{"id":1545,"date":"2015-10-23T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2017-07-13T13:49:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T20:49:19","slug":"how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Cold Email to Get Inside Any Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to send a cold email to any CEO or celebrity and get a warm response?<\/p>\n<p>New relationships begin every day through cold contacts, whether through Twitter, Linkedin, cold calling, or cold emails.<\/p>\n<p>No matter who you&#8217;re trying to get ahold of, the best cold emails start with thoughtful conversations that evoke emotions and deliver value to the recipients. On the other hand, lazy and self-focused bad cold emails\u00a0get laughs instead of responses.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve used cold email to get coffee with my favorite authors, land interviews with CEOs from top companies, and sell millions of dollars in software.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my strategies that I&#8217;ve used, broken down into 25 actionable and entertaining slides:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/HeatherRMorgan\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-into-any-organization-54092612\" width=\"615px\" height=\"470px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more tips on cold email, check out these posts and resources:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-write-cold-emails-human\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to conduct better prospecting research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/one-line-never-use-cold-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">Top cold email mistakes to avoid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/11-things-succeed-inside-sales\/\" target=\"_blank\">11 common questions about cold emails and inside sales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1545\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1545\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1545\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/salesfolk.com\/blog\/how-to-use-cold-email-to-get-inside-any-organization\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to send a cold email to any CEO or celebrity and get a warm response? 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