Cold email works! Learn why with Dan Englander

FiredUp! - The Startup Marketing Podcast

Cold email can feel daunting for startup marketers. It is marketed as this ‘set it and forget it’ method, which is great for people who are serious about doing it the right way. But, like anything, it is a skillset that takes attention to do it well. Luckily, today’s guest, Dan Englander, Founder and CEO of Sales Schema quite literally wrote the book on the topic and is here to guide us in the right direction. This week, episode 22 of the FiredUp! podcast is about why cold email works!

Download the Multiplier Marketing Megapack today. Exclusive offer for all our listeners — get all our Startup Guides in one go! Over 50 pages of advanced tips and advice that dive deep into content marketing, search advertising, and marketing attribution.

In this episode of the FiredUp! podcast, Dan Englander shares why cold email has become something that strikes fear in startup marketers and actionable steps you can take right now to approach outbound marketing the right way, building trust and relationships along the way.

Dan Englander is the founder and CEO of Sales Schema, a fractional new business team for marketing agencies. Dan founded Sales Schema in 2014 to help marketing service companies reach new heights by aggressively focusing on new business. Previously he was the first employee business development lead at IdeaRocket, and before that, Account Coordinator at DXagency. He's the author of Mastering Account Management, The B2B Sales Blueprint, and Relationship Sales at Scale.

Dan, Morgan, and Nicole discuss:

• Bridging the gap between small-scale but highly personalized messaging and large-scale impersonal outreach that relies on numbers.
• In order to begin to do outbound marketing well, you need to focus on the prep work.
• Improving delivery rates and building reputation through domain warming.
• Best practices for writing copy that encourages people to connect further.
• Information you can gain from the way someone says no that can influence how you proceed.

Thank you for listening! Tune in to all the episodes for practical tips on crushing your startup marketing goals. Don’t forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast, and tell us your key takeaways!

CONNECT WITH DAN ENGLANDER:

LinkedIn

Sales Schema

The Digital Agency Growth Podcast

CONNECT WITH FIREBRAND:

Firebrand is a startup marketing agency. We help tech startups secure outsized marketing outcomes on their path to growth.

Facebook

LinkedIn

X (Formerly Twitter)

Work with Firebrand

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

The Road Less Stupid by Keith J. Cunningham

The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro

Notion

Send us a text

บท

1. Cold email works! Learn why with Dan Englander (00:00:00)

2. Outbound marketing involves reaching out to a target audience proactively (00:05:40)

3. The key to creating a personalized and impactful message (00:13:02)

4. Using a vanity domain for email marketing to avoid spam filters (00:17:37)

5. The importance of personalization and authenticity in email copywriting. (00:21:59)

6. How to handle rejection in email outreach (00:27:35)

7. The skepticism of the potential of AI to revolutionize outbound sales (00:30:59)

8. Smart People, Dumb Questions Segment (00:34:46)

9. Fired Up Five Segment (00:37:32)