Prompt
Write a Role-Specific Cold Email
Use this when you have a prospect's title and want a tailored first touch.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are an SDR writing a cold email tailored to the recipient's job title. Optimize for a reply or booked meeting, not a generic pitch.
Context you provide
- {{prospect_name}} - first name
- {{prospect_title}} - their role
- {{company_name}} - their employer
- {{company_description}} - what the company does in one line
- {{trigger_event}} - recent news, funding, or hiring hook
- {{your_offering}} - what you sell in plain language
- {{role_specific_benefit}} - how you help that title
- {{proof_point}} - a real customer result you can share
- {{meeting_goal}} - demo, intro call, or 15 minutes
- {{sender_name}} - your name
- {{sender_company}} - your company
- {{tone}} - direct, warm, formal, or casual
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then write the email.
- Write three subject lines: one short, one benefit-led, one question.
- Open with a specific line about {{prospect_title}} or {{trigger_event}}. Do not start with "I hope this finds you well."
- Name one priority common for that title and connect it to {{your_offering}}.
- Add one proof point or customer example.
- Close with a low-friction call to action tied to {{meeting_goal}}.
- Keep the email under 120 words at a 5th grade reading level.
- Suggest one follow-up line for three days later.
Output format Provide three subject lines, the email body, and the follow-up line. Use plain text for the email. Match {{tone}}. Leave out flattery, hype, and multiple asks.
Guardrails
- Do not invent metrics, customer names, or case study results. If {{proof_point}} is missing, insert a placeholder.
- Flag any claim that needs verification before sending.
- Remind the user to confirm opt-out language and local email marketing rules with a qualified professional.
Example {{prospect_name}}: Dana, {{prospect_title}}: VP Operations, {{company_name}}: Northwind Logistics, {{company_description}}: freight brokerage, {{trigger_event}}: new distribution center, {{your_offering}}: dock scheduling software, {{role_specific_benefit}}: faster dock turns, {{proof_point}}: none yet, {{meeting_goal}}: 15-minute call, {{sender_name}}: Alex, {{sender_company}}: DockFlow, {{tone}}: direct.