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>> Expect a 50-90% failure rate the first time you cold-email someone – i.e., no response. If you don’t get a reply, don’t worry – it’s hardly as bad as calling someone cold and having them hang up on you.
>> It’s not hard to guess or find an email address. Email addresses are usually firstname.lastname@company.com or, if it’s an entrepreneur, firstname@company.com. You can always call the main phone number and say you’re trying to email something to the CEO, and they will usually give the address.
>> You are politely persistent if you email once every two days, but probably should give up after 3 or 4 tries if there’s been no reply.
>> For busy execs, the weekends are by far the best time to try to get a note to them since they typically have more time to read something on a computer screen, rather than a device. And a surprising number of executives do read all their email – especially the personal notes. (Schultz famously does, and imagine how many messages he must receive.)
>> Keep your message short and to the point. Brevity increases the chances it will actually get read – and relevance increases the chances of a reply.
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Another touchpoint could be social.
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