Should I lower the price in the follow-up?

Not as an opening move. Ask what's blocking the decision first. If budget is the issue, trim scope or phase the work. Discounting before you know the objection trains them to wait you out. Name the stall they care about, offer one small next step, and stop before the thread feels like a sequence.

Is it weird to email someone after six months of silence?

Not if you have a new reason and you don't pretend the old thread is still warm. Lead with the trigger, remind them who you are in one line, and make the ask optional. Nostalgia without news is just another cold email with extra steps.

Is it okay to send this proposal follow-up on LinkedIn instead of email?

Yes if this CEO is actually active there and the thread isn't about long attachments. Keep the LinkedIn version even shorter. Don't paste the full email. One context line and one question is plenty. Name the stall they care about, offer one small next step, and stop before the thread feels like a sequence.

What should I never say in a Hospitality proposal follow-up?

Don't call guests 'users.' They're guests. A long origin story or a request to 'pick your brain.' Don't open with 'it's been a while' and then paste the old pitch. Those three mistakes show up constantly in Hospitality inboxes and they all read as "this was templated."

What's a good hospitality follow-up that isn't a review request?

A specific thank-you, a useful local note, a missing-item check, or a direct-book offer for a return stay. Review asks work better after you've been helpful, not as the only reason you wrote. Name the stall they care about, offer one small next step, and stop before the thread feels like a sequence.

Hospitality · CEO · Long Time No Contact

Proposal Follow-Up for Hospitality CEO: Long Time No Contact

When a Hospitality CEO goes quiet (long time no contact), the right proposal follow-up email does one job: make a reply cheaper than silence. They skim on a phone between meetings. If the first two lines don't name a business outcome, the rest never gets read. That's why this template leads with occupancy, RevPAR, and direct-booking mix instead of a

Last updated: 2026-09-02 · Reviewed by: Sales Email Template editors

We write templates the way we wrote emails on quota: short, specific, and easy to forward. When we cite research below, it is because the number changes how a buyer reads your note, not to pad the page.

Sources: HubSpot sales email benchmarks; Gong follow-up research

Why does this proposal follow-up work for a Hospitality CEO?

Diagnose the stall instead of asking if they 'had a chance to review.'
Speaks to direct bookings leaking to OTAs and follow-up that ignores seasonality instead of a generic "value prop."
Fits how a CEO actually reads: Keep the whole note under 70 words unless they asked for detail.
Bring a new observation about their world, then offer a small, optional next step.
Name the decision owner out loud.

When should I send this to a Hospitality CEO?

Wait until the review window you agreed on. If none was set, five business days. Send when you have a real trigger: news, a useful artifact, a role change, a season. For this combo, treat "Only when you have a trigger" as the default, then adjust around seasonality is the calendar. a great idea in july may be noise in december, or the reverse. If you're emailing a CEO, Keep the whole note under 70 words unless they asked for detail.

What this CEO actually cares about

A CEO in Hospitality is protecting time, reputation, and optionality. They skim on a phone between meetings. If the first two lines don't name a business outcome, the rest never gets read. The hook that earns a look is a P&L, risk, or competitive issue they already feel. The ask should stay at this size: one decision or a 10-minute yes, not a workshop. Delete trigger: A long origin story or a request to 'pick your brain.' If your note would embarrass them in a team channel, rewrite it. They protect time, reputation, and optionality, so keep the ask at "one decision or a 10-minute yes, not a workshop."

How Hospitality changes the note

Hospitality buyers are GMs, revenue managers, and owners balancing occupancy, labor, and reviews. Don't email during Saturday check-in chaos and expect a thoughtful reply. Be useful on weekday mornings. A credible proof point in this vertical sounds like: moved 9 points of mix from OTA to direct with post-stay follow-up that didn't beg. Watch the language. Words that land here include RevPAR, occupancy, OTA, group block, shoulder season, ADR. A thread that ignores direct bookings leaking to OTAs and follow-up that ignores seasonality reads like every other vendor bump. Seasonality is the calendar. A great idea in July may be noise in December, or the reverse.

How should I customize this template before I send it?

Replace the pain line with a boutique hotel whose guest follow-up is still a TripAdvisor plea.
Keep the tone direct, adult, light on process jargon.
Set a decision date in the original proposal so this email has a hook.
Time it for Only when you have a trigger. Send when you have a real trigger: news, a useful artifact, a role change, a season.
Don't call guests 'users.' They're guests.

What mistakes should I avoid with this long time no contact note?

Asking 'any thoughts?' after a 12-page proposal invites silence.
Don't open with 'it's been a while' and then paste the old pitch.
Don't call guests 'users.' They're guests.
A long origin story or a request to 'pick your brain.'

How does this long time no contact scenario compare?

Dimension	For this template
Best send window	Only when you have a trigger
Ideal length	Keep the whole note under 70 words unless they asked for detail.
Primary ask	one decision or a 10-minute yes, not a workshop
Industry metric to cite	occupancy, RevPAR, and direct-booking mix
Tone	Direct, adult, light on process jargon. Talk like a peer who did the homework.
Unlike no response	This isn't a 4-day bump. It's a re-introduction with a new reason.
Unlike breakup	You're opening a door, not closing one. Still keep it easy to ignore.

What should I copy and send?

Copy-ready template

Subject

Question on the [Company Name] proposal

Body

Hi [First Name],

Checking whether the proposal is waiting on numbers, legal, or a person.

The version of this that matters for GMs, revenue managers, and owners balancing occupancy, labor, and reviews is moved 9 points of mix from OTA to direct with post-stay follow-up that didn't beg. Most delays I see are one of four things: scope, price, timing, or who has to sign. Tell me which one and I'll rewrite that section today.

Given this is long time no contact, ask if the old problem still exists, or if you should leave it archived.

Which piece is actually blocking a yes or no?

Best,
[Your Name]
[Your Title]
[Your Company]

Questions people ask before they hit send

Wait until the review window you agreed on. If none was set, five business days. Send when you have a real trigger: news, a useful artifact, a role change, a season. After that, send a breakup note and archive it. A CEO who wants it will answer a clean close more often than a fifth bump.

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