Sales Development

How CIENCE Generates Leads and Orchestrates Outbound Marketing For BlackCart

BlackCart outperformed sales expectations with CIENCE outbound SDR, reaching eCommerce retailers through targeted cold email and phone campaigns with CIENCE.

Updated Apr 1, 2026 By Daniel Conn

Key takeaways

BlackCart, a try-before-you-buy eCommerce plugin provider, partnered with CIENCE in June 2020 to run outbound SDR campaigns targeting mid-market retailers in apparel, footwear, and accessories. The SDR delivered hundreds of emails and phone calls to ideal prospects, gaining interest from new and promising accounts. BlackCart's Chief Business Officer reported the campaign was outperforming expectations week over week.

Client spotlight
"I can tell that they're diligently working on our account because our conversations get better each week. We can tell that it's working. They are outperforming my expectations"
Jason Komosa Chief Business Officer

About BlackCart

BlackCart is the first technology provider to bring "try-before-you-buy" to market, easing the online shopper's fear and uncertainty around product fit, which is the #1 reason online customers aren't converted into buyers. By taking a methodological approach to maximizing merchants' conversions, boosting bottom-line sales, and, ultimately, removing the mental doubt online shoppers have in their shopping experience, happier customers are created and, therefore, repeat business is born.

Jason Komosa

Chief Business Officer

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Website

www.blackcart.com

The conversion gap
Shoppers arrive Fit doubt Most leave Try before you buy More shoppers convert
Fear of product fit is the number one reason online shoppers do not buy. BlackCart's try-before-you-buy plugin closes that gap, so more of the same traffic converts.

Challenges & Scope

ICP: The sweet spot for BlackCart's target audience is the medium-sized eCommerce retailer, specifically those selling watches, shoes, shirts, pants, dresses, etc. Looking to hone in on those at the head of marketing, CMO, and owners.

Product: BlackCart is a "try-before-you-buy" plug-in for eCommerce retailers across the globe, plugging into eCommerce stores, helping to increase sales, conversion rates, and average order value, along with saving the brand money on transaction fees.

CIENCE Technologies coordinates the lead generation efforts for BlackCart. After researching appropriate industries and clients, they conduct cold marketing campaigns with ideal businesses.

The target account
All retailers Apparel Mid size One retailer Head of marketing CMO Owner
CIENCE narrowed a wide market to one profile: mid-sized eCommerce retailers in apparel, footwear, and accessories, reaching the head of marketing, the CMO, and the owner.

Why CIENCE

In June 2020, BlackCart was looking to widen their pursuit process via outbound sales, deploying an SDR without having to hire a full-time partner. CIENCE came highly recommended, based on online reviews and a personal reference. It didn't hurt that, as a monetary investment, the overall risk was low.

"I would recommend them. The time commitment to set up the engagement was much higher than I expected, but that's because I wanted to make sure that the messaging they were using was on point"
BlackCart's Chief Business Officer
SDR without the hire
June 2020 Hire a full-time SDR High fixed cost, long ramp Deploy CIENCE Setup: messaging on point Live outbound, low risk
In June 2020 BlackCart wanted outbound coverage without hiring a full-time SDR. CIENCE stood up the motion at low monetary risk. The one real cost was setup time, spent getting the messaging on point.

Results

CIENCE set expectations early on, and demonstrated a shared desire to achieve the results BlackCart was aiming for. There was some concern over the campaign's outbound outreach stemming from overseas, but from the hundreds of emails delivered and many phone calls made, all while sticking to the agreed upon script and guidance, the SDR was able to gain interest from new and promising accounts.

Better every week
Expectations Hundreds of emails, many calls Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Outperforming
Hundreds of emails and many phone calls went out on the agreed script. The Chief Business Officer's read was simple: the conversations got better each week, outperforming his expectations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did BlackCart achieve with CIENCE outbound SDR services?

BlackCart's CIENCE-managed SDR campaign generated interest from new and promising accounts through hundreds of outbound emails and phone calls. BlackCart's Chief Business Officer stated the campaign was outperforming expectations, with weekly conversations improving throughout the engagement.

Why did BlackCart choose CIENCE for lead generation?

BlackCart selected CIENCE in June 2020 based on strong online reviews and a personal recommendation. The low financial risk relative to hiring a full-time SDR internally made CIENCE an attractive option for expanding their outbound sales motion.

What was BlackCart's ideal customer profile for CIENCE to target?

BlackCart's ICP focused on medium-sized eCommerce retailers selling apparel, watches, shoes, and accessories. CIENCE targeted decision-makers at the head of marketing, CMOs, and business owners at these companies.

How does CIENCE help eCommerce technology companies like BlackCart with sales development?

CIENCE researches appropriate industries and target accounts, then conducts cold outreach campaigns via email and phone on behalf of the client. For BlackCart, CIENCE coordinated lead generation efforts and maintained consistent messaging aligned to BlackCart's product positioning throughout the campaign.