Conquer Local Podcast
Conquer Local Podcast
Conquer Local
809 | AI Took Over the Follow-Up and Recovered $650,000 in “Dead” Leads | Jason Kramer
16 minutes Posted Dec 9, 2025 at 4:45 pm.
0:00
16:28
Download MP3
Show notes

▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube



🎯What if your business is losing 60% of your deals after the first call?🎯


In this episode, we sit down with Jason Kramer, founder of Cultivize and one of the leading voices on CRM-powered sales systems, to break down why most agencies and businesses bleed pipeline revenue and how AI + CRM automation can rescue lost deals you didn’t even know you had.

If your team is still manually taking notes, chasing cold leads, or keeping the pipeline in the owner’s head, you’re leaving massive revenue on the table.


In this episode, you'll learn:


Why Most businesses Lose Deals After the Discovery Call: The #1 place where good prospects disappear and why speed-to-lead still wins deals.


The Follow-Up Math That Changes Everything: Why 60%+ of prospects aren’t ready today but will buy and how 7–10 personalized steps increase conversions by 30%+


How to Use AI to Rescue “Dead” Leads: Using AI signals to see who’s re-engaging, and how Jason closed deals from year-old prospects.


The exact “good news or bad news?” email that gets same-day replies.


Why your CRM Is Your Sales Brain: The data you must track, how to automate discovery-to-close workflows and why follow-up without a CRM is basically impossible today.


Event & Trade Show Follow-Up (Done Right): How one business generated $1M from an event using his follow-up automation.


Key concepts in this episode:

AI-Powered Follow-Up Systems

CRM Automation for Agencies

Pipeline Leakage & Lost Deals

Follow-Up Email Templates That Convert

Lead Nurturing & Intent Signals

Speed to Lead (and Why It Matters)

Personalized Multi-Step Sequences

LinkedIn Automation for Sales

Event Follow-Up Strategy

Sales Process Playbooks

Data-Driven Sales Prioritization

AI + CRM Integration

How to Keep Leads Warm for 12+ Months

Agency Sales Operations & Systems


If your business is tired of losing deals that should have closed… hit play.


CONNECT WITH Jason Kramer:

🌐 https://cultivize.com/

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonleighkramer/


CONNECT WITH VENDASTA:

📹 Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@Vendasta

💼 Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/vendasta

🐦 Connect on X: x.com/vendasta 

📸 Connect on Instagram: instagram.com/vendasta


Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast… 💜

💬 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...

🟢 Leave a rating on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/show/0KWXAOn...


Vendasta

Vendasta is the leading AI software company for customer acquisition and engagement, helping businesses get more customers—and keep them. Our AI-powered platform unifies marketing, sales, and operational workflows, eliminating the need for fragmented tools and streamlining every stage of the customer journey. Powered by proprietary SMB data, intelligent automation, and AI assistants that handle repetitive tasks, Vendasta helps businesses attract, engage, and retain customers with unmatched efficiency.

Our solutions empower digital agencies, franchisors, and MSPs to scale operations, optimize campaigns, and drive long-term growth.


Transform Your Agency with Vendasta – Demo Available

https://www.vendasta.com/request-demo/

Transcript