Kinonez

War Room Enthusiast

Do you read sales emails?

As someone who works in sales I like to be on the other side of the table from time to time to live and understand our prospects when they get cold calls or cold emails. So on occasion I won’t unsubscribe from email threads that promise to improve x or help me with y even if I don’t need the product or service just to read the quality of someone else out there.

Does anyone else do this? If so have you found value from these emails?

Do you read cold emails or unsubscribe?

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bamageorge

Celebrated Contributor

International Sales Director

Only if it's short and concise, just like this msg LOL.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

I usually only read the short ones as well, that's why I keep mine as concise and to the point as posible.

CharmingSalesGal

Politicker

Account Executive

If it doesn't catch my attention quick, I won't read it. And then those that do catch my attention, sometimes I reword them and work them into my cadences!

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Yeah, that’s the only reason I read to to see which good ideas I get!

CaneWolf

Politicker

Call me what you want, just sign the damn contract

I read the short ones. And most of them still suck.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Most of them do, but once in a while you get a really good one!

DrunkenArt

Politicker

Sales Representative

Short and sweet, yes. A paragraph or more, absolutely not.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Oh yes, that's why we should keep our emails short and full of value!

Mr.Pickles

Arsonist

Sr. Customer Success Manager

I read videogames/Technology related - everything related to my personal interests. In fact, that helps me tailor a better msg in my daily role.

Andr3dwar

Arsonist

Logistics Manager

sometimes i read it, just to know little more about the topic.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Nice, what have you learned?

BmajoR

Arsonist

Account Executive

We have a weird setup where former employees mail gets routed to the whole sales team and I read them all, so that I can learn what not to do because 99% of the time they are pure garbage and whoever wrote them should be ashamed.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

This is a good practice id there ever is one! I do this with the ones I get as well!

bareknuckles

Valued Contributor

CEO of my kitchen table

They all really suck, even the ones where they try and add videos or personalise them.....sigh

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Why do you think they suck? which ones stand out to you?

AlphaCharlie

Arsonist

Account executive

I read the good ones!

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

What makes them good?

EH20

Politicker

Manager

asking the real questions!

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Hahaha hope we get an answer!

EH20

Politicker

Manager

!Who doesn't read them? I love these1

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

I like them, but I don’t read them all, do you?

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

what do you do so, they don't suck?

GDO

Politicker

BDM

I read some that attract my attention (like they should). Mostly to learn what to do and what not to do.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Yeah it helps you get into your prospects shoes for sure

ChicagoCloser1717

Politicker

New Business Development Representative

Its better to let them know you are not interested them have them waste their time prospecting you...at least thats my opinion

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

Oh for sure, it’s never good to waste anyone’s time

ChicagoCloser1717

Politicker

New Business Development Representative

Sales is about using your time efficiently so dont waste it

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

1,000% both ours and the customers time is priceless

goose

Politicker

Sales Executive

I’m always interested in trying to find out why it resonates with me. Might be the product or service, might be the subject line, might be the CTA.

Drift got me to buy based on an email, their website and the experience. It was almost too easy.

I also want to know why I delete them.

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

I agree, the way it resonates with you is the key to understand what works and what doesn't

Lambda

Tycoon

Sales Consultant

I unsubscribe and still keep getting them.....

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

That's horrible. sorry mate

Lambda

Tycoon

Sales Consultant

such is the internet now adays haha

Kinonez

Celebrated Contributor

War Room Enthusiast

yeah, such is life, you can scare them telling them you'll proceed legally if they don't stop spamming. I colleague of mine got this and panicked, never has he taken someone so fast of the list.

Oboy77

Arsonist

Workspace Consultant

I like to read them to see if any of them are good. If I feel that some are on the verge of being really good IMO, I will give my unsolicited advice. It is a good conversation sometimes and sometimes it goes unresponsive.

Flippinghubs

Opinionated

Account Executive

sometimes, has to take me quickly

MaximumRaizer

Politicker

Sales Manager

Only if it's short and concise, just like this msg LOL.

Blackwargreymon

Politicker

MDR

Only the good ones

Clashingsoulsspell

Politicker

ISR

If it doesn't catch my attention quick, I won't read it. And then those that do catch my attention, sometimes I reword them and work them into my cadences!

Filth

Politicker

Live Filthy or Die Clean

I constantly skim outreach to see if something catches my eye and I can steal the wording or formatting for my own purposes. When I do find one with content worth ganking, I always respond saying I'm not the person but I appreciate their form and encourage the fellow savage to keep on keeping on.

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