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31% -- response rate increase from three day follow up gap for B2B sales follow-up emails (2025)
Leaving a three-day gap before the first follow-up email can increase response rates by around 31%.
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31%
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2025
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B
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20
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30
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45
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95
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Growth List
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https://myearlybird.ai/blog-posts/how-to-follow-up-with-prospects ↗
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Growth List
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B2B sales follow-up emails: 31% response rate increase from three day follow up gap. Source: Growth List (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/three-day-gap-31-percent-response-increase
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