Complete TG Cold Start Promotion Process: From Number Generation to Precise Targeting, Say Goodbye to Inefficient Customer Acquisition

Anyone who does TG (Telegram) promotion knows the struggle: a newly registered account with zero friends, few groups, eager to acquire customers but hitting walls everywhere. Sending massive messages leads to account bans, or messages go unnoticed with extremely low reply rates. This is the dilemma faced by 95% of TG new account promotion teams. The core issue isn’t “sending enough,” but “not using a systematic TG cold start promotion funnel.” This article breaks down the complete cold start promotion process: from number generation, registration screening, activity determination, to final targeting. Learn to use a funnel instead of blind sending to improve conversion rates.

Why Use a “Cold Start Funnel” for TG Customer Acquisition? – Solving Three Major Challenges in New Account Promotion

New TG accounts generally face three “persistent problems”: No friend relationships causing messages to be blocked or rejected; Frequent sending leading to account restrictions or bans (“account gone”); Low reply rates because the targets never registered for TG or have abandoned it. To solve these, you need to break down the promotion process into multiple screening stages instead of sending all numbers at once. This cumulative screening process is the “cold start funnel.”

Why Mass Sending Gets Worse Over Time

Many new account promoters think: buy a list of tens of thousands of numbers and “run” them directly through a TG bulk sender. The result is usually: 50% of numbers are not registered on TG, 30% are long-term inactive “zombie accounts,” and only less than 10% of users might see the message, of which only a tiny fraction reply. Eventually, the account gets dragged down by returns and reports from invalid numbers, making it easier to trigger TG’s risk control and leading to a ban. Mass sending seems convenient, but in reality, the platform is unhappy, users are unresponsive, and costs are not justifiable.

Advantages of Funnel-Based Targeting: Screen First, Then Contact

The core logic of the cold start funnel is “screen first, then contact.” Each layer of the funnel filters out a batch of numbers that don’t meet the criteria, making the final targeted users more precise and active. Using a reliable TG number screening platform (such as KK-DATA), you can use staged screening to gradually refine the target audience. Your new TG account is only used to contact those most likely to reply, reducing invalid sending and reporting risks, and improving the account’s “health.”

Stage 1: Number Preparation – Building a Target Number Pool from Scratch

No matter how refined the funnel, the first step is having a number pool. There are two main options: generate target numbers yourself, or use existing list data.

Path 1: Randomly Generate Numbers Based on Target Country/Region

If you don’t have an existing list, you can use the global number generation feature. For example, if your target market is Indonesia or Mexico, select the corresponding country on the platform, and the system will generate random numbers according to that country’s numbering rules. KK-DATA supports random number generation and number segment generation for 240+ countries/regions, and it’s completely free. Generated numbers will not be automatically charged; only subsequent screening tasks incur costs. The number of generated numbers can be adjusted as needed, from hundreds to millions.

Path 2: Preprocessing Requirements for Uploading Your Own List

If you already have a list of user phone numbers collected from history (e.g., from other marketing channels, old databases, or website registration forms), you can upload it directly to the screening platform. However, note: you must perform a basic cleanup before uploading. Remove obviously invalid numbers (e.g., wrong digit count, containing letters, not phone number format), eliminate duplicates, and it’s recommended to use the platform’s “data deduplication warehouse” feature to cross-check and remove numbers already screened in previous tasks, avoiding wasted balance from duplicate screening.

Note

Using an unscreened number pool directly for advertising not only wastes balance but also makes it easy to be flagged by TG’s official system. It is recommended to at least complete the “registration check” first before moving to the next stage.

Stage 2: Find Valid Numbers “Registered on TG” from Massive Number Pool

After establishing the number pool, most numbers likely are not registered on TG. In the TG cold start promotion funnel, registration/account check is a crucial first filter. Through this step, you can find out which numbers are indeed bound to TG accounts. On the KK-DATA platform, you simply select the prepared number file (randomly generated or uploaded list) and submit a “TG registration check” task.

Before submitting the task, the system displays an estimated cost (charged per number; see the real-time price on the dashboard). Confirm it’s correct, and the task starts automatically. After the check completes, the results differentiate between “registered” and “not registered” numbers. Typically, the proportion of registered TG numbers among randomly generated numbers may range from 20% to 60% (varies by country/region). This step directly filters out 30% to 80% of invalid numbers.

Stage 3: Lock In Real Active Users – Filter for “Valid,” “Active,” and “Gender” Data Layers

“Registered” is only the minimum threshold. A true cold start funnel needs to further filter “active users” from the registered numbers. Only active TG users are likely to read your messages and reply. KK-DATA provides three progressive screening options: valid number check, activity check, and gender identification (avatar recognition). These can be used in combination.

How to Choose the “Activity Time Window” – 7 days, 15 days, or 30 days?

Activity check determines whether a target user has logged into TG within a specified period. A user who has been online in the past 7 days and frequently sends/receives messages is considered “active within 7 days”; someone who logged in within the past 30 days but has less interaction is “active within 30 days.” For TG cold start, it’s recommended to choose “active within 7 or 15 days” as the screening criterion. A shorter window means higher user stickiness and a greater probability they will read the message, but because the criteria are stricter, fewer users are available. For large promotional campaigns, you can use 7-day activity; for content suitable for “browsing leisurely” like new e-commerce products, 15-day or 30-day activity may be better.

