The Resquared blog

Notes from the field

Sales playbooks, data from millions of emails, and stories from teams who sell to local businesses every day.

How to Fix Low Reply Rates in Local Business Email

Low reply rates in local business email outreach usually trace back to targeting, volume, messaging, deliverability, or follow-up. Here are seven things to check before you rewrite another cold email.

Marcelo Dias·August 10, 2026·10 min read

Industry Insights

Average Shop Size in Square Feet: A Store Size Guide by Business Type

From a leasing perspective, it can be challenging to nail down which types of businesses you should be targeting to fill your open spaces. How big is the average shop? See standard, small, and large store sizes in square feet by business type, from coffee shops to big box retail.

Tyler Carlson·August 12, 2026

Industry Insights

12 Commercial Real Estate Software Tools for Your 2026 Tech Stack

Compare 12 commercial real estate software tools for prospecting, CRM, lease management, and analytics. Build a CRE tech stack that actually books meetings.

Griffin Morris·August 12, 2026

Sales Tips

How to Reach Local Business Decision Makers in CRE

A commercial real estate email outreach playbook to reach local business decision makers, fill vacant space, and run CRE prospecting that actually replies.

Haroldo Uemura Tápias·July 29, 2026·8 min read

Sales Tips

How to Improve CRE Email Outreach in 2026

Generic sales tools weren't built for leasing. Here's how CRE teams reach local business decision makers with personalized, deliverable email, and how to choose outreach tools made for tenant prospecting.

Erik Camara·July 2, 2026·10 min read

Customer Stories

How Active8 bypassed gatekeepers and got 77 leads from one email campaign

Active8 needed a way to reach trainers directly, without relying on walk-ins, referrals, or manual research. With AI-powered outreach, their team generated 77 leads.