<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Outreach Asia news</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news.html</link><description>Product updates, market guides and method notes from Outreach Asia.</description><item><title>Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your workspace</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/connect-claude-or-chatgpt-mcp.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/connect-claude-or-chatgpt-mcp.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Clients can now connect Claude or ChatGPT to their workspace over the Model Context Protocol. The assistant reads leads, drafts, replies and results, and works under the same review window, statement checks and opt-outs.</description></item><item><title>Contacting businesses on the WhatsApp number they publish</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/contacting-businesses-on-their-published-whatsapp.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/contacting-businesses-on-their-published-whatsapp.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>When WhatsApp is connected, a company that invites WhatsApp contact on its own website is now reached there first, with email as the follow-up.</description></item><item><title>Replies that are not mistaken for newsletters: reading the inbox safely</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/replies-not-mistaken-for-newsletters.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/replies-not-mistaken-for-newsletters.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Two fixes to how we read a client’s own mailbox. Newsletters can no longer put anyone on the do-not-contact list, and a full inbox can no longer hold up replies.</description></item><item><title>An unsubscribe that asks before it acts</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/unsubscribe-that-asks-before-it-acts.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/unsubscribe-that-asks-before-it-acts.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Opening the unsubscribe link now shows a confirm button. Security scanners that open every link no longer remove companies that never asked.</description></item><item><title>A daily Telegram digest of what is about to send</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/daily-telegram-digest-of-what-is-about-to-send.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/daily-telegram-digest-of-what-is-about-to-send.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Once a day, a short Telegram message lists the first messages due to send in the next 24 hours, so anything can be skipped before it goes.</description></item><item><title>Express setup for managed clients</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/express-setup-for-managed-clients.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/express-setup-for-managed-clients.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>For clients whose outreach we run, our team can now set up a workspace from a few documents in one pass, with the same safeguards as guided setup.</description></item><item><title>Measuring outreach honestly: replies, interested replies, meetings and orders</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/measuring-outreach-honestly.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/measuring-outreach-honestly.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Emails sent is a measure of activity. Replies, interested replies, meetings and orders measure progress, and each needs a definition before it is counted.</description></item><item><title>Six-step guided setup: from brochure to first campaign</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/six-step-guided-setup.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/six-step-guided-setup.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>New clients now set up in six short steps, each with one clear job. Nothing is sent until the last step is done and you say so.</description></item><item><title>Wider search coverage: Google Maps search for phrase terms</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/wider-search-google-maps-phrase-terms.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/wider-search-google-maps-phrase-terms.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Search terms that are phrases rather than listing categories now go to Google Maps search first, with a second provider kept as a failover.</description></item><item><title>Leads, rebuilt: stage tabs, a page per company and a CSV export</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/leads-rebuilt-stage-tabs-and-csv-export.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/leads-rebuilt-stage-tabs-and-csv-export.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>See where every company is up to, open one page with its evidence and history, and export exactly the list you have filtered.</description></item><item><title>What our first 94 emails taught us</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/what-our-first-94-emails-taught-us.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/what-our-first-94-emails-taught-us.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Small, early numbers from September 2026: 94 companies emailed, 7 replies, 4 interested. What they show, what they do not, and what we changed.</description></item><item><title>Why every first email waits 24 hours</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/why-every-first-email-waits-24-hours.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/why-every-first-email-waits-24-hours.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A first message cannot send until it has been in review for a full day. Editing it starts the clock again, and approving it does not shorten the wait.</description></item><item><title>A redesigned, guided workspace in English, Malay and Chinese</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/redesigned-guided-workspace.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/redesigned-guided-workspace.html</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Every page of the client workspace has been rebuilt on one design, with a guided setup, clearer review pages and the full interface in three languages.</description></item><item><title>Deliverability basics we now check for every client</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/deliverability-basics-we-check-for-every-client.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/deliverability-basics-we-check-for-every-client.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Sender records, addresses that cannot receive mail, bounces and a gradual warm-up. None of it guarantees the inbox; each removes a common reason mail goes missing.</description></item><item><title>Evidence before claims: why buyers trust specific, verifiable statements</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/evidence-before-claims.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/evidence-before-claims.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Buyers discount general praise and check specific statements. An email built from facts the sender can prove is easier to believe and easier to answer.</description></item><item><title>From reply to meeting: qualifying interest without over-selling</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/from-reply-to-meeting.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/from-reply-to-meeting.