Texting Prospects?

Question

You get an out of office from someone and they put "for urgent matters, please text me at..."

Is that an invitation to text them for business-related non-urgent matters or is that taking it a step too far?

I feel like cold-texting to a cell you get from ZoomInfo is an automatic no, but these prospects open the door so what's protocol?

Happy Hunting,

L/E

Accepted Answer

Unless you have an active deal cadence going with that prospect, no.

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I would say they aren't going to view being sold to as an "urgent matter".

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If the deal is on the line or closing is happening then text. If not, hold off.

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Unless the contract needs signing today or they lose budget or something like that, this is not "urgent".

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Only time I am texting a prospect is after they have granted me permission to do so.

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Mid cycle im texting my champions often.  Ive never opened the door to an opp thru a cold text, that just seems weird.

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I don’t text them if I get an out of office but have found text super beneficial with accounts that I have relationships, clients are on the road most often and won’t have access to email to approve an order but can easily text me back.

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Definitely not. If someone is OOO for anything, I will try and respect that as much as possible. Keep that number for future use, but don’t text them while they’re OOO, especially if it’s for an “urgent need”.

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I feel like it's slightly invasive but to each their own

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Always text if you can, but never cold.
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After trying the desk line/office line a few times, then calling the cell.  Emails. Leave VMs on both.
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Then text. Shoot your shot, wtf do you have to lose?

thebuckhunter

Texting Prospects?

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Texting Prospects?

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