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Merge the Prospect's Logo Into a Personalized Photo (Logo T-Shirt Trick)

Merge the Prospect's Logo Into a Personalized Photo (Logo T-Shirt Trick) is a cold outreach tactic for getting your first users: Use an image-merge tool like Lemlist to drop each prospect's logo into a real photo, such as a teammate wearing a shirt with their logo or a screenshot of you on their website.

It's a strong fit for Agencies / services and B2B SaaS teams, and works especially well for agencies, B2B services. As a cold outreach play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

Cold outreachMedium effortMedium

Why does cold outreach work for this?

A photo that's visibly customized to the prospect stops the scroll and reportedly won tons of clients.

The exact steps (4)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Works for
Agencies / servicesB2B SaaS

Frequently asked

What kind of products does the "Merge the Prospect's Logo Into a Personalized Photo (Logo T-Shirt Trick)" tactic work for?
It is a good fit for Agencies / services and B2B SaaS — pick it when your product looks like one of those, since the play is shaped around how those users find new tools.
How is the "Merge the Prospect's Logo Into a Personalized Photo (Logo T-Shirt Trick)" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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