Mass Email Marketing Doesn't Work: Modern Prospecting Emails That Do, Inside
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MASS EMAIL MARKETING
DOESN’T WORK.
MODERN PROSPECTING EMAILS THAT DO, INSIDE
This generated enough appointments to consistently fill the top of my pipeline.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
The email we sent
looked like this.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
It included a nice piece of content.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
It included a nice piece of content.
It included a request to connect.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Then it stopped working.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Maybe it was the generic opening.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Or the assumption the prospect has a horrible website.
Maybe it was the generic opening.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Or the assumption the prospect has a horrible website.
Maybe it was the generic opening.
Or putting all the work on the prospect to find a time to chat.
These minor personalization techniques left my emails unopened.
These minor personalization techniques left my emails unopened.
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opening my emails.
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
We tried personalizing
the opener. Hi Sara,
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
That didn’t work.
Hi Sara,
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Then we tried
customizing the time.
Would you be able to talk at 2 PM Wednesday?
Hi there, Do you remember FAQ sections on websites? Occasionally you still do, but for the most part they’ve disappeared. That’s because a website’s job is to answer a researcher or prospect's question. If you set up your website to answer your prospect's questions, you’ll increase sales. Check out this New York Times article on why. We offer a complimentary Website Content Assessment. When would be a good time to walk through your site? Let me know what works best. John
Would you be able to talk at 2 PM Wednesday?
Still didn’t work.
Would you be able to talk at 2 PM Wednesday?
YET, For the past few decades ...
we’ve all been responding to these emails.
And now we don’t want to.
x “Personalized” with a first name isn’t enough.
And now we don’t want to.
x “Personalized” with a first name isn’t enough.
x “Personalized” with a company name isn’t enough.
And now we don’t want to.
x “Personalized” with a first name isn’t enough.
x “Personalized” with a company name isn’t enough.
x Any one-word adjustment to an email is not enough.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
So now we send an
email like this – one at a time.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
Opens with custom event in prospect’s life.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
Opens with custom event in prospect’s life.
Connects their expertise with our own.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
Opens with custom event in prospect’s life.
Connects their expertise with our own.
Provides a specific timeframe to chat.
Next we began
tracking these
emails.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
And watching which ones got
opened.
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
[First Name], You did an excellent job speaking at the recent 21st Century B2B Culture event - you have great understanding of social business. Do you see social business working being effective in B2C? I had a few ideas on how it could work in B2C that are related to your recent book (which I read). I help B2C SMBs use the internet to bring their business to the national market. What’s the easiest way to get 10 minutes on your calendar Thursday to share how our market expertise can be mutually beneficial? Best, John
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And watching which ones got
opened.
Then following up the right way.
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John Sherer SENIOR SALES REP
HUBSPOT @JohnSherer
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