From One to Three: How Wildcard Tripled Its ABM Research Capacity for the Cost of a Single Hire

The Challenge: Scaling Precision ABM with Onshore Talent

As an AI ABM startup, Wildcard’s entire model depends on precision—deep research, clean data, and personalized insight that powers every outbound campaign. But building that precision with onshore talent was costly and slow to scale.

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Key challenges:

• A single research assistant costing $6,000/month fully loaded
• Limited capacity to run multiple ABM campaigns at once
• Bottlenecks in campaign preparation and execution

Wildcard needed a way to scale capacity without inflating costs.

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The Solution: Offshore + AI-Powered Research Assistants

Instead of adding another costly U.S. hire, Wildcard partnered with Hire Overseas to build an offshore ABM research team. Strategy and campaign design stayed in-house. Research and data operations moved offshore, augmented by AI-powered workflows.

How the transition worked:

• 3 offshore research assistants onboarded in less than 3 weeks
• Aligned to U.S. hours for seamless collaboration
• AI-assisted workflows for account research, data enrichment, and campaign prep
• Playbooks & SOPs ensured consistent, repeatable execution
• Flat cost: $6,000/month for three specialists (vs. one U.S. hire at the same price)

The Team Composition

3 Offshore Prospect Research Specialists

• Researched and profiled target accounts daily
• Built, verified, and enriched prospect lists using AI-assisted tools
• Identified intent signals and buying triggers to support 1:1 ABM personalization

Each researcher followed the same playbooks and quality standards, blending AI speed with human verification to deliver clean, reliable data at scale.

The Results: Triple Capacity, Zero Cost Increase

Within 60 days, Wildcard had transformed its ABM research operations:

• 3X ABM research capacity—more campaigns, faster cycles
• Campaign launch time cut from 3 weeks to 1
• High-quality, research-driven targeting that improved campaign performance
• Freed up the U.S. team to focus on strategy, client relationships, and growth

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What was once a high-cost bottleneck became a scalable, AI-powered offshore research engine—fueling Wildcard’s growth trajectory.

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Lessons for ABM Founders

• Scaling ABM isn’t just hiring more—it’s hiring smarter. Offshore research teams deliver capacity and precision at a fraction of U.S. costs, letting you invest more into growth.
• AI + humans = precision at scale. Account targeting, data enrichment, and list research are faster and sharper when offshore teams are equipped with AI-powered workflows.
• Process drives performance. Documented SOPs, intent frameworks, and research playbooks turn offshore teams into consistent, autonomous operators.
• Global talent is world-class. The quality of hires available globally often exceeds local options—offshore doesn’t mean compromise, it means access to the best.

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Why this Worked for Wildcard

Wildcard didn’t just hire offshore talent, they integrated them into their entire product suite and offering. By giving them clear workflows, AI-powered tools, and real responsibility, the offshore team operated like an extension of the company. By embracing global talent, Wildcard gained not just more capacity but a long-term competitive advantage.

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Triple Your ABM Capacity Without Tripling Costs

Want to scale your ABM agency like Wildcard, tripling research capacity for the cost of a single U.S. hire? Hire Overseas helps ABM startups and agencies build offshore teams of AI-powered assistants in weeks, not months—so you can focus on winning accounts, not grinding through research.