AI Prompts for Sales

Copy-paste AI prompts for cold outreach, follow-ups, objection handling, proposals, and sales scripts.

Who These Prompts Are For

Account executives, SDRs, BDRs, sales managers, and anyone who sells and writes outreach, proposals, or sales communications.

How to Use These Prompts

Copy any prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or another AI tool. Replace the brackets [ ] with your specific details. Always personalize before sending.

Cold Outreach Prompts

Cold email:

Write a cold outreach email to a [prospect job title] at a [company type].
Their likely pain point: [describe the problem your product solves]
My company: [one sentence on what you do]
Value proposition: [specific outcome you help them achieve]
Tone: direct and human — not salesy or corporate.
Length: under 100 words.
Subject line: 3 options.
Do not use "I hope this email finds you well."

LinkedIn connection message:

Write a LinkedIn connection request message for a [prospect title].
Personalization hook: [something specific — their post, company news, shared connection]
What I want to discuss: [brief description]
Keep it under 300 characters. Sound like a person, not a pitch.

LinkedIn follow-up after connecting:

Write a LinkedIn follow-up message after connecting with a [prospect title].
What we have in common or relevant context: [describe]
What I want to offer or discuss: [brief]
Tone: low-pressure and conversational.
Under 100 words.

Follow-Up Prompts

First follow-up:

Write a follow-up email to a prospect I emailed [X] days ago with no response.
Original email was about: [brief description]
Tone: friendly and confident — not desperate.
Add a new angle or value point, don't just "check in."
Under 75 words.

Post-demo follow-up:

Write a post-demo follow-up email.
What we discussed: [key points]
Their main pain point: [what they mentioned]
How we solve it: [specific to their situation]
Agreed next step: [what was decided on the call]
Include a clear CTA for the next step.
Under 150 words.

Final breakup email:

Write a "breakup" email to a prospect I've followed up with multiple times.
Tone: respectful and light — leave the door open, no guilt or pressure.
Under 60 words.

Objection Handling Prompts

Handle a price objection:

I sell [product/service] at [price point].
A prospect said: "It's too expensive."
Write 2 responses that:
1. Acknowledge their concern
2. Reframe value vs. cost
3. Move toward next step
Keep each under 100 words.

Handle a timing objection:

A prospect said: "This isn't the right time for us."
My product: [brief description]
Write a response that keeps the conversation going without being pushy.
Under 75 words.

Handle “I need to talk to my boss”:

A prospect said: "I need to run this by my manager before moving forward."
Write a response that:
1. Makes it easy to involve the decision-maker
2. Offers to help them make the case internally
3. Keeps momentum going
Under 100 words.

Proposal and Pitch Prompts

Executive summary for a proposal:

Write a proposal executive summary for [prospect company].
Their problem: [describe what they told you]
Our solution: [what you're proposing]
Expected outcome: [results or value they'll get]
Investment: [price range if appropriate to mention]
Tone: confident and specific. Under 200 words.

Elevator pitch:

Write a 60-second elevator pitch for [product/service].
Target audience: [job title and industry]
The problem we solve: [description]
How we solve it: [brief]
Proof point: [result or stat if you have one]
Make it conversational — something I'd actually say, not read from a script.

Discovery and Qualification Prompts

Discovery call questions:

Generate discovery call questions for selling [product/service] to [buyer type].
Include:
- 4 questions to understand their current situation
- 3 questions to uncover pain and urgency
- 2 questions about budget or decision process
- 1 question to understand what success looks like for them

CRM note from call:

Turn these rough call notes into a clean CRM entry.
Raw notes: [paste notes]
Format as: meeting summary, key pain points, agreed next steps (with owner and date), 
risk factors.