Book More Meetings - How To Use HubSpot Sequences With Email

Does this sound familiar? "I know you are busy, but I just wanted to follow up and see if I can meet with you on Tuesday at 2 pm." Is your email inbox exploding with messages like these?

And yet, you are thinking, "How do I get more sales meetings on my calendar? How do I improve my Sales skills? Should I send more emails?"

"Write more content for inbound" isn't always the answer. Nor is it quick. So, how do you go about smarter emailing and making your outreach more effective?

Contrary to "the marketing department" sending out corporate marketing emails, B2B business development executives and sales reps often need to establish a more direct relationship with individuals when looking to score an opportunity or setting up the next step with a prospect.

The HubSpot meeting tool and related calendar integration are excellent features for having your counterpart schedule a meeting; if you don't present it on your website or email, it will not be put to good use.....

Does Email Outreach Matter?

• The average open rate for cold emails is around 24%; for every 100 cold, new emails you send, you can expect about 24 to be opened. Most will not open your email; even if it's well-written and relevant, they will not access it.

• The average Click-Through Rate (CTR) for cold emails is about 2-3%; for every 100 cold emails you send, you can expect less than three to be clicked on; not everyone who opens your email will click on a link.

• The average response rate for cold emails is 8.5%;  while a little less than 10 of one hundred is an acceptable response rate, however, this number can vary depending on your industry and the quality of your email campaign.

• 50% of B2B buyers prefer to be contacted over email;  Email is a highly effective way to reach your target audience. If you want to connect with potential customers, email is a great channel.
  
  

Using HubSpot Sequences - Best Practices

HubSpot Sequences are among the core features in HubSpot Sales Hub Pro and Sales Hub Enterprise that can help you send better sales emails and book more meetings. Here are the steps on how to use HubSpot Email Sequences:

1. Create a sequence. In your HubSpot account, navigate to Automation > Sequences to access the sequence tool. When clicking Create Sequence, you can use one of many pre-made sequences and leverage sequences best practices:

   • Recent Conversion - Use sequences to follow up with a prospect who has downloaded content from your website.

   • Event Follow-Up - A sequence designed to follow up with a prospect you met at a trade show or conference. 

   • Product or Demo Request - Create follow-up email processes to use with a prospect after completing an initial discovery meeting.

   • Prospecting - Call Heavy - Reach out to new prospects with the goal of booking a meeting.

   • Prospecting - Email Heavy - Email automation to reach out to new prospects with the goal of booking a meeting. 

   • Left voicemail/unable to connect - When you call a prospect but they don't pick up, and you leave a voicemail.

   • Reschedule Meeting Attempt - When a prospect doesn't show up to a scheduled meeting and you need to reschedule with them.

   • Re-Engage Cold Prospect - When you haven't heard from the prospect in a while and want to check in to keep things moving forward.

   • or select Start from Scratch.
     
     

2. Add an email template to your sequence. You can add any number of emails to your sequence and automate them. Each email should be well-written and persuasive, encouraging recipients to book a meeting with you.

3. Set delays between emails. Select from the dropdown to set delays between sequence emails. This will help you space out your automated emails and avoid overwhelming the contact.

4. Add tasks to your sequence. The tool allows you to create tasks and add them to your sequence. These tasks can remind you to follow up with the contact by phone or LinkedIn or research the contact's company.

5. Enroll contacts in your sequence. You can enroll multiple contacts in your sequence; enrollment can be manual or automatic. To enroll contacts manually, simply select the contacts you want to enroll and click Enroll. To automatically enroll contacts in a sequence, you can use a workflow (requires an Enterprise subscription). Contacts enrolled in the sequence will be automatically unenrolled when a contact replies to an email or is booking a meeting. 

6. Track the performance of your sequence. HubSpot Sequences tracks the performance of your sequence, so you can see how many contacts are opening your emails, your click rate, and how many are booking a meeting. This data can help you improve your sequence over time.

Here are some additional tips for using email in HubSpot, combined with sequences, to book more meetings:

• Use personalized emails. The more personalized your emails are, the more likely the contact is to open and respond to them.

• Include relevant information and links to relevant sources. Create content on your website that is relevant to your prospects and use this content in your outreach. When in doubt, educate, don't sell.

• Use a clear call to action. In each email, clarify what you want the recipient to do, such as book a meeting or learn more about your product or service. Don't forget to include a meeting link!

• Follow up promptly. Don't wait too long to follow up with contacts who haven't opened or responded to your emails.

• Use a variety of email formats. Don't just send text emails. Mix things up by sending videos, images, and even interactive emails.

• Optimize email send times. To maximize email opens, select sensible times for your recipients, A/B days and times when email is sent, especially for the first email in the sequence. For B2B prospects, make sure they are sent on business days.

• Ask a question. Create engagement and drive a higher reply rate by asking a question.  Does this make sense to you? What is a good next step?

• Use a scheduling tool. HubSpot has a built-in scheduling tool that makes it easy for contacts to book meetings with you.

• Track your results. Use HubSpot Sequences to track the performance of your sequences so you can see what's working and what's not.
  
  

Common Mistakes in Email Outreach

• Don't send too many emails. Too many emails can be overwhelming and annoying for leads. Aim for 2-3 emails per week, max.

• Don't send irrelevant emails. Make sure your emails are relevant to the interests of the contact. They won't open your emails or respond if they're not interested in what you have to say. Maintaining your CRM Database is critical to personalization and getting the right message to the right people.

• Don't be spammy. Don't send out sequences that look like spam. Use a professional tone and avoid using all caps or exclamation points. And, of course, don't send emails that ARE spam.

• Don't give up. It takes time and effort to see results from sequences. Don't get discouraged if you don't see results right away. Keep at it, and you will eventually see results.

• Don't forget to test and optimize. Once you've created a sequence, A/B test it and see how it performs. Make changes as needed to improve your results.

• Don't send more (irrelevant) emails just because you can. Send emails you would send manually, and use automation to make you more efficient.

Just because you might be desperate doesn't mean your prospect is buying any more or faster.

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