A sales strategy that relies on just 1 email, a single cold call, 1 LinkedIn message, is doomed to fail.<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s not just conjecture. The numbers back it up, over and over again:<\/p>\n
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- Follow-up emails often get a better response rate than the initial email. One study saw<\/a> an 18% response rate to the first email, 13% to the 4th, and 27% to the 6th. Another study saw<\/a> a 30% response rate to the first email and 14% to the 4th. Even the 10th email in the sequence got a 7% response rate.<\/li>\n
- 80% of prospects say \u2018no\u2019 four times before they ultimately say \u2018yes\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n
- An email drip series with 4-7 messages delivers 3x more responses<\/a> than those with only 1-3 (27% and 9%, respectively).<\/li>\n
- In fact, even following up just once can convert 22% more replies<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The data supports what the practitioners have known all along; the money is in the follow-up.<\/p>\n
If we can agree that following up is worth doing, that begs the question:<\/p>\n
How do you write an effective follow-up email? And how do make it a part of your broader sales strategy?<\/em><\/p>\n
Having interviewed true sales practitioners and analyzed the campaigns of thousands of Mailshake customers sending millions of follow-ups, we\u2019ve got a few resources to help you answer those questions.<\/p>\n
Below is a (constantly updated) directory of our best resources on the strategy and tactics that underpin a successful follow up cadence.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s get into it.<\/p>\n
General strategy<\/h2>\n
How to Write a Follow-up Email After No Response<\/a><\/p>\n
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- How to approach your follow-ups and set a strategy, including how long to wait between follow-ups, how many to send, and how to send follow-ups that pique interest.<\/li>\n
- The 5 rules for writing compelling follow-up emails<\/li>\n
- Templates to draw inspiration from for your own follow-up emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cold Email Masterclass: Writing Email Followups<\/a><\/p>\n
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- Copywriting tips for follow-up emails<\/li>\n
- Things to keep in mind when you are automating a follow-up sequence<\/li>\n
- Examples of great follow-ups, and why they work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Sales Follow-Up Email Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n
Interviews with 8 sales professionals on how to send effective follow up emails.<\/p>\n
7 Strategies for Using Mailshake to Follow Up With Form Submissions<\/a><\/p>\n
Examples of emails you can send to people who submit any type of form on your website.<\/p>\n
Templates and Examples<\/h2>\n
16 Follow-Up Email Subject Lines to Steal for Your Next Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n
Learn follow-up email subject line best practices, along with examples of subject lines to try and in what situations to use them.<\/p>\n
14 Sales Follow-up Email Templates to Steal for Your Next Cold Email<\/a><\/p>\n
8 different types of follow-up emails you can test, along with 2 examples of each.<\/p>\n
Examples of Follow-Up Emails That Get Replies (And Ones That Don’t)<\/a><\/p>\n
The types of follow-up emails that do (and do not) get replies, with real-life examples.<\/p>\n
Networking and Event follow-ups<\/h2>\n
The Perfect Networking Follow-Up Email Strategy (With Templates)<\/a><\/p>\n
How to execute the 24\/7\/30 system of following up with networking leads<\/p>\n
How to Follow Up with Leads After a Trade Show (with Templates)<\/a><\/p>\n
What to do before, during, and after a trade show to maximize your opportunity to turn leads into relationships<\/p>\n
How to Write a Follow-up Email After a Meeting<\/a><\/p>\n
Why following up after a meeting is so important, and templates you can use to inform your next follow-up<\/p>\n
8 Subject Lines That Will Get That Networking Email Opened<\/a><\/p>\n
If you’re struggling to get your networking emails opened, give these 8 subject line templates a try.<\/p>\n
How to Leverage Email Outreach to Get the Most Out of Your Conference Experiences<\/a><\/p>\n
You’ve paid for your conference ticket and travel. Now, ensure you get the greatest possible return on your investment with an email outreach strategy that’ll help you turn the new contacts you meet into long-term relationships.<\/p>\n
Networking Email Templates to Turbocharge Your Personal Network<\/a><\/p>\n
Every salesperson knows that real results come from the relationships they build. These five email templates will help you expand the size of your growing network.<\/p>\n
Tools<\/h2>\n
Email subject line & body copy analyzer tool | Mailshake<\/a><\/p>\n
This tool allows you to input your content, then provides real-time analysis to improve your content\u2019s readability and deliverability.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nBy using this optimization tool, you\u2019ll be able to ensure you\u2019re following accepted best practices when reaching out to prospects through email, improve your email content, and increase the potential for future engagement and connection.<\/p>\n
The Mailshake advantage<\/h2>\n
If you’re reaching out to hundreds of prospects every week, it’s impossible to manually stay on top of following up with all of them.<\/p>\n
That’s why a sales engagement<\/a> tool like Mailshake<\/a> is essential to creating an effective, scalable follow-up email sequence<\/a>.<\/p>\n
With Mailshake, you can personalize your emails in bulk with powerful mail merge features<\/a>, schedule follow-up emails<\/a> that are paused or triggered based on whether a a recipient opens an email, clicks a link, or replies, and reply to leads straight from your Mailshake dashboard with Lead Catcher<\/a>.<\/p>\n
You can also set the amount of time between follow-ups (5 days between the first and second email, 7 days between the second and third, etc.), and the days and times you want them to send (for instance, between 8 am and 6 pm on weekdays).<\/p>\n
- 80% of prospects say \u2018no\u2019 four times before they ultimately say \u2018yes\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n