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How Our Startup Got Featured on CNN

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Re: How Our Startup Got Featured on CNN

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Post by spencerfry »

thafman wrote: post #3

A $10 gift card for 10 mins of phone feedback is probably the best investment of time/money that I have ever heard of, I will be shamelessly stealing this idea for years.

I've seen other companies do $10 iTunes gift cards too. I like Amazon over iTunes, though. :)

Re: How Our Startup Got Featured on CNN

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Post by vacanti »

spencerfry wrote: post #2

Can you paste the email you send to folks here? I'd be interested in seeing it.

Our virtual admin sends this email:

Hello:

My name is [], and I'm part of the Yipit team. I want to confirm that you've been unsubscribed and will no longer receive emails from us.

However, as you may know, we're in the very early stages of our New York based start-up and feedback at this stage is extremely valuable. If you'd be willing to hop on a 10 minute call with one of our team members, we'd gladly offer you a free $10 Amazon.com Gift Card.

We're really just trying to learn what we may be doing wrong, and how we can improve our experience for users like you in the future.

We’d like to know if you’re available for a 10 minute call any time this week between 1pm – 2:30pm ET? If so, please respond with the best number to call.

Thanks!

Re: How Our Startup Got Featured on CNN

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Post by jdp23 »

thafman wrote: post #3

A $10 gift card for 10 mins of phone feedback is probably the best investment of time/money that I have ever heard of, I will be shamelessly stealing this idea for years.

yeah really. great idea, and a particularly good example of how it can pay unexpected benefits!
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