Home
Lead Generation
Design & Web Development
Content Marketing
Virtual Staff Augmentation
Advisory & Growth
Success Stories
About Us
Contact
Home/Success Stories/ViaTek
Cliovia Customer Success Story

How ViaTek Built a Predictable Outbound Revenue Engine with Cliovia

ViaTek built a strong reputation across Colorado through referrals, recurring customers, and strategic partnerships - but those channels alone couldn't deliver the predictable pipeline the business needed to hit its growth targets. Cliovia deployed a dedicated SDR and SDR Manager to build a repeatable outbound engine that booked qualified discovery meetings directly into ViaTek's calendar.

6,600+
Companies Researched
55
Discovery Meetings Booked
16
Commercial Proposals Issued
$120K
Closed Contract Value
See the Full Results →

Engagement Snapshot

ClientViaTek
IndustryManaged IT, Cybersecurity & Cloud
LocationColorado, USA
Duration6 Months
ServiceAppointment Setting – Starter Package
Investment$699 / month
Executive Summary

A referral-driven MSP builds its first outbound engine

ViaTek had built a strong reputation in Colorado through referrals, recurring customers, and strategic partnerships. While these channels consistently generated high-quality business, they didn't provide the predictable pipeline required to support the company's long-term growth objectives.

To complement its inbound strategy, ViaTek partnered with Cliovia to establish a dedicated outbound sales development function - identifying ideal customer accounts, engaging decision-makers through personalized outreach, and booking qualified discovery meetings directly into ViaTek's sales calendar.

Over six months, Cliovia became an extension of ViaTek's commercial team, creating a repeatable outbound process that let leadership spend less time prospecting and more time closing opportunities.

Business ModelManaged IT Services (MSP)
Prior GTM MotionReferral & Partner-Led
Buyer TypeIT & Operations Decision-Makers
Cliovia RoleExtension of Commercial Team
The Challenge

Growth capped by referrals and founder bandwidth

Although ViaTek had an experienced technical and sales team, new opportunity creation depended largely on existing relationships. Leadership wanted a repeatable revenue engine capable of producing qualified opportunities every month.

✕

Heavy referral reliance

Growth depended on referrals and inbound enquiries, with no structured system for generating net-new opportunities.

✕

Founder-led prospecting

Leadership involvement in prospecting limited how much new-business activity the company could sustain.

✕

No dedicated SDR function

There was no dedicated outbound sales development role - prospecting competed with delivery and account management.

✕

Limited pipeline predictability

Without a structured outbound motion, new-opportunity volume varied significantly month to month.

✕

Inconsistent follow-up

Prospective customers weren't consistently followed up with, leaving qualified interest to go cold.

✕

Limited revenue visibility

Leadership had limited visibility into future revenue opportunities beyond the current quarter.

The Solution

A dedicated SDR, embedded in ViaTek's commercial team

Cliovia deployed a dedicated Sales Development Representative, supported by an SDR Manager, to operate as an extension of ViaTek's commercial team - with a clear division of labor so each side could focus on its area of expertise.

Managed by Cliovia

✓ICP definition
✓Target account research
✓Contact verification
✓Personalised cold email
✓LinkedIn prospecting
✓Multi-touch follow-up
✓Meeting qualification
✓Calendar scheduling
✓Weekly reporting

Retained by ViaTek

✓Discovery calls
✓Solution design
✓Technical demonstrations
✓Commercial proposals
✓Negotiation
✓Contract execution
✓Customer onboarding
Results

A repeatable outbound engine, by the numbers

Six months of dedicated outbound activity, from first-touch research through closed revenue.

