AI & Automation — Deployed inside your business

Your international
growth engine.
Automated.

Australian METS companies lose international deals not because their technology is inferior — but because their commercial infrastructure is. Quarterdeck Labs deploys AI systems inside your business that let a small team compete like a large one.

60–90
days to first international conversations
more prospects touched per week vs. manual BD
50%
of our fees can be EMDG-reimbursed by government
The Problem

Small teams can't win international business on manual effort alone.

A typical METS company chasing international growth has one or two people stretched across everything — exhibitions, outreach, proposals, follow-up, reporting. The bandwidth simply doesn't exist to work a large pipeline consistently enough to generate reliable international revenue.

At the same time, their international competitors — larger companies with dedicated export teams — are running structured, systematic commercial operations. The gap isn't technology. It's commercial infrastructure.

AI automation closes that gap. Not by replacing people, but by making your existing team exponentially more effective — handling the volume, the consistency, and the intelligence work that humans can't sustain manually.

We don't recommend tools and leave you to figure it out. We build these systems, integrate them, and run them inside your business as part of your embedded growth engagement.
qdl-intel · prospect_scan.py
$ python prospect_scan.py --market Chile --sector copper   ▸ Scanning Codelco project pipeline… ▸ Cross-referencing IMARC attendee registry… ▸ Pulling LinkedIn signals: procurement role changes… ▸ Monitoring tender portals: MercoSur, SERNAGEOMIN…   ✓ 14 new qualified prospects identified ✓ 3 high-priority signals flagged ✓ 2 tender alerts: closing in 18 days   ▸ Drafting personalised outreach sequences… ▸ Adding to CRM pipeline with context… ▸ Scheduling follow-up reminders…   Ready for Harry's 8am review.
What We Deploy

Six AI systems.
One export engine.

Every system below is built and operated by Quarterdeck Labs inside your business — not handed off to you as a tool recommendation.

SYS-01 🎯

Prospect Intelligence Engine

Continuously scans global industry databases, LinkedIn, conference registries, project announcement feeds and tender portals to identify qualified international buyers that match your exact ICP. Delivers a live, prioritised list of prospects with context — who they are, why they're relevant, and when to approach them.

LinkedIn Signals Tender Monitoring Project Intelligence ICP Matching
SYS-02 ✉️

Automated Outreach Sequences

Personalised multi-touch outreach at scale — every prospect gets a tailored sequence based on their role, company, projects and context. Not a bulk email blast. We build the sequences, manage the sends, monitor replies, and continuously optimise based on open and response rates across each market.

Personalisation at Scale Multi-touch Sequences Reply Management A/B Optimisation
SYS-03 📡

Market Signal Monitor

Daily automated briefings synthesising signals across tender portals, competitor announcements, project news, commodity price movements, industry publications and government policy updates. Your team sees only what's relevant — filtered, prioritised, and ready to act on.

Tender Alerts Competitor Tracking Project News Daily Briefings
SYS-04 💼

Export Pipeline Dashboard

Real-time view of your entire international pipeline — conversation status, deal stage, forecast revenue, activity cadence and conversion metrics. Automatically populated from your CRM and outreach systems. No manual updates. Always current. Reviewed together weekly as part of your engagement.

Real-time Pipeline Forecast Reporting CRM Integration Weekly Review
SYS-05 📣

Content & LinkedIn Automation

Consistent international presence without consistent effort. A system that generates, schedules and optimises LinkedIn content targeting your exact buyer profile across each market — keeping your brand front of mind with international procurement and technical decision-makers between direct outreach touches.

LinkedIn Strategy Content Generation Scheduling Engagement Monitoring
SYS-06 📋

Tender & RFQ Acceleration

AI-assisted drafting and review of international tender responses, RFQ submissions and capability statements. Synthesises your product documentation, case studies and past submissions into a structured response — significantly reducing turnaround time and ensuring your bid answers the actual evaluation criteria, not just the surface question.

Tender Response RFQ Drafting Capability Statements Evaluation Alignment
Why It Matters

Not AI advice.
AI deployed.

The difference between a recommendation and a running system is everything.

AI Consultants & Tool Vendors

Here's your roadmap. Good luck.

Recommend tools and platforms — then leave you to set them up
Workshops and strategies that never turn into running systems
Your team inherits the technical complexity and ongoing maintenance
Generic stack — same tools regardless of your sector or market
No accountability for outcomes — only for deliverables
Separate from your commercial strategy — AI in a silo
Quarterdeck Labs

We build it, run it, own the result.

We deploy and operate AI systems inside your business — not advisory
Every system runs from day one — no implementation backlog on your side
We own the technical operation — your team focuses on relationships and deals
METS-specific: built for your buyers, your markets, your terminology
Accountable for pipeline and conversations — not just system uptime
AI embedded inside your export strategy — not bolted on as an afterthought
Technology

The stack we deploy.

Purpose-selected tools — assembled into an integrated system, not a list of software subscriptions you manage yourself.

Intelligence

Clay
Perplexity Pro
LinkedIn Sales Navigator
Custom web scrapers

Outreach & CRM

Instantly / Smartlead
HubSpot / Pipedrive
Apollo.io
Lemlist

Automation & AI

n8n / Make
Claude / GPT-4o
Zapier
Custom LLM pipelines

Content & Presence

Taplio
Buffer
Notion AI
Custom dashboards
Tool selection is always specific to your situation — we don't impose a fixed stack. What you see above is representative; every engagement is configured to your markets, your existing tools, and your team's working style.
🏛️
Australian Government Support

The government co-funds your AI investment.

Quarterdeck Labs retainer fees — which include all AI system build and operation costs — are eligible under the Austrade Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) scheme. That means the Australian Government reimburses up to 50% of what you spend with us.

We align our 12-month minimum engagement structure with EMDG application requirements and guide every client through the process as part of the engagement — at no additional cost.

💡 AI system build and operation included in your retainer. EMDG can cover up to half of it.
Start the conversation

Two ways in.
Both low-risk.

Start with a $1,000 Growth Audit — we audit your export readiness, AI gaps, and market opportunity and deliver a 90-day plan. Or book a free Discovery Call first if you'd rather talk it through.

$1,000
Refunded on retainer conversion

Growth Audit

A deep assessment of your export readiness, current AI gaps and market opportunity — delivered as a 90-day strategic roadmap with specific system recommendations.

Book Your Growth Audit →
Free
30-minute call · No obligation

Discovery Call

Talk to Harry directly about your current situation, the AI gap in your export operation, and whether Quarterdeck Labs is the right fit for your business.

Book a 30-Minute Call →

info@quarterdecklabs.com  ·  Based in Australia  ·  Serving METS & manufacturing companies globally