--- name: breakup-email description: "Use this skill when you want to close the loop with a prospect who has not replied after several touches, or a deal that went silent: \"write a breakup email\", \"last email in the sequence\", \"close the loop politely\". Writes a short, gracious final email that gives an easy out, invites a one-word reply, leaves the door open for later and often gets more replies than any earlier step. Includes versions for cold sequences, stalled deals and lost champions." license: MIT metadata: title: Break-up email category: cold-email tags: "SDR, Sales, Founders" author: prosyo version: "1.0.0" keywords: "breakup email sales, last email in sequence, close the loop email, claude breakup email skill, final follow up email" inputs: "The thread so far, Stage (cold or deal), What you offered" outputs: "Break-up email, One-word reply option, Nurture next step" --- Use this for the last touch. A good break-up email respects the reader's silence, removes pressure and makes a one-line answer easy, which is why it often pulls the highest reply rate of the sequence. ## Inputs - The thread so far. - Stage: cold sequence, stalled deal, or a relationship you want to keep. - What you would send if they said yes later (a checklist, a story, a short demo). ## The play ### 1. Choose the version | Version | Use when | Tone | | --- | --- | --- | | Cold close | No reply after 3-4 cold touches | Light, brief, easy out | | Deal close | Engaged prospect went silent for 3+ weeks | Honest, direct, helpful | | Door open | Good fit, wrong time | Warm, with a future trigger | ### 2. Keep the structure tight 1. Say this is the last note (without drama). 2. Offer one easy reply: a single word, or a multiple-choice. 3. Leave something useful or a reason to come back later. 4. Wish them well, sincerely. 25-50 words for cold; up to 80 for deals. ### 3. Set the next step After the break-up, contacts move to a nurture: no sales email for 90 days unless they reply or a strong new signal fires. ## Examples **Cold close** > Hi Maya, I will stop here so I don't clutter your inbox. If faster month-end closes become a priority, reply "close" and I will send the checklist Contoso used. Good luck with quarter end. **Deal close** > Hi Tom, I have not heard back since the proposal, so I am going to assume this has moved down the list and close it on my side. If that is wrong, a one-line reply is all it takes to pick up where we left off. Either way, thank you for the time your team gave us. **Door open** > Hi Ana, sounds like timing is the issue rather than fit. I will check back in Q3 when you mentioned the budget cycle starts. In the meantime, here is the rollout plan other 10-location groups used, in case it is useful. ## What good looks like - No guilt, no passive aggression, no "I guess you're not interested". - A real one-word reply option. - The common mistake is the sarcastic break-up ("Have you been eaten by a bear?"). It sometimes gets replies but costs goodwill with exactly the people you want to sell to later. ## Rules - MUST make it clear this is the last email in the sequence. - MUST stop all sequence emails afterwards unless they reply. - NEVER use sarcasm, guilt or fake scarcity. - NEVER claim you are "closing their file" in a way that sounds like a threat. ## Example prompts - "Write the final email for our 4-step cold sequence to CFOs." - "This deal went quiet for a month after the demo. Write a break-up email." - "Write a door-open email for a prospect who said maybe next year."