Episode 84

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Published on:

4th Jan 2022

3 Text Message Templates to Print Money

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How do you build new business opportunities and increase your revenue? Finding and nurturing new leads takes a lot of effort. But there's a simple 3-part text messaging workflow to reactivate leads and set high-ticket appointments. Sharran and his clients have used this framework to engage leads that eventually turn into enormous amounts of revenue.  

The first message is based on Dan Jackson’s famous 9-word question. Listen to this episode to learn how the templates work. Then, try them out and experience closing more deals. 

 “People just want a convenient way to say YES.”

- Sharran Srivatsaa

Timestamps:

00:00 Text messages to set high-ticket appointments

01:20 How this text message process works for real estate 

02:35 What does the text message barista do

04:12 How this framework applies to a dry cleaning business

05:42 Use Dean Jackson's 9-word question (Are you still interested in ____?

06:50 Ask the sorting question (provide two options for the customer)

08:02 Ask a specific question and give a reference point

08:55 What happens when you give someone a reference point

09:06 Recap of the 3-part framework to make this text messaging work

11:19 Test this framework with five leads per day, and soon you’ll have an entire pipeline of warm leads

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Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa
Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.

Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.

Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.

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Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran is a serial entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, and a respected thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes.

While Sharran has had 5 exits in the last 19 years, and also a several humbling failed investments and business initiatives. He talks all about them on his top rated Spotify podcast, Business School.

Most recently, Sharran led Teles Properties’ unprecedented 10x growth over 5 years and a 4-year consecutive streak on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list resulting in its acquisition by national real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman.

Prior to Teles, Sharran worked at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he collaborated with management teams of fast-growing businesses around the country on investment advisory and corporate strategy. Sharran also spent several years building recreational programs in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Hawaii for some of the finest international resorts such as the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, also has deep experience working with technology companies such as Lightera (acquired by CIENA) and Obopay, a fast-growth mobile payments company.

Sharran is a Principal at Srilo Ventures, a multi-factor private investment fund that focuses investing in and advising technology companies and operating businesses in the consumer space. Having successfully completed many acquisitions, joint-ventures, management buyouts, mergers, and capital raises, Sharran serves as a director and advisor on numerous company boards.

He is also a member of the Genius Network, the highest-level marketing mastermind in the world led by whizkid Joe Polish, and also a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

After competing on the professional tennis tour, Sharran received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Luther College and his MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University.