Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

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  • #16
    Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

    So do you send another follow-up e-mail after that month has passed? That's the position I'm in now (already sent one follow-up e-mail, was told they hadn't gotten to it yet - that was two weeks ago)...

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    • #17
      Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

      Yeah, I believe general etiquette is to wait 4 weeks/1 month in between follow-ups.

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      • #18
        Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

        Originally posted by Knaight View Post
        My experience has been the same as ATB's.

        When I was querying, I probably received:

        10% - Read requests
        5% - "Not for me"
        10% - "We don't accept unsolicited material." (But most of them do if they dig the logline)
        75% - No response.
        This sounds about right to me.

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        • #19
          Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

          Originally posted by Why One View Post
          Yeah, I believe general etiquette is to wait 4 weeks/1 month in between follow-ups.
          I'd say more like two weeks.

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          • #20
            Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

            I was told a long time ago that it's not about the script you are sending but more about the next script and the one after that. It's really about building a relationship and opening a door that wasn't open before and keeping that door open.

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            • #21
              Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

              Originally posted by CrissCross View Post
              I was told a long time ago that it's not about the script you are sending but more about the next script and the one after that. It's really about building a relationship and opening a door that wasn't open before and keeping that door open.
              I heard this too.

              It's not really true. Reps want to sign clients who already have a script they can sell. Developing someone who is capable of writing a salable script, but doesn't have one yet, requires a large expenditure of time and energy.

              The script that matters most is the one that you're sending them NOW.
              QUESTICLES -- It's about balls on a mission.

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              • #22
                Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                Originally posted by versed View Post
                So do you send another follow-up e-mail after that month has passed? That's the position I'm in now (already sent one follow-up e-mail, was told they hadn't gotten to it yet - that was two weeks ago)...
                I hear you! I'm in the same boat. It makes you appreciate the "not for me"-'s, at least then you have an answer! It's a mystery to me. I feel like such an idgit following up, but then I get such nice replies that I keep doing it.

                One gave me an approximate date to follow up on, that date has passed, so I'm following up next week. One said I should hear back at the end of the month after writing a long paragraph apologizing for the delay. Another hasn't replied to my first follow up, even though they're the ones who requested that I upload my script via their website. I guess I won't follow up again with them. I think if you don't hear back, don't worry about it so much, and concentrate on your other irons in the fire -- thinking up new concepts, writing, re-writing, etc.

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                • #23
                  Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                  If a company doesn't reply to a follow-up email, then it's as good as dead, right?

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                  • #24
                    Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                    John August said it best, "Anything other than an actual, specific 'Yes!' is a 'no."

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                    • #25
                      Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                      Originally posted by mikejc View Post
                      John August said it best, "Anything other than an actual, specific 'Yes!' is a 'no."
                      Well, I'm the OP here, and after not hearing back on my check-in with a manager at a very reputable company for two months, I figured what the hell and wrote him again. He wrote back instantly "Sorry it's been a while and I still haven't read it! But I promise to soon. Thanks for checking in."

                      So you really just never know. And there's nothing to lose.

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                      • #26
                        Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                        Originally posted by MattyLock View Post
                        Well, I'm the OP here, and after not hearing back on my check-in with a manager at a very reputable company for two months, I figured what the hell and wrote him again. He wrote back instantly "Sorry it's been a while and I still haven't read it! But I promise to soon. Thanks for checking in."

                        So you really just never know. And there's nothing to lose.
                        The Brothers Gibb said it best: "Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin alive, stayin alive!"

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                        • #27
                          Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                          Originally posted by MattyLock View Post
                          Well, I'm the OP here, and after not hearing back on my check-in with a manager at a very reputable company for two months, I figured what the hell and wrote him again. He wrote back instantly "Sorry it's been a while and I still haven't read it! But I promise to soon. Thanks for checking in."

                          So you really just never know. And there's nothing to lose.
                          Awesome.

                          The way I see it, as long as you don't come across as weird or needy, it's quite possible that potential reps will actually appreciate you being assertive. It demonstrates ambition, which is a necessary attribute in this business.
                          QUESTICLES -- It's about balls on a mission.

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                          • #28
                            Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                            Just wanted to update this! After two check-ins with a manager at a big management firm, he got back to me at the beginning of the week with a great email. He passed on the script I had sent, but told me his door will always be open to me and to email him when my next project is ready. So I consider this a success. And who knows, if I wouldn't have checked in, this may never had happened.

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                            • #29
                              Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                              Originally posted by MattyLock View Post
                              Just wanted to update this! After two check-ins with a manager at a big management firm, he got back to me at the beginning of the week with a great email. He passed on the script I had sent, but told me his door will always be open to me and to email him when my next project is ready. So I consider this a success. And who knows, if I wouldn't have checked in, this may never had happened.
                              That's great! I like how it ended with an open door.

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                              • #30
                                Re: Anybody have a success story from a follow-up email?

                                I had the same thing happen to me recently. Sent something out to a big management company. Didn't hear anything back for awhile, checked in--they got around to reading it. They passed, but wanted to see more scripts in the future.
                                Twitter @CameronAlxander

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