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Direct mail, AI & NRR: Inside Sendoso’s playbook

Published 30 days ago • 1 min read

Most teams talk about having a “gifting budget.”
Very few teams can tell you what it actually did for revenue.

In this week’s WTF? Live!, we sat down with Kris Rudeegraap, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Sendoso, to talk about how modern direct mail and corporate gifting are evolving and why they’re quietly becoming one of the most efficient channels for pipeline and retention.

Kris has spent nearly a decade building Sendoso into the leading direct mail and gifting platform, backed by $150M+ in funding and used by teams who care deeply about pipeline, NRR, and brand. In this episode, he opens up about what’s working now and how AI + first-party data are changing the game.

If you’re a founder, fractional, or revenue leader feeling the squeeze on digital channels, this is a highly tactical listen.

Here’s a snapshot of what we cover:

  • Why direct mail and gifting are resurging as email performance drops and ad costs rise
  • How to think about ROI on gifting across pipeline, revenue influence, cost of goods, and opportunity cost
  • Where gifting fits across the full customer journey, from booking meetings to renewal moments and life events
  • The shift from third-party lists to first-party audiences, and what it means for your GTM strategy
  • What real sales–marketing alignment looks like when both teams own a shared revenue number
  • Lessons from scaling Sendoso through acquisitions, market shifts, and a decade-long founder journey
  • How Kris is using AI and agents across product, sales, CS, finance, and operations and how he’s upskilling his team along the way

If you lead a business, revenue org, or portfolio and want:

  • More efficient pipeline,
  • Stickier customers, and
  • A brand people feel connected to…

…this conversation will give you concrete ideas to bring into your 2026 playbook.
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