Cold email templates that still work

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# Cold email templates that still work

12 cold email templates across industries, ICPs, and sequence positions.

## 1. Signal-based first-touch templates

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## 2. Three-sentence framework emails

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## 3. Break-up emails that actually get replies

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## 4. LinkedIn + email combo sequences

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## 5. Reply-handling snippets

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## 6. Subject line bank

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## 7. Multi-touch sequences

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## Worked example

Account: Acme Corp — 450 employees, Series B, recent VP Sales hire (Sarah Chen, 3 days ago).
Signal strength: 94/100. Hiring signal + intent keywords in her last three posts.
Hypothesis: Sarah is likely rebuilding the BDR function. Lead with our ramp-time data; offer the 30-day pilot.

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