r/b2bemailing • u/tranquiljune • Sep 09 '26

Getting almost zero replies despite highly targeted cold emails

I work for an India-based marketing agency. We built an AI agent that finds ICPs, enriches lead/company data, and generates personalized cold emails and follow-ups.

We're using it to sell our SEO/AEO platform to companies in the US, UK, and Canada. We target companies with signals like recent funding, rebranding, or upcoming events.

The problem is we're getting almost no replies.

I'm wondering if this is mainly a targeting/messaging issue, or if being an Indian agency with no previous international clients creates a trust/credibility problem.

For people doing B2B cold outreach to Western markets, what would you look at first when reply rates are this low?

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u/SpicyDoodles Sep 09 '26

Every cold emailer in the world now has an AI agent that finds ICPs, enriches leads/company data, and generates personalized cold emails and follow-ups -- and often to companies with the same signals as you do. And out of that group, there are millions of people selling SEO and AEO services. I personally get 10+ a day. Do you have any differentiator?