Follow Up

Written By Jamie Levin

The reporter didn’t respond to my email, they must not be interested in writing on the topic. Wrong!

Have you every forgotten to respond to an email? Perhaps opened an email, got distracted and made a mental note to respond at a later date? Been on deadline for another project, closed out your email to focus and never revisited what you missed? I know I can answer yes to all and would be willing to bet that it has happened to others as well.

It’s ok to follow up, within reason. As a rule of thumb, I typically follow up 3-5 business days after my first email with a very simple one-liner with my original email below the follow up for easy reference. It should not take more than one minute to send – do not write a paragraph, do not send it read receipt, just a friendly follow-up note. Don’t complicate it, keep it simple.

Jamie Levin

Jamie Levin is a strategic communications consultant with 15+ years of experience spanning internal and external communications, events, community initiatives and engagement. As a versatile executive with an excellent record of achievement as a collaborative partner supporting business objectives and bringing vision to life, she has demonstrated her commitment to being a proactive leader and innovative problem solver who is recognized for implementing effective team building skills, successfully identifying engagement opportunities and employing cross-functional initiatives to support company culture, and utilizing creative business building analytical and problem-solving skills. Jamie prides herself in being an excellent communicator who is strategically adept at translating strategy into a sound agenda that directly connects to overall business goals while reinforcing a people-first mentality.

https://www.JLevinCommunications.com
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