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Decided to cold email 500 prospects with a super personalized AI script and got a 0.3% reply rate, all asking to be removed from the list.
The whole 'hyper-personalization at scale' promise fell apart when the first reply I got was 'How do you know I have a golden retriever named Baxter, please stop.'
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logan6582mo ago
Ever try just being honest about where you found the info? I got a few replies back when I said something like "Saw your post about Baxter on the community board, he looks like a great dog." It shows you did some real looking but you're not pretending to be their best friend. The trick is to use the detail to start a normal talk, not to fake a whole relationship right away.
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Sounds like the AI scraped some creepy data. That's not personal, it's just invasive. The whole point gets lost when you freak people out. You can't fake a real connection with a script, even a clever one. People see right through it and it does more harm than good.
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bennett.harper2mo ago
It's the same energy as a cashier using your name from a loyalty card. The tech is there, but it just feels weird and forced. That fake friendly thing never lands right.
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