Proof & Methodology

    Where Our Numbers Come From

    500+ clients. $50M+ pipeline. 90% retention. 15% reply rates. Every headline stat we publish maps to a specific data source, definition, and timeframe. Here is the audit trail.

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    500+

    B2B Clients Served

    Cumulative count of distinct B2B businesses Growleady has run paid campaigns for since founding (2020). Includes one-off sprints, retainer engagements, and pilot programs. Counted at the parent-company level (not per subsidiary or business unit). Source: internal client and finance records.

    $50M+

    Pipeline Generated for Clients

    Sum of self-reported opportunity values from clients who shared figures during quarterly business reviews or post-engagement debriefs. A meeting becomes 'pipeline' once the client's sales team logs it as a qualified opportunity in their CRM and assigns a deal value. Numbers are reported by clients, not measured by us — we do not see closed-won revenue unless a client volunteers it. Period covered: 2020-present.

    90%

    Client Retention Rate (Trailing 12 Months)

    Of clients on rolling monthly retainers at the start of the trailing 12 months, 90% were still active at the end. Excludes one-off project engagements (which complete by design) and pilots that converted to paid. Calculated quarterly; the number shown is rounded down from the most recent quarterly figure. Source: internal finance and client records.

    15%

    Average Reply Rate (Cold Email)

    Across active cold email campaigns in the most recent 90-day window, the median reply rate is between 5% and 15% depending on industry, offer strength, and seniority of target. The 15% figure represents the upper end of our typical range and is reached by well-tuned campaigns in verticals with strong message-market fit (recruitment, SaaS, agency-to-brand). Source: primarily Instantly and PlusVibe campaign dashboards.

    Operating Principles

    How We Talk About Results

    We have removed schema, ratings, and claims that we could not defend. What remains is what we can audit on request.

    Reported, Not Implied

    Every stat on this page maps to a specific source and timeframe — internal client records, finance reports, client CRM reporting, or campaign-tool dashboards. Where a number depends on client self-reporting (pipeline value), we say so. We do not extrapolate from sample sizes or imply broader claims than the data supports.

    Refreshed Quarterly

    Headline figures (clients, retention, pipeline) are recalculated at the close of each calendar quarter. Reply rate windows roll on a 90-day basis. The page footer notes the last refresh date. When we recalculate, we show the rounded-down figure to keep claims defensible.

    NDA-Respecting Case Studies

    We carry NDAs with most enterprise clients. Where a case study lives on this site, the client has reviewed and approved the public framing. Where they have not, we describe outcomes by industry + segment + range (e.g. 'a UK fintech scale-up' or 'a Series B HR Tech company'), not by name.

    No Inflation Tactics

    We do not count: free lead audits, prospect calls that did not close, churned engagements, or one-meeting consultations. We do not buy AggregateRating schema for unverified review counts. We removed the RatingSchema from the homepage in 2026 because the underlying reviews had not been independently verified.

    Definitions

    What Counts (and What Does Not)

    Vague definitions are how vendors inflate numbers. These are ours.

    Qualified Meeting

    Prospect attends a scheduled call; matches the client's pre-agreed ICP; has decision-making authority or named buying-committee role; engages with the offer materially (asks pricing, demo, next-steps questions).

    Reply

    Any prospect-initiated message after the initial outreach touch. Includes positive replies, objections, opt-outs, and 'not now' deferrals. Reported reply rate is the open-aware number from campaign tools (replies / sends with confirmed delivery).

    Pipeline Value

    Sum of opportunity values self-reported by the client and logged in their CRM as qualified opportunities tied to Growleady-sourced meetings. We do not multiply or extrapolate.

    Active Client

    Has a current month's invoice issued by Growleady, has not given 30-day notice, and has at least one live campaign or sending domain active in the period.

    Data Sources

    Where Our Numbers Are Stored

    These are the systems we read from when we recalculate headline stats each quarter.

    Internal Client Records

    Our record of engagement type, start and end dates, retainer status, and subscription value.

    Instantly + PlusVibe

    Cold email campaign dashboards — open rate, reply rate, bounce rate, meeting-booked counts.

    Sales Navigator + Apollo + ZoomInfo

    Prospect-data verification at point of list-build. Bounce rate and verification quality logged per campaign.

    GlockApps + MailGenius

    Daily inbox-placement testing across Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and Outlook.com. Used to maintain 95%+ primary-inbox-placement targets.

    Calendly + Client CRM Reports

    Qualified-meeting booking and routing. Meeting counts are reconciled against client CRM reporting, including HubSpot where the client uses it.

    Stripe + Xero

    Finance records used to verify active-client counts, retention calculations, and engagement durations.

    Want to Audit These Numbers Yourself?

    We run campaigns primarily through Instantly and PlusVibe and can share live dashboards and inbox-placement test exports with prospects who ask. Where a client uses HubSpot, we can review the relevant CRM reporting too. If you are comparing platforms, we can also explain how this setup differs from Smartlead. Book a strategy call to review the underlying campaign data.

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