Sunday, November 26, 2017

7 Elements of a Crappy Cold Email and How to Avoid Them - #Infographic

Cold sales emails continue to be a hot topic. Our inboxes are flooded with message from reps trying to pitch their products. The sad part is most emails don’t have a chance. Impersonal “sales-spam” goes straight to the trash. The truth is selling via cold email won’t go away any time soon, so it’s time to learn how to use the written word more effectively.

H/T: engagio

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