I’ve got a challenge for you… 652 startups on AngelList are based in Tokyo, Japan. In 2 weeks, can you book meetings with 10 of them — using only cold outreach? Let’s make it more interesting… You can’t use your connections to make an introduction for you. You have to play by Japan’s email laws. […]
As someone who has been in the business of email outreach for about a year now, I would like to talk to you about what it actually means to do email outreach. For me, it’s been a rocky year, with ups and downs, obstacles and challenges to be overcome. Even though I do think I […]
Sometimes, it’s just a massive pain to get an application to do all you want/need as most application tend to be focusing on one part of the solution you need. That’s why many applications implement APIs to allow you to build your own solution by piecing all applications together in a specific way. This is […]
It’s no longer news anymore: Email works as a sales and marketing channel. And it works well. That is, it CAN work well — when done correctly. What doesn’t work is assuming that everyone will automatically love what you have to say, and assuming they’ll take the time out of their busy days to respond. The way you […]
If you’ve ever wondered, “How do I find new customers and scale my business without wasting a bunch of time?” then you’re not alone. What if I told you that email outreach can help you reach potential customers and partners without burning through time? It’s true: People use email ALL THE TIME to find new customers and connect with busy decision-makers. But not […]
If you’re busy growing a business, you already know that an email can lead to awesome new opportunities — new clients, partnerships, and more. Or… it can be a MASSIVE fail. I spoke with Heather Morgan, CEO of Salesfolk, who helps businesses get better results with their cold emails. She’s helped companies like Lyft and Kissmetrics turn […]
[This is a guest post by Piotr Zaniewicz, CEO of RightHello] Whether your startup will be successful depends largely on what you, the founder, are willing to do to kickstart your company’s sales early on in your company’s lifecycle. One of Pinterest’s co-founders used to walk around Apple stores and set homepages to Pinterest to acquire their […]
When was the last time you sent someone an email and couldn’t WAIT to get a response? You know what I’m talking about. One day passes by. Then two. Then three. You check your email a few more times just to make sure you didn’t miss their response. But you were really hoping to get a reply, and […]
I had to press Tim for a month to share his way to approach cold emails and I’m not disappointed by what he shares with us today. I could not have put it better myself. Congratz and success well deserved! Tim obtained 46.6% in late October: Initial email response rate: 14.14% First follow-up response rate: 23.04% Second follow-up response rate: 6.28% Third […]
Today, it’s with great delight that I’m featuring Parker Woodward. A bright chap who loves to be involved with lots of things and is full of resources. Parker obtained 28.16% in October: Initial email response rate: 8.62% First reminder response rate: 13.22% Second reminder response rate: 6.32%