Why Gender Data Helps with Cold Start?

When the promoted product has a clear gender preference (e.g., beauty vs. gaming, women’s clothing vs. men’s fitness supplements), filtering by gender before targeting can significantly boost reply rates. KK-DATA’s gender screening option uses facial features from avatars to identify the user’s gender. First, filter for gender among “registered” numbers, then filter for “active within 7 days” within the chosen gender pool. This makes the targeted user group more precise and greatly reduces the risk of a new account being overly flagged.

Best Practice

Export the screened numbers in batches according to activity date. For example, first target users active within 7 days, then after 2–3 days target users active within 15 days, reducing the risk of bulk reporting.

Stage 4: Export Screening Results and Organize Your Initial Outreach

After screening is complete, you need to export the results. KK-DATA supports CSV and TXT formats. The export includes phone numbers and may also contain additional information like tgid (TG unique identifier). If you use bulk messaging tools or TG marketing software, you can directly import the exported TXT file. If you have your own data analysis system, CSV format is more convenient for further processing and grouping.

Do not send all screened results at once. It is recommended to adopt a “batch outreach strategy”: for users active within 7 days, divide them into small batches of 2000 or 5000 numbers. Send at most 1–2 batches per day, with intervals of 1–2 days. For users active within 15 days, delay sending. This way, TG servers perceive your account behavior as more like a “normal user” rather than a bulk marketing bot, helping protect your account from being banned.

Stage 5: Cost Optimization and Data Reuse – Make Every Screening Count

For sustainable TG cold start promotion, in addition to meticulous screening, you must control costs. KK-DATA adopts a pay-per-number, no subscription plan model. Recharge USDT (TRC20) into your balance, and fees are deducted per number checked. To avoid being charged repeatedly for the same number, make full use of the “data deduplication warehouse” feature. When you submit a screening task for the second or Nth time, the system automatically checks against historical data in the deduplication warehouse and prompts you how many numbers in the current task have already been checked, thereby skipping those numbers and saving unnecessary costs.

Additionally, before each task submission, always check the “estimated cost” prompt on the dashboard to ensure sufficient balance and avoid task submission failure. For the latest unit price, please refer to the real-time price on the dashboard or the official billing page.

Cold Start Promotion Step-by-Step Checklist

To help you get started quickly, here is a step-by-step checklist based on this article that you can follow directly:

Generate or prepare a number pool: Use global number generation (free) or upload your own CSV/TXT list.
Deduplicate: Use the data deduplication warehouse to exclude already screened numbers.
Submit a “TG registration check” task: Filter out invalid numbers not registered on TG. Check the estimated cost and confirm.
(Optional) Submit a “TG valid” and “activity” task: Choose a 7-day/15-day/30-day activity window based on promotion goals.
(Optional) Submit a “gender identification” task: Perform this when the product has a clear gender preference.
Export screening results: Choose CSV or TXT format, and note obtaining extra data like tgid.
Batch outreach: Split screening results into batches of 2000–5000 numbers each, send 1–2 batches daily with 1–2 day intervals.
Monitor costs: Check the estimate before each task submission, maintain sufficient balance; use the deduplication warehouse to prevent duplicate charges.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can a new TG account directly perform activity checks on the full number pool?

A: Not recommended. A large proportion of the full number pool may not be registered on TG, so performing activity or gender checks directly would waste balance. It is recommended to first do a “registration check” to filter out invalid numbers, then further screen the registered numbers.

Q: I have a historical list of 100,000 numbers. Can I use it directly on KK-DATA?

A: Yes. You just need to upload the list in CSV or TXT format into the system; the system will automatically recognize the numbers. It is recommended to first clean the list through the “data deduplication warehouse” to remove already screened numbers and avoid duplicate charges. The specific unit price is subject to the real-time price on the dashboard.

Q: Messages sent during the cold start phase are easy to get banned. How to avoid this?

A: The key is “stepwise outreach” and “quantity control.” Don’t send all screened results at once. It is recommended to batch by activity date, keep each batch under a few thousand numbers, with 1–2 day intervals, and vary message copy to help reduce the risk of bans.

Q: Can iMessage and RCS screening be used in cold start?

A: If the target user base is overseas and uses iPhones, iMessage screening can help you find active Apple device users. RCS is more suitable for Android users. Both types of checks can serve as complementary channels for TG promotion. Whether to use them depends on your specific customer acquisition scenario.

Q: What is the tgid exported after screening? What is its use?

A: tgid is the unique identifier of a Telegram account. The exported tgid can be used for more precise advertising in the future, manual friend adding, or importing into a CRM system for data analysis. If your promotion tools support tgid, it is more stable than a phone number.

The essence of TG cold start promotion is replacing blind mass sending with systematic screening. Through the funnel process of “Generate → Registration Check → Activity/Gender Screening → Export → Batch Outreach,” a new account can achieve high-precision targeting with low risk and low cost. If you want to set up your own cold start funnel immediately, visit the KK-DATA dashboard: https://app.kkdata.cc/ to start your first generation and screening. For operational questions, please contact official customer service @kkdata_cc or check the documentation.

TG Cold Start Promotion Full Process: From Number Generation to Precise Targeting, Say Goodbye to Inefficient Customer Acquisition

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