Right person email
SDRs, BDRs, and founders
Use this early, before a long pitch to the wrong inbox. The useful reply is an introduction, and you should make that easier than a paragraph of explanation.
Subject. Did this reach the right person?
Hi — I am writing about how your team follows up after a first meeting. I am not sure you own that, and I would rather ask than guess.
If you do, I will send two sentences on what we do. If someone else owns it, an intro is more useful than a polite brush-off.
Did this reach the right person?
- That's me
- I'll loop them in
- Wrong team
In Gmail these are buttons. The recipient clicks one. The answer comes back to the thread. They do not install anything.
Before you send. Change the problem to the one you actually emailed about. “Follows up after a first meeting” is a placeholder, not a personalization.
Why this gets more replies
A pitch to the wrong person creates work for them: they have to figure out who you meant and write the redirect. Most will archive it. Asking for the redirect up front, as a button, is a smaller favor, and “wrong team” saves you from nurturing a dead contact.
FAQ
What do I send when they loop someone in?
Reply on that thread with the two sentences you promised, plus the question you would have asked the right person. Do not restart the pitch from the top.
What does Wrong team mean for the account?
Stop emailing this person. It does not mean the account is dead. It means your next note needs a different name, not a bump.
Free for 50 sends a month. The other person does not install anything.