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1% -- email response rate for Generic sales follow-up emails (2025)
Generic follow-up emails (such as 'Just checking in...') achieve a 1-3% response rate.
- Reported as a range (1-3%)
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1%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
SalesUp
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Tier C
https://salesup.club/blog/email-follow-up-templates-that-get-responses ↗
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15 Email Follow-Up Templates That Actually Get Responses (40%+ Reply Rates)
15 Email Follow-Up Templates That Actually Get Responses (40%+ Reply Rates)
“Just checking in…”
“Following up on my previous email…”
“Wanted to circle back…”
These follow-ups get 1-3% response rates.
Why? They’re boring, generic, and provide zero new value.
The prospect thinks: “Another sales robot.…
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SalesUp
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Methodology
Range 1-3%; midpoint reported. From SalesUp internal cold outreach testing.
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Generic sales follow-up emails: 1% email response rate. Source: SalesUp (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/generic-followup-response-rate
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