Who should use Hoop's Email Scheduling feature and why?
Email Scheduling is perfect for sales professionals and marketing teams who need to reach prospects when they are most likely to engage. This feature allows you to line up one-to-one emails or sequence steps to deliver at optimal times, ensuring your messages have maximum visibility and impact.
By using scheduled sends, you eliminate the need to manually send emails at odd hours or constantly be at your keyboard. It’s ideal for anyone focused on optimizing email cadence and improving response rates, as demonstrated by the ability to monitor opens and clicks to refine your strategy.
How does Email Scheduling handle different recipient time zones?
Hoop's Email Scheduling respects time zones to ensure maximum deliverability and goodwill. The system automatically delivers emails based on the recipient's local business hours, which significantly improves visibility and outcomes.
This capability is crucial for global or distributed sales efforts. You can confidently prepare follow-ups knowing that each message will be sent at the moment that matters most for that specific contact. This prevents sending emails off-hours, protecting your deliverability reputation.
What are the key benefits of scheduling emails through the Hoop platform?
The primary benefit is efficiency and effectiveness in your outreach. By working ahead, you can prepare a week of follow-ups in one sitting, drastically improving productivity. Furthermore, you can pair scheduling with templates and tokens for relevance at scale.
Other significant advantages include:
- Reschedule or cancel before send with a click, giving you total control.
- Scheduled sends track and log like any other message, allowing you to measure impact easily.
- The ability to pause or adjust scheduled sequence steps automatically if a contact replies early.
Which Hoop Pricing Plans include access to Email Scheduling?
The Email Scheduling feature is available across multiple tiers within the Hoop platform to accommodate various business needs. It is included in the core, pro, and enterprise pricing plans.
The specific usage limits or advanced scheduling features may vary based on your chosen plan. For instance, the higher-tier plans might offer more comprehensive calendar-aware scheduling features or advanced reporting on outcomes by time window. This tiered availability ensures all users can benefit from basic scheduling, while larger teams gain access to necessary advanced coordination tools.
Can I schedule emails directly from popular email clients?
Yes, Hoop offers integrations to ensure a seamless workflow. You can schedule directly from popular email inboxes like Outlook or Gmail by utilizing the dedicated add-in or extension. This allows you to maintain your current workflow while leveraging Hoop's advanced scheduling capabilities.
This direct integration means you do not need to switch platforms to prepare your outreach. All scheduled emails, regardless of where they are created, will log and track within Hoop just like immediate emails. This provides a unified system for managing all your communications and measuring campaign performance across the platform.
How can I track the performance of my scheduled emails?
Hoop provides robust tracking and reporting features to measure the success of your scheduled sends. The system logs all scheduled emails, allowing you to monitor opens and clicks to refine your cadence and overall strategy.
You can effectively track results by:
- Comparing windows to identify your best-performing send times.
- Iterating fast to test subject lines and timing, aiming to raise response rates.
- Reporting outcomes by time window and template to coordinate team efforts and share best-time presets.
If you need to make changes, you can always open the draft to update content or change the send time easily.