Recruiting & Staffing Firms · Exec Search
Outbound built for executive search firms
Retained search firms placing senior leaders, where each client relationship is high value and trust driven.
- Typical deal
- Retained fees that are substantial per search
- Sales cycle
- Weeks to a couple of months given trust building
- How they buy
- Partner led, relationship driven
Channel fit
LinkedIn and email with a senior, credible tone, prioritizing precise targeting of a small list over volume.
The challenge
Why pipeline stalls for executive search firms
- 01Small number of high value clients to win
- 02Trust and reputation gate every engagement
- 03Long gaps between premium searches
What we hear before we start
“Our work comes through reputation and referral”
“Senior clients expect a personal approach”
“Cold outreach may feel beneath the brand”
Every one of these is a fair objection. The diagnosis in the first 15 days establishes which of them is actually true for your business before anything is sent.
Targeting
Who we reach, and what we say when we get there.
Every exec search program starts from the same brief: the buyers who sign, the events that open a buying window, where accurate contact data actually lives, and the angle the first message leads with.
The titles who own the decision and take the meeting.
- 01Founder
- 02Managing Partner
- 03Principal
- 04Head of Business Development
Events that open a buying window, so outreach lands when it is relevant.
- 01Executive departures
- 02Funding requiring new leadership
- 03Board changes
- 04Expansion into new functions
Where verified contacts and account signals come from.
- 01Executive move news
- 02Board announcements
- 03Funding news
- 04LinkedIn
The angles the first touch leads with.
- 01Lead with placements at the leadership level
- 02Keep tone peer to peer and discreet
- 03Trigger on board or executive transitions
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Other recruiting and staffing firms we run programs for.
- Recruiting AgenciesAgencies placing talent across roles that need consistent client acquisition tied to live hiring demand.Sales cycleDays to weeks when a role is active
- Staffing CompaniesStaffing firms placing contract and temporary workers at volume who need a steady stream of hiring clients.Sales cycleDays to weeks
- Talent Acquisition FirmsFirms offering embedded or managed talent acquisition who sell a service relationship, not a single hire.Sales cycleWeeks to a couple of months
- Technology Recruiting FirmsSpecialist tech recruiters competing for engineering and product clients in a fast moving hiring market.Sales cycleDays to weeks when roles are open
We have not published a client story for executive search firms yet.
All client resultsProcess
From diagnosis to a running program in 90 days.
The same cycle for every exec search program. Most of the time goes where it should: running and refining the outreach, not planning it.
- Audit and DiagnosisDays 1 to 15
Baseline the current revenue system. Analyze ICP, offer, data, infrastructure, messaging, channels, follow up, sales process, CRM, and reporting. Develop bottleneck hypotheses.
- Revenue BuildoutDays 16 to 30
Build the targeting model, contact data, outbound infrastructure, sequences, call scripts, LinkedIn plays, qualification rules, workflows, and reporting required for execution.
- Controlled ExecutionDays 31 to 60
Run coordinated multichannel tests. Review market feedback weekly. Iterate on targeting, messaging, and offers based on what the market is telling us.
- Optimize and ScaleDays 61 to 90
Optimize the winning programs. Expand coverage. Document the operating cadence. Establish reporting the sales team can operate against.
Services
Every channel, run for executive search firms.
- 01Revenue as a Service (RaaS)Qualified pipeline from one accountable team that owns the strategy, data, outreach and SDR execution behind it.
- 02B2B lead generation servicesQualified conversations with the companies that fit your ICP, from target account research and contact discovery through outreach.
- 03Outsourced SDR servicesMore qualified meetings without adding SDR headcount, from a dedicated team that prospects, qualifies and books as an extension of yours.
- 04B2B cold email servicesReplies and meetings from the accounts you target, through cold email built on protected infrastructure, accurate data and relevant copy.
- 05Outsourced cold calling servicesReal time conversations with decision makers who ignore the inbox, from human led calls focused on qualification and opportunity creation.
- 06B2B appointment settingQualified sales conversations booked directly onto your team's calendars, through coordinated email, LinkedIn and calling.
- 07LinkedIn lead generation servicesFamiliarity and conversations with target buyers where they build their professional reputation, through LinkedIn prospecting.
- 08Account based outboundEngagement across the buying committee of every target account, through coordinated email, LinkedIn and calling.
- 09Prospect data servicesAccurate contacts and account intelligence for every channel, from ICP development, list building and account research.
- 10Outbound sales strategyAn outbound motion that works before it scales: go to market strategy, playbooks, messaging and pipeline systems.
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Frequently asked questions
Does outbound suit a retained executive search firm?
Yes, when it is precise and discreet. A small, well researched target list reached with a senior, peer level message fits the premium positioning of retained search and surfaces leadership needs before they become public.
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