My inbox is filled with never asked for sales pitches, most having no concept of what we do or what pain points we have. And I'm a principal IC, but still IC, so mostly wasted effort on their part. Every last email gets deleted unread after I report it as spam to our spam filters. I'm sure I've deleted at least one email that could have actually been something worth investigating, but who has the time for all that? And realistically, I know what my pain points are, we talk about them all the time and actively search for solutions, but budget, reluctance of decision makers, etc often gets in the way, or the solution is too expensive compared to the actual difficulties. Not that something revolutionary can't come along, but ya, its essentially all spam.I also do the same with anyone that cold emails or calls me - 99% look to be a waste of time. When we still worked in an office you'd hear the telephones ring across the office one by one, as the robocaller worked through the extensions. Many ended up turning the ringer off, because otherwise it is an onslaught that is far more disruptive than whatever pain point they might actually be able to solve. So "Get in front" of someone sounds good, but I would guess it is hard.
bko|8 months ago
But almost all the cold emails I get are trying to sell me something like an award or a list of potential clients which is something I'm not interested in so i react the same