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ROI & data4 min readJanuary 28, 2026

The ROI of structured cadences: a worked example

By Matthias Maier & Christopher Ganser · Founders of LavaLoft

Cadences: the underrated revenue lever

Sales teams invest thousands in lead generation, CRM licenses, and sales tools. But the biggest revenue lever costs almost nothing: structured cadences.

The math

Let's take a typical B2B sales team of 5 reps:

MetricValue
Open cadences per month50
Average deal size€10,000
Cadence-to-meeting rate (unstructured)5%
Cadence-to-meeting rate (structured)15%

Without structured cadences:

  • 50 cadences × 5% = 2.5 meetings per month
  • 2.5 × €10,000 × 30% close rate = €7,500 in revenue

With structured cadences:

  • 50 cadences × 15% = 7.5 meetings per month
  • 7.5 × €10,000 × 30% close rate = €22,500 in revenue

Difference: €15,000 per month = €180,000 per year

The hidden loss

The math above is conservative. In reality, you also get:

  • Forgotten touchpoints: deals that fall out of the system entirely
  • Delayed touchpoints: close probability drops with every day
  • Inconsistent quality: some reps do it well, others don't

Bottom line

The ROI of structured cadences is huge — and measurable immediately. It's one of the few areas in sales where a small process change shows up directly in euros.

About the authors

Matthias Maier and Christopher Ganser are the founders of LavaLoft. Drawing on years of B2B sales experience, including in demanding industries like cybersecurity, they build the Autonomous Sales Execution Ecosystem, the control layer every CRM needs.

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