Introducing "Signal Selling": Outbound that listens before it speaks

Matt Millen
Srinath Sridhar
April 23, 2025
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TL;DR

In this article, we’ll introduce Regie.ai's newest innovation: Signal Selling. This capability revolutionizes outbound prospecting by going beyond what other solutions offer. Instead of just identifying signals or personalizing content, Regie.ai’s Auto-Pilot Agents use those real-time buyer signals to dynamically adjust the entire touch pattern for each prospect — determining when to reach out, how often, and which channels to reach out to them on.

Key takeaways from the article:

  • Signal Selling addresses the fundamental problems with current prospecting methods: Traditional "spray and pray" approaches are failing as buyer expectations evolve. Signal Selling transforms outbound by creating a system that listens before it speaks, automatically detecting and acting on real-time signals of buyer interest such as website visits, competitor evaluations, and job changes.
  • It dynamically selects the complete touch pattern based on buyer behavior: Signal Selling's unique differentiator is its ability to orchestrate the entire outreach motion for sellers. The system automatically determines optimal timing, frequency, and channel selection for each prospect based on their specific signals and engagement patterns — something no other solution in the market offers today.
  • The technology works through 6 interconnected capabilities: Signal Selling leverages 100+ pre-built signals plus unlimited custom ones through agent-based outreach, automated prospect research, contextually relevant touches, dynamic signal activation, hot lead prioritization, and smart agent-to-rep handoffs — creating a cohesive system that continuously learns and adapts.
  • It delivers measurable results for go-to-market teams: Users experience greater relevance in their outreach, more selling time for reps, expanded reach with better focus, and an improved buyer experience. By automating mechanical aspects of prospecting while significantly boosting relevance, Signal Selling establishes a foundation for sustainable pipeline growth.
  • The Signal Selling capability eliminates the traditional tradeoff between reach and relevance: With Signal Selling, teams can finally achieve both scale and personalization. The technology makes sellers smarter and more effective at building authentic connections, not just faster at sending more messages — transforming the foundation of outbound prospecting for years to come.

Today, we're proud to unveil Signal Selling, our newest innovation at Regie.ai. This release brings to life our vision for next-generation, signal-driven prospecting that meets the needs of today's evolving sales landscape.

The problem with prospecting today

Let's face it: outbound prospecting is broken. Buyers have changed fundamentally. Outbound hasn't kept up. This disconnect isn't just frustrating: it's destroying pipeline opportunities that should be yours for the taking.

While buyers now conduct extensive research independently and expect personalized engagement, most outbound efforts remain generic and poorly timed. Think about it: valuable signals of genuine interest — website visits, competitor evaluations, job changes — go unnoticed or unused while teams blast generic messages into the void. 

The hard truth: volume without precision doesn't scale — it implodes.

As a result, sellers who prospect are facing:

  • Rising outreach fatigue: Buyers are drowning in messages. Response rates are plummeting. Teams react by sending even more outreach, compounding the problem into a death spiral of diminishing returns.
  • Missed high-intent opportunities: When a prospect visits your pricing page or evaluates your competitor, every minute counts. Yet without systems to detect and act on these signals, golden opportunities vanish before you even know they existed.
  • Inefficient manual guesswork: Reps waste hours piecing together data from multiple tools. This doesn't just slow your sales cycle. It clogs your pipeline with unqualified contacts while your best opportunities slip away.
  • Generic, one-size-fits-all approaches: Even when signals are available, most teams default to broad-based sequences. Modern buyers expect relevant, timely engagement. When they don't get it, you lose credibility instantly.
  • Lack of real-time prioritization: With countless signals and leads to manage, reps are forced to rely on guesswork. They end up chasing prospects who aren't ready while missing the "hidden gems" that are actually in-market. Beyond inefficiency, this approach leaves real revenue on the table.

The market demands a solution that bridges this widening gap. Teams need a way to align their outreach with how modern buyers actually make decisions — a system that turns signals into action without adding complexity or overwhelming sellers with yet another tool to learn.

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Beyond signal-based messaging

The real truth about most "signal selling" tools is that they're incomplete.

They help you spot signals. Maybe they'll personalize a message. But then they stop—right where the real work should begin.

Identifying signals isn't enough. Personalizing content isn't enough. The missing piece? Knowing exactly when, how often, and through which channels to reach your prospects. That's the difference between a generic outreach tool and a true signal-driven prospecting engine.

This is precisely why we're thrilled to introduce Signal Selling, our newest capability that revolutionizes how teams approach outbound prospecting.

Signal Selling goes beyond what other solutions offer. Our Auto-Pilot Agents don't just customize content based on real-time signals — they dynamically select the entire touch pattern. When a prospect shows interest, we don't just tell you what to say. We determine when to say it and which channel to say it on in order to increase your likelihood of a response.

