How Do I Reach a List I Already Have, or Event Attendees?

Upload your list in chat, or send a link to a public directory, or describe the people you want at your event. Tell Revnu what the outreach is for and any date that matters. It researches every name, writes for that occasion, and sends once you approve the first sequence.

What you need

• Your list as a CSV or .xlsx file (save older .xls files as .xlsx first). Up to 10 files at once, 10 MB each. Or a link to a public page that lists the people or companies, such as an attendee page or a members directory.

• For an event: the date, the place, and the day invitations should stop.

• A mailbox to send from, connected in Connections > Reach People.

Step by step

1. 1

   Upload the list and say what it's for

   Attach the file in the dashboard chat, Slack or iMessage. Revnu reads the file in that conversation, so explain it in the same message:

   these are 200 agencies from my old crm. add them to leads under "old crm list" and use my agency sequence

   here's last year's attendee list. invite them to our founders dinner in london on 14 november. invites stop on 7 november

   You don't need to rename columns. Revnu works out which is the company, the person and the email. Chat is the way in, so one message does the whole import.

2. 2

   Say what any extra column is for

   Explain an extra column and Revnu keeps it on every lead:

   the "code" column is each person's discount code. save it on each lead and put their own code in their first email

   See import your own list.

3. 3

   Check the list landed

   Revnu confirms what it found in the file, then researches each row: the company's website, the person's role and a checked email. The first leads show on Leads within minutes. Pick your list from the campaign dropdown at the top left (it says All Leads until you pick one).

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   A row Revnu can't confirm is flagged rather than emailed, which keeps your sender reputation clean. Ask "which rows did you skip, and why?"

4. 4

   Read and approve the sequence

   Open Leads, pick the campaign, then press the N Steps pill next to it. An event invite, a partner pitch and a sales email are different messages, so check it reads like the one you meant. Ask for changes in plain words, then press Approve.

5. 5

   Send before the deadline

   Approve the sequence as soon as it appears in Review. Revnu works to the date you gave it and keeps follow-ups before the deadline.

   From your own Gmail or Outlook on Pro, an approved sequence sends up to 50 a day per mailbox, inside each prospect's working hours, or within minutes for a lead with no saved time zone. Two connected mailboxes send twice as many. Inboxes Revnu buys need days to weeks to warm up first, so for a deadline this week, use your own inbox.

Your first sequence waits for you. What about later ones?

A later sequence waits for your yes too while Start Sequences is on Ask Me First, the Pro default. Set it to Just Do It in Settings > Agent if you don't need to read the drafts first.

No list yet? Describe who you want there

find 20 finance leaders at 100 to 500 person companies in chicago for our roundtable on 3 december

Or paste a link to a public directory or members page and say "add everyone on this page to leads". If a page needs your login, Revnu hands you that one step.

Some lists that work well this way:

here's the exhibitor list for ProMat. find the food and drink manufacturers and 3PLs on it, and invite their operations leads to see our palletising cell at stand 1234

these are the NeurIPS workshop organisers on dataset and benchmark tracks. add them to leads and draft a note offering a sample of our evaluation data

this is our regional manufacturers' association members page. add every owner-run member with filed accounts showing no borrowings, and find the owner's email

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What to expect, and when

• Within minutes: Revnu confirms the file and the first leads appear.

• In the background: the rest of a long list, with research on each row.

• The same day you approve: the first emails from your own inbox, for prospects still inside their working hours.

• Before the deadline: follow-ups, timed to the date you named.

• As people answer: replies in Inbox, with a draft answer waiting in Review. See handle replies and book calls.

If it doesn't work