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3. 2010 2012 2014 2016
4,7
5,6
7,3
8,2
# of attempts to reach a decision maker
Sources : Ovation Sales, TeleNet
4. Emails sent to 100k decision makers
in all industries
Construction
Transportation
Medical
Entertainment
Corp. Services
Finance
14 %
Industry
15 %
Consumer Goods
20 %
High-Tech
21 %
Other functions
12 %
CFO
8 %
BU Manager
8 %
GM/COO/CEO
9 %
CMO
19 %
CIO/CTO
20 %
HR Dir.
25 %
Sidetrade Group
13. Company name in subject line
Lower case at the start of subject line
Question (?) in subject line
First Name in subject line
Exclamation mark (!) in subject line
Special characters ; / < > in subject line
+0.9%
+1.8%
+15%
+10%
-11%
-0.4%
Subject line
Sidetrade Group
14. Start with Good (morning, evening)
First name in first sentence
Start with Hello
Formal start (Dear, Sir, Ms…)
Last name in first sentence
Quote the Job/function in first sentence
Special characters ; / < > in first sentence
+104%
-46%
+86%
+20%
-25%
-12%
-10%
Preview (first sentence)
Sidetrade Group
17. Quote the Job/function in the body
Ask for a meeting (5 mins, 15 mins…)
Use Company Name in the body
First Name in the body (not preview)
Special characters ; / < > in body
Thank (thanks, in advance…)
-21%
+18%
+1%
-11%
-16%
The message body
+27%
Sidetrade Group
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