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Follow up after silence
People go quiet because the pain eased, the cost worried them, they felt nervous or another clinic replied first. A second message can feel like pressure.
The prompt
I work in marketing at a private health clinic. Help me follow up with someone who went quiet. Context: People go quiet because the pain eased, the cost worried them, they felt nervous or another clinic replied first. A second message can feel like pressure. Before you start, ask me for anything missing from this list: - The original enquiry and our reply - How long ago - Anything new that is useful to them Then: 1. Give a reason for writing that helps them. 2. Ask one easy question. 3. Write a final note that closes the loop politely. Give me: - A first follow-up - A final follow-up Rules: - Use only the facts I give you. Where something is missing, write [detail needed]. Never invent a number, a name, a quote or a source. - Give general health information only. Never write anything that reads as advice on a person's own condition, and never suggest a treatment is certain to work or free of risk. - Write in plain English, in our voice if I have given you a sample. - Do not tell me what the rules or regulations say. If something may be restricted, flag it and I will check. Finish with a list headed "Check before this goes out". Include these, plus anything else our clinical lead or the registered manager who approves marketing should see: - That we still have their agreement to be in touch - Any offer or deadline used to prompt a reply - What the subject line reveals about their enquiry
Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. It will ask you for what it needs.
Check before this goes out
- That we still have their agreement to be in touch
- Any offer or deadline used to prompt a reply
- What the subject line reveals about their enquiry
The prompt gives you a first draft. Someone qualified still approves anything a client will read.
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