Carlos Ascanio
Customer Success Manager
Carlos leads client success efforts at The Forge, marrying customer-focused onboarding with high-velocity AI outreach execution. Since joining, he's become a go-to author behind data‑driven guides on using AI for prospecting, scale workflows, and comparing market tools. His writing is sharp, tactical, and result-oriented. He tackles complex choices - like picking the right lead gen platforms - and breaks them into clear, actionable takeaways for sales and success teams. With nearly a decade in CS, technical support, and account management, Carlos blends operational rigor with empathetic customer engagement.
Tutorials & Guides
Koude aquisitie: hoe je nieuwe potentiële klanten benadert
Leer wat koude acquisitie is, hoe je potentiële klanten benadert via LinkedIn en email en hoe je effectieve, schaalbare koude acquisitie realiseert en meer demos boekt.
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Reviews
Using HeyReach with Smartlead: How the Stack Works (and Where It Breaks)?
Smartlead + HeyReach let you run LinkedIn and email outreach together without Zapier. It’s a solid two-way integration but not a full CRM sync—Salesforge offers a simpler, all-in-one alternative for multi-channel outreach and deliverability.
Reviews
Smartlead Email Infrastructure Explained (Shared vs Dedicated Reality)
Smartlead’s email infrastructure uses user-owned inboxes (Google or Microsoft 365) with shared sending logic—not shared reputation—ensuring safer, consistent cold email deliverability at scale.
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Reviews
Lemlist vs Apollo: 7+ Differences To Know Before Investing
Lemlist vs Apollo compared across deliverability, data quality, personalization, sending limits, automation, and pricing—see which tool fits your outbound workflow.
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Reviews
ReachInbox Reviews: Our In-depth Analysis After Using It for 4 Weeks
ReachInbox helps teams send, warm, and manage cold emails in one dashboard. We tested it for 4 weeks—see its real pros, cons, pricing, and best alternatives.
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Tutorials & Guides
LinkedIn Inmail vs Messages: When Should You Use Each
Learn the key differences between LinkedIn InMail and Messages. Discover when to use each for hiring, sales, or outreach—and how Salesforge automates both.
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AI SDRs
7 Best AI SDRs for LinkedIn Outreach
Discover the 7 best AI SDRs for LinkedIn outreach in 2025. Compare features, pros, cons, pricing, and find the right tool to book more meetings fast.
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Tools
9 Best Expandi Alternatives & Competitors for LinkedIn Outreach
Discover the 9 best Expandi alternatives for safer LinkedIn outreach. Compare tools for automation, email integration, warm-up, and deliverability.
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Tools
We Tried 5 Waalaxy Alternatives for Sales Outreach: Here's our analysis
Compare 5 Waalaxy alternatives for safer LinkedIn and multi-channel outreach in 2025. See pros, pricing, and best picks—incl. Salesforge—for your needs.