookalikes → Clone your best-fit clients
• AI Research → Dynamic contact/company insights
• AI Scoring → Prioritize before outreach

Who This Works For:

• High-ticket B2B offers
• Sales teams tired of burning leads
• Founders who don’t want to chase — but close

Want This Built for You?

We’re thynkWISE.
We build systems — not spreadsheets.
We don’t theorize; we execute.

We guarantee skin in the game.
Because closers don’t hope. They engineer success.

-DM us “Apollo” on LinkedIn
-Visit thynkwise.co.in to see how we build sales machines
-Tag your wins with #ApolloPartner

The system is the strategy. Let’s execute.

#ApolloPartner
#ExecutionMatters

Final Words :
“You don’t rise to your goals.
  You fall to your systems.”

– thynkWISE