A Face-to-Face Request Is 34 Times More Successful than an Email. Despite the reach of email, asking in person is the significantly more effective approach; you need to ask six people in person to equal the power of a 200-recipient email blast.

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A Face-to-Face Request Is 34 Times More Successful than an Email. Despite the reach of email, asking in person is the significantly more effective approach; you need to ask six people in person to equal the power of a 200-recipient email blast.