Muhammad Hassan 
Do your analysis. There are a lot of info accessible concerning prospects these days than at the other time within the history of commerce. Visit your prospect’s web site, search Google, originated alerts, read LinkedIn to penetrate their skilled written record, stop by Facebook to be told concerning their kids’ or grandkids’ favorite sports, examine trigger events, and append all this info to your contact records.
Hey [Prospect],
Congratulations on your recent round of funding.
What you are doing is going to impact the law profession in a major way.
I look forward to seeing how you’ll deploy your new resources to do it even faster.
Regards,
[Your name]
Boost their mission.
Try this approach with CEOs. CEOs and business homeowners are typically the creators of their vision and therefore the ones most involved human action it.
Hey [Prospect]
Congratulations on your new role as VP Marketing. Based on your LinkedIn profile, it looks like you’ve done an amazing job developing your career at [company].
If there are ways I can help you get your message out to my network of [title of people they’re trying to reach], please connect me with the right people. I’m a fan and I want to help.
Do you have a PR or content person on your team?
Regards,
[Your name]
Find some way to produce some price up front, albeit it’s simply your experience.
Just use caution to providing immediate price for complimentary are a few things that computer code firms have perfect through freemium business models, making a number of the quickest growing businesses ever. Free feature-limited or usage-limited computer code offers price before any cash changes hands. Not be too essential in your 1st email. Beginning with a compliment softens the blow of any criticism.
Hey [Prospect],
Your website’s design is absolutely brilliant. The visuals really enhance your message and the content compels action. I’ve forwarded it to a few of my contacts who I think could benefit from your services.
When I was looking at your site, though, I noticed a mistake that you’ve made i.e., search engine optimization. It’s a relatively simple fix. Would you like me to write it up so that you can share it with your web team? If this is a priority, I can also get on a call.
Regards,
[Your name]
Remember, your goal in the initial email is to simply get a response. With this in mind, your offer of immediate help might not be related to your service. In fact, it might even be related to another service.
Hey [Prospect],
Welcome to town. My family and I enjoyed a nice dinner at your new Sudbury location last month. I really enjoyed the scallops and risotto. I’ll be back.
I drove by your restaurant last night fairly late (I play indoor soccer at night … I noticed that you were open, which is nice — I’ll be bringing the guys by for a beer after next week’s practice. But, I thought you were closed at first glance. I saw a few people sitting at the bar, but the light in front of the restaurant was really dim.
This isn’t my area of expertise, but I know a good sign guy. Would you like an intro?
Regards,
[Your name]
You could give cash away to your prospects. That might get their attention. Or you can offer what this study says people appreciate just as much as cash — a compliment.
Hey [Prospect],
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world.
I love your wit and humor. I find myself nodding in agreement with your advice as I’m laughing out loud.
Your article the other day with the three email templates really inspired me. I forwarded to a few of my clients. One of them has really been struggling to connect with key prospects and we’ve implemented your advice. A prospect they’ve been trying to reach for a year now responded within an hour.
Would you like to see how my client applied your advice?
Best,
[Your name]
Warning: Don’t be creepy. Salespeople of yesteryear could get away with walking into a buyer’s office, noticing the photo of the prospect’s grandchildren, and remarking, “You have a beautiful family.” Today, the framed picture of decades past has become the digital photos on Facebook.
Salespeople should certainly incorporate Facebook into their research. But that doesn’t mean you should open with “How was your grandkids’ soccer practice on Sunday?” That’ll compel a prospect to issue a restraining order, not email you back. Instead, start with the safe stuff like common personal interests.
Hey [Prospect],
Was browsing through LinkedIn. Looks like you and I are both in [industry] and we’re both snowboarding fans. Have you ever dreamed of having an industry conference at a ski resort? I have.
Have you gotten out this year? I got out to Loon last month. The powder was amazing.
Regards,
[Your name]
While there’s lots of information online, nothing beats insight gleaned from someone who knows your buyer. This is especially critical if you sell to finance, IT, or other back-office professionals since it’s difficult to inspect or observe how they do their jobs from an external vantage point.
The trick to this one is that you have to go into conversations with employees with the intention of gathering intelligence. Every company has customer-facing employees. Start with your prospect’s salespeople. They will probably answer their phone and as peers, they know and may empathize with your struggle. They might also have a vested interest in their company investing in your solution.
