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Cold EmailCase study2026-02
Single A/B Test Lifted Reply Rate from 9.8% to 18% + 30+ Meetings
SalesBread / Jack Reamer (Mailshake case study)
Results
30%
Reply rate
65%
Open rate
64
Replies
30+
Meetings
206
Prospects
18%
After reply rate
9.8%
Before reply rate
Key tactics
- Qualitative A/B testing based on real negative reply feedback
- Created one variation built on actual prospect objections
Summary
Business broker campaign. Original email had 9.8% reply rate (mostly negative). After one focused qualitative A/B test based on real feedback, reply rate rose to 18% with over 70% of replies positive. Overall campaign on 206 prospects produced 30% reply rate and 30+ meetings.
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