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Case Study

TAM Precision Engine

Deploy an automated total-addressable-market pipeline that scores thousands of companies across multiple dimensions and surfaces the accounts most likely to convert — before a single outreach message is sent.

4,542

Companies scored

53

Tier 1 accounts

1,451

Signals matched

1.2%

Precision rate

The Problem

Most sales teams work from a bought list. Name, title, company, email. Maybe revenue range. That is enough to send cold emails. It is not enough to send the right cold emails.

When you cold-blast 10,000 contacts without signal or dimensional scoring, you get a 0.2% reply rate and a poisoned domain. The problem is not outreach — it is targeting. You need precision before volume.

The Scoring Pipeline

The TAM engine scores every company across 5 dimensions. Each dimension produces a weighted score. The composite determines tier placement.

Revenue & Scale

Company revenue, employee count, fleet size, facility footprint. Filters out companies too small or too large for the solution.

Tech Stack Signals

What they already use — TMS, WMS, ERP, visibility tools. Indicates readiness and competitive overlap.

Growth Indicators

Hiring patterns, funding events, expansion announcements, M&A activity. Companies in motion buy faster.

Freight Type Alignment

LTL, FTL, intermodal, drayage, last-mile. Matches the solution to the actual freight problem.

Engagement History

Prior interactions, content engagement, event attendance, website visits. Warm signals compound.

Tier Stratification

Tier 1

53 companies (1.2%)

High-composite accounts with active signals and strong dimensional fit. Receive personalized, research-backed outreach.

Tier 2

~400 companies (8.8%)

Good dimensional fit but fewer active signals. Semi-personalized sequences with targeted messaging.

Tier 3

~4,000 companies (90%)

In-market but low signal density. Nurture campaigns, content distribution, event invitations.

Signal Sources

The engine continuously monitors 6 signal sources and matches events to TAM companies in real time:

Hiring patterns
Funding & M&A
Press & news
Tech stack changes
Event attendance
Content engagement

What This Means for Pipeline

Precision targeting changes the economics of outbound. Instead of blasting 10,000 contacts and hoping for 20 replies, you research 53 accounts deeply and earn 8–12 qualified conversations.

Before

10K contacts → 20 replies → 3 meetings → 0.03% conversion

After

53 Tier 1 → 12 conversations → 8 meetings → 15% conversion

Commercial consequence

This is not just list hygiene. It changes where the team spends time, how quickly priority accounts become real conversations, and whether outbound feels like precision or spam.

Less waste

Operators stop spending cycles on accounts that look plausible but will not move.

Better first conversations

Outreach starts with timing and context already attached, which improves the quality of the first meeting.

A stronger revenue base

The rest of the GTM system gets more efficient because the target set was worth the effort in the first place.

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