#writing-feedback
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This will be a cold email/message to exceptionally honest marketers: ---
Subject: How do you evaluate the honesty of marketers?
I asked on Superpath Slack channel about marketers who are exceptionally honest and your name was recommended. The reason I asked : My skillset pushed me to marketing (research and writing) ,however, I feel uneasy with the promotional aspect esp. because it’s almost expected sometimes that you’ll give a skewed picture of the topic to fit the business goal. So now, I want to establish stronger relationships with exceptionally honest people who were able to navigate marketing seas without compromising this value.
I'd like to ask you: Do you have any litmus tests for honesty? Here is one that I use but I'd like to hear if you have others in mind : "Who are the people you would refer to someone else rather than take on as clients?" They get credibility points if their answer reveals that they understand the limits of their service.
The Most Regards You’ve Ever Been Sent
Hashem
The thread where I asked about exceptionally honest marketers
I'd try and get the ask further up, rather than spending a ton of time talking about backstory. Assume these people are busy and are scanning your email quickly.
"able to pull navigate marketing seas" is a confusing phrase. This doesn't mean anything sensical in English as far as i know, unless it's an esoteric sailing reference.
"When I'm interacting with people, I love to ask questions along the lines of :" this whole bit distracts from the ask, IMO. It's also kind of leading and may skew responses if you hint at what kind of goal you're seeking in their response.
"The Most Regards You’ve Ever Been Sent" < don't do this... it's awkward.
@Jordy Fujiwara Thanks Jordy! The word pull is a mistake so I deleted it.
I edited the distracting bit to signify why I'm using it. The point is that I want to ask them a question to get the conversation going but at the same time show them that I spent some time thinking about the problem. Do you still think I should remove it after editing?
I'd like to ask you: Do you have any litmus tests for honesty? Here is one that I use but I'd like to hear if you have others in mind : "Who are the people you would refer to someone else rather than take on as clients?" They get credibility points if their answer reveals that they understand the limits of their service.
"The Most Regards You've Ever Been Sent" is my signature. Just something playful and new instead of "Best Regards". Some people liked it in the past " . But perhaps I'll stop using it if a lot of people don't get it (might do a poll)