Cold email templates

Hi {{first_name}},

I reached out to you last week, but I can’t imagine how busy you are. I would still like to chat with you regarding our open senior engineering positions. Are you free for a 15 to 20 min chat this week?

Kind regards,
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Hi {{first_name}},

I hope you’re well.

I’m just getting in touch because I’m a reader and regular commenter on [[publication name]]. I’m the [[job title]] of [[company name]], [[one line description of business]]

I’m looking to further build my reputation within the industry by writing for a select few key [[industry type]] publications (hence why I’m getting in touch with you).

Currently, I’m a regular contributor to [[website name]] and the [[website name]], amongst a few others (including my own blog – [[URL here]]) and it would be great to partner with [[website name]] to become a columnist.

You can check out my full credentials on my LinkedIn page (I sent you a connection request today) – [[LinkedIn profile URL]]

Here’s an example of some recent articles I’ve written:

[[URLs of an article written by the individual]]

I’ve had [[X number of years]] experience within the [[industry type]] industry, so could offer a lot to your readers. Alongside this, I’d be happy to meet any deadlines that you put in place.

Let me know if you need any more information.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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Hey {{first_name}},

This is Irina from Hunter.

I’m working now on creating the biggest directory with cold email templates. I was checking the benchmarks for the average response rates Hunter Campaigns users achieved and noticed that you had a very successful cold email campaign.

Don’t you mind sharing with us your best-performing cold email to feature it in our directory? Of course, I’ll give credit to you 🙂

Hi {{first_name}},

Firstly, let me state that as the {{position}} of {{company}}, you must be getting a bunch of emails and deleting most of them just as I do.

The primary reason I am reaching out to you is to discuss your [[your competitor name]] environment. I assist organizations to transition over from [[your competitor’s name]] to [[your company name]] with [[what benefit do they gain]].

We have added over [[the number of customers]] with a healthy percentage being known, trusted [[their industry sector]].

I believe I could be of value to your business and would love to work with you. Are you available for a 15 minutes meeting on Friday?

Hey {{first_name}},

I noticed you’re really interested in [[topic]]. I’d even wager to say you’re something of an expert.

I was wondering if you’d mind taking a look at a post I just published about [[topic]]:

[[URL]]

Could you please give me a little feedback on the post? I’d really appreciate you leaving a comment.

Either way, keep up the great work!

Cheers,

[[your name and title]]

Hi {{first_name}},

I am reaching out to you because I found that you are solely responsible for {{position}} at {{company}}, I was certain you would know more about the current process in place at your company for [[department name]].

As we’ve helped [[name of the existing customer]], I felt you might be interested in improving [[pain point]].

I did good research on your company and I’m sharing a few of my thoughts here which could help you [[solution of the pain point]].

I’d prefer to share a few more ideas with you and spend more time in understanding your current process.

{{first_name}}, could we spend 15 mins on [[date]] at [[time]] to chat about this?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
[[your name]]

Hey {{first_name}}!

I hope you're doing well. A friend I studied with at NYU is looking for a new trading role and he's been closely looking into JPM! I recalled you mentioning you worked there so I thought I could introduce him to you.

Here's his LinkedIn profile: [Link to profile, or attach a resume if you have one]

Any chance I can put him in touch with you to learn more / get some advice?

Thanks!
[[your name]]

Hey {{first_name}},

I am Erez from Israel by Foot. A personal website focusing on Nature and Hiking in Israel.
I am also blogging on the Times of Israel (DA=89) and a publisher on Atlas Obscura (DA=88).

I stumbled upon your page [[about or mentioning]] [[topi]].
I have just published a super-detailed page about [[anchor text]], including hikes and maps. I am sure it will be a useful resource for your readers.

I hope you can consider linking to this new page from your post.

* I am not paying for links! However, I will be happy to return a favor☺
For example:
Link to you from Atlas Obscura or the Times of Israel. (This can be done only for relevant high-quality content. I will never enforce a link that does not enhance the linking content).
Write for you high-quality content.
Share a post for you on social media.
Share with your relevant contacts in the industry.
Etc...
I am a big believer that there are always creative Win-Win options!

Thank you for considering,

Erez Speiser

Hi {{first_name}},

I hope this message finds you well!

Our connections at [[company name]] have some great things to say about you and your work and as it turns out. We are a leading design focused headhunting firm in NYC with clients like PayPal, Instagram and others in the best of tech.

We are working with some incredible firms with growing diverse teams and who would love to work with you.

You come highly recommended and we are very impressed with your work at {{company}}. I am getting in touch to see if we can get on a call sometime to have a quick chat about your career goals.

Awaiting your response.

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Hi {{first_name}},

Saw that you were [[whatever triggered you to call them--available at X time, browsing your site, etc.]] and wanted to say "hello!"

The last thing I want is to waste your time. But I would love to chat for a few minutes and see how [[your company]] may be able to actually help {{company}} achieve [[relevant KPI]].

Are you available at [[time]] on (day) for a 15 to 20 minute phone call?

If not, please feel free to check out my calendar and schedule yourself for whenever works best for you: [[calendar link]]

Hope to hear from you.

Thank you,
[[your name]]

Hi {{first_name}},

How are you? I can't believe it's been [[time frame]]! I just took a look at [[their site, recent work, blog, social media feed]] and [[brief but specific compliment]].

I am reaching out to see if you'd be interested in meeting up for another [[idea exchange/coffee chat/whatever term makes sense here]].I also would love to [[find something you can show them that may be of use to them]] that you might find useful as well—and of course use it as an excuse to catch up!

Hope all is well,

[[your name]]

Hi {{first_name}},

As we look to 2017 our marketing department has a lot to think about and prioritize. Where to spend their budget? How many events to attend? How can they maximize our existing lead database?

Since so many of the companies we work with are asking themselves the same questions I thought you would appreciate a couple of articles on building on those strategies:

- How Our Team Got Started With Lead Nurturing
- How to Staff a Small Marketing Team to Achieve Stellar Growth
- Achieving Great Marketing Goals

How are you planning to use social media to help you hit your marketing goals this year, {{first_name}}?

Let me know if you're interested in chatting. It'll only take 15 minutes.

Thanks!
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