The most effective email greeting FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Entertainment Published January 29, 2018 2:24 PM CST Share Copy Link Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Published January 29, 2018 2:24 PM CST LOS ANGELES - This e-mail greeting can get you the response you want! Quartz website has analyzed thousands of emails and discovered that the most effective way to start a message is... "Hey." Are you surprised?