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EPISODE · Jul 23, 2025 · 37 MIN

How Do I Get More Replies to Cold Emails?

from CX without the BS · host Brian Nichols

Why do so many companies make it ridiculously hard to buy from them? If you’ve ever opened a sales email and immediately hit delete, this episode is gonna make you rethink how cold outreach should work – and what it has to do with customer experience. This isn’t another spammy sales convo. We’re talking real talk about what buyers actually want, how to get in front of them, and how not to blow it once you do. We kick things off by redefining CX – not as something that starts post-sale, but from the very first moment you reach out to a prospect. Adam Rosen joins to explain why your sales motion is your customer experience, and why it’s time to quit separating the two. You’ll hear how companies are fumbling their outreach, confusing buyers, and unknowingly killing deals before they even start. From there, we dive deep into cold email tactics that actually work. Adam breaks down the three key pillars: landing in the inbox, writing copy that doesn’t suck, and building a list that actually makes sense. We talk about targeting, personalization, and why nobody’s buying from you if your pricing page looks like a Sudoku puzzle. But it’s not just tactics – we call out the biggest red flags in modern sales: confusing messaging, unclear pricing, and treating outbound like a numbers game instead of a trust-building moment. Adam even shares some crazy behind-the-scenes stats on how many domains and inboxes they manage to actually make outbound work. Finally, we wrap with a truth bomb: you cannot automate your way out of caring. Yes, AI is cool. Automation helps. But the brands that win? They’re the ones that sound like real humans, solving real problems, for real people. If your outreach doesn't feel human, it’s not gonna work – and this episode shows you exactly why.

Why do so many companies make it ridiculously hard to buy from them? If you’ve ever opened a sales email and immediately hit delete, this episode is gonna make you rethink how cold outreach should work – and what it has to do with customer experience. This isn’t another spammy sales convo. We’re talking real talk about what buyers actually want, how to get in front of them, and how not to blow it once you do. We kick things off by redefining CX – not as something that starts post-sale, but from the very first moment you reach out to a prospect. Adam Rosen joins to explain why your sales motion is your customer experience, and why it’s time to quit separating the two. You’ll hear how companies are fumbling their outreach, confusing buyers, and unknowingly killing deals before they even start. From there, we dive deep into cold email tactics that actually work. Adam breaks down the three key pillars: landing in the inbox, writing copy that doesn’t suck, and building a list that actually makes sense. We talk about targeting, personalization, and why nobody’s buying from you if your pricing page looks like a Sudoku puzzle. But it’s not just tactics – we call out the biggest red flags in modern sales: confusing messaging, unclear pricing, and treating outbound like a numbers game instead of a trust-building moment. Adam even shares some crazy behind-the-scenes stats on how many domains and inboxes they manage to actually make outbound work. Finally, we wrap with a truth bomb: you cannot automate your way out of caring. Yes, AI is cool. Automation helps. But the brands that win? They’re the ones that sound like real humans, solving real problems, for real people. If your outreach doesn't feel human, it’s not gonna work – and this episode shows you exactly why.

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