The GTM Tool Stack Your Team Needs
Half the battle in building an effective go-to-market motion is having the right tools. Here's my curated list of tools I actually use and recommend for operations, lead generation, and sales automation.
Best Tools for Lead Enrichment
Clay
From $134/month75+ enrichment tools, AI agents, and everything you need to find any data point.
The question you should ask about Clay is: what data can't it find? Clay can find essentially any publicly available data point about a person or company. It's the basis for nearly all lead enrichment projects I run.
Try Clay Free
LeadMagic
From $25/monthTransform your prospecting data into customers with insights not found anywhere else.
LeadMagic is a low-cost, credit-based enrichment tool that gets into the nitty-gritty. Their founder Jesse Oulette is incredible at digging for the newest and most effective data points for outbound copy and intent.
Try LeadMagic FreeBest Tools for Intent Data
Commonroom
From $625/monthThe most comprehensive set of signals available anywhere—out of the box.
Commonroom is an intent signal aggregator that creates maps of prospects' activity across all your channels. Connect LinkedIn, Twitter, Slack and more to create intent mapping that provides invaluable data to your GTM motion.
Try Commonroom
Trigify
From $90/monthFind the right lead at the perfect time. Leverage sales triggers to engage ideal prospects.
Trigify allows you to automate actions when an intent signal occurs. Select signals like job changes or fundraising and send that info to Clay for automated outbound campaigns. Perfect for optimizing speed to outreach.
Try Trigify Free
RB2B
From $99/monthFind who's visiting your website and leverage the data for smarter GTM decisions.
RB2B de-anonymizes website visitors on the personal level—you can literally see who visits your site. If you're U.S. based with meaningful web traffic, this is a no-brainer. Combine it with Clay for automated site visitor campaigns.
Try RB2B FreeBest Tools for Email Sequencing
Smartlead
From $39/monthCreate robust outbound templates and send effective email campaigns at scale.
Smartlead is one of two email sequencing tools worth considering. Connect unlimited email accounts, run high-scale campaigns, use their robust unibox, and leverage their API for automations and reporting dashboards.
Try Smartlead Free
Instantly
From $49/monthCreate sender accounts, set up email campaigns and more, all in one platform.
If you're starting your first automated outbound campaign, Instantly is your tool. Easy-to-use interface with all-in-one features like buying inboxes and warming them up. Everything you need with none of the technical headache.
Try Instantly FreeBest Tools for Multi-Channel Campaigns
LaGrowthMachine
From $50/monthRun campaigns with email, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more, all at once.
La Growth Machine is a true multi-channel tool that doesn't take shortcuts. Email, LinkedIn, and Twitter functionality with constant new features. Their LinkedIn voice notes feature has been very effective in my campaigns.
Get 30 Days Free
Lemlist
From $99/monthCreate custom messaging flows tailored perfectly to your ICP.
Lemlist has a TON of features, and their multi-channel functionality remains some of the best on the market. Supports email, phone, and LinkedIn with advanced conditions and super robust custom flows.
Try Lemlist FreeBest Tools for AI Copywriting
Twain
From $45/monthTrain AI to write copy and messages tailored specifically for your target audience.
If you're going to use AI for copy, Twain is easily the best on the market. Ridiculously cheap, generates copy following industry best practices, and writes better than 80% of outbound people I've seen.
Try Twain FreeAnthropic Claude
Free tier availableBuild reliable, interpretable AI systems for your workflows.
Anthropic isn't made specifically for email copywriting, but it writes far better copy (when prompted correctly) than other models. If you're building your own AI copywriter to emulate manual work, start here.
Try Claude FreeBest Tools for LinkedIn Outreach
HeyReach
From $79/monthAutomate unlimited LinkedIn senders, reach 1000+ leads weekly, manage replies in 1 inbox.
The HeyReach team claims not a single person has gotten their LinkedIn account banned when using the tool and following best practices. That alone earns the #1 spot—everyone running LinkedIn automations knows how terrible bans can be.
Try HeyReach Free
Lemlist
From $99/monthClose more deals by engaging leads across multiple channels on autopilot.
