The Coldletter blog

Author: Saul

  • What Is Transactional Email? A Developer’s Guide

    What Is Transactional Email? A Developer’s Guide

    A transactional email is an automated, one-to-one message sent to a specific user in direct response to an action they took or a system event that concerns them: a password reset, an order receipt, an account verification code, a shipping update. Unlike a marketing campaign that goes to a list, a transactional email is triggered…

  • Cold Email + SaaS Marketing: A Growth Strategy That Actually Works

    Cold Email + SaaS Marketing: A Growth Strategy That Actually Works

    Cold email and lifecycle email marketing serve different jobs in a SaaS growth strategy — and most teams conflate them. Here is how to run both channels correctly, why deliverability is the deciding factor in cold outreach, and where Cold Letter fits in.

  • How SaaS Companies Use Cold Email to Drive Growth

    How SaaS Companies Use Cold Email to Drive Growth

    Cold email remains one of the highest-ROI outreach channels for SaaS teams — when built on the right infrastructure. Learn how to structure campaigns, authenticate your domain, and use Cold Letter to book meetings at scale.

  • Email Marketing Tools for SaaS: Building the Right Stack

    Email Marketing Tools for SaaS: Building the Right Stack

    Most SaaS teams use the wrong tools for at least one email channel. This guide covers how to pick transactional APIs, lifecycle ESPs, and cold outreach tools at seed, growth, and scale — plus integration and stack decisions that matter.

  • SaaS Lifecycle Email Sequences: Trial Onboarding to Expansion

    SaaS Lifecycle Email Sequences: Trial Onboarding to Expansion

    Most SaaS teams build one onboarding email and call it a lifecycle program. Here is how to build the four sequences that actually move users from trial to expansion: onboarding, feature adoption, win-back, and expansion.

  • Email Marketing for SaaS Growth: What Moves the Needle

    Email Marketing for SaaS Growth: What Moves the Needle

    Email drives an ROI of $36 for every dollar spent, but only when SaaS teams treat it as three distinct channels, not one. This guide covers the lifecycle sequences, cold outreach tactics, and deliverability fundamentals that separate email programs that grow revenue from those that don’t.