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ROI & data4 min readJanuary 28, 2026

The ROI of structured cadences: a worked example

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.

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