Lemlist's LinkedIn automation features are not to be ignored. Send LinkedIn reactions, requests, follows, comments, and custom voice messages. Create a flow that does it all very easily.
Try Lemlist FreeBest Tools for Media Personalization
Sendspark
From $79/monthCreate single videos or campaigns for thousands—Sendspark helps you create and connect.
Sendspark creates engaging, personalized videos you can send at scale using tools like Clay. Their "dynamic" templates show the prospect's website in the background, and they can clone your voice to say the prospect's name.
Try Sendspark Free
DynaPictures
From $99/monthGenerate dynamic images. Connect your data source to auto-generate ad-hoc images.
DynaPics is the easiest and most effective way to send personalized images at scale. Create a template, use their API to send images and text, and create thousands of custom images. Great way to stand out from competition.
Try DynaPictures FreeBest Tools for Lead Sourcing
Clay
From $134/month75+ enrichment tools, AI agents, and everything you need to find any data point.
Clay's lead sourcing is next-to-none. Import your entire TAM into an actionable spreadsheet without spending on export credits. Import from LinkedIn, Google Maps, HubSpot, Salesforce, Ocean.io and more.
Get 2000 Free Credits
Ocean.io
From $59/monthA smarter prospecting platform that brings more quality leads for faster revenue growth.
Ocean.io has easily the best company lookalikes function in the GTM space. They've scraped 300M websites, keyword indexed them all, and used AI to find lookalikes. An incredible B2B lead source that's still deeply slept on.
Try Ocean.io Free
Apollo
From $49/monthUse Apollo to find your ideal prospects & turn your process into a revenue machine.
Apollo is a mainstay in the space that keeps up with new players. Their database is solid for most B2B sectors, and exports contain so many data points it's worth filtering for what you want. Great for lead sourcing.
Try Apollo Free
PhantomBuster
From $56/monthAutomate your data collection and outreach with 100+ ready-made automations.
PhantomBuster has robust scrapers ("phantoms") difficult to find elsewhere. LinkedIn engagement scrapers, event attendees, Instagram followers, and more. If your conventional tool can't get it, check PhantomBuster.
Try PhantomBuster Free
Apify
From $49/monthCrawls websites using Chrome browser and extracts data from pages using JavaScript.
Apify has hundreds of incredible scraping scripts for lists that would otherwise take hours of manual work. Users can create their own scrapers too. Connect to Clay for leads live-streaming into campaigns that never need refilling.
Try Apify FreeBest Tools for Workflow Automation
Zapier
From $73/monthAutomate your work across 7000+ app integrations, so you can focus on what matters.
Zapier earns top spot due to ease of use. While pricier, it takes very little time to put automations together. If you're willing to shoulder the increased cost, it saves time so you can get back to the fun stuff.
Try Zapier Free
Make
From $9/monthSave time and developer resources. Integrate 1000s of apps in a no-code visual platform.
Make is a great middle ground—significantly less expensive than Zapier and way easier to use than N8N. Many automation experts I've hired use it as their tool of choice for creating workflow automations.
Try Make Free
N8N
From $20/monthSecure and AI-native workflow automation tool for technical people.
If you're willing to learn it, N8N is by far the cheapest automation tool. It's nearly free other than hosting costs, and you can automate pretty much anything. I use it for nearly all my automation—great for technical training and super flexible.
Try N8N FreeReady to Level-Up Your GTM Operations?
Let's talk about implementing these tools and building systems that scale your business.
Let's TalkLet's Get Introduced 🤝
This is a conversation to get to know you, your business, and see if there is potential to help. Not everyone is a good fit, and if we decide that we can’t help you, you will still learn actionable tactics to implement on your own.
This call is for:
- Businesses who understand they can’t do everything on their own and want an expert to help them
- Businesses with a proven offer, ICP, and a method of delivering results for clients.
- Businesses who want to scale with higher profit margins. NOT for businesses just looking to cut costs or be able to run with a VA in the backend.
Follow Us on YouTube
Have a general inquiry?
Contact one of our experts at: phil@7figureoperations.com
© Copyright 7 Figure Operations, a Connel Media company. 2021. All rights reserved.