Do foreign trade,What exactly is the reason why a customer does not reply to my email?


When we are a foreign trade salesperson,Often, customers do not reply to emails,So what is the reason,如何解决?

作为业务员,You must have the awareness of trying to solve difficulties。

We can split the causes and solutions in detail,Find the fundamental answer。

Determine the real reason why foreign trade emails do not reply

信息未触达(20%概率):Avoid triggering spam:Delete the ".exe" file in the attachment,Email body reduces promotional vocabulary (such as "discount" and "free")。

需求不匹配(40%概率):Review the customer background:Dynamically judge its main product category through customer official website/LinkedIn (such as the other party's main product of high-end customization),And you push low-priced spot)。

比价阶段(25%概率)查海关数据(Panjiva/ImportGenius)看客户近期采购量、Supplier switching frequency。

信任不足(15%概率):No company official website、No certification qualification、Suppliers with no successful cases are easily filtered。


Targeted breaking actions (performed by stage)

Phase 1:初次跟进后3天内无回复

优化二次触达内容

Email Title:Change from "Follow-up" to specific points of interest,如“Revised Quote with 5% Cost Saving for MOQ 500+”。

Text structure
① 重申客户需求(例:“As you mentioned needing ODM service for EU market...”) ② 新增筹码(例:“We’ve helped [同类客户名] reduce lead time to 25 days”) ③ 直接提问(例:“Could you confirm if the target price is below $12.5/unit?”)

工具辅助Mailtrack检测邮件是否被打开,If read, add WhatsApp messages within 24 hours。

Phase 2:1周内无回复(3次触达后)

这个时候,We need to contact us a different way,

The phone breaks the ice:Best time:European and American customers on each other's working day from 9-11 am (local time)。

Speech script:“Hi [客户名], this is [你的名字] from [公司]. I noticed you requested the quote on [日期] but haven’t received feedback. Is there any specific concern I can clarify?(停顿等待回应) If busy, I can send a summary email in 2 minutes.”

社媒互动

LinkedIn评论客户动态(例“Your post about sustainable packaging aligns with our new recyclable material solutions”)

Instagram点赞客户产品图并私信“Can we discuss your next order timeline?

第三阶段:1个月以上无回复(长期沉默客户)

制造“非推销”接触点

发送行业报告(例“2024 Q2纺织品关税变动对越南工厂的影响”)

提供实用工具(如Excel进口关税计算模板嵌入你的联系方式)

激活合作记忆

Email Title:“Quick question about your order in [客户历史采购年份]

text:“We’re updating our CRM system and noticed your order of [产品] in 2022. Could you share a minute to confirm if the specs are still valid?(降低回复压力)”


极端情况处理(6个月以上未成交客户)

放弃前的最后测试

Email Title:“Urgent: Price Adjustment Notice for [产品] – Valid until [date]

内容声明原材料涨价但“为清库存保留原价10天”制造紧迫感

降级为“信息源”角色

每月发送一次市场情报(如“墨西哥新港口政策解读”)不主动推销培养信任


关键禁忌

避免高频轰炸同一渠道连续跟进间隔≥3个工作日

拒绝模板化话术客户名字/公司名必须精准WhatsApp避免用“Hi Dear”

不暴露焦虑严禁发“Why no reply?”或“Are you still interested?”等低价值提问


20%客户会在第2-3次跟进后回应需快速识别其优先级

5%客户因内部决策流程长(如大企业招标)需保持3-6个月周期性唤醒

核心原则客户不回复的本质是“未感知到立即行动的必要性”需用数据(市场)场景(痛点)证据(案例)三重驱动迫使对方重新评估沉默成本

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