#159: Growth | Personalized Gifting, Direct Mail, and AI Driven Outbound with Kris Rudeegraap, CEO and Founder of Sendoso

In this episode, Dave is joined by Kris Rudeegraap, CEO of Sendoso, a leading platform for direct mail and gifting in B2B marketing. Kris is an expert in using creative direct mail tactics and AI to create profitable marketing campaigns. He has helped numerous companies enhance their engagement and conversion rates through thoughtful and personalized gifting strategies.Dave and Kris cover:The differences between Growth Ops and Revenue Ops (and where each is most effective)Must-try direct mail strategies that go above and beyond to create memorable customer experiencesHow companies have created automated programmatic outbound strategies using AI, including tools and techniques that enhance efficiency and personalizationTimestamps(00:00) - - Intro (05:21) - - Navigating the SaaS Market: CEO Perspective & New Media Ventures (08:05) - - Rethinking Outbound in 2024 (11:42) - - How to Actually Use AI in Outbound (15:09) - - Early Adoption of AI (15:58) - - Direct Mail Gifting and AI (19:58) - - Avoiding Unwanted Gifts (22:31) - - Outsourcing with Automation (27:13) - - Sales Team as Consultants for Prospects (30:42) - - Tools and Data We’re Using (33:14) - - Effective Prospecting with Personalization and AI (35:34) - - Using AI to Stand Out Join 50,0000 people who get Dave's Newsletter here: https://www.exitfive.com/newsletterLearn more about Exit Five's private marketing community: https://www.exitfive.com/***Brought to you by:Webflow - A website platform built for the agentic web, helping modern marketing teams build fully custom sites—no developer needed—that perform in AI search. Learn more at webflow.com/for/exitfive.Markup AI - A content quality platform that scans your content against brand voice, preferred terms, messaging standards, and AI-search readiness before it goes live, right inside Google Docs. Learn more at markup.ai.Optimizely - A no-code AI platform where autonomous agents execute marketing work across webpages, email, SEO, and campaigns. Learn how to deploy agents on your marketing team at Agents in the Mix. Learn more at optimizely.com/exitfive. Walker Sands - An integrated B2B marketing and growth services agency that helps marketing leaders turn strategy into measurable business impact through their Outcome-based Marketing model. Learn more at walkersands.com/exitfive.Knak - A no-code, campaign creation platform that lets you go from idea to on-brand email and landing pages in minutes, using AI where it actually matters. Learn more at knak.com/exitfive, or check out the MCP server by clicking this link.***Thanks to my friends at hatch.fm for producing this episode and handling all of the Exit Five podcast production.They give you unlimited podcast editing and strategy for your B2B podcast.Get unlimited podcast editing and on-demand strategy for one low monthly cost. Just upload your episode, and they take care of the rest.Visit hatch.fm to learn more