We've worked with enough operators in Whanganui to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any AI outreach project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
For Whanganui operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
Our goal is to give Whanganui businesses a three-day weekend, so people can spend more time with their families and the people they love :)
What AI outreach actually does
Multi-channel outreach run by an AI agent - email, LinkedIn, SMS - that reads like a real person who's actually done their homework. Built for teams who want top-of-funnel growth without burning a BDR on busywork.
- 01 Channel mix tuned per persona - email-first, LinkedIn-first, or both
- 02 Reads each prospect's site, LinkedIn, recent posts before writing
- 03 Real conversation threading - replies feel continuous, not robotic
- 04 Compliance baked in: NZ Spam Act + global unsubscribe handling
Built on: Claude for message generation LinkedIn / Smartlead / Instantly for delivery Apollo + Clay for enrichment Custom guardrails for tone and compliance
What you actually get
Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. This is what is in the box.
- A working pilot, in productionNot a prototype on someone's laptop. The first slice of AI outreach runs against real work within weeks.
- Your data stays yoursIt runs on your accounts and your tools. If we part ways you keep the system and everything in it.
- The workflow mapped before codeWe write down what good looks like for Whanganui businesses first, so nobody is guessing at handover.
- Support after it landsThe people who built it stay reachable when the business changes shape around it.
How AI outreach compares
The two things most businesses do instead, and where each one runs out.
| Hiring for it | An off-the-shelf tool | Kiwi Dynamics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fit to how you work | Fits perfectly, costs a salary | You bend your process to suit the tool | Built around the workflow you already run |
| Time to something useful | Immediate, and permanent | Quick to switch on, slow to make fit | A working slice in weeks, then hardened |
| Who owns the data | You do | The vendor, on the vendor's terms | You do, in your own accounts |
| When it breaks | That person sorts it, if they are in | A support queue and a ticket number | The people who built it |
| What it costs | A salary, every year, forever | Per seat, forever, used or not | Scoped and quoted up front |
What's different about doing this work in Whanganui.
- Whanganui blends creative scene, river-led tourism, and steady local trades - AI here helps small operators run lighter and reach further.
- Tourism, creative industries, and a growing remote-work population. AI tools that scale a small team's reach without enterprise overhead win.
We work with teams across Whanganui: Whanganui CBD · Castlecliff · Aramoho · Marton · Bulls.
Talk to us about this →How we build AI outreach for a Whanganui team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Whanganui business, so value lands before the build is finished. Outreach at human quality, machine scale.
Talk to usHow the work runs
- Find the one workflowWe look for the job costing Whanganui businesses the most hours or the most leads, and deliberately ignore the rest for now.
- Ship a working sliceA narrow version goes into production in weeks, against real work, so the value shows up before the build is finished.
- Prove it, then widenWe measure it against what the work cost before. If it does not pay for itself, we say so rather than scaling it.
- Harden and hand overLogging, fallbacks and a real handover, so it keeps running when we are not in the room.
The outcome for Whanganui teams
The shape of the result for Whanganui teams: Replaced a 3-person outreach team for an NZ infrastructure consultancy - 5× the volume, same close rate. Built on Claude for message generation, hardened with the rest of the stack as it scales.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
FAQ
How long does AI outreach take to ship for Whanganui businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Whanganui businesses data, measurable outcome. From there it's another 6-8 weeks of hardening before you'd consider it production. Full rollouts (multiple sites, multiple teams) typically land in 3-4 months.
Are there hidden costs we should plan for?
Three to know about: model/API spend (which we set up under your own account, not ours, so you see and control it), any new SaaS subscriptions we recommend, and your team's time during rollout. We surface all three in the quote so there are no surprises.
Do you have proof this works for Whanganui businesses?
Direct case study: Replaced a 3-person outreach team for an NZ infrastructure consultancy - 5× the volume, same close rate. Happy to walk you through full numbers on a call.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI outreach into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Claude for message generation sits in your account too - we don't operate it from ours.
Talk to us about this
Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it - no obligation.