So about 2 weeks ago, I get this LI message: I just took a look at your page and your company looks super interesting - it would be great to connect and happy to hear more about what you do!
And I ignored it at first, but then thought, what the heck, I'll respond. Maybe it's someone starting out, looking for advice, won't hurt to be nice. Reached back out about a week ago, responded: I have been neglecting to visit LI and so didn't get back to you. How can I help?
Just got: Thank you for getting back to me I really appreciate it! I was just wondering if <your company> is using video in the sales process. We created a tool that uses AI to personalize your video (deepfake technology) and would love to show you how it works! Let me know if you're interested <my name>.
I peaced out. Obviously I'm not a decision maker, and while my friend here would have no way of knowing it, I despise video outreach. Basically, I'm 100% the wrong person to sell to. And no, I'm not going to send them to the right person when they ask out of whatever sense of kindness led me to respond in the first place.
For all the BDR/SDRs on here: what would you have done differently? Let's make this a learning experience.
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