Sales prompts

Homework before the send.

Act as a sales researcher. Based on this public information about a company, [paste website copy, news, or notes], summarise what they do, their likely priorities this year, and three plausible pain points my product, [product], could solve. Flag which of these are informed guesses versus stated facts so I don't repeat a guess as truth.

Define who actually buys.

Help me build an ideal customer profile for [product]. Based on our best current customers, [describe them], define the ICP: firmographics, the trigger events that signal a need, the roles involved in the decision, and the pains that make them buy now rather than later. Keep it specific enough to disqualify a bad-fit lead.

Know who to convince.

Given this target account, [describe the company generically], map the likely buying committee for a [product] purchase: the probable economic buyer, champion, users, and blocker, what each cares about, and the one message that would land with each role.

Speak to real pain.

I'm preparing to reach out to a [job title] in [industry]. What are the three or four business pressures someone in that role is likely feeling right now, in plain terms, and how would I connect each to the outcome [product] delivers without sounding generic?

A ten-second angle.

Turn this messy prospect research into a one-paragraph pre-outreach brief: [paste notes]. Give me the single most relevant hook to open with, the outcome to lead on, and the one thing I should not say. Keep it to something I can scan in ten seconds before I write the email.

A draft worth sending.

Write a three-sentence cold email to a [job title] at a [company type] about [pain]. Sentence one shows I understand their world, sentence two names the specific outcome we drive with a number if possible, sentence three is a soft ask for a short call. No fluff opener, under 90 words, and leave a [personalise here] placeholder for the real detail I'll add.

Outreach that keeps going.

Write a four-touch cold email sequence for [product] to a [job title]. Email 1 opens on their likely pain, email 2 adds a proof point or customer story, email 3 offers a useful resource with no ask, email 4 is a short break-up email. Vary the angle each time, keep each under 100 words, and keep them clearly connected.

Warm, not a pitch.

Draft a LinkedIn connection message and a follow-up message for a [job title] I want to sell [product] to. The connection note is warm and reason-led, not a pitch; the follow-up, sent a few days later, offers a specific insight or resource relevant to their role. Both short and human, no 'quick question' openers.

Get the open first.

Give me five cold-email subject lines for an email about [pain/outcome] to a [job title]. Mix curiosity, specificity, and a question, keep them under six words, and avoid anything that reads as clickbait or a mass send. Tell me which one you'd bet on and why.

Cut the template smell.

Rewrite this cold email so it sounds like a human wrote it, not a template: [paste]. Cut the corporate filler and the fake enthusiasm, make the ask clear and low-pressure, and keep only the sentences that a busy buyer would actually read.

Earn the next thirty seconds.

Write a cold-call opener for reaching a [job title] about [pain]. Fifteen seconds, permission-based, that earns the next thirty seconds instead of triggering a brush-off. Then give me two ways to respond if they say 'I'm busy' and one if they say 'what's this about?'.

Walk in ready.

Prep me for a call with a [job title] at a [company type] considering [product]. Give me a one-page brief: the likely goals of that role, three smart questions to ask, the two objections I should expect, and the single outcome to anchor the conversation on.

A reason to call back.

Write a short, human voicemail script for a prospect I couldn't reach, about [pain/outcome]. Under 20 seconds spoken, gives a reason to call back, and doesn't sound like every other rep. Then write the one-line follow-up text or email to pair with it.

Treat them as an ally.

Help me handle a gatekeeper when trying to reach [role]. Give me a respectful, honest approach that treats them as an ally, not an obstacle, with two or three lines I could actually say, and a fallback if they won't put me through.

Where deals are won.

Design a discovery call question set for selling [product] to a [job title]. Give me three questions about their current situation, three about the pain and its cost, two about what they've already tried, and one about their decision process and timeline. Open, non-leading, and ordered so the conversation flows naturally.

Find the real gaps.

Turn my discovery notes into a qualification summary using [BANT or MEDDIC]: [paste notes]. Fill in what I know, flag what's missing, and tell me the two most important gaps to close before this can be a real opportunity. Be honest if this looks like a weak deal.

Considerate, not corporate.

Draft a short agenda to send before a discovery call with [role]. Frame it around understanding their goals rather than pitching, set expectations for the time, and make it easy for them to add a topic. Under 80 words, so it reads as considerate, not corporate.

Get at the real cost.

Help me dig into a pain the prospect mentioned but skated over: [describe]. Give me three follow-up questions that get at the real cost and impact of that problem, and one that surfaces who else it affects, without sounding like an interrogation.

Reframe value, not price.

A prospect says my price is too high. My product is [product], and its real value is [outcome, ROI, or savings]. Give me three responses that reframe the conversation around value and cost of inaction instead of discounting, each a couple of sentences I could actually say out loud.

Plant a reason to look.

A prospect says they're happy with their current vendor, [competitor or status quo]. Help me respond in a way that respects that, plants one specific reason to look again, and asks a question rather than pushing. Don't trash the competitor.

Keep the thread alive.

A prospect says 'just send me some information'. Draft a reply that sends something genuinely useful but keeps the conversation alive with a light next step, so it doesn't become a polite dead end. Short and warm.

Real not-now or soft no.

A prospect says 'now isn't a good time' or 'call me next quarter'. Help me tell a real not-now from a soft no: give me one question to test which it is, and a graceful way to stay in touch that isn't just chasing.

Never improvise again.

Build me an objection-handling cheat sheet for [product]. List the five objections I'm most likely to hear from [buyer type], and for each give the underlying concern behind it and a two-sentence response that addresses the concern, not just the words.

Prove you were listening.

Write a follow-up email after a discovery call with [role]. Recap the two or three things they said mattered most, confirm the next step we agreed, and add one relevant resource. Reference the specifics so it's clearly about our conversation, not a template, and keep it short.

Win the follow-up.

A deal has gone quiet after [what happened]. Write a short re-engagement email that doesn't guilt-trip or say 'just checking in', leads with something of value or a relevant update, and makes it easy for them to respond with a yes or no.

Persistent, not annoying.

Design a multi-touch follow-up plan across two weeks for a warm prospect who hasn't replied: [context]. Vary the channel and the angle each touch, front-load the value, and tell me when to stop so I'm persistent, not annoying.

Leave the door open.

Write a genuine break-up email for a prospect who's gone completely dark. Give them an easy out, leave the door open without desperation, and, done well, occasionally prompt a reply. One short paragraph.

A shared path to yes.

Draft a mutual action plan to send a prospect moving toward a decision on [product]. Lay out the steps, owners, and dates from here to a go-live, framed as a shared plan to hit their timeline, not a pressure tactic. Keep it simple enough to fit on one screen.

Direct but low-pressure.

Help me ask for the close with a prospect who seems ready but hasn't committed: [context]. Give me two or three direct but low-pressure ways to ask for the business and surface any remaining hesitation, in language I could actually say.

Hold value, trade smart.

A prospect is pushing for a discount. My position is [describe]. Give me negotiation talking points that hold value, offer a trade rather than a straight cut where possible, and keep the relationship intact whichever way it goes. Tell me my walk-away line.

Arm your internal champion.

Summarise our proposal into a one-page recap I can send to a prospect's internal champion to sell it for me: [paste the offer and value]. Lead with their outcome, keep the pricing clear, and give the champion the three bullet points they'll need to defend the decision internally.

Skimmable in seconds.

Turn my messy call notes into a clean CRM entry: [paste notes]. Give me a two-line summary, the next step with a date, the current stage, and any risk to the deal. Keep it factual and skimmable so future-me and my manager can read it in seconds.

A story, not a status dump.

Help me prep for a deal review with my manager. Here's the opportunity: [describe generically]. Structure it as the situation, why it will close, the biggest risk, and what I need from the team, so I walk in with a clear story rather than a status dump.

Stop fooling yourself.

I need to clean up my pipeline. Here's a list of my open deals with rough status: [paste generically]. Help me sort them into commit, best-case, and unlikely, ask me the one question that would move each into the right bucket, and flag the deals I'm probably fooling myself about.