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A reply is the start of a conversation, not the end of the campaign. The next message should answer what was asked, learn what matters and propose the smallest useful step.</description></item><item><title>WhatsApp in Southeast Asian B2B: when a message is welcome and when it is not</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/whatsapp-b2b-southeast-asia.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/whatsapp-b2b-southeast-asia.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>WhatsApp is widely used for business in the region, but having a number is not the same as having permission. The difference lies in what the business itself has published.</description></item><item><title>Halal certification and food exports to Malaysia and Indonesia: what buyers ask</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/halal-certification-food-exports-malaysia-indonesia.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/halal-certification-food-exports-malaysia-indonesia.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Food and beverage buyers in Malaysia and Indonesia often ask about halal status early. Knowing what they will ask, and what you can prove, shapes the first email.</description></item><item><title>Trade shows as lead sources: working exhibitor lists before and after the fair</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/trade-show-exhibitor-lists.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/trade-show-exhibitor-lists.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>An exhibitor list is a public record of companies with an interest in a sector. Used carefully, it helps you plan meetings before a fair and follow up afterwards.</description></item><item><title>Writing to Malaysian buyers in English, Malay or Chinese: when language matters</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/writing-to-malaysian-buyers-language.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/writing-to-malaysian-buyers-language.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>English is widely used in Malaysian business, but it is not the only working language. The company’s own website is usually the best guide to which one to use.</description></item><item><title>Finding distributors versus finding end buyers: two different campaigns</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/distributors-versus-end-buyers.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/distributors-versus-end-buyers.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>A distributor buys to resell; an end buyer buys to use. The audience, the evidence, the message and the next step all differ, so they belong in separate campaigns.</description></item><item><title>Choosing your first ASEAN market: a practical framework</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/choosing-your-first-asean-market.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/choosing-your-first-asean-market.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Demand, access, rules and language: four questions that narrow the choice of a first market to one you can test and support.</description></item><item><title>Statements from your own documents: how emails stay accurate</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/statements-from-your-own-documents.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/statements-from-your-own-documents.html</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>An email may only say what your own material supports and a person on your side has approved. This is how that works.</description></item><item><title>Why we don’t serve Vietnam yet</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/why-we-do-not-serve-vietnam-yet.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/why-we-do-not-serve-vietnam-yet.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Vietnam’s rules on advertising email and personal data put prior consent at the centre. Cold first-contact email cannot meet that, so until we have a route that fits, we do not take Vietnam campaigns.</description></item><item><title>The Philippines’ Data Privacy Act 2012 and the right to object</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/philippines-data-privacy-act-objection-rights.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/philippines-data-privacy-act-objection-rights.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The Data Privacy Act allows processing based on legitimate interests, but it also gives people clear rights to object. For outreach, the second part shapes the first.</description></item><item><title>Country rules are built into sending, not left to judgement</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/country-rules-built-into-sending.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/country-rules-built-into-sending.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Each market we serve has a rule in the software that decides whether a first email may go. Vietnam is not served.</description></item><item><title>Thailand’s PDPA and legitimate interest for B2B contact</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/thailand-pdpa-legitimate-interest-b2b.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/thailand-pdpa-legitimate-interest-b2b.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act allows processing on the basis of legitimate interests. For B2B outreach, the useful part is the reasoning you record before you write to a person.</description></item><item><title>Indonesia’s PDP Law No. 27 of 2022 and business outreach</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/indonesia-pdp-law-business-outreach.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/indonesia-pdp-law-business-outreach.html</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Indonesia now has a comprehensive personal data protection law. For first-contact outreach, the cautious reading favours company inboxes, a clear purpose and an easy way to stop.</description></item><item><title>How we choose which companies to contact</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/how-we-choose-which-companies-to-contact.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/how-we-choose-which-companies-to-contact.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Every company we suggest must meet a campaign’s criteria with evidence, carry a written reason, and publish a business inbox of its own.</description></item><item><title>Singapore: the PDPA, the Do Not Call Registry and the Spam Control Act for business email</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/singapore-pdpa-dnc-spam-control-act.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/singapore-pdpa-dnc-spam-control-act.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Three separate rules can apply to business outreach in Singapore. They ask different questions, and only some of them concern email.</description></item><item><title>Cold email in Malaysia under the PDPA: what B2B senders should know</title><link>https://outreach.asia/news/malaysia-pdpa-b2b-cold-email.html</link><guid>https://outreach.asia/news/malaysia-pdpa-b2b-cold-email.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 is the main reference point for first-contact business email in Malaysia. Here is how we read it in practice, and where caution is needed.</description></item></channel></rss>