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Last call for tomorrow’s Knowledge Share

Published about 18 hours ago • 1 min read

Tomorrow’s Knowledge Share is with Ben Bartolone, and here’s what he’s covering:

Most outbound fails because it starts with what you want to say, unintentionally ignoring the buyer in the process.

Ben flips that. He studies buyer behavior first, captures their language, then builds campaigns that feel like honest recognition instead of a pitch.

One example he’ll walk through: a single LinkedIn post that turned into 7 qualified leads, each worth $120K/year.

Interested? Join us tomorrow:

October 21st. 1PM ET. Free.

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Hi, we're Peter and Sei-Wook, co-founders of Barrel Holdings, a portfolio of agency businesses. We also run AgencyHabits, a resource for agency operators featuring lessons learned from our various agency businesses.

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