The trick to this one is that you have to go into conversations with employees with the intention of gathering intelligence.
Hey [Prospect],
Your salespeople seem to be struggling with acquiring new clients according to an informal survey I did. [Name #1], [Name #2], and [Name #3] seem to all be struggling with acquiring new clients as you’ve grown the team. Specifically, they are struggling to initiate a dialogue with prospects like they used to.
Is it a priority for you to improve their ability to put new opportunities in the funnel?
Regards,
[Your name]
Your prospect’s customers and partners are great sources of intelligence. Look at your prospect’s case study page if they have one, or check out reviews about them online.
Most likely, you’ll find positive stuff. But, if you talk to a disgruntled or unsuccessful customer, use that information too.
Hey [Prospect],
Two of your customers had excellent things to say about you: [Company #1] and [Company #2]. Your software has had a huge impact on the growth of their businesses.
How could I learn more about how your team pulls this off?
Regards,
[Your name]
Vendors are another resource to learn about a company. Trusted service providers are in a great position to refer you. Not only do they know how your prospect buys things — they can make introductions.
Make sure you get permission to use names when referencing vendors. The last thing you want to do is get your referral partner fired. Ask, “Would you mind if I email [Prospect] and say that you suggested we talked?” Then, you’re free to write, “[Vendor] asked me to email you to see if I could help.” Or just call and start off with “I was talking to [Vendor], and … “
Hey [Prospect],
Your commercial real estate broker, [name], suggested I reach out to you. Someone in your organization told them conference room booking is a real challenge. Everything is always booked — even when people aren’t in the room.
This is an easy fix if you’re interested in solving this problem once and for all. Interested?
Best,
[Your name]
While not always good advice (especially for children), talking to strangers is a smart idea too. Whether they’re friends, acqA few emails later, the connection was made. While I have no experience with hydrokinetic energy production, that didn’t prevent me from making a valuable connection. Everyone you meet is like me: They know people who know people.uaintances, or folks on the fringe, talking to people outside your universe can lead to great connections to prospects.
Hey [Prospect],
My friend, [name], told me that you’d be willing to meet up with me to discuss my business and see if we might work together.
I reviewed your website and am particularly interested in learning more about your [service].
Do you have time in the near future? Here’s a link to my calendar to make scheduling easier.
Regards,
[Your name]
Pay attention to what your prospects are publishing online. They are sharing massive clues about their current initiatives that provide great openings for dialogue.
Here’s an email I wrote up for an SDR from Ring Central who asked for some advice:
Hey Jeetandra,
Your CEO posted an article about expanding globally which speaks highly of the work you’re doing. Judging from a quick LinkedIn search, I can see you’re the guy who is probably making that happen. Congrats on the success. I know it’s hard to duplicate the success of the home office.
Usually, managing directors are involved with setting budgets and are under pressure from CFOs to minimize startup cost. I’m an expert at helping companies minimize these types of expenses.
I talk to people like you all day. Would you be interested in a checklist of ways to reduce expenses?
Regards,
[Your name]
Send your company’s content.
For every title or persona that can influence your sale, have content on hand that addresses their specific challenges.
Hey [Prospect],
Your blog article about [topic] was excellent. Your ebook on the topic was even better. The part about [section] was amazing because [reason].
But, I had to click around your website quite a bit to find the ebook. Have you ever thought about putting a call to action on the blog post that encourages visitors to download your whitepaper on the same subject?
Here’s an article on how and why to do this: [link]
Let me know what you think,
[Your name]
Don’t only send your content. Prospects will be less suspect of your intentions if you send other people’s or other companies’ content that could be helpful for their situation.
Hey [Prospect],
Congrats on closing your seed funding. That means you’re probably starting to think about how you’ll raise your A round.
Other founders report that it’s 100x easier to raise money if they’ve already figured out how to profitably acquire customers.
I’ve found that David Skok’s articles on unit economics are an amazing resource to help with that.
Here’s one: http://www.forentrepreneurs.com/saas-metrics-2/
Have you read them?
Regards,
[Your name]
For the last few years, I’ve regularly asked my young son, “How do you get better at things?” Without hesitation, he now says “practice.” Not every salesperson is a natural writer, but I’d highly recommend they all start practicing.
