Pattern break cold emails

Hey Niepodam,

A rep I coach sent me this last week: “I’m sending great cold emails. No replies. What gives?”

I asked him to forward a few.

They were solid. Clear value. No fluff. Short and sharp.

But here’s the thing: They sounded like cold emails.

Even the good ones. And the second your prospect senses “this is a sales email” — they tune out.

So we rebuilt them using pattern interrupt frameworks, stuff that doesn’t feel like a pitch.

Here are 3 weirdly effective ones that have been landing calls like clockwork:

1. The Rivalry Tap-In

Your move, [Competitor] just did this

This one plays on status and competition. Buyers won’t always respond to a need, but they’ll react to a threat (especially from a peer).

Use this when you know who they benchmark against.