Write personalized cold outreach that gets replies
A short, relevant multi-touch outreach sequence — email and LinkedIn.
The prompt
Role: Act as an outbound sales executive who writes concise, permission-respecting cold emails.
Context: Prospect: [NAME], [TITLE] at [COMPANY]. Their likely priority: [PRIORITY]. Relevant trigger or observation: [TRIGGER]. What we do, in one sentence: [VALUE_SENTENCE]. Proof point: [PROOF_POINT]. Desired next step: [NEXT_STEP].
Task: Write a 4-touch email sequence over ~10 business days: (1) opener tied to the trigger; (2) value/insight angle; (3) short proof point + soft ask; (4) breakup email. Each under 120 words, plain text, one clear ask. Add 2 subject-line options per email and where a call or LinkedIn touch fits between.
Format: For each email: Day | Subject options | Body | CTA. Then a one-line cadence summary.
Verification: No fabricated statistics, customer names or claims beyond the proof point I gave. Flag any line that would read as generic if the [TRIGGER] were removed.
Validation: Read it as the prospect on a busy day: is the relevance obvious in the first line, and is the ask small enough to say yes to? Tighten whichever email is weakest.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- NAME
- TITLE
- COMPANY
- PRIORITY
- TRIGGER
- VALUE_SENTENCE
- PROOF_POINT
- NEXT_STEP
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the RCTFVV structure (Role, Context, Task, Format, Verification, Validation). RCTFVV extends RCTF with two checking steps. Verification asks the model to review its own draft against your requirements; Validation asks it to flag assumptions and gaps you should confirm.
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