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sellingsellssold

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Email mistake

Sooo... I sent out an email to all my clients from an email template. I double checked it at least 3 times before pressing send. But I guess I forgot to double check the subject line. the subject line read: "subject line: Imporant! Software Updates, please read". It has already been sent - what should I do?? ignore it and act like I didn't make any mistakes or own up and say sorry for my lack of attention to detail. Or am I totally overreacting? Thank you all!!
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aenima
Celebrated Contributor
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Principal Account Manager
The world will end now that you’ve done this.

Tomorrow morning the sky will fall.

Volcanos will erupt.

The earth will shake.

Tsunamis will wipe humanity off the planet.

All thanks to you, buddy.
detectivegibbles
Politicker
5
Sales Director
"I'm typically perfect 99.8% of the time, but a case of the monday's caught me today"

Find the humor in it. You're not dying.
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
I love this!
SaaSsy
Politicker
4
AE
If anyone responds declining to meet, my only ask is that you write back “I impore you to reconsider…”

but for real, are these prospects or actual clients?
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
👀🤔
SaaSsy
Politicker
1
AE
Instead of implore…🤦🏻‍♀️
sellingsellssold
Politicker
1
SDR
Actual clients including one VIP
Kosta_Konfucius
Politicker
3
Sales Rep
With any typo, I just try to make a joke out of it. Makes you more human and other way to have the first email be looked at
Gasty
Notable Contributor
3
War Room Community Manager
what's the content inside the email?
braintank
Politicker
2
Enterprise Account Executive
Yeah I'm really curious how that ended up as the subject...
GingerBarbarian
Opinionated
0
Lead Sales
Hey man, I wanted to DM you but since I don't have an apple device, this will have to do.

I am running a free promotion on my book this week. I think the Savages here will benefit from it. It is the Introvert Sales Survival Manual on Amazon.

I did not want to break the "self promotion" rule, but it is free and I don't even get people's emails in exchange. (Amazon doesn't share that information with me)

Would this be OK?
Gasty
Notable Contributor
1
War Room Community Manager
Feel free to proceed, but keep in mind that it would be beneficial to make your post (in which you share the link) informative and valuable enough so that other users don't view it as just another self-promotional post. However, the War Room community is perceptive enough to differentiate it regardless. Makes sense?
Gasty
Notable Contributor
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War Room Community Manager
@GingerBarbarian- you can use this thread for all future communication with me - https://bravado.co/war-room/posts/gasty-appreciation-post

and thank @punishedladfor this idea!
GingerBarbarian
Opinionated
1
Lead Sales
Totally makes sense. And I don't want to do any of it without making the post itself worthwhile. Thanks dude.
punishedlad
Tycoon
2
Business Development Team Lead
Cheers @Gasty
Sunbunny31
Politicker
3
Sr Sales Executive 🐰
That is a totally understandable typo. I’d let it go.
starson
Good Citizen
3
Senior Sales Manager
Don’t fret too much. Most of those you have sent it to have made mistakes before as well.
RandyLahey
Politicker
3
Account Executive
Life is short!

In the grand scheme of things, you are totally overreacting and you'll be fine.
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
Thank you this reminded does help
Diablo
Politicker
2
Sr. AE
It’s perfectly fine, we are humans and mistake happens. Want to know more on what was the email about and how mismatch the subject line is to the actual content.
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
I just included the words “subject line:” instead of deleting it from the template I was using
Maximas
Tycoon
2
Senior Sales Executive
Don't you have the Email Recall Option?

Even if you don't, It happens, it's not like that big deal to worry about, you could just amend the subject line and send it again!
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
It was too late I didn’t realize I did it until clients started responding
SoccerandSales
Big Shot
1
Account Executive
It is what it is, maybe you will get a response telling you about the typo. If anything, this could make your email open rate increase!
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
That is true people always open weird subject lines
punishedlad
Tycoon
1
Business Development Team Lead
Hang up your hat, brother. It's over.

It's never been more over than it is now.
WheelofCheese
Opinionated
1
Sales Executive
I wouldn’t anguish about it. If these are indeed your clients, you could always send a lighthearted email in follow up. We’ve all made mistakes! You’re human.
sellingsellssold
Politicker
1
SDR
Yep in the end they are just other humans that like our product :)
DataSlangah
Politicker
0
SAE
you'll be fine. I probably already deleted your email.

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