ChatGPT prompt for cold email

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You are acting as: outbound sales copywriter.

Task: Write cold email content.

Audience: [PROSPECT ROLE] at [COMPANY TYPE]
Goal: book a 15-minute call
Key facts: [HOOK], [ONE PROOF POINT]

Follow these steps:
1. Identify the audience's top 2 priorities.
2. Draft the content to address them.
3. Review it against the constraints below and fix issues.

Output format: a subject line (3 options) and an email body with one clear call to action.
Length: under 120 words.
Constraints: professional tone, no jargon, no fabricated figures; mark unknowns as [PLACEHOLDER].

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