Why should salespeople write? Prospects willingly talk to critical-thinking, problem-solving, effective salespeople if they have experience relevant to the prospect’s world. So, write about your daily experiences helping prospects. Share your wisdom.
While publishing content to your company website is the smartest channel for your organization, it’s only good for you if you’re able to track which of your prospects reads your posts. If you don’t have marketing automation software in place that tells you when your prospects are visiting your website, publish to LinkedIn Pulse instead. As long as your 1st and 2nd-degree network consists of prospects, there is a chance they’ll read what you post. [Prospect],
Yesterday, you liked my article on Linkedin Pulse. What did you like about it?
[Your name]
EveIf you’re doing research before picking up the phone, you’re probably looking at your prospects’ LinkedIn profiles anyways. Click around and view a bunch of their employees’ profiles.
Connect with them and use any of the templates in this article to start a conversation. Lower-level and customer-facing employees are a bit more likely to accept your connection, respond to you, or just check out your profile in return. As soon as they do, use the line above.n if you’re not publishing much, monitor who visits your profile, and steal this template from Rick Roberge:
[Prospect],
Looks like you visited my LinkedIn profile the other day. Did I do something wrong?
[Your name]
If you are publishing content, ask for feedback on your drafts. You can also ask prospects for quotes to add to your article.
[Prospect],
Thanks for connecting with me on LinkedIn. From looking at your impressive career advancement from salesperson to sales director in just five years, I’m guessing you have some really valuable advice.
I read a few of your testimonials and I noticed that many of them said you put people first. Many of them said that you always drop what you’re doing to listen to the concerns and ideas of your front line salespeople.
Would you be willing to contribute to an article I’m writing on that subject?
Regards,
[Your name]
Most people like to give advice. Asking for advice appeals to their ego. (See the “esteem stage” of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In the age of social media, many of us get stuck at the esteem stage on our path towards “self-actualization.”) Psychology 101 aside, asking for advice is a hard request for most of us to resist. P.S. I have a patent in my name for a method of creep-feed grinding of titanium aerospace blades. (Just in case you want to appeal to my ego …
[Prospect],
From your LinkedIn profile, it looks like you’ve been working in aerospace for 20 years. I’m guessing you’ve been involved in many engineering advancements over the years.
I’m only two years into the aerospace industry. So, I lack some of the historical context I imagine you have.
I’m working on a new product for creep-feed grinding of titanium aerospace blades. If I confidentially shared some of my findings, would you be willing to give me feedback?
Regards,
[Your name]
People also like to help other people, if it’s not too difficult. For example, most people hold the door for others. It takes an extra second to hold the door, but it’s not that big a deal and it feels right.
The same logic applies when asking for recommendations. If you or your company are in the market for a service, make it a habit to ask your prospects for recommendations. It’s another excuse to connect with people, and helping you will make them feel good.
[Prospect],
A colleague of mine is investigating solutions for predictive lead scoring. I’ve been following you online for a bit.
As an expert at sales, I’m wondering if you have any experience with any platforms or know anyone that does?
[Your name]
I recently posted a request for introductions on LinkedIn. Both Kim Cole and Carole Mahoney offered fantastic introductions in messages like the one below. Thanks, Kim and Carole.
There are now 59 comments on that thread. Clearly, asking for introductions is also an effective method of connecting.
[Prospect],
On LinkedIn, you posted a request for introductions to salespeople who successfully practice social selling.
I have a few that I could recommend. Would you like an introduction over email?
[Your name]
Everyone with a quota should be part of a networking group. If you sell to SMBs, join a BNI group. If you sell to bigger companies, join a group (or start one) of professionals who sell to your target market.
Asking people for referrals is a smart first interaction. Try reaching out to other sales professionals like this.
[Referral partner],
It looks like we both sell to CIOs in the Boston area. I meet with a handful of successful salespeople every week to talk about accounts, and we help each other with introductions to prospects. In some months, my networking group books me more meetings than my SDR.
Would you be interested in meeting for coffee to talk about how we might be able to help each other?
[Your name]
Once you’ve developed trusting relationships with other professionals, ask them if it’s okay to drop their name when connecting with their contacts. You might even ask them for a list of people that they recommend you reach out to.
[Prospect],
Our mutual contact, [referral partner], and I were having a conversation the other day about experts at [topic]. You were the person who came to their mind immediately.
