Breakup email
SDRs, AEs, and founders
Send this when you have already followed up and the thread is still only you. Say it is the last note, and mean it. The stop button is the point.
Subject. Closing the loop
Hi — this is the last note I am going to send on this. I have followed up, and the thread is still only me.
If the timing is wrong, say when to come back. If it is a no, I would rather hear that than write another one of these.
Should this be the last note?
- Let's talk
- Not now
- Please stop
In Gmail these are buttons. The recipient clicks one. The answer comes back to the thread. They do not install anything.
Before you send. If they named a month earlier, change Not now to that month. Do not add a new case study in the last email.
Why this gets more replies
People do not ignore a last email because they love the suspense. They ignore it because answering requires a small essay, and a kind no is still an essay. A stop button is the answer they already have. You get permission to leave, which is worth more than another open.
FAQ
What if they still do not click?
You stop. The button did not create the silence. It was the last easy way to answer it. Write the date down only if they click Not now.
Will this annoy someone?
A sixth recap of the pitch will. A last question with an obvious way to end the thread will not. You are handing them the exit.
Free for 50 sends a month. The other person does not install anything.