Fear Index Spikes. Pipelines Stall.

Cut costs, keep pipeline moving, stay in control.

Author

Amir Reiter
April 08, 2025

The last 30 days have been brutal.

  • The S&P 500 dropped over 10% in 3 days.

  • The VIX spiked to 60.13—its highest since COVID.

  • Trump is threatening 50% tariffs on Chinese imports.

  • The EU is ready to retaliate.

This isn’t just noise. It’s a warning shot.

And while Wall Street panics, Main Street bleeds.

Then comes the RevOps reckoning:

  • Pipelines stall.

  • Budgets freeze.

  • Sales cycles stretch.

  • Team morale drops.

What Most GTM Teams Are Getting Wrong

Instead of adapting, most teams are defaulting to bad habits:

  • Automated cold emails from the 2018 playbook

  • Generic LinkedIn blasts with zero personalization

  • SDRs running 1,000-sequence cadences and burning their TAM

Result?

Prospects ghost.

Leaders lose faith in outbound.

And AI gets blamed.

But the problem isn’t AI.

It’s using automation without precision or purpose.

Activity ≠ Results

Everyone’s chasing scale. But at what cost?

The hard truth: more meetings booked doesn’t mean more revenue.

RevOps leaders are realizing that the real risk now isn’t just pipeline—it’s team burnout, missed targets, and layoffs.

What Winning Teams Are Doing Differently

Companies like Apollo, RingCentral, HubSpot, and Google aren’t just riding this out—they're adapting through it.

How?

They’re using the CloudTask Marketplace to:

  • Hire pre-vetted, revenue-ready talent in Latin America

  • Reduce headcount cost by up to 75%

  • Build flexible teams with the tools and workflows already in place

  • Move from idea to interviews in days, not weeks

The result:

  • CAC is dropping

  • Pipeline velocity is up

  • Teams are getting stronger while others downsize

Want to give it a try? Visit shop.cloudtask.com 

My Playbook with amplemarket

How I use Amplemarket to get 60%+ reply rates (even in this market):

I wanted to cold call today... but I didn’t have time.

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amplemarket: Multichannel Sequences for Faster Lead Engagement Across Email, Dialer, and Social Channels

Find top remote talent for your business needs on CloudTask Marketplace.

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12+ years of Sales and Customer Sucess Experience - Software - Healthcare - Finance - Tools Efficiently Used Hubspot, SalesForce, Pipedrive, Intercom

Edwin, Based In Colombia, is seeking remote role role(s) with a base salary range of $2,875.00 USD per month.

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10+ Years in Business Development & Sales | Apollo, HubSpot & Outbound Sales Strategies - Full Sales Cycle - Cold calling

cesar, Based In Colombia, is seeking remote role role(s) with a base salary range of $3,162.50 USD per month.

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10+ Years of Experience in Partner Managements, Sales, Marketing & Customer Service

Katherine, Based In Colombia, is seeking remote role role(s) with a base salary range of $2,300.00 USD per month.

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If you want to start interviewing or would like to learn more about hiring remote talent in Latin America, feel free to book a time with me or message me on any of the following social channels: