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How CIENCE Kicked Off Lead Generation for Outliant

Outliant closed multiple new deals after CIENCE researched 4,000 leads, sent 12,000 emails, and launched 3 multichannel outbound campaigns with CIENCE.

Updated Apr 1, 2026 By Daniel Conn

Key takeaways

Outliant, a digital product development company, had never run outbound lead generation before partnering with CIENCE. Over a seven-month engagement, CIENCE researched approximately 4,000 leads, executed 12,000 emails, 6,000 calls, and 3,900 social media connections across three multichannel campaigns. The effort produced multiple closed deals and a channel-partner campaign so successful that Outliant extended the engagement indefinitely.

Cream line-engraving portrait of Robert Schmidt, Founding Partner at Kicked Off Lead Generation for Outliant.
Client spotlight
"Their team has worked with us to pivot quickly when necessary and double down on what is working. CIENCE has always been very attentive and kept us up to date. Strong communication"
Robert Schmidt Founding Partner

About Client

Outliant is a digital product development company that offers technical, end-to-end services. They provide services ranging from simple business automation to full-scale software development and implementation to help businesses craft and deploy beautiful digital products.

Outliant specializes in design and development, with world-class designers and engineers bringing products to life. Their multidisciplinary expertise includes cloud services, web development, UI/UX design, data engineering, mobile development, and automation, with a track record of success working with companies such as Purina, Mandolin, Storylytics, and Mouse Circuits.

Outliant stands out by combining expertise and modern technologies to promptly start a new project with a clear vision in mind.

Robert Schmidt

Founding Partner

Industry

Computer Software

Website

www.outliant.com/

Challenges & Scope

Challenge: Outliant had seen growth from referrals and their SEO work, but they never had enough time to devote themselves to an outbound lead generation fully.

Need: Outliant needed to kick off and scale their first outbound lead generation campaign to get a consistent flow of qualified leads into their sales funnel. Outliant's ICP targeted solar energy, renewable energy, SaaS startups, and healthcare software companies.

Solution: CIENCE penetrated key accounts for Outliant, conducted research, and created and deployed three multichannel outbound campaigns (email, phone, social media, landing pages, and ads). These campaigns mainly targeted C-level executives, founders, and owners.

From zero to outbound
Referrals SEO Email, phone, social Landing pages, ads Founder to founder First outbound program
Outliant grew on referrals and SEO alone and had never run a single outbound motion. CIENCE built the first program from scratch: research, then three multichannel campaigns aimed at C-level founders and owners.

Why CIENCE

Outliant didn't have an outbound lead generation in place. They were mainly getting new customers through referrals and SEO efforts. So they were looking for a professional lead gen firm that could start outbound from scratch:CIENCE was the final choice. Robert Schmidt, the founding partner at Outliant, describes CIENCE as an "instrumental partner in outbound acquisition."

Built from scratch
Penetrate accounts Key targets first Research the ICP Solar, SaaS, healthcare Build sequences Email, phone, social Run campaigns C-level, founders, owners
Outliant had no outbound stack, no lists, no sequences. CIENCE stood up the whole motion: penetrate key accounts, research the ICP in solar, renewable energy, SaaS, and healthcare software, then run it.

Results

CIENCE researched approximately 4,000 leads during the seven-month engagement, which resulted in 12,000 emails, 6,000 calls, and 3,900 social media connections. These efforts produced a considerable amount of appointments that closed multiple new deals.

Three different multichannel campaigns were all based on the founder-to-founder principle, yet one was particularly successful, and Outliant decided to prolong cooperation with CIENCE indefinitely.

"CIENCE has worked on several campaigns for us, but the most powerful has been the partnerships campaign," says Schmidt. "We've grown our channel and referral partners in a big way, resulting in meaningful revenue."
Seven months of volume
4,000 Leads researched 12,000 Emails 6,000 Calls 3,900 Social connections Multiple closed deals
From about 4,000 researched leads, CIENCE ran 12,000 emails, 6,000 calls, and 3,900 social connections across three channels in seven months. That volume produced appointments that closed multiple new deals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What results did Outliant achieve with CIENCE?

Over a seven-month engagement, CIENCE researched approximately 4,000 leads for Outliant, generating 12,000 emails, 6,000 calls, and 3,900 social media connections. These activities produced a substantial number of appointments that converted into multiple closed deals.

How many campaigns did CIENCE run for Outliant?

CIENCE launched three separate multichannel outbound campaigns for Outliant, each built around the founder-to-founder messaging principle. The campaigns spanned email, phone, social media, landing pages, and ads, primarily targeting C-level executives, founders, and owners in solar energy, renewable energy, SaaS, and healthcare software.

Why did Outliant choose CIENCE for outbound lead generation?

Outliant had relied entirely on referrals and SEO for new business and had never built an outbound program. They needed a professional lead generation partner who could launch outbound from scratch. CIENCE was selected as their partner, with founding partner Robert Schmidt later describing CIENCE as an instrumental partner in outbound acquisition.

What was Outliant's most successful CIENCE campaign?

The partnerships campaign was Outliant's highest-performing initiative. It focused on growing channel and referral partners, and according to founding partner Robert Schmidt, it resulted in meaningful revenue. The success of this campaign led Outliant to extend its cooperation with CIENCE indefinitely.

The winning campaign
Campaign one Campaign two Partnerships Extended indefinitely Launch
Three founder-to-founder campaigns ran side by side. The partnerships campaign pulled ahead, growing channel and referral partners into meaningful revenue, so Outliant extended the engagement with no end date.