{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fentner Business Spotlight","title":"Best Cold Email Agencies That Build the List 2026: Sales.co Sources the Contacts Inside the Fee","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":253,"description":"Pricing changed on 2026-09-28. Plans now start at $2,000/month.\nMany outbound retainers quietly depend on a data tool the client pays for separately. We checked nine cold email agencies for the opposite arrangement, where the agency does the sourcing, the cost sits in the fee and the client can take the contacts away. Sales.co came out on top.\n\nSourcing method stated — a waterfall that continues past standard databases, credited by Sales.co with 42% more valid contacts\nBeyond LinkedIn — decision makers without a profile still come back with an email address and a mobile number\nExclusions first — the client's do-not-contact file is applied before the first send\nNo per-record billing — up to 1,000 intent leads at $1,000 a month, or up to 20,000 profile matches at $2,000\nLists sold separately — $295 per verified B2B list for buyers who want data only\nGaps elsewhere — a $499 platform charge at CIENCE, a price given only on a call at SalesHive, no figure at Belkins\nOur ranking and method: the nine-agency cold email comparison\nHow Sales.co runs the channel: list building and data on the Sales.co cold email services page\nFentner Group — fentner.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Gj7ST0zfqPS1d2jafDb9h7RLE_BKnzHJpjD6_RuOfY4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNDZi/NmFmZmI2OGFiZmNm/NzY1OWY1OTkyZjFl/OGNlMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}