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A Cold Email Tactic Worth Trying

Posted July 1, 2024

I came across a new/newer prospecting tactic involving cold emails.

All you need is your smartphone and a free app like Canva or I use something called “WordSwag”.

Have someone take a picture of you (Not a fan of “selfies”) and then use your app to turn it into an appropriate meme, like this one where the SDR was suggesting a virtual cup of coffee.

Why do I like this approach;

It humanizes the rep’s prospecting and quite frankly, it’s harder to refuse someone calling you by name and looking right at you.

It’s a pattern interrupt because it DOESN’T follow the typical cold email trajectory. It’s fun and lighthearted which can be a much-needed breath of fresh air these days.

The embedded graphic serves as a scrolling speed bump.

And it’s an approach that HASN’T been beaten to death by sales reps yet.

This approach has many uses beyond suggesting a virtual cup of coffee.

In what ways could you use this personalized approach in your email outreach?

One more thing . . .

Call me crazy, but I think decision-makers are sick of the same approaches!

I hunted for newer/underutilized prospecting tactics and made a solid list of 15 that I will be sharing on July 12th.

Here are some of the newer prospecting tactics I’ll share;

  • Why and How PBO (Permission-Based Openers) Are Becoming The Preferred Cold Calling Method
  • The Tactic To Use When You Approach Publicly Traded Companies
  • The Google Trick Nobody Knows About and It Opens Lots of Doors For Us In Sales
  • The Hypothesis Approach
  • Two Dramatic Changes To Cold Emails And A Handy/Dandy Template You Really Should Start Using
  • Why You Should Cold Call BEFORE Sending An Email To A Prospect (I Used To Do It The Other Way Around)
  • The “Internal Email” Tactic and A Resource That Will Blow Your Mind
  • The “Lead Magnet” Approach YOU Should Leverage WITHOUT Your Marketing Department
  • 2 New LinkedIn Prospecting Tactics That Generate Appointments and Aren’t Salesy
  • Multithreading and The Killer Tactic Everyone Forgets To Use.

When?

Friday, July 12th at 11:30 am EST.

What’s Included?

(1) 60-75 Minute Webinar With Actionable Tips

Webinar Replay In Case You Can’t Join Us Live

5 Permission-Based Opener Templates

2 LinkedIn Scripts and 1 LinkedIn Template

2 “Hot Off The Press” Cold Email Templates

How Much?

$99

Please click HERE to gain access to my 15 New Prospecting Tactics!

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