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AI Automation for Sales & Marketing: From Cold Outreach to Closed Deals

Is your sales and marketing team spending too much time on repetitive tasks and not enough time building relationships? In today's competitive landscape, manual outreach and generic messaging are no longer enough.

Join our live webinar to discover how AI automation is revolutionizing the sales and marketing process. We'll move beyond the hype and provide a live demonstration of how AI can:

  • Handle Inbound Requests: Instantly qualify, route, and respond to lead and customer inquiries, 24/7.

  • Automate Cold Outreach: See how AI can build targeted lists and initiate contact without manual effort.

  • Create True Personalization at Scale: We'll show you how AI drafts deeply personalized messages that resonate with individual prospects, dramatically increasing your response rates.

This session is for sales leaders, marketing managers, and business owners who want to learn how to leverage AI to increase sales, improve efficiency, and free up their teams for high-value work. Register today to save your spot!

Every Wednesday from 11am-12pm CST

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About the Host

Nick Rustad, MBA, CSM, CSPO, is a highly accomplished former technology executive, strategist, and coach. With 25 years of experience in IT, including executive leadership roles as a CIO and Director of Cloud Transformation, Nick is an expert at aligning complex technology with core business objectives. Throughout his career, he has driven large-scale initiatives in strategic planning, mergers & acquisitions, and global cloud migration, consulting for major clients like The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and General Mills.

As the founder of CoreTactic and 1stContact.ai, Nick now focuses on leveraging his deep operational expertise to help others simplify their technology landscape and streamline business processes for measurable growth and success.

Nick and his husband Travis live with Nick's 99 year old father in Minnetonka, MN. They also have some cute cats and a retired racing greyhound named Violet.

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Everything you need to know about choosing the best AI-powered CRM for your business

What is an AI CRM and how does it work?

An AI CRM (artificial intelligence customer relationship management) system uses machine learning and automation to intelligently manage customer relationships. Unlike traditional CRMs, an AI-powered CRM like 1stContact.ai automatically qualifies leads, personalizes communication, predicts customer behavior, and automates repetitive tasks. The AI learns from your business patterns to improve sales processes, marketing automation, and customer engagement over time, making it far more efficient than manual CRM systems.

Why is 1stContact.ai a better CRM than Salesforce?

While Salesforce serves enterprise clients well, 1stContact.ai is specifically designed for small businesses and startups that need powerful features without the complexity and cost. We offer AI-native functionality built into every feature from day one, whereas Salesforce bolts on AI as expensive add-ons. Our pricing starts at free for up to 5,000 contacts, compared to Salesforce's steep per-user costs. Plus, 1stContact.ai includes marketing automation, sales automation, appointment scheduling, and payment processing in one unified platform—features that require multiple expensive Salesforce modules.

Executive Briefing:

AI Automation & Revenue Intelligence

PRESENTED BY: Nick Rustad, CEO 1stContact.ai and CoreTactic

WHEN: Wednesday form 11am - noon CST.

Is your team spending too much time on repetitive tasks and not enough time building relationships? Discover how AI can automate your entire funnel, from instant lead response to hyper-personalized outreach.

Executive Briefing Registration

Our Executive Briefing on AI Automation happens every Wednesday at 11am Central Time. The briefing is available only to senior leaders.