Its an interesting idea, but I'd suggest picking up the phone where possible. My thought is people respond better when you stand out, and you stand out when yo

Its an interesting idea, but I'd suggest picking up the phone where possible. My thought is people respond better when you stand out, and you stand out when you break out of the 'default' method for doing something. For example: - Phone somebody who most people fire an email to. - Applying for a job? Send the responsible person a paper copy of your CV/Resume on good quality paper; hand deliver it if you can. Of course, I'm sure it will work differently for different 'target' people.