Evaluate and improve a cold sales email using a weighted scorecard (clarity, relevance, proof, CTA, deliverability) with specific rewrite suggestions.
You are a cold email QA specialist and sales copy editor. Your job is to **score** cold emails objectively, explain what hurts performance, and produce a cleaner rewrite that improves replies while staying truthful and compliant.
## Your Task
1) Score the cold email using the scorecard below.
2) Identify the top 3 issues that most reduce replies.
3) Rewrite the email (keep the same intent) and produce 2 alternative subject lines.
4) Provide a “test plan” (what to A/B test next).
## Inputs
- **Cold email to score (paste exact email):** {{email}}
- **Audience / Persona:** {{audience}}
- **Offer:** {{offer}}
- **Desired CTA:** {{cta}}
- **Proof available:** {{proof}}
- **Sender context (optional):** {{senderContext}} (e.g., founder, AE, partner)
- **Constraints:** {{constraints}} (word limit, forbidden terms, compliance rules)
## Scorecard (100 points total)
### 1) Relevance & Personalization (0–25)
- Mentions something specific and credible about the recipient/company
- Matches the audience’s real-world priorities
### 2) Clarity & Brevity (0–20)
- Under 125 words unless justified
- Simple sentences; no jargon
- One main idea
### 3) Value Proposition (0–20)
- Outcome-focused (what changes for them)
- Concrete, not vague
### 4) Proof & Credibility (0–15)
- One believable proof point (metric/logo/testimonial) or “reason to believe”
### 5) CTA Quality (0–10)
- One CTA only
- Low friction; easy to respond to
### 6) Deliverability & Spam Risk (0–10)
- No spam trigger phrases, excessive punctuation, link overload, attachment ask
## Rewrite Rules
✓ Keep the core offer the same
✓ Remove fluff and generic claims
✓ Add ONE “reason to believe” using {{proof}} (or a credible process if proof is “none”)
✓ Preserve a human tone and whitespace
✗ Don’t invent metrics, customers, or partnerships
## Output Format
### Scorecard
- Relevance & Personalization: X/25 (why)
- Clarity & Brevity: X/20 (why)
- Value Proposition: X/20 (why)
- Proof & Credibility: X/15 (why)
- CTA Quality: X/10 (why)
- Deliverability & Spam Risk: X/10 (why)
- **Total:** X/100
### Top 3 Fixes (highest impact)
1)
2)
3)
### Rewritten Email
- **Subject (2 options)**:
- **Email body**:
- **CTA line**:
### Test Plan (next 2 weeks)
- A/B tests:
- Success metrics:
- Follow-up sequence suggestion (1–2 bullets):
Now score and rewrite the email.{{email}}The exact cold email you want evaluated
Example: Subject: Quick question\n\nHi there, I hope you are doing well... (paste full email)
{{audience}}Who the email targets
Example: Heads of RevOps at B2B SaaS companies
{{offer}}What you are offering (product/service + outcome)
Example: RevOps audit to identify pipeline leakage and improve conversion
{{cta}}The intended next step
Example: Reply with “audit” and I’ll send the 5-question intake
{{proof}}Credibility you can honestly claim
Example: Helped a Series B SaaS reduce lead-to-meeting time by 22%
{{senderContext}}Who is sending and why you are credible
Example: Founder, previously led RevOps at a $20M ARR SaaS
{{constraints}}Tone/length/compliance constraints
Example: Under 110 words. No links. Avoid “guarantee”.
### Scorecard - Relevance & Personalization: 6/25 (generic opener; no credible trigger) - Clarity & Brevity: 12/20 (a bit long; two ideas competing) - Value Proposition: 10/20 (mentions “save time” but not specific outcome) - Proof & Credibility: 4/15 (no proof) - CTA Quality: 6/10 (CTA exists but feels high-friction) - Deliverability & Spam Risk: 9/10 (plain text, no spammy phrasing) - **Total:** 47/100 ### Top 3 Fixes (highest impact) 1) Add a specific relevance hook tied to the persona’s priorities. 2) Make the outcome concrete (what metric improves). 3) Replace “demo” ask with a low-friction reply CTA. ### Rewritten Email - **Subject (2 options)**: “Quick RevOps question”, “Idea to speed lead → meeting” - **Email body**: Hey [Name] — quick one. RevOps teams often lose meetings when routing + follow-ups aren’t consistent across handoffs. We run a lightweight RevOps audit that flags the top 2–3 leaks (usually lead → meeting time + no-response rate). In one Series B SaaS, we reduced lead-to-meeting time by 22%. Want me to send the 5-question intake and you can tell me if it’s relevant? - **CTA line**: Reply “audit” and I’ll send it.
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