An exercise delegates find
very helpful on courses is to email a sales email to me. For example the sort
of email that follows up a sales meeting with a buyer is a good example.
The next morning the course
looks at my unopened in box as a customer
would. The first thing that becomes apparent is that what you write in the
subject box is critical.
It needs to stand out from
the mass of and other selling emails and
internal emails.
Tip 1 – Make
the Subject Box ‘Sing’
Your Subject Box needs to be
meaningful, clear and succinct for your reader.
Make sure to include a key word that the buyer
or their colleague is likely to use as a when searching
e.g.Your Company name, Product, Problem or
Issue to be solved.
Some find the use of <chevrons> helps to make words stand out. Clearly it is not advisable to overuse
this technique.
Tip 2 – Tie in others
involved in the decision making process
Copy in other decision
influencers and makers
Tip 3 – Use a business
related conversational tone
Address them as they address
you. First name or Title
Tip 4 - KISS
Keep your email brief
Keep It Simple
Salesperson
Tip 5 – Motivate your
reader
Check whether your email
attracts attention, stimulates interest, creates desire and asks for an action
of the recipient.
Attention
Interest
Desire
Action
Tip 6 – Make it easy on
the eye
If there is a more than half
a page/ screen of text consider using an
attachment but have some action point in the body of your email referring to
specifics in the attachment.
If you are out and about with your smart phone and
you want tapas sized selling tips to go
,drop into the "The Tapas Bar".
Each post in the "The Tapas Bar" is less than 250 words.
(If you need genuine Tapas eat at Tapas Revolution
, Westfield, West London @tapasrevolution |
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