KENDRA BASSI · COMMONPLACES INTERACTIVE
From burned by LinkedIn to a $100K retainer in the pipeline.
THE SITUATION
Kendra wasn't new and wasn't underqualified. She had tried everything: LinkedIn outreach, cold email, paid ads, content, networking events, agencies promising the moon. LinkedIn in particular had burned her, generic outreach sent under her name that didn't meet her standards. When the CEO suggested trying LinkedIn again, her reaction wasn't excitement. It was hesitation.
WHY KENDRA ALMOST PASSED
This one is simple. "I've already tried that." Every founder who's been burned holds the same belief: if it worked, it would have worked already. Her skepticism was earned, and the only honest answer to it was a system built differently, not another promise.
Her skepticism was earned.
WHAT SHE'D ALREADY TRIED
- LinkedIn outreach — generic, under her name
- Cold email
- Paid ads
- Content
- Networking events
- Agencies promising the moon
WHAT WAS BUILT DIFFERENTLY
- An offer that felt safe and obvious to say yes to
- Outcome-driven positioning, configured for high-ticket retainer buyers
- Relevance and timing instead of volume
- Nothing sent under her name she wouldn't stand behind
WHAT WE INSTALLED
Over three months, the Signal Channel configured for high-ticket retainer buyers. An offer that felt safe and obvious to say yes to. Outcome-driven positioning instead of polite, forgettable messages. Outreach based on relevance and timing rather than volume. Nothing sent under her name that she wouldn't stand behind.
THE NUMBERS
BEFORE
Dry
pipeline — referrals, luck, and long gaps
She'd tried it all, and LinkedIn had burned her: generic outreach sent under her name that didn't meet her standards.
AFTER
with multiple additional opportunities in motion
It had been a while since a day looked like this.
- CONFIRMED
9:30 AM — Discovery call #1
Booked from the Signal Channel
- CONFIRMED
11:00 AM — Discovery call #2
High-ticket retainer buyer
- CONFIRMED
2:30 PM — Discovery call #3
In a buying window right now
"IT'S BEEN A GOOD WHILE SINCE WE LAST HAD THAT.. I'M VERY EXCITED."
IN THEIR WORDS
"We Have a $100k Deal in the Pipeline Thanks to Kara & her team! Today I have 3 discovery calls! It's been a good while since we last had that.. I'm very excited. We're also working on a couple of other opportunities, one of them could be really big!"
WHAT THIS RESULT KILLS
Five beliefs a $100K pipeline put in the ground.
"LinkedIn doesn't work for agencies."
A $100K retainer in the pipeline, from LinkedIn, for an agency.
"I've already tried that."
She had. The difference was a system configured for her buyers, at their moment of need.
"I don't want to sound salesy."
Outcome-driven positioning instead of polite, forgettable messages. Her name, her standards.
"I don't trust agencies anymore."
Earned distrust, answered with a system built differently over three months.
"If this worked, it would've worked already."
3 discovery calls in one day says the playbook was the problem.
THE COST OF WAITING
Pipeline gaps keep coming back. Growth stays reactive. The biggest opportunities keep depending on timing and luck. Past burns keep making the decisions.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU
LinkedIn didn't fail her. A generic system did. The fix wasn't trying harder on the same playbook. It was a system that respected her standards.
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