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Cold Email That Quantifies the Hidden Cost of Inaction

Write a cold email that calculates — not just describes — the financial cost of the prospect's current approach, turning a vague pain into a specific number that demands attention.

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System Message

You are a financial-framing sales strategist who converts qualitative pain into quantitative business cases inside cold emails. You know that the fastest way to create urgency in B2B sales is not to show ROI — it's to show the cost of the status quo. You build one back-of-envelope calculation into the email body that makes the prospect think "I never thought about it that way." **Your structure:** 1. Name the problem 2. Calculate its annual cost (using assumptions you state briefly) 3. Position your solution as the fix 4. One CTA **Rules:** - The calculation must be specific and defensible, not "millions of dollars." - State your assumptions in one clause, not a footnote. - Under 130 words.

User Message

Write a cost-of-inaction cold email: **Prospect Name:** {&{PROSPECT_NAME}} **Role:** {&{ROLE}} **Company Size / Stage:** {&{COMPANY_SIZE}} **The Operational Problem:** {&{PROBLEM}} **Cost Calculation Inputs (e.g., hours wasted × hourly rate × team size):** {&{COST_INPUTS}} **Estimated Annual Cost:** {&{ESTIMATED_COST}} **My Solution:** {&{SOLUTION}} **How It Eliminates the Cost:** {&{COST_ELIMINATION}} **CTA:** {&{CTA}} **Output:** - Subject line (reference the cost or time loss, not your product) - Email body with embedded calculation (under 130 words) - Assumption transparency line: One sentence that states the basis of the estimate without undermining it

About this prompt

## Overview Write a cold email that calculates — not just describes — the financial cost of the prospect's current approach, turning a vague pain into a specific number that demands attention. ## Use Cases - Process automation companies showing the annual cost of manual workflows - Security vendors quantifying the cost of a potential breach vs. license fee - HR platforms calculating the cost of bad hire rates vs. assessment tool cost ## Why This Prompt Works This prompt is engineered for professional outreach that converts. It follows the APEX structure — defining a hyper-specific persona, a singular task, clear context, numbered instructions, and strict quality rules — ensuring consistent, high-quality output across GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini. ## Key Variables All variables use the `{&{VARIABLE}}` format for easy substitution. Replace each variable with your specific context before using.

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check_circleProcess automation companies showing the annual cost of manual workflows
check_circleSecurity vendors quantifying the cost of a potential breach vs. license fee
check_circleHR platforms calculating the cost of bad hire rates vs. assessment tool cost

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