How to sell to CMOs: A data-backed way to get higher reply rates
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How to sell to CMOs: A data-backed way to get higher reply rates
"Chief marketing officers are the fastest ghosters in the C-suite - they decide in literal seconds. Here's how to be in the 10% who get replies, not the 90% who get silence. Picture this: You hit send on your CMO email. Within 0.51 seconds, it's either flagged for response or buried forever. No second chances. No slow burns. Just instant judgment."
"Apollo.io analyzed 404,823 real sales activities targeting CMOs using Pythia, Apollo's proprietary language model trained on billions of B2B sales interactions. The findings completely shatter conventional C-suite wisdom. CMOs don't just move fast - they move at negative speed. This data reveals the massive gap between optimal and terrible timing. Send at the wrong hour? Your open rate drops by 42%. But nail the timing, and you're already ahead of 90% of your competition."
"But mention specific products, recent campaigns, or actual metrics? That's when CMOs pay attention - and the data proves exactly which language triggers responses. Here is what Pythia discovered about the C-suite's fastest-moving executives. Why Do CMOs Open emails on Sunday Evenings? The data shows CMOs demonstrate highest engagement on Sundays between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m., with open rates reaching 17.53%."
Chief marketing officers make near-instant decisions on outreach, often judging emails in around half a second. Analysis of 404,823 sales activities using a proprietary language model shows 90% of sales reps fail when using generic CEO-style approaches. Timing has a major impact: sending at the wrong hour can cut open rates by 42%, while sending at peak windows puts outreach ahead of most competitors. Sunday evenings between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. show the highest engagement (open rates near 17.53%). Product-specific language and targeted subject lines significantly increase the likelihood of a response.
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