I’m writing an article about [topic]. Would you be willing to review it?
[Your name]
Salespeople should use social media monitoring to watch what their prospects are saying online. Identifying opportunities for engagement with your right-fit prospects is easy with the right technology.
[Prospect],
Your article about your marketing program was very well-written. Great job ensuring that your sponsorship dollars reached your target market.
I left a comment on the article as it reminded me of [company X’s] program. Do you see the similarities?
[Your name]
Depending on what you sell, it might be difficult for you to evaluate your prospect’s situation. But, if you can evaluate it, do so and send them the results. Chances are you don’t sell marketing services. If you do, steal this approach. If you don’t, try to find something you can analyze that your ideal buyer will care about.
[Prospect],
I used some software to evaluate the search rankings of the top 50 B2B accounting firms in the Boston area. Although your firm ranks in the top 25 according to the Business Journal, your search rankings are worse than the top 40.
Would you like to view the report?
[Your name]
According to Mike Schultz, author of Insight Selling, “Educating buyers not only shares the seller’s expertise, but it also demonstrates the seller’s willingness to collaborate with the buyer.”
[Prospect],
Looks like you started a blog, but have stopped publishing. Often times, companies stop prioritizing blogging when results don’t come immediately.
But did you know that companies that blog regularly generate 67% more leads than those that don’t?
[Your name]
Marketers use surveys as ways to gather proprietary data. It seems like I see a new one every week. They’re clearly getting respondents.
Salespeople should borrow this playbook. Engaging prospects in the design of the survey will ensure the results are interesting for the ideal buyer profile. This is also a perfect excuse to reach out, which can initiate a dialogue.
[Prospect],
You look like you have an impressive amount of experience doing X. I’m designing a survey and will be asking 100 people with similar experiences in [role] and [industry] about their thoughts on Y.
If you had the opportunity to ask any question of 100 peers, what would you ask?
[Your name]
Once a sales and/or marketing team creates a survey, salespeople can ask prospects to take it.
The great part about surveys is that you can ask tough questions about challenges and goals. It’s hard to do that on a phone call right away.
Don’t forget to sync your survey software with your CRM and marketing automation software so you can see the responses and use them to customize your future sales and marketing touches to each contact’s context.
[Prospect],
Thank you for your assistance in designing this survey. Will you take the survey now that it’s ready? It’s five questions long and should take you five minutes.
As soon as we have 100 respondents, I’ll send you the preliminary results.
[Your name]
Ask your prospects about what they think about something. Many people can’t resist sharing their opinion.
[Prospect],
Looks like your marketing efforts support a pretty big sales team.
At Vairt, we recently completed a survey of B2B buyers. We asked them to give one word that best describes salespeople. The most popular answer by far was “pushy.”
Do you agree or disagree with this? Do you think your buyers think your salespeople are too pushy? Do you think this reduces the effectiveness of your marketing?
Regards,
[Your name]
Once you’ve completed market research, use it in your prospecting. Start by asking if they are interested in reviewing it.
[Prospect],
Your quarterly report shows an impressive growth rate, especially at your scale.
Fast growth companies like yours usually dedicate significant resources towards recruiting. We have some market research that shows how companies allocate resources to different parts of the recruiting process.
Would you be interested in seeing the report, so you can benchmark yourself?
Regards,
[Your name]
People have a natural tendency to want to help others. Make the most of that and send an outreach email that asks, “Could you help me get in touch with the right person?”
[Prospect],
I’m trying to reach the person who’s in charge of implementing marketing software at your company.
I’ve helped businesses like yours increase marketing qualified leads by as much as 25%.
Could you help me get in touch with the right person?
Thanks for your time,
[Your name]
Sales expert Jeff Hoffman recommends keeping track of when a prospective company onboards a new hire. Then, send an email congratulating them on their new position.
“New hires are often treated like a guest visiting Grandma’s house,” Hoffman explains. “They aren’t challenged as much as veteran employees, so you can make bold demands through them.”
[Prospect],
Congrats on your new role with XYC Recruiting. I work with [Your company name] helping teams like yours increase employee retention by up to 35%.
I’d love to talk with you about how your company could achieve the same results — and help you make a splash in your first few months.
Here’s a link to my calendar, if you’d like to book some time: [Calendar link]
Regards,
[Your name]
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