When is the best time to send a cold email?
Hi everyone, Im in the process of sending a bunch of cold emails to a lot of industry guys to go out for coffees. I was wondering when is the best time to send emails to different level bankers.
Essentially I want to maximize my probability of having my email read but dont want it to be at a time when they wont answer it (an email sent at 4 am obviously will be seen but quickly discarded).
Any advice or tips from experience or even advice from the guys getting the email?
I usually send mine between 10AM-11AM. Right before lunch and right after their day has started.
I usually got the best responses when I sent emails around 9:30-10am. Definitely do not email people on Mondays, but I'm sure you know that. I usually shot for Tues - Thurs. Good luck.
I've always been a fan of the 8-830AM time to send my e-mails. I actually sent a batch out this morning and just got my first reply 5min ago. Sending it that early pretty much guarantees they'll at least see it when they're checking their morning e-mails, and providing they don't delete it gives them the whole day to circle around back to it later.
Also depending on how senior the person is as well. For MDs I would generally shoot them out a bit earlier - around 5:30-7am to get it to the top of their queue in the morning for their commute in. Younger guys I would go for mid morning
I thought this was going to be one of those jokes that you find on a popsicle stick..
I usually go for a little before I expect people to get into the office. IBD - 9ish am ER - 7:30ish am S&T - 7ish am
various a little based on seniority too (MD's get in later than analysts, etc.), but thats my strategy
happy hunting
I think it depends. If you're a student then 7AM makes the most sense as it shows you're an earlier riser (rare amongst college students), if you're in the workforce than 7:30-8PM.
Tu - Thurs too, but usually my most regular time is 2pm because that's when I'm in the middle of slacking off at work and so I write and send my emails then...
Reaching out to people a second time (no reply to my first cold email) (Originally Posted: 12/10/2013)
I have one final left so instead of studying, I am going to post a question on here!
Ok so I made two networking trips to NYC during the school year and I am going next week for a full week once finals are over. The two other trips were both on Fridays and was able to meet with 6 people on each trip. I would love to meet with 5+ people every day next week.
So my question is do you think it is ok to reach out to some of these people again, they range from analysts to MDs (don't laugh, one actually met with me once!)?
I will of course be polite and even more brief than my first email and was planning on replying to my own initial email to them to show persistence/show the initial email conversation.
I feel like sending two cold emails is the line between persistent and being a pest but wanted to see what you guys thought/had experience with.
Thanks!
yes absolutely. generally at least 10 days apart in b/w cold emails with no response, but I reached out to some guys 2 or 3 times before they responded (3 is my personal limit). They had just forgotten to respond.
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