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Clay’s New Pricing Model: What Changed, What It Means, and What GTM Leaders Should Do Now
Featured Guide 12 min read

Clay’s New Pricing Model: What Changed, What It Means, and What GTM Leaders Should Do Now

Clay just repriced its entire platform. Data credits dropped 50-90%. A new Actions metric replaced the old credit model. Growth dropped from $800 to $446/month. This is a detailed analysis of what changed, who benefits, and what it signals about the GTM tooling category.

Email Domain Spoofing: How to Protect Your Sending Domains from Being Exploited
Email Deliverability 5 min read

Email Domain Spoofing: How to Protect Your Sending Domains from Being Exploited

Domain spoofing is when attackers send emails that look like they came from you. It destroys your sender reputation. Here is how to lock down your domains.

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Microsoft’s New Email Sender Requirements: What B2B Cold Email Teams Must Do Now
Email Deliverability 5 min read

Microsoft’s New Email Sender Requirements: What B2B Cold Email Teams Must Do Now

Microsoft has rolled out new sender requirements for Outlook and Hotmail in 2026. If you send cold email at scale, these changes affect you immediately. Here is the compliance checklist.

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Microsoft’s New Email Sender Requirements: What B2B Cold Email Teams Must Do Now
Email Deliverability 5 min read

Microsoft’s New Email Sender Requirements: What B2B Cold Email Teams Must Do Now

Microsoft has rolled out new sender requirements for Outlook and Hotmail in 2026. If you send cold email at scale, these changes affect you immediately. Here is the compliance checklist.

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How to Set Up Instantly.ai for Cold Email Outreach: A Complete Guide
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 7 min read

How to Set Up Instantly.ai for Cold Email Outreach: A Complete Guide

Instantly.ai is the most popular cold email platform for B2B outbound — but setup errors kill deliverability before the first send. This guide covers every step correctly.

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What Is Sales Intelligence and How to Use It for B2B Prospecting
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 8 min read

What Is Sales Intelligence and How to Use It for B2B Prospecting

Sales intelligence is the data layer that tells you who to target, when to reach out, and what to say. Here is how B2B outbound teams use it to build better lists.

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Smartlead vs Instantly: Which Cold Email Sending Tool Wins for Outbound
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 5 min read

Smartlead vs Instantly: Which Cold Email Sending Tool Wins for Outbound

Smartlead and Instantly are the two dominant cold email sending platforms. They are more similar than different — but the right choice depends on how you run campaigns.

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Apollo.io vs Clay: Which B2B Prospecting Tool Is Right for Your Stack
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 6 min read

Apollo.io vs Clay: Which B2B Prospecting Tool Is Right for Your Stack

Apollo is a prospecting database with built-in sequencing. Clay is an enrichment infrastructure layer. They solve different problems — here is how to choose.

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How to Build a Clay + Instantly Outbound Stack from Scratch
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 7 min read

How to Build a Clay + Instantly Outbound Stack from Scratch

Clay builds the list. Instantly sends it. This guide shows exactly how to connect both tools into a complete outbound engine — from domain setup to scaling.

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How to Use Clay.com for B2B Prospecting: A Step-by-Step Workflow
B2B Sales Tools & Stack 8 min read

How to Use Clay.com for B2B Prospecting: A Step-by-Step Workflow

Clay.com turns raw data sources into enriched, sequenced prospect lists. This guide walks through the exact workflow to go from ICP to outbound-ready contacts.

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