Doubt: Dear Mr. or Hi

[Bullock]

I have a tremendous doubt

In an outbond email to end-user what works better for greet the prospect:

Dear Mr. John or Hi John

Maybe, to entitle, does it depend on the sector/position of the person, i.e. Managing Director or plumber?


Domain Esprit

 

[Bullock]

A Guide To Email Etiquette


2 - Contacting someone for the first time is no place for ‘hi’ or ‘hey’: “Always start with ‘Dear’. If you don’t know them, use ‘Dear’ followed by their full name and title. Always check if they’re a doctor, a professor, a knight…” If you get their title wrong, they’ll be annoyed and far less inclined to read on. Google is your friend.


4 - But only if you’ve spoken on the phone, or had lots of contact. “If they’re senior to you, stick to ‘Dear’ until they change. If they’re the same level, then ‘Hi’ is fine if you’ve developed some sort of relationship.”


From: https://gothinkbig.co.uk/features/a...ette-and-why-yo-sir-madam1111-isnt-acceptable

 

[LoneDeranger]

Depends, IMO it can be both sides, but I guess it'll be more appropriate to approach formally on the first time, and yet I had success contacting people with "HI" right on the start or something like that. It all depends whether they want the domain name or not. They won't reject outright because you didn't start with "Dear.."

IMO again. Good luck!

 

[SBS66]

I always address outbound emails with Dear Mr or Ms. I love the informal communication generated by the internet; but at the end of the day, I don't know these people, so I think etiquette is important in business.

On the other hand, I routinely get emails from advertisers pitching items for my practice blog that are addressed with just "Hi Vivian". As @LoneDeranger said, they're fine as far as I'm concerned but I don't think everyone may feel the same.

 

[DNScholar]

Depends, IMO it can be both sides, but I guess it'll be more appropriate to approach formally on the first time, and yet I had success contacting people with "HI" right on the start or something like that. It all depends whether they want the domain name or not. They won't reject outright because you didn't start with "Dear.."

IMO again. Good luck!

Agree..generally I use Hi or Hello