An evil way to fake personalized emails

Background: I've noticed that when I email someone with the same name as me ("Kirby"), I get a higher response rate, just by beginning it this way: "Hey Kirby (great name by the way)."


Idea: Set up a fully automated sequence where the "from" field is always the same first name as the person you're emailing. Emailing a Jeff? Hey, great name! My name is also Jeff! Your entire sequence could be personalized literally just off of pretending to have the same name.


Question: Is this actually doable? Is there a way to make the "from" and the email address automatically change based on the person you're prospecting? Or would you have to make a new email for your "Ashley" campaign, another new email for your "Jerry" campaign, and so on?


I'm not in a prospecting role right now, but I think this is actually genius.

๐Ÿ”Ž Prospecting
๐Ÿ’Œ Cold Emailing
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hh456
Celebrated Contributor
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sales
Yeah, old company I used to worked at our CEO setup an alias everyone could use. "He'd" be the first outreach and when they took his meeting "he'd" reply he couldn't make it but "he'd" cc you in on it and ask you to take it for "him" and to loop him in after.

It was just you the entire time. worked like a charm.
Kirby
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Sales Representative
That's way better than the fake forwarded email people were doing a few years back. I love it.
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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๐ŸฆŠ
Crafty. I don't hate it.
Do.it.for.the.checks
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Account Executive
This is absolute fire. I am talking to my CEO today
Craggus
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Key Account Manager
This is pure genius - so got to do it.
CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
What happens when you take a meeting? Are you going to change your domain each time?ย 
Kirby
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Sales Representative
Nah, theyโ€™re just your pretend SDRโ€™s.
goose
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Sales Executive
Any sales relationship that begins with deception is doomed to fail.
DungeonsNDemos
Big Shot
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Rolling 20's all day
This makes me wonder how many people out there just do emails as their legit hobby.
Just like in the wild west days of the internet pre-2000
LordBusiness
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Chief Revenue Officer
I don't think its doable or automatable ( think you run into issues automated the "From" email to match the person your sending toย  - but killer idea though.ย 
TheRealPezDog
Notable Contributor
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Account Manager
This is a little genius and definitely evil.ย 
Blackwargreymon
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MDR
What happens when you take a meeting? Are you going to change your domain each time?ย 
Clashingsoulsspell
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ISR
What happens when you take a meeting?
GDO
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BDM
Would this really boost conversions?
Kirby
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Sales Representative
I've seen it boost conversions quite a bit using just my real first name (which, sadly, isn't Kirby)
Diablo
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Sr. AE
I don't think there is a way to do it. When you say higher conversion, do you mean sales closure or open/click rates of an email.
goose
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Sales Executive
They have no ideaย 
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