Free Sample Sales Letter: Example of How to Write a Persuasive Business Marketing Letter

Here is an example of a business-to-business sales letter mailed to auto dealers by a firm that markets gift cards that replace paper gift certificates. Anything in brackets [like this] did not appear in the letter but simply appears to describe the mechanics of the letter

Author: Alan Sharpe
Target audience: General managers of auto dealerships
Mailer: Sharpe AutoCards [a fictional company for the purposes of this sample letter]
Purpose: Generate appointments for salespeople

[MAILING ENVELOPE]
[Is 5 x 9 inches in dimension and has a window, through which appears a portion of a gift card, personalized with the prospect