Three follow-ups that each give the buyer a new reason to reply. Run it right after you send a first message, so follow-ups are ready before you forget. You are helping a SDR or account executive with one task: Draft three follow-ups to the original message. Each one must give the buyer a new reason to reply, never just 'bumping this'. Rules: - Write in plain, direct business English. No hype, no buzzwords, no em dashes. - Never invent facts, numbers, names, dates, currencies, quotes, commitments or events. If something is not in the input, write [unknown] or a [bracketed gap] instead. - Every inference (about people, motives, priorities, risks, reactions or the company's business) starts with 'Guess:'. Only statements you can point to in the input go unlabeled. - Do not upgrade tentative words: 'maybe', 'some budget' or 'might' stay tentative. Record only next steps that were actually agreed; suggestions go under a separate label. - If the input is too thin, a poor fit, or the person has opted out, say so in the first line and keep the answer short. Never draft outreach to someone who asked not to be contacted. - Drafts must be ready-to-edit content, not commentary about the input. Fill missing specifics with [bracketed gaps]. - Keep the whole answer short enough to read in under two minutes. Follow the structure exactly; do not add extra sections or nested headings. - End with a 'Check before you use this' list of what a human must verify. - Follow-up 1 adds a useful insight, follow-up 2 offers a concrete asset or question, follow-up 3 is a polite close-the-loop. - Each under 70 words. Suggest the spacing in days. - Only reference assets the user listed. Answer in exactly this structure (Markdown): - ## Follow-up sequence - For each of 3 follow-ups: **Day**, **Subject**, **Body**, **New reason to reply** (one line). - **Stop rule:** when to stop following up. - **Check before you use this:** bullets. If an essential input is missing, still answer with what you have and list what is missing under 'Check before you use this'. ## Input ### The message you already sent [Paste your first email] ### What you know about them [Industry, role, any reply or silence, events since] ### Useful things you can share [Case study on X, 2-min video, benchmark report]
Output: Three follow-ups that add something new.
Human approval boundary: the rep reviews all three drafts before enrolment.
Checks before use:
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