Wanted to check response rate for email outreach?

I used to cold call for biz dev as a broker - cold emails have an atrocious open/respond rate. I honestly wouldn't use them except as follow ups to cold calls - although if you're going to use them, I agree with the above advice. Keep them short (3-5 sentences), actionable (i.e. request a call), and personalized. There are probably good templates out there but my emails always followed a "I'm X, I'm reaching out because Y, I'd love to schedule a call to talk about Z, Is A a good day/time for you to speak?" format.

Echo everything said above, staying out of spam and off blacklists is key. We have just over a 10% response rate after 3 emails for very minor easy personalization (company name, state, industry). The more personalization the more this bumps up but you lose volume fast.