What is the pandemic version of "let's grab coffee". as a biz dev person I am struggling with how to make that initial connection. I offer up calls and/or zooms. Let us know if you have a good tip on how to break the ice with new biz/ get new potential clients interested.

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Cut to the chase. I either need it or I don't, but I'm sure as hell not figuring that out for you. Throw it in the subject line, add a couple more sentences in the body. Done.

I read dozens of emails a day, I ignore 10X that. You're automatically in the ignore pile, you have a glance worth of attention to change that.

Don't make me work. Reading is work. Emails are work. If I want it, I want it now, and I want to put minimal time and effort into getting it, which means I'm picking up the phone and putting whatever work there is on you.

But once you seem like you can do something I want, I'm talking to you, and I'll be professional and respectful, and you can say your piece, and hey, maybe there's a fit and we can make it work.

If you've done all this a few times and haven't heard back, it's just not something I need now. But at least I know what you do and who to call, and I know you have numbers to hit, so if I do need it, I'm gonna come to you first.

That's just me. Others may need a bit more but I'm easy peasy :)

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Nice! Good response. I think biz dev is more challenging now because it’s all email and linked in. No real networking. Not even phone calls because everyone is at home. Can’t show up with donuts or cookies or beer because no one is at the office. It’s making us have to get right to it as you say.

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