DiscoverOutbound Kitchen - Sales Podcast (Ex SDR Game)[GREATEST HITS] #38: How to write cold emails that get replies (A 45.8% reply rate) (Prospecting strategy) - Mike Wander, Former Account Executive at Lavender
[GREATEST HITS] #38: How to write cold emails that get replies (A 45.8% reply rate) (Prospecting strategy) - Mike Wander, Former Account Executive at Lavender

[GREATEST HITS] #38: How to write cold emails that get replies (A 45.8% reply rate) (Prospecting strategy) - Mike Wander, Former Account Executive at Lavender

Update: 2024-04-17
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4 things you'll learn in this episode:



  1. How Mike writes cold emails.

  2. What to do before sending emails

  3. The mindset behind writing emails.

  4. The framework for cold emails.


Mike Wander is a former Account Executive at Lavender.


Despite describing himself as a mediocre salesperson and an average email writer, his results tell a different story.


Mike's results:



  • In his first 90 days at Lavender, Mike managed to book meetings with 87 out of 103 accounts only from cold emails.

  • His email open rate stands at 65.3%.

  • He has a 45.8% reply rate on cold emails.




Connect with Mike: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewander/⁠


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Connect with me on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/elriclegloire/⁠⁠


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Timestamps:


(0:00 ) The average email sales writer


(1:07 ) Booking 87 meetings in his first 3 months.


(2:53 ) Building your account list


(9:22 ) How to create your Point of View


(13:58 ) Effective triggers to use in your outreach.


(15:34 ) Insights into executives inboxes


(19:12 ) Crafting effective Subject lines


(20:26 ) Overcoming the Mental Spam filter


(22:32 ) Tying your triggers to challenges and how you can help.


(25:16 ) The balance between creativity and following Mike's process.


(26:47 ) Other cold emails frameworks


(28:00 ) How to leverage your research in your outreach


(29:24 ) Tips to improve your cold email reply rate.


(30:20 ) The most common mistake in cold emailing.



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[GREATEST HITS] #38: How to write cold emails that get replies (A 45.8% reply rate) (Prospecting strategy) - Mike Wander, Former Account Executive at Lavender

[GREATEST HITS] #38: How to write cold emails that get replies (A 45.8% reply rate) (Prospecting strategy) - Mike Wander, Former Account Executive at Lavender

Elric Legloire - Outbound Chef