The prompt
Score 10 of 10, Excellent
Use it when You need a message that restarts a stalled deal honestly, without guilt-tripping.
- {{prospect_name_and_role}}
- {{deal_history}}
- {{their_priorities}}
- {{new_reason}}
- {{short_channel}}
- {{sender_name}}
Full prompt and why it works
Prompt
Write messages to restart a sales conversation that has gone quiet. The prospect is {{prospect_name_and_role}}. We were talking, then they stopped replying. The goal is an honest reply of any kind, including "not now", because a clear no is more useful to both of us than silence. What happened so far (meetings, what was discussed, the last agreed next step, and the date of last contact): """ {{deal_history}} """ What they told us mattered to them: {{their_priorities}} Something new and true I can mention, or "none": {{new_reason}} Write three things: 1. An email with a subject line of up to six words and a body of 50 to 100 words. Refer to one specific thing they said, give one useful reason to reply (the new item above, if there is one), and end with a question that is easy to answer. 2. A short version of under 40 words for {{short_channel}}. 3. A closing-the-loop email of under 60 words to send later if there is still no reply. It says I will stop following up and leaves the door open, without any blame. Sign each one "{{sender_name}}". The tone should be relaxed and respectful, like someone who assumes the buyer got busy, not someone chasing a debt. Do not use guilt ("I haven't heard back"), "just checking in", "bumping this up", or invented urgency such as a price rise or a deadline that is not real. Do not mention anything they said in confidence, and do not invent news about their company. For example, an easy question can be as simple as "Is this still a priority this quarter, or should I check back later?" If the history is too thin to refer to anything specific, say so and build the email around the last agreed next step instead.
Variables
- {{prospect_name_and_role}}
- The prospect's name and job title.
- {{deal_history}}
- What happened so far: calls, demos, proposals, the last agreed next step and when you last heard from them.
- {{their_priorities}}
- What they said mattered to them, in their words if you have them.
- {{new_reason}}
- Something new and true you can mention, such as a feature they asked about or a useful article. Write "none" if there is nothing.
- {{short_channel}}
- Where the short version goes, for example "LinkedIn" or "a text message".
- {{sender_name}}
- Your name as you sign messages.
Why it works
- Who it's for. The aim is any honest answer, including no, which changes the message from chasing to asking and makes it easier to reply to.
- What to avoid. It rules out guilt, "just checking in" and false deadlines, the lines that make a quiet prospect stay quiet.
- If unsure. With little history to draw on, it builds on the last agreed next step and tells you so, rather than inventing a personal detail.