Commercial Performance Summary
KPI Result
Discovery Meetings 55
Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs) 23
Commercial Proposals 16
Closed Customers 4
Total Closed Contract Value $120,000
Average Contract Value $30,000
Estimated MRR Added $10,000
Estimated ARR Added $120,000
Six-Month Outbound Activity
Companies Researched6,600
Target account research
Personalised Emails Sent4,440
Email channel
LinkedIn Conversations1,320
LinkedIn channel
Follow-up Conversations645
Multi-touch follow-up
Qualified Discovery Meetings55
Booked to ViaTek's calendar
Bars are shown on a compressed scale for legibility, not a linear scale. Across the full program, 55 discovery meetings were booked from 6,600 companies researched - an overall 0.83% research-to-meeting yield.
Sales Funnel Performance
Discovery Meetings55
Baseline
Sales Qualified Leads23
41.8% of discovery meetings
Commercial Proposals16
69.6% of SQLs
Closed Won4
25.0% of proposals
Overall Discovery → Won conversion: 7.3%. Consistent with a consultative B2B managed services sales process. *Closed Lost reflects three specific deals from the data provided (see Additional Pipeline below); remaining proposals were still active or not represented in the dataset at time of reporting.
Closed Business
Status Contract Value
Won $50,000
Won $50,000
Won $15,000
Won $5,000

$120,000

Total closed contract value across 4 new managed service agreements

$30,000

Average contract value per closed deal ($120,000 ÷ 4 won deals)

$10,000

Estimated MRR added, assuming annual agreements ($120,000 ÷ 12 months)

$120,000

Estimated ARR added from the engagement's closed customers

28.6x
Return on program investment. $120,000 in closed contract value against $4,194 in total program cost (6 months × $699/month).
Additional Pipeline

The opportunity data also included qualified opportunities that did not close - useful insight into pipeline quality and competitive activity, and evidence the outbound program generated opportunities beyond the deals ultimately won.

Status Contract Value
Lost $35,000
Lost $20,000
Lost $18,000
Total lost opportunity value: $73,000 ($35,000 + $20,000 + $18,000).
Business Impact

From reactive referrals to a repeatable pipeline

Before Cliovia

✕Referral-driven pipeline
✕Limited outbound activity
✕Leadership responsible for prospecting
✕Reactive pipeline management
✕Limited sales reporting

After Cliovia

✓Dedicated outbound SDR
✓Clearly defined ICP
✓Structured prospect research
✓Multi-channel outbound campaigns
✓Consistent discovery meeting generation
✓Standardised reporting
✓Greater pipeline visibility
✓Leadership focused on closing, not prospecting
Executive Commentary

More than meetings booked

The most valuable outcome of the engagement wasn't simply the number of meetings booked or contracts signed. It was the establishment of a repeatable outbound sales process.

By introducing structured account research, disciplined outreach, and consistent follow-up, Cliovia enabled ViaTek to create a more predictable flow of qualified opportunities - while allowing the internal sales team to concentrate on high-value customer conversations. This operating model improved commercial efficiency without requiring additional internal sales headcount.

Client Testimonial

Our objective was to build a more predictable pipeline without distracting our internal team from serving customers and closing opportunities. Cliovia became an extension of our sales organisation, consistently delivering qualified meetings while giving us better visibility into future revenue. The structured outbound process has strengthened our commercial discipline and provided a scalable foundation for growth.

- ViaTek Leadership Team
Key Takeaways

What six months of dedicated outbound delivered

✓Built a dedicated outbound sales development function in six months
✓Generated 55 qualified discovery meetings through targeted outbound campaigns
✓Converted opportunities into 23 SQLs and 16 commercial proposals
✓Closed 4 new managed service agreements worth $120,000 in annual contract value
✓Established a scalable outbound process that complements ViaTek's referral-based growth model
✓Enabled leadership to focus on customer acquisition and long-term strategy with a consistent pipeline of qualified opportunities
About Cliovia

Revenue engines for B2B & SaaS companies

Cliovia helps B2B services and technology companies - from SaaS platforms to managed service providers - build scalable revenue engines through integrated sales development, GTM strategy, revenue operations, and AI-powered growth systems.

We help companies move from inconsistent growth to predictable, forecastable revenue.

Results reflect this specific ViaTek engagement, including the six-month activity, funnel, and revenue figures reported for the program. Individual outbound engagement results vary by industry, ICP, sales cycle, and market conditions. Contract values for lost opportunities reflect three specific deals from the data provided; remaining proposals were either still active or not represented in the dataset at time of reporting.

Get Your Free Outbound Audit

Before you go - let us analyse your current outbound setup and show you exactly where leads are being lost. Completely free, no commitment required.

No spam. Actionable insights within 24 hours.