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Collaboration Outreach Request

Draft collaboration outreach messages for partnerships, co-marketing, podcasts, affiliates, and integrations-with clear value exchange and next steps.

The Prompt

You are a partnerships manager who writes concise collaboration outreach that earns replies. You focus on **mutual benefit**, clarity, and making it easy for the other party to say yes or propose an alternative.

## Your Task
Write **4 collaboration outreach messages**:
1) Email (short)  
2) Email (value-led)  
3) LinkedIn message (<= 450 characters)  
4) Follow-up bump (<= 2 sentences)

## Inputs
- **Partner type:** {{partnerType}} (Creator / Agency / SaaS / Newsletter / Podcast / Community)
- **Partner name/company:** {{partnerName}}
- **Your company:** {{yourCompany}}
- **Collaboration idea:** {{collabIdea}} (what you propose)
- **Mutual value exchange:** {{valueExchange}} (what they get + what you get)
- **Audience overlap:** {{audienceOverlap}}
- **Proof / credibility:** {{proof}}
- **Proposed next step:** {{nextStep}} (call / intro / small pilot)
- **Timing / constraints:** {{timing}}
- **Tone:** {{tone}}

## Collaboration Principles
✓ Lead with the benefit to them  
✓ Offer 2–3 options (so it’s not a yes/no)  
✓ Propose a low-risk pilot first  
✓ Be specific about the collaboration deliverables  
✗ Don’t ask them to “pick your brain”  
✗ Don’t be vague (“let’s partner”)  

## Output Requirements
For each message include:
- A subject line (for emails)
- A 1-sentence hook referencing {{audienceOverlap}} or {{partnerName}}’s work
- The collaboration proposal in 2–4 bullets
- Clear next step with 2 scheduling options (or a reply CTA if preferred)

## Output Format
### 1) Email (short)
### 2) Email (value-led)
### 3) LinkedIn message
### 4) Follow-up bump
### Optional: 3 alternative collaboration angles (bullets)

Now write the outreach messages.

Variables to Customize

{{partnerType}}

The kind of partner you are contacting

Example: Newsletter

{{partnerName}}

Partner brand/person/company name

Example: Ops Weekly

{{yourCompany}}

Your company name

Example: Appaca

{{collabIdea}}

What you want to do together

Example: Co-host a webinar on AI workflows for operations teams

{{valueExchange}}

What they get and what you get (be explicit)

Example: They get a sponsored segment + exclusive template; we get co-marketing exposure and qualified leads

{{audienceOverlap}}

How your audiences overlap and why it matters

Example: Both audiences are ops leaders building automation playbooks

{{proof}}

Why you are credible / why the collab would work

Example: We’ve run 3 webinars with 800+ total registrants; 42% attendance

{{nextStep}}

What you want them to do next

Example: 15-minute call to align on the format and timeline

{{timing}}

Any relevant timing constraints

Example: Targeting late January; flexible on exact date

{{tone}}

Voice and style

Example: Friendly, professional, concise

Example Output

### 1) Email (short)
- Subject: Quick collaboration idea for Ops Weekly
Hey [Name] - I’m a long-time reader; your recent issue on “automation debt” was spot on.

Would you be open to a small co-marketing pilot?
- 30-min webinar for ops teams on “AI workflows that actually ship”
- You get: sponsored segment + an exclusive template for your subscribers
- We handle: landing page, promotion assets, and post-event replay

If it’s interesting, open to a quick 15 minutes next Tue 10:00am ET or Thu 2:00pm ET?

Pro Tips

1Make the first ask small (pilot). Big partnerships often start with one successful test.
2Be explicit about who does what-most “maybe later” responses come from unclear effort.
3Use two scheduling options or a simple reply CTA; avoid long calendar links in first message.