I love automation, it is what computers were made for! But for people who network, they should not automate their emails, not until the new contact is a paying customer. The same goes for Ai. People know when an email is automated or written by Ai, and that puts you back a step.
What emails am I talking about?
- “It was good to meet you at todays event”
- “I have added you to my mailing list”
- A boring email of your “Products and services”
- Another boring list of your “customers with testimonials”
I find that the best email to send after a networking event is as simple as “It was great to meet you today at …….. “, making sure you name the event.
If you did not get to speak to the person, say so, and let them know that you would like to catch up as soon as possible.
If you did talk to the person, mention something about the conversation and that you would like to continue the conversation as soon as possible.
DO NOT get Ai to write or revise this email. You want the email to sound like you. It is true, people buy from people, and no-one wants to think that they are part of your process, or that you can’t write an introductory email.
And the best thing to add in your introduction email? A solution or advice for a problem they have mentioned during the meeting. Not a solution you sell, again, people know when they are being sold to. What’s important is that the person knows that you were listening to them.
Try it, your next follow-up email, you will get that one-2-one!