No other solution delivers this comprehensive approach — addressing both messaging and touch patterns in one unified engine that maximizes relevancy and accelerates pipeline velocity.

How Signal Selling works

Our new Signal Selling capability isn't just another tool or feature: it's a complete reimagining of how outbound should work in today's buyer-driven market. We've built an engine that leverages 100+ pre-built signals (plus unlimited custom ones) to fundamentally transform how you identify and engage in-market buyers:

  • Agent-based outreach: A prospect visits your site? Changes jobs? Shows up as a customer's competitor? Regie.ai jumps into action — sending emails, updating your CRM, generating call tasks. No opportunity missed. No follow-up forgotten.
  • Automated prospect research: Forget manual research: our AI digs deep across public profiles, CRM records, call transcripts, social data, and digital footprints to build a complete picture of each account. And all this happens within a matter of seconds, not hours.
  • Contextually relevant touches: Other platforms stop at message personalization; we go further. Signal Selling determines the ideal channel and frequency for each prospect, optimizing not just what you say, but how and when you reach out.
  • Dynamic signal activation: When signals appear, our AI Agents immediately spring into action. No manual routing. No lag time. Just instant, intelligent execution that ensures no opportunity slips away.
  • Hot lead prioritization: Stop guessing which leads deserve attention. Our AI continuously scores and ranks prospects based on real-time engagement, highlighting truly hot leads so your team targets opportunities most likely to convert.
  • Smart agent-to-rep handoffs: AI agents handle the heavy lifting for lower-intent leads. When signals indicate real interest, they seamlessly pass the conversation to your reps with full context and insights. The right touch from the right resource at the right time.

The power of Signal Selling lies in its unified approach. Each feature works in concert with the others, creating a cohesive system that continuously learns and adapts to buyer signals. This marks a fundamental shift in how sellers connect with prospects — moving from disconnected tools to an intelligent engine that orchestrates the entire prospecting motion.

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The vision behind Signal Selling

From day one, we've pursued a singular mission: to create sales technology that actually works the way sellers do. Our Auto-Pilot Agents and AI Dialer were just the beginning. With Signal Selling, we're taking another bold step forward.

This launch marks a turning point in our quest to redefine the relationship between sellers and technology. The future of sales tech isn't about replacing humans or piling more tools onto an already bloated stack: it's about building intelligent systems that amplify human capabilities, eliminate busywork, and foster meaningful conversations that drive revenue.

Our Signal Selling capability puts an end to the "spray and pray" approach that's dominated outbound for too long. Instead, we're enabling a targeted, signal-driven strategy that respects buyers' time while dramatically improving sellers' efficiency.

What excites us most isn't just what Signal Selling can do today, but how it transforms the foundation of outbound prospecting for years to come. By connecting buyer signals directly to intelligent action, we're creating a new paradigm that benefits everyone involved in the revenue process.

Real results for real teams

Signal Selling doesn't just sound good on paper: it delivers measurable outcomes for go-to-market teams:

  • Greater relevance: When signals shape both message content and delivery strategy, your outreach cuts through the noise. Prospects engage because communications arrive at the right moment, through the right channel, with the right context.
  • More selling time: Your reps spend hours each week on research, data entry, and routine follow-ups. Signal Selling automates these tasks, freeing up sellers to do what humans do best: build relationships and close deals.
  • Expanded reach & focus: Your AI agents can tackle lower-tier leads while your reps concentrate on high-value opportunities. With this approach, you’ll effectively cover more territory without expanding headcount or burning out your team.
  • Better buyer experience: Every touchpoint becomes more thoughtful, timely, and valuable. Prospects feel understood — rather than targeted — creating the foundation for trust-based relationships from the very first interaction.

Our Signal Selling capability creates transformative shifts in how teams operate. By automating the mechanical aspects of prospecting while significantly boosting relevance, it establishes a foundation for sustainable pipeline growth that scales alongside your business ambitions.

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Signals that drive revenue, not noise

Signal Selling represents what prospecting should have been all along: intelligent, high-impact, and buyer-centric. It's technology that makes us smarter and more effective at building authentic connections, not just faster at sending more messages.

The days of choosing between reach and relevance are over. With Signal Selling, you can achieve both: scaling your outreach while ensuring every interaction resonates with your buyers' specific needs and interests.

This capability is available starting today, and we can't wait to see how it transforms your prospecting efforts. If you're ready to move beyond generic outreach and embrace truly signal-driven prospecting, we invite you to discover what's possible with Regie.ai's Signal Selling capability.

The future of prospecting is here — and it's driven by signals.

The days of spray-and-pray prospecting are over.

Find out how Signal Selling orchestrates your entire outbound motion around real-time buyer signals.

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