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Ava identifies prospects from Artisan's 300M+ B2B contact database based on your ICP criteria, then researches each company's recent activity, funding rounds, and hiring patterns before outreach. No separate data subscription needed.
A SaaS startup targeting Series A fintech companies tells Ava the ICP. Ava finds 500 matching contacts, researches each company's latest product launch or funding news, and references it in personalized opening lines.
Generates unique email sequences for each prospect based on their company context, role, and industry. Adjusts follow-up timing and messaging based on engagement signals like opens and clicks.
Ava sends an initial email referencing a prospect's recent LinkedIn post, follows up three days later with a case study relevant to their industry, then sends a final breakup email with a calendar link after one week of no response.
Reads incoming replies, classifies intent (interested, objection, not interested, out of office), and responds appropriately. Handles common objections like timing, budget, and competitor comparisons. Routes complex replies to humans.
A prospect replies 'We're already using Outreach.io.' Ava responds with a specific comparison point and offers to show what's different, then books a meeting if the prospect engages further.
Built-in domain warmup tool gradually increases sending volume from new email accounts to build sender reputation. Monitors deliverability metrics and adjusts sending patterns to avoid spam filters.
A new sales team sets up three sending domains. Artisan warms each one over 2-3 weeks, gradually ramping from 5 to 50 emails per day per domain before launching full campaigns.
Artisan uses custom pricing based on outreach volume and seats. Based on user reports and competitor comparisons, expect $2,000-$5,000/month. There's no published pricing page or free trial. You'll need to go through a sales demo to get a quote.
For high-volume cold email prospecting, partially yes. Ava handles the repetitive parts: finding contacts, writing emails, following up, and booking meetings. She can't make phone calls, build relationships at events, or handle complex multi-threaded enterprise deals. Most teams use Ava to augment their BDRs rather than fully replace them.
11x.ai targets enterprise teams with higher budgets ($5,000+/month) and more customization. Salesforge focuses on email deliverability infrastructure and costs less. Artisan sits in the middle, offering the most autonomous end-to-end prospecting experience with its built-in 300M+ contact database. If you already have a data provider like ZoomInfo, Salesforge or Coldreach may be more cost-effective.
Most users report 2-4 weeks before campaigns perform well. The first week is setup: defining ICP, writing seed messaging, and configuring integrations. Weeks 2-3 involve domain warmup and initial sends. By week 4, Ava has enough engagement data to optimize messaging. Early campaigns often feel generic until the system learns from responses.
Artisan includes access to 300M+ B2B contacts with verified emails and company data. You don't need a separate data subscription. This is a significant cost advantage since ZoomInfo runs $15,000-$30,000/year for comparable data access.
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Tutorial updated March 2026