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Berman says compliments now hurt cold email replies

Alex Berman says the compliment opener won for years and then the data flipped, and that emails leading with a specific, costly problem are what get replies now. He did not publish the test size.

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Lucero says a first month booked 119 meetings off email plus callers

Matt Lucero says his team finished a client's first month with 119 meetings booked, from cold email plus a caller re-engaging leads. He credits three things: a large TAM, an offer that solves a major problem, and the team running the outreach. No send volume, list source or offer detail was given.

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Berman says the compliment opener flipped from winner to liability

Alex Berman says he tested compliments against no compliments in cold email, that compliments won for years, and that the data then flipped against them.

Jeremy C. Jones
@askjeremyjones
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Specificity does the work a compliment used to pretend to do.
Oct 6, 2